GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 314863
no menu entry to modify addressbook
Last modified: 2013-09-13 00:49:41 UTC
There is no menu entry to modify an addressbook. The only way to get to the properties of an addressbook (to, say, change the settings for an LDAP connection) is to right-click on the addressbook in contacts side-pane. This is undiscoverable, and not very friendly to users who can't or don't use the right mouse button. A menu entry should be available for both editing the properties of an addressbook and removing the addressbook. Alternatively, addressbooks should be configurable in the preferences window, just like mail servers can be configured there. (Why are mail servers in preferencs and directory servers are not?) Other information: Regarding the software version, this is with Evolution 2.3.8. Using the packages from Ubuntu Breezy; package evolution-2.3.8-0ubuntu2.
I think we can have Actions -> modify address book.
adding dependency
The menu entries for editing the currently selected mail folder are in a Folder menu. Would it perhaps be better to put the addressbook modify menu entries in an Addressbook menu as well for consistency? Ooperations in the Folder menu that would make sense in the Addressbook menu are: New Delete Select All Message (->Contacts) Rename Properties Five entries seems like a good excuse for a menu to me, and it would make the UI a lot more consistent, which is yay-good.
Assigning to devashish, since hez working on it
Patch committed to cvs head.
verified.