'Re: [kdepim-users] simple question about how to manage'

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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: [kdepim-users] simple question about how to manage
From:       Graeme Nichols <gnichols () tpg ! com ! au>
Date:       2008-01-04 2:09:27
Message-ID: 477D9557.2020407 () tpg ! com ! au
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Robert Smits wrote:
> On January 2, 2008 11:17:29 pm E. Hakan Duran wrote:
>> On Thursday 03 January 2008 01:46:41 Robert Smits wrote:
>>> No it's not. Once you have defined a distribution list, shut down kontact
>>> and reboot. I think you will find your distribution list now. It is
>>> usually near the bottom of the selection of types of contacts. Choose
>>> distribution list and you should see the one you defined.
>> Well, I don't know if you meant to reboot the computer, but I shut down
>> kontact, ended the kde session and restarted a new kde session which didn't
>> help. I can see the distribution lists in the allocated pane in address
>> book. There is even a drop down list to select the particular distribution
>> list you have created before, but
> 
> Yes, I meant reboot the computer. I've noticed that sometimes you need to 
> reboot before something you've added will show up properly in Kaddressbook.
> 
>> 1. There is no button in address book to create a new message to that list.
>> You can create new messages to individual contacts but not individual
>> lists. 
> 
> Sure there is. In Kmail start a new message, then select distribution lists, 
> then select the list you want.
> 
>> And the distribution lists only show on the allocated pane, not on 
>> the contacts list. 
> 
> While you're in Contacts, go to Settings, then Show Extension Bar and make 
> sure the box next to Distribution List Editor is selected. When you select 
> one of the distribution lists in the lower window, you can add new contacts, 
> remove them, rename the list, etc. You can also use the filter function to 
> select a particular group of addresses and then drag them to the distribution 
> list. 
> 
>> You've got to select it from the new message window. 2.I 
>> can NOT see the distribution lists that I created in kaddress book when I
>> use the Select button in the new message window. I make sure "All" is
>> selected in the "Address Book" labelled drop-down list at the top of that
>> window. 
> 
> Instead of selecting All, select distribution list and your lists will appear. 
> Hovering your mouse over the list name will show the entries in the list.
> 
>> I CAN only see the lists that I saved previously from the new 
>> message window using Tools > Save Distribution List, but I can not delete,
>> rename or change them.
> 
> Of course you can. You need to use the Distribution List Editor, that's all. 
> 
>  If you're in Contacts, go to settings, 
>> For Sinclair, I use Mandriva 2008 powerpack. You may be right, there might
>> be something wrong with my settings, I guess this is what I am trying to
>> figure out. I read all the text files in my .kde directory related to kmail
>> and kaddressbookbob@rsmits.ca
>> (~/.kde/share/config/kaddressbook_addrconfig, .../kaddressbookrc,
>> .../kmail.eventsrc and .../kmailrc). Icouldn't find anything to correct
>> there.
> 
> You'll find the contact addresses in a series of files called std.vcf, 
> std.vcf_1, and so on in ~/.kde/share/apps/kabc.There's also a distribution 
> list file in the same folder. 
> 
>> I wonder which database is queried when you push the select button from the
>> new message window. It has to be somehow different than the database
>> kaddressbook reads/writes, at least in my situation.
> 
> Nope. See above.
>> I guess I can reboot the computer too, but I didn't do it before I wrote
>> this e-mail.
> 
> Try it and see if your list shows up. 
> 
> 
Hello Bob,

If I may throw my 2 cents worth in here :-)

The information you have given above certainly does work and I thank you 
for it but I think Haken does have a point.

On my F8 system, Kaddressbook 3.5.6 on KDE-3.5.8-7.fc8 Fedora, clicking 
'File' --> 'New' --> 'Distribution List' does *absolutely* nothing. The 
same occurs if I click on the toolbar icon for 'New Distribution List' 
and it doesn't matter if I have the distribution list editor showing or 
not.

I can create a new distribution list from the distribution list editor 
itself *after* I set Kaddressbook to show it all the time.

Once the distribution list is created I can see it and select it and 
edit it etc. but the above behaviour is a little less than intuitive. I 
don't believe that it should be necessary to have the distribution 
editor showing all the time before being able to create a new 
distribution list. It *should* come up when either the tool bar icon or 
the file --> new --> distribution list is clicked.

Once one is aware of this feature of Kaddressbook all works well.

Thanks again for your information.

-- 
Kind regards,

Graeme Nichols.
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