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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#3130: Address Book Wishes
From:       Talin () celt ! sylvantech ! com, <talin () acm ! org>
Date:       2000-04-30 18:16:01
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Package: kmail
Version: 1.1.41 (KDE Almost 2.0 Alpha)
Severity: wishlist

(Apologies if this is a duplicate, as I realized my mailing address was set \
improperly the first time.)

1. I would like to have more information fields in the address book, such as real \
name, street address, etc.

(Better yet would be to integrate with one of the other KDE address book apps using \
kparts or dcop or something.)

2. I would like to have auto-completion on the "To:" and "Cc:" lines.

In Outlook, if I wanted to send a message to "Don Sanders" and "David Faure", I could \
type:

     "do sa; fau"

This would work, presuming that "Don Sanders" was the only person in my address book \
whos name begins with "do sa" and "David Faure" was the only person in my address \
book who's last name begins with "fau".

Note that Outlook does not attempt to auto-complete if the name has an "@" in it.

The auto-completion starts working in the background as soon as you hit tab or \
                return; The completed names will show up in the
To: field a few seconds later. These names are hyperlinks, you can click on them and \
bring up the address book entry for that name.

If a match fails, then Outlook draws the name with a red squiggle underneath.

If there are multiple matches, then Outlook draws a green squiggle, and clicking on \
the name brings up a popup menu of possible matches. Clicking on a match replaces the \
name in the To: field with the selected name.

I really like this feature, as it allows me to use the address book without having to \
reach for the mouse.


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