Re: [Evolution] Feature request

[James Moody <jemoody home com>]

I've tried it out. While it is slightly better, there is still a problem.

The created card has the correct info now. (From my example below)
First: First1 first2
Middle: Middle2 middle2
Last: Last1 last2

But it is still sorted in the main view under "M" for Middle2; the actual
name it shows is "Middle1 middle2 Last1 last2, First1". I assume it omits
first2 because it wrongly assumes that it is the middle name.

In addition, records imported from the Palm are still incorrect. Consider
the following record on the palm (where there are no middle names):
First: John and Anne
Last: Smith

It is imported as:
First: John
Middle: and
Last: Anne Smith


So, to summarize:

Bug1: Display bug. Given F1 f2 M1 m2 L1 l2, display sorts and shows the
card as if M1 m2 L1 l2 was the last name, F1 is the first and f2 is the
middle.

Bug2: Card conduit bug. Imported records do not maintain compound first
names. Imported records should never (AFAIK) have middle names, either,
as these are not supported in the Palm.


Thanks a lot for your fix, it's working better! If there is anything else
I can try out, please let me know.

james

On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 06:54:56PM -0500, Christopher James Lahey wrote:
> I actually committed a fix for this today.  It should be working in the
> next released version of evolution or if you compile from cvs.  If it's
> still broken in any way, please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>      Chris
>
> On 09 Dec 2000 16:33:33 -0500, James Moody wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > If a feature request should instead go through the bug tracking system,
> > let me know and I'll try to do that.
> >
> > I'm using CVS evolution... it looks great! I even got it syncing with
> > my palm.
> >
> > The one bug that is preventing me from using the Contacts for real work:
> > Misinterpretation of name segments. Evolution assumes that the first and
> > middle names may ONLY consist of ONE name, and that the last may be
> > compound; this is a serious deficiency, as demonstrated below.
> >
> > To reproduce:
> > 1. Create new contact card.
> > 2. Click "Full Name" to enter names individually.
> > 3. For First name, enter "First1 first2"
> >    For Middle name, enter "Middle1 middle2"
> >    For last name, enter "Last1 last2"
> > 4. Click OK.
> >
> > The created card has the following info:
> >    First name: First1
> >    Middle name: first2
> >    Last name: Middle1 middle2 Last1 last2
> >
> > That means it's filed incorrectly (e.g. at M instead of L), and the
> > summary looks incorrect ("Middle1 middle2 Last1 last2, First1 first2"
> > instead of "Last1 last2, First1 first2 Middle1 middle2").
> >
> > Why is this important? Well, many people have multiple middle names. Many
> > people even have multiple words that they consider their first name. Also,
> > for contact information, many people use first names like "John and Anne"
> > to represent a couple or family.
> >
> > The bug can also be reproduced by importing similar records from the
> > palm.
> >
> >
> > Please CC me in reply, I'm not subscribed to the list.
> >
> > Let me know if there's a more appropriate place to send this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > james
> >
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