[Evolution] my contact list does not work

[Andrei Raevsky <andrei-raevsky mail ru>]

Hi,

I am new to Evolution (I am using Evolution 2.6.1 under gNewSense 1.1, a
Debian/Ubuntu -based 100% free distro).  I am puzzled as to why when I
click the "to:" button within the 'send message' window no contacts from
my contact list appear.  Even a search does not yield any results even
though I am using the 'personal' address book (the only one on my
computer anyway).

But when I look into the 'Contacts' section I see all my contacts in the
'personal'.

How can I make my contacts appear in the "to" menu?

Many thanks,

Andrei