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List:       kde-pim
Subject:    Re: [Kde-pim] Addressbook - link to advance contacts ?
From:       Guenter Schwann <schwann () icg ! tu-graz ! ac ! at>
Date:       2002-06-12 8:57:53
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On Wednesday 12 June 2002 08:50, Bryan Brunton wrote:
> Ok, a voice of reason here.  Hazaa for Don!
>
> We all like alternatives right?  That's what KDE is about.  I really see
> nothing wrong with providing an alternative so when the user clicks on that
> little addressbook icon in KMail an alternative addressbook can be
> launched.  That is all that I would like to see happen.
>
> Why this insistence on a libkabc straight jacket?
>
> If I can go into KControl and under "Preferred Email Client" enter an
> executable of my choice so that something besides KMail launches, then
> surely there is nothing wrong with adding the ability to enter a "Preferred
> Address Book" option?
>
> And this can be done so easily!  Little fuss, no muss.  Its a great
> inter-operability feature!  We can all hold it up and shout about and love
> and cherish it and when the executives at IBM see it, they will give us
> lots of money.

Starting another addressbook isn't complicate - true. But integrating another 
addressbook to kmail _is_. Think of adding new contacts, selecting emails, 
autocompletition,...
If you write an libkabc-backend for your addressbook, kmail (korganizer, any 
KDE-app) can use it. Wouldn't it be cool if every KDE-app could use the 
benefits of your addressbook?
The only problem then would be, that klicking on "Addressbook" in kmail 
doesn't start your's. But that's something, you have to discuss on the 
kmail-mailinglist.

ciao
- -- 
Guenter Schwann
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