hello there, i am using evolution for quite a while now and recently tried my first steps with the addressbook manager and think that there's quite some work to be done before i call it usable. well, the addressbook ain't bad but there are some sideeffects that makes it bad.
import from gnomecard: 같같같같같같같같같같같 i think the gnomecard importer kinda sucks, the file imported are getting stored incorrectly e.g. the addressbook place is in ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db and by default it contains the Ximian (tm) address and phonestuff. but doing an import of my gnomecards. then this file is stored in ~/evolution/local/addressbook.db so i need to 'oaf-slay' evolution after doing this step and move the addressbook over to the right place. disadvantage, the ximian address gets deleted. other solution i create a link to the directory above and import then, then my gnomecard addresses are beeing imported correctly including the Ximian (tm) address. after this, delete the link. maintaining the addressbook: 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 here is a big disadvantage, after importing the gnomecard bookmarks, i detect that a lot of stuff disappeared. e.g. 2nd or 3rd homeaddress, 4th and 5th (continous) email address etc. not only this, also a lot of orphaned information are beeing stored into the addressbook itself. e.g. if you load the addressbook datafile into (vim) i know, i know it's a binary file but just for the sake of showing what i mean. you figure out that your data is often stored with a lot of empty VCARD directives or e.g. if you made a perfect gnomecard addressfile (text) and you handedit this to be perfect, then the result during maintainance under evolution after importing changes. e.g. empty field of evolution (empty, because no single space or character is in the field) are beeing thread as information and saved into the database too, this causes the empty VCARD directives i am trying to point out. also if you change values in the addressbook itself, then these things are stored but opening the file with vim shows them that they are saved double times (in evolution they appear only one time) but in the datafile 2-x times. if you worked with your addressbook then open it's datafile in your prefered editor and see what i am talking off. you figure things out easily if you look on what is shown in evolution and what is shown in the datafile. borkages in the addressbook: 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 importing gnome card, as i said some values disappeared but other values aren't shown in the addressbook until you go into the addressbook editor and select stuff. e.g. addresses aren't shown. you need to select the homeaddress, then the values are shown and only then beeing stored to be viewable in the card format view. another issue: 같같같같같같같 if you use 'Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr.' etc in the persons title and use e.g. Mr. continous for several people then you always get a warning spit out, that the person is already present and if you want to go any further. resumee: 같같같같 all in all i like evolution but i dislike the addressbook and i dislike more how stuff (data itself) are beeing stored into the datafiles. since addresses are essential stuff for daily work, so i would really like to see my data beeing saved more carefully. i for now still use gnome-pim for this, well the program may have some sideeffects but at least i have the possibility to do some manual tweaking's of the gnomecard file within an editor to make it suitable for my needs. i can't do this with the evolution berkeley database so i really depend on what you guys offer. comments welcome.. -- Name....: Ali Akcaagac Status..: Student Of Computer & Economic Science E-Mail..: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW.....: http://www.fh-wilhelmshaven.de/~akcaagaa _______________________________________________ evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
