GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 356551
the calendar export feature should have a main menu item
Last modified: 2021-05-19 11:31:46 UTC
That bug has been described on https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/60824 " Evolution is missing an (gui) "export" feature. That is, I should at least be able to export my calendar events in iCal or CSV format for use in google / yahoo / outlook etc. Without an export feature, Evolution locks up a calendar user to itself much in the same way proprietary software does ... > Thanks for your bug. When right clicking on a calendar from the sidebar evolution has a "Save to Disk" option which allow to store the calendar to a .ics, or .csv or .rdf. What else do you expect? ... Hmm, I tried right clicking on everything but that one :) I would expect it to be under File -> Export (MS-based mail clients[*] usually put it there). Is there anyway to get this as a feature request? ..."
well, what should "export" do? should it export a contact, or the calendar, depending on where the foxus is? should it provide a general dialog where you can choose to export all kinds of stuff? hmm. :-/
What "export"? You have no "export" menu item on the calendar, do you?
that's why i ask what it should do :-)
I should probably be available only when an element that can be exported is selected. What does outlook does for that?
it could just be a "global" item. I mean (example follows): user clicks on File -> export dialogue opens up and asks "what do you want to export: calendar? mail? contacts? memos? tasks?" upon selection, dialogue asks what format the export should happen (lists all formats available for exporting that element). reason I prefer a global item is bc it's just easier to figure out when it hits you "argh, I need to export this, and I need to export it fast. where's the menu item now?" ;)
and it would be consistent with the import element.
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