[kdepim-users] KDE SC 4.4.0 and address book (solved)

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 13 March 2010 21:44:39 Art Alexion wrote:
> On Saturday 13 March 2010 16:39:52 you wrote:
> > On Sunday 28 February 2010 06:49:14 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > > I think you are a bit confused by all this new stuff and this is fully
> > > understandable for anybody who does not follow the development as
> > > closely as I do. I'll try to solve a bit of your confusion.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > KDE SC 3.5 supported (via the KDE Resources framework) address books
> > > stored in many different ways, e.g.
> > > - a vCard file
> > > - a folder containing individual vCards (one per contact)
> > > - on an IMAP server
> > > - ...
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Akonadi supports address books stored in (not yet many) different ways,
> > > e.g.
> > > - a vCard file (via a native Akonadi resource)
> > > - a folder containing individual vCards (one per contact) (via a native
> > > Akonadi resource)
> > > - on an IMAP server (via the compatibility Akonadi resource)
> > > - everything supported by the KDE Resources framework (via the
> > > compatibility Akonadi resource)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > What does change with Akonadi?
> > > For the developer: A lot. Akonadi is a whole new way to access PIM
> > > data. For the users: Basically nothing. Maybe the terminology used in
> > > the applications will change a bit, but we try not to expose technical
> > > terms in the user interface.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In particular, what does not change with Akonadi is the actual storage.
> > > Akonadi is no storage. It is very often confused with a storage. But it
> > > is no storage. Akonadi is a layer between the storage (vCard file,
> > > folder with vCards, IMAP folder) and the applications.
> > 
> > This sheds some light on the problem that I just mentioned with kmail not
> > seeing the native resource.  It would appear that it is the "migrated"
> > vCard  file that it isn't seeing.
> > 
> > Any suggestions on how to fix this?
> 
> I should add that I looked in Settings>Composer>Configure Completion Order,
> and only the native resource, not the compatibility resource, appears, but
> the data itself is only coming from the compatibility resource.
> 
> While my work-around is making things work fine for now, I would prefer to
> get it working correctly, instead.  Work-arounds tend to break with
> updates.

The fixes detailed on userbase's Akonadi page are there with the help, 
guidance and approval of the developers.

Anne
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