From 37b1d5f61ceae3e4238775a70f9830641e90266f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Conlin Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:30:08 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] updated user docs for iphone and ipad config steps --- pages/user_documentation.rst | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/user_documentation.rst b/pages/user_documentation.rst index 6d0445e4..7d57599e 100644 --- a/pages/user_documentation.rst +++ b/pages/user_documentation.rst @@ -166,10 +166,30 @@ select ``Calendars and Addressbooks``. You should find all the calendars that are available to your user on the Radicale server. You can then configure each of them (display colour, notifications, etc.). -iPhone -~~~~~~ +iPhone & iPad +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -*To be written* +For iOS devices, the setup is fairly straightforward but there are a few settings +that are critical for proper operation. + +1. From the Home screen, open ``Settings`` +2. Select ``Mail, Contacts, Calendars`` +3. Select ``Add Account`` > ``Other`` > ``Add CalDAV Account`` +4. Enter the server URL here, including ``https``, the port, and the user/calendar + path, ex: ``https://myserver.domain.com:3000/bob/birthdays/`` +5. Enter your username and password as defined in your server config +6. Enter a good description of the calendar in the ``Description`` field. + Otherwise it will put the whole servername in the field. +7. Now go back to the ``Mail, Contacts, Calendars`` screen and scroll down to the + ``Calendars`` section. You must change the ``Sync`` option to sync ``All events`` + otherwise new events won't show up on your iOS devices! + +.. note:: + Everything should be working now so test creating events and make sure they stay created. + If you create events on your iOS device and they disappear after the fetch period, + you probably forgot to change the sync setting in step 7. Likewise, if you create events + on another device and they don't appear on your iPad of iPhone, then make sure your sync + settings are correct iCal ~~~~