On Sat Apr 23 2011 Leo wrote: > On 2011-04-23 03:52 +0800, Sam Steingold wrote: > > there can be only one prefix but many suffixes, right? I suggest > > keeping them in a list where first is the prefix and rest are the > > suffixes, so that "simple" records without any prefixes & suffixes > > will have just nil there. > > There can be many prefixes too, for example, 'Prof. Dr. xxxxxx'.
I am tempted to say that all this can easily become fairly complicated depending on the cultural habits for which you want to use such a scheme, so that at best it will always only make a few people happy. Always the question is not only about storing such information but making practical use of it in a way that is appropriate for the information recorded in such fields. >From a different perspective, I want to note that the degree field (which can get a better name) is designed to be a list of strings. So if someone feels the need for keeping name prefixes and/or suffixes in BBDB separate from the names themselves, it is fairly straightforward to develop customized versions of the BBDB display functions to make use of this information in whatever way that matches the user's needs / taste. But I am rather hesitant to implement such a scheme as part of "default BBDB". Roland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise Lean software platforms are now widely adopted and the benefits have been demonstrated beyond question. Learn why your peers are replacing JEE containers with lightweight application servers - and what you can gain from the move. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfemails _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
