RE: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Instant synchronization (and here is how)
Dwight Arthur
Hi, Rickard, thanks for posting this, it’s an interesting approach. I appreciate you for providing links to the tech you advocated. I had a little trouble; maybe it’s because I don’t know much about dropbox (I’m not from MLO, I’m another user). But if I followed correctly, I have a few issues:
/longpoll_delta does not actually return any data itself, but rather triggers a call to /delta. The returns from /delta include a has_more field indicating if additional changes are waiting. If has_more is false, then the caller is caught up and /delta is not to be called again for five minutes, “preferably more”. So if a user is making a lot of changes, once the first few changes get synched there appears to be a five (or more) minute hiatus before synching resumes, is that right? I’m asking this as your request asks for “instant” synch and a five minute hiatus would be an issue to me.
Also, it appears that the metadata returned by /delta does not include any record-level information, but only the names of new or changed folders and files. Discussions of dropbox synch of MLO in the past have generally centered on the issue that dropbox provides file-level synch where current MLO Cloud provides record-level synch. File level is completely fine for someone who uses MLO on one platform then stops, goes to another platform and starts using it there. However, many MLO users find themselves switching rapidly between a desktop and mobile platform. For example, I tend to use my desktop to create and organize my tasks and my mobile platform to mark completion, change priority or start date, or record notes reflecting partial completion; all the things involved in executing the tasks. Without record-level synch the changes from one side or the other seem likely to be lost.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this.
-Dwight
From: mylifeo...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rickard S
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 6:57 AM
To: mylifeo...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Instant synchronization (and here is how)
After posting this, I saw the post that feature requests should go to Uservoice instead, so I have created a request there as well.
On Thursday, July 24, 2014 12:50:00 PM UTC+2, Rickard S wrote:
I have abandoned and returned to MLO several times over the years. I really like MLO, but issues with the "MLO Cloud" sync has got me several times, and each time I have looked for better working alternatives to MLO. And when I have forgotten about sync problems I return... ;)
I see the need for instant synchronization daily; Working on my laptop and adding new tasks, having suddenly to walk over to a conference room or colleague, or preparing the next day on my home computer. But since MLO does not synchronize other than on intervals or when the application exits, and not when the laptop goes to sleep since it is closed, I don't have access to those tasks.
Instant synchronization is possible, and does not have to be that hard to implement. For the purpose of implementing this in the current MLO cloud, I propose looking at:
- Android supports lightweight messaging on changes, meant to be used for synchronization purposes.
- iOS has similar functionality.
But really, I suggest that MLO would benefit from moving away from the MLO Cloud. The application would be better served if it used something like Dropbox or any other nowadays more advanced cloud storage for storing task data instead of the proprietary file storage. Using Dropbox, the MLO application could register a listener to know get a signal if something changed. If using Google Drive, there is similar support for this.
(I use MLO on an Android phone, an iPad, two office PCs, and a home PC. All running the professional or paid versions).
Regards,
Rickard
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