Re: Cannot create new addressbook

On Tuesday, September 09, 2014 03:46:48 PM Kevin Krammer wrote:
> On Tuesday, 2014-09-09, 09:38:41, George Czerw wrote:
> > On Tuesday, September 09, 2014 03:31:43 PM Kevin Krammer wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, 2014-09-09, 09:15:34, George Czerw wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday, September 09, 2014 02:23:02 PM Kevin Krammer wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday, 2014-09-09, 14:02:53, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> > > > > > I was surprised to find that I cannot create a new address book
> > > > > > of my choice - if I go to KAddressBook->New->AddressBook
> > > > > 
> > > > > There should be New -> New Group
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Kevin
> > > > 
> > > > I'm using version 4.13.3 on PClinuxOS.  For me, using kMail/kontact up
> > > > to
> > > > and including this version,  the "New Group" option has always, and
> > > > continues to be "greyed out" and non selectable.  If anyone can tell
> > > > me
> > > > why, and what I could do to remedy this issue, I'd be most grateful.
> > > 
> > > This most likely means that none of your configured addressbooks has the
> > > capability to store contact groups.
> > > 
> > > For example the "Personal Contacts" backend can do that.
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Kevin
> > 
> > Kevin,
> > 
> > Thanks for that reply.  So, in looking at my Akonadi configuration, I have
> > only an addressbook that utilizes a v-card file.  I see that I can add an
> > addressbook with Personal Contacts.  If I do that, will it automatically
> > pick up the information that is now stored in the v-card file?  If not,
> > what will I have to do to load that information?
> 
> The new addressbook will be a separate storage location and empty after
> creation.
> 
> You can copy the contacts from the first one and then then delete the first
> one, or keep them both and just not activate one, or just keep the second
> addressbook for the groups.
> 
> Cheers,
> Kevin

Kevin,

Thanks!


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