Thomas Gerds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like that `bbdb-complete-name' completes also by last > names. googling the topic suggested that one could add the last name > of each entry to the AKA field. however, the following does not seem > to work:
Thomas, have you read the documentation of variable bbdb-completion-type and tried to change completion behavior this way? How do you use below function? (setq bbdb-complete-name-allow-cycling t) may also be useful if you have not done so yet. Hope this helps! Adrian > > (defun bbdb-last-name-to-aka () > (interactive) > (let* ((bbdb-recs (bbdb-records)) > rec old-aka new-aka lastname) > (while (setq rec (car bbdb-recs)) > (setq lastname (bbdb-record-lastname rec) > old-aka (bbdb-record-aka rec)) > (if (or (string= lastname "" ) > (member lastname old-aka)) nil > (setq new-aka > (cons lastname old-aka)) > (bbdb-record-set-aka > rec new-aka)) > ; (bbdb-save-db t t) > (setq bbdb-recs (cdr bbdb-recs) > count (+ count 1))))) > > thanks for a solution ... > > tomy -- Adrian Aichner mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xemacs.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
