On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:27:05 +0100, "Rainald Taesler" <taesler@gmx.de>
wrote:

>Steve Silverwood wrote:
>
>>> No, fortunately you are not correct :-)
>>> The playground of ON is the *cache*. All changes are saved there
>>> and then synched when (as long as) the laptops are connected.
>>> So everything is on the laptop when the machines are disconnected
>>> and work can be done just the normal way. When the laptops will be
>>> re-connected the changes will be synched.
>>
>> Here's one I am still trying to work out. Haven't had a suitable
>> test setup to try it, unfortunately: If you have a shared notebook,
>> and two users have offline copies of it,
>
>What do you mean by "offline copies"??

Meaning they are now disconnected from the network and off at
Starbucks, or flying somewhere, or at home. They are not working on
the actual copy that's on the network.

>For enabling the synching notebooks never should be sitting elsewhere
>but on the "main computer" (someway being a host). There are no "copies"
>on other computers, just their *cache*.
>
>> both of whom make changes
>> to the same page of the notebook, how does OneNote handle
>> synchronizing the changes?
>
>ON does handle this pretty well. Synching of shared notebooks does not
>happen on a "per page" basis but "per object".
>I've done quite some testing. And quite often it happens that I work on
>my TabletPC on the road and on my desktop PC when being at home. And I
>do not immediately connect the two when coming home, sometimes a day
>later with quite some work be done on the desktop PC. Never had a
>problem in so far.

Thanks.

//Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Email: kb6ojs@arrl.net
Web: http://kb6ojs.com

Steve Silverwood wrote:

>> What do you mean by "offline copies"??
>
> Meaning they are now disconnected from the network and off at
> Starbucks, or flying somewhere, or at home. They are not working on
> the actual copy that's on the network.

OK, now I see. It's just what is held in ON's cache.

>>> both of whom make changes
>>> to the same page of the notebook, how does OneNote handle
>>> synchronizing the changes?
>>
>> ON does handle this pretty well. Synching of shared notebooks does
>> not happen on a "per page" basis but "per object".
>> I've done quite some testing. And quite often it happens that I
>> work on my TabletPC on the road and on my desktop PC when being at
>> home. And I do not immediately connect the two when coming home,
>> sometimes a day later with quite some work be done on the desktop
>> PC. Never had a problem in so far.
>
> Thanks.

De nada, dear old virtual friend

Rainald

On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:19:39 +0100, "Rainald Taesler" <taesler@gmx.de>
wrote:

>De nada, dear old virtual friend

We're gonna have to make this more than just virtual one of these
days. Next time your travel plans take you out to the Los Angeles
area, let me know!

//Steve//

Steve Silverwood wrote:

>> De nada, dear old virtual friend
>
> We're gonna have to make this more than just virtual one of these
> days. Next time your travel plans take you out to the Los Angeles
> area, let me know!

Would be nice, indeed.
But no plans to visit the USA for the next years :-( :-(

Rainald