[FatalError]

Hi all,

I just updated to OF iPhone 1.7 and tried to setup my calendar export (had it running before but I had to reset that).

So I did all the steps discribed here:
http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=13131

I'm using WebDAV for that purpose and everything went fine.
- Sync from OF iPhone to WebDAV -> ok
- setting up Calendar export -> ok
-subscribed calendar showing up under ical on iphone -> ok

My problem now is, that the color of the subscribed calendar is the same than my Standard-iCal-Calendar. How can I assign a certain color to the subscribed calendar? Since I'm now used to the main calendar color I'd not like to change that. But the subscribed calendar does not show up in iCal itself. I set up a seperat subscribed calendar for iCal on the mac.


I hope my discription is clear enough for you forum-members to understand my problem. And I have the feeling the solutino might be more on apple part since they seem to not allow what I'm looking for (screw apple for their restrictions that seem to be increasing from day to day!).

[whpalmer4]

The color of the calendar isn't actually stored in the .ics file, so far as I can see. The iPhone just assigns the colors in order of addition of the calendar and restarts the cycle if you have more than 5 or 6 calendars. If you want your calendar for OmniFocus reminders to be a different color, first go remove it by turning off the feature and deleting the calendar from your settings in the Mail, Contacts, and Calendars settings page. Then go to the http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...index_top.html
page and subscribe to a calendar or two. Now turn the calendar export in OmniFocus back on, sync, and go to the calendar. If you are happy with the color your reminder calendar was assigned, you can go and delete those other calendars you subscribed to. Otherwise, delete the OmniFocus calendar again, subscribe to another calendar, and try again.

The rant about Apple's "restrictions" is pointless, IMO. There is no restriction here, there's just a missing feature (choosing the color that a given calendar uses in the iPhone calendar app) that no one has implemented yet.

[Greg Jones]

The sequence that colors are assigned is: Red, Orange, Blue, Green, Purple, then repeat Red... I cycled through until I got the purple for OmniFocus reminders.

[FatalError]

ok, pretty unsatisfying. What if I have more than 5 calendars? with those colors already being in use. what if the subscribed calendar on my mac is set to black?

and yes the rant about apple is not useless because I'm actually perfectly correct about apple giving users the least possible control over all processes happening on the device they bought. starting from locking iphone/ipods to a software (itunes) and coming with it the itunes store and again coming with that a valid credit card (! - really? to use a phone? well, if you want apps on it), up to not letting me choose a custom color for my iphone calendars.

why is that? you really think it's because noone implented it yet? and why is that? because apple can't afford enough software developers?

apple is not interested in giving the user freedom of choice, actually the opposite is the case

think about it.

[whpalmer4]

Originally Posted by FatalError

again coming with that a valid credit card (! - really? to use a phone? well, if you want apps on it)

Not true at all. Go buy an iTunes gift card for cash and use it to set up your account. You can even buy them at a discount — I bought all of my iPad apps at about 80 cents on the dollar!

why is that? you really think it's because noone implented it yet? and why is that? because apple can't afford enough software developers?

apple is not interested in giving the user freedom of choice, actually the opposite is the case

think about it.

Good point! Why not throw off your shackles and switch to Android and Linux?

[Toadling]

Originally Posted by FatalError

apple is not interested in giving the user freedom of choice, actually the opposite is the case

No, that's not right. No one is forcing you to buy into the Apple ecosystem. If you're not satisfied, you have the freedom to choose a different product. There are plenty of competitors.

-Dennis

[skillet]

Originally Posted by Greg Jones

The sequence that colors are assigned is: Red, Orange, Blue, Green, Purple, then repeat Red... I cycled through until I got the purple for OmniFocus reminders.

Thanks for this the sequence info that is great.