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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: PATCH: Checking for KAddressBook
From:       Michael =?iso-8859-1?q?H=E4ckel?= <haeckel () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-05-31 7:38:29
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On Tuesday 28 May 2002 23:25, Cornelius Schumacher wrote:
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> The message is only shown, when KAddressBook is not installed. This will
> probably only concern a small number of users. If you think it is a

This is a bad argument. In the other case the addressbook button also only 
doesn't work for the few users that don't have kdepim installed.

> But that means, that there can be actions in KMail which don't do
> anything. If the user intentionally did not install KAddressBook the
> menu items are still there, but only show the error message. Isn't it
> better to disable the actions in this case? Otherwise we would have
> this unsatisfying "shareware feeling".

Somehow yes. But I think that a not working action is less evil than 
displaying such an error dialog before KMail even starts.

Silently not displaying the addressbook actions is of couse also no option, 
because then many users don't know that KMail supports an addressbook at all. 

Unlike some other additions like KRegExpEditor the addressbook is an important 
part of a mail client.

> I have attached a patch which does it in the way you suggested.
> Personally I would prefer the other solution.

I still prefer this one.

Regards,
Michael Häckel
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