Phil Hudson <phil.hud...@iname.com> writes: > On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 at 2:09:26 am BST, Eric Abrahamsen > <e...@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote: > >> Phil Hudson <phil.hud...@iname.com> writes: >> >>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 at 5:59:07 pm BST, Glyn Millington >>> <glyn.milling...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> (add-hook 'message-setup-hook 'bbdb-mail-aliases) >>> >>> This led me to the documentation for bbdb-mail-aliases, which leads me >>> to ask for an explanation of what a mail alias is. My guess is that it's >>> either a unique nickname for a mail recipient, or a group name for >>> multiple mail recipients, or possibly both/either. >>> >>> I've just checked, and as I thought, "mail-alias" is an unknown field >>> type which I am asked to define. Before I go ahead, what does "defining" >>> a field type involve? >> >> "Defining" a field type just means you're using a non-builtin field type >> for the first time, and BBDB is checking to make sure that you really >> wanted to do that. Once one of your records has this kind of field, you >> won't be asked again, and the field will be available as a completion >> option when adding fields to other contacts. That's all! > > Thanks for the explanation. That's no problem as far as it goes, but I > wonder whether something with API support shouldn't be built-in and > available by default? There's a certain impedance mismatch there, it > seems to me. > > So, that's an RFE from me: don't ask the user to define the mail-alias > type, have it ready for use out of the box, please.
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