Re: [Evolution] Combining Contact Lists

[Milan Crha <mcrha redhat com>]

On Wed, 2022-08-10 at 09:00 +0200, Jaroslaw Rafa wrote:
> I would export both lists to CSV

        Hi,
it's possible to right-click any item in an address book (a simple
contact or a contact list) and choose Save as vCard. There is also

   /usr/libexec/evolution-data-server/addressbook-export

which has some options (use --help).

The CSV is bad, also because it has limited list of things it can
contain. The vCard (which is used internally by the evolution-data-
server) is more feature-rich. Exporting to CSV can lead to data loss.

Evolution itself also does contact merging, in some degree. When trying
to save a similar entry in the address book, the user is asked whether
merge it with an existing item or add it. How precisely it's determined
whether the to-be-saved item needs to do the merging dialog I do not
recall.

A related bug report:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/issues/1625

        Bye,
        Milan