I also see this. A workaround is to select an addressbook (UbuntuOne does not work because of bug #816479) and then type something into the search field.
** Also affects: evolution (Ubuntu Oneiric) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags added: regression-release -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/846550 Title: Address book is empty when composing new email To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/846550/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs