[Bug 232773] New: KMail does not see any updates to address book since update to 4.4

[Luke Plant]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232773

           Summary: KMail does not see any updates to address book since
                    update to 4.4
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: L.Plant.98 at cantab.net


Version:            (using KDE 4.4.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I recently updated from KDE 4.3.? (Ubuntu Karmic packages) to KDE 4.4.1 (Ubuntu
Karmic backports).

I opened the new KDE Address Book manager, and went through the process to add
a "KDE Address Book (traditional)".  I added the file
"/home/luke/.kde/share/apps/kabc/std.vcf".

However, in KMail, when I type names in a "To" field, the entries that appear
do not reflect any changes I make in that address book.  My address book is
stuck in the state that it was in before the upgrade.

On investigation, I find that the changes I make in the address book (whether
new contacts or changing existing data etc) are not stored in the actual file.

I'm not sure how many bugs this counts as:  
1) The properties for the address book say that it is stored in
"/home/luke/.kde/share/apps/kabc/std.vcf", but it clearly is not.  Somehow the
data is being stored elsewhere.  This is a serious bug, since I expect to be
able to back up my address book my backing up that file.  This has already
caused me some confusion and data loss I think.  
2) Wherever the data is being stored, it is not being picked up by KMail.

I noticed that when I add other Akonadi address book resources (e.g. Google
contacts) are also not shown in KMail.

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