Re: [Evolution] Feature Request

[JP Rosevear <jpr ximian com>]

On 15 Mar 2001 07:13:22 -0800, Garrett Mickelson wrote:
> I'm not sure who is responsible for the conduits themselves, be it the
> Evo team or another, so I'll post my idea here. It would be something
> fantastic if the conduits had intelligent syncing. For example, during
> the sync process, if you have the above mentioned situation, then a
> dialog box would pop up saying something to the effect of: "You seem to
> have differing entries for the same individual: <Last Name>, <First
> Name>. What action would you like performed?" The radio buttons would
> be: Merge Contacts into One Record, Replace Evolution Contact, Replace
> Handheld Contact, Add Both Contacts. At the bottom have a Next button
> and a Cancel button.

Well the standard syncing rules are set by the palm people.  The problem
with the solution you propose is that is also requires user intervention
and then timeouts to the pilot come into play.  A solution like what you
suggest is possible but unlikely for 1.0.

-JP

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