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To the layman I am fairly confident they will have no idea what journaling is and why they may want it. Many people would probably find it useful if it is a mo

by mrrsm 10y ago

To the layman I am fairly confident they will have no idea what journaling is and why they may want it. Many people would probably find it useful if it is a more or less seamless thing that happens. I know in the past I have updated the wrong number and would have liked to see the change history. The other thing which I think will be a barrier to entry for most people is having to export your contacts/calendars and import them. For android couldn't you get the contacts permission and copy them? Obviously that should only be an option as depending on the privacy level of the user they may rather import only. Final question is do I just use my normal contacts and the app catches and saves all my changes or do I have to keep importing them or do I have to just use the etesync app?

tasn 10y ago
I agree about journaling. I'm not a huge fan of the word, but it's the best one I managed to come up with. I tried emphasising it on the main page, hoping it would clarify the meaning, but it's still a problem. Export contacts/calendars: I feel the same. Currently there's only import from file (and a faq entry on how to export to vcf/ical). I even almost haven't published it to HN today, thinking I should wait until I finish import from other accounts, but decided against it in the end. I hope to have it ready in the coming days. As for your final question: EteSync is a sync adapter, which means it seamlessly works in the background with your existing contacts and calendars app. Everything is automatic and seamless. Unfortunately I still haven't found an easy way to convey this to users. I would like to add a "first run guide", but I don't want to hit people with a wall of text, and regardless, I want people to know about it before they even consider downloading. Please let me know if you have some suggestions on how to explain this to users without making it a burden. There's also a user guide in the app/website, but I don't think that's good enough. Thanks for your feedback!

by mrrsm 10y ago

tasn 10y ago

I agree about journaling. I'm not a huge fan of the word, but it's the best one I managed to come up with. I tried emphasising it on the main page, hoping it would clarify the meaning, but it's still a problem. Export contacts/calendars: I feel the same. Currently there's only import from file (and a faq entry on how to export to vcf/ical). I even almost haven't published it to HN today, thinking I should wait until I finish import from other accounts, but decided against it in the end. I hope to have it ready in the coming days. As for your final question: EteSync is a sync adapter, which means it seamlessly works in the background with your existing contacts and calendars app. Everything is automatic and seamless. Unfortunately I still haven't found an easy way to convey this to users. I would like to add a "first run guide", but I don't want to hit people with a wall of text, and regardless, I want people to know about it before they even consider downloading. Please let me know if you have some suggestions on how to explain this to users without making it a burden. There's also a user guide in the app/website, but I don't think that's good enough. Thanks for your feedback!