Configuring 's Summary View
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Configuring 's Summary View

When you select Configure Summary View... from the Settings menu (only available in Summary View), a dialog pops up that allows you to select which summary plugins should show in its summary view. Here is a brief list of the currently available plugins and what they do:

Summary Plugins: Calendar

The “Calendar” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled Appointments. This will display any appointments that currently apply.


 Calendar Summary Plugin

Calendar Summary Plugin


Summary Plugins: Contacts

The “Contacts” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled Birthdays and Anniversaries where birthdays and anniversaries of your contacts are displayed (for contacts who have that information set in their contact information; see the documentation for more information on setting relevant contact information). It contains the following information:

  • Number of days from now when item will occur

  • Date of birth/anniversary

  • Name (Click on this to send an email, right-click for the option to view the contact's information)

  • Age/Anniversary Year


 Contacts Summary Plugin

Contacts Summary Plugin


Summary Plugins: KPilot

The “KPilot” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled KPilot Information. This area contains a lot of information from KPilot, including:

  • Last synchronization (with sync log)

  • User who last synchronized

  • Device last synchronized

  • Current status

  • Available conduits


 KPilot Summary Plugin

KPilot Summary Plugin


Summary Plugins: Mail

The “Mail” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled New Messages. This area is updated every time you receive new messages to inform you how many of these messages there are and which folder they are in.


 Mail Summary Plugin

Mail Summary Plugin


Summary Plugins: NewsTicker

The “NewsTicker” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled News Feeds. This area contains the latest news from the currently configured news feeds. You can add and remove feeds in 's Summary View Configuration. Please note that as of 3.4, the more efficient way of accessing RSS feed information is the new Akregator application, which provides notifications instead of requiring constant checking of the Summary View to see if new articles have appeared.


 NewsTicker Plugin

NewsTicker Plugin


Summary Plugins: Notes

The “Notes” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled Notes. This area displays all current notes' titles (titles default to the date/time the note was created). Clicking on the title of a note will bring up the Notes area.


 Notes Summary Plugin

Notes Summary Plugin


Summary Plugins: Todo List

The “Todo List” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled Todos. This area contains all current todos, including ones that have been completed. It displays the title of the todo, the percentage of completion, and the current status of the todo. Note that you can purge all completed todos via the Todo List. Clicking on a todo's title will currently do nothing.


 Todo List Summary Plugin

Todo List Summary Plugin


Summary Plugins: Special Dates

The “Special Dates” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled Special Dates. This area contains information based on the criteria selected in the configuration area of the plugin in 's Summary View configuration. The “Special Dates” plugin is especially useful because it can display birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and special occasions from both the calendar and the contact list in one place.


 Special Dates Plugin

Special Dates Plugin


Summary Plugins: Weather

The “Weather” plugin for 's Summary View adds an area in the view labeled Weather Information. This area contains the information for currently configured weather locations. For more information about configuring KWeather, the weather reporter used as a plugin within , see the KWeather documentation.


 Weather Summary Plugin

Weather Summary Plugin


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