[kde-linux] Contacts in KDE 4.4.4

[Admin]

On Wednesday 11 August 2010 22:01:07 Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 August 2010 12:26:17 Admin wrote:
> > On Wednesday 11 August 2010 19:22:25 Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 11 August 2010 08:41:08 Admin wrote:
> > > > Hello
> > > > 
> > > > Using openSUSE 11.2 and having updated (unfortunately) to KDE 4.4.4 I
> > > > am wondering where certain functions went.
> > > > 
> > > > Under 4.3 there used to be a right click, when clicking on a email
> > > > address, "open in address book".
> > > > 
> > > > Does anybody know where this function went? Or how to activate it?
> > > > 
> > > > Also, under 4.4.4, how are distribution lists handled. They seem to
> > > > have disappeared. I cannot seem to import a single distribution list
> > > > created under kde 4.3. What, or how to do?
> > > 
> > > I don't use OpenSUSE but the function was there all through 4.4 for me
> > > and is still there in 4.5
> > > 
> > > Anne
> > 
> > I can add to Contacts but not "open contact in address book" which under
> > 4.3 opened an existing contact/email in the address book/Contacts.
> > 
> > In fact an email address which is already in Contacts will be added again
> > as a duplicate.
> > 
> > The link Jim has provided
> > 
> > http://userbase.kde.org/KAddressBook_4.4
> > 
> > Also states that distribution list is not yet released.
> > 
> > Quote:
> > Distribution Lists - the migration tool for your existing distribution
> > lists is not yet released. It is work-in-progress. Where appropriate you
> > can create a new Group - Groups will replace Distribution Lists. Auto
> > completion makes it quite easy to add entries to the group. In KDE SC <=
> > 4.4.2 you can't use the group quite like a distribution list, typing the
> > name and expecting it to be expanded into a list of names. You can,
> > though, copy and paste the list of names from the right-hand panel.
> 
> > Unquote:
> I wrote that months ago.  It was true when 4.4 was first released.  The
> developer then backported the code necessary for it to work.  However, the
> page is not updated because not all distros included the backport, at least
> for some considerable time.
> 
> In fact I have been using Groups as distribution lists for around 3 months,
> at a guess.
> 
> Anne

Thanks. 
I've tried playing around with groups. But somehow I don't get it. 
I can create a new group but thats about it. 

Norbert