[Fwd: RE: [Evolution-hackers] making contacs more useful]

[Marius Andreiana <mandreiana rdslink ro>]

Edgardo replied only to me, forwarding.

Yes, LDAP would do the job with all the extra fields needed.
Problem: evolution can only view LDAP contacts, no adding/editing. And
who provides the UI for editing the extra fields I listed as examples? 
How about using those extra fields ( contacting people right from
evolution contact lists ) ?

If a LDAP server is the best choice, how will single users benefit these
contacting options? As a desktop user, I wouldn't like to configure a
LDAP server.
Would the solution be LDAP support for the rest of applications? (
gnomemeeting, instant messaging... )

-- 
Marius Andreiana
Soluţii informatice bazate pe Linux / Linux-based IT solutions
www.galuna.ro

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• From: Edgardo Garcia Hoeffler <Edgardo Garcia-Hoeffler itau com ar>
• To: Marius Andreiana <mandreiana rdslink ro>
• Subject: RE: [Evolution-hackers] making contacs more useful
• Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:52:53 -0300

What about LDAP?
Wasn't it designed to manage this king of information?
Evo already supports it...

-----Mensaje original-----
De: Marius Andreiana [mailto:mandreiana rdslink ro]
Enviado el: miércoles 6 de agosto de 2003 16:49
Para: evolution-hackers
Asunto: [Evolution-hackers] making contacs more useful


Hi

Like most of the people out there using evolution, the evolution
Contacts is my primary database of contacts. I even print it from time
to time to keep a printed phone list ( to keep the list shorter I have a
Phone group )

However, there are other applications which implement contacts and I
re-enter them again in a lot of places. For example, gnome-meeting and
gaim. Would be great to have these cooperate.

For start, what do you think about adding these fields to contacts:
* a video conference URL ( e.g. callto://... )
* instant messenger ( choose protocol and enter account ID ).

Next, when browsing contacts, have more options on right click:
* Video conference
* Instant message
* E-mail

I don't know if listing these with right click is the best option, as
the list may grow.

A plugin system with more ways of contacting would also be nice, e.g.
'Send SMS' ( which would call an application with cell phone as
parameter ).

Another idea : a gnome instant messenger could use evolution contacts
instead of managing the contacts itself. On start read the evolution
contacts database instead of it's own ( this way one doesn't have to
enter contacts again in the instant messenger ). 

Gnome-meeting could do the same, but it might be better to drop Address
book completely and add people from it directly to evolution.

Your thoughts?

-- 
Marius Andreiana
Soluţii informatice bazate pe Linux / Linux-based IT solutions
www.galuna.ro


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