Bug #314599 - Recurrence Tab Should Not Default To Forever

Added a GConf schema key definition.
Special value, -1, means forever.

3 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/calendar/gui/apps_evolution_calendar.schemas.in b/calendar/gui/apps_evolution_calendar.schemas.in
index f87c9a2b78..6a3b68a25f 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/apps_evolution_calendar.schemas.in
+++ b/calendar/gui/apps_evolution_calendar.schemas.in
@@ -587,6 +587,18 @@
     </schema>
 
     <schema>
+      <key>/schemas/apps/evolution/calendar/other/def_recur_count</key>
+      <applyto>/apps/evolution/calendar/other/def_recur_count</applyto>
+      <owner>evolution-calendar</owner>
+      <type>int</type>
+      <default>2</default>
+      <locale name="C">
+        <short>Default recurrence count</short>
+        <long>Count of default recurrence for a new event. -1 means forever.</long>
+      </locale>
+    </schema>
+
+    <schema>
       <key>/schemas/apps/evolution/calendar/display/day_view_show_week_number</key>
       <applyto>/apps/evolution/calendar/display/day_view_show_week_number</applyto>
       <owner>evolution-calendar</owner>
diff --git a/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c b/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c
index 4a727f486a..088e0703cd 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c
+++ b/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ calendar_config_get_default_count (void)
 	calendar_config_init ();
 
 	res = gconf_client_get_int (config, CALENDAR_CONFIG_DEF_RECUR_COUNT, NULL);
-	if (res <= 0)
+	if (res <= 0 && res != -1)
 		res = 2;
 
 	return res;
diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/recurrence-page.c b/calendar/gui/dialogs/recurrence-page.c
index 4368e98209..ca53a41737 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/recurrence-page.c
+++ b/calendar/gui/dialogs/recurrence-page.c
@@ -437,9 +437,11 @@ clear_widgets (RecurrencePage *rpage)
 
 	g_signal_handlers_block_matched (priv->ending_combo, G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, rpage);
 	e_dialog_combo_box_set (priv->ending_combo,
-				  ENDING_FOR,
+				  priv->ending_count == -1 ? ENDING_FOREVER : ENDING_FOR,
 				  ending_types_map);
 	g_signal_handlers_unblock_matched (priv->ending_combo, G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, rpage);
+	if (priv->ending_count == -1)
+		priv->ending_count = 2;
 	make_ending_special (rpage);
 	/* Exceptions list */
 	e_date_time_list_clear (priv->exception_list_store);