"Roland Winkler" <wink...@gnu.org> writes: > On Wed Aug 8 2012 Julien Cubizolles wrote: >> I just realized that I switched first and last names in my bbdb >> records : I used to use the first field for the last name... Is there an >> easy way to make the switch back on a record, something like a >> bbdb-switch-first-last-name ? > > I am a bit surprised how you possibly achieved this (with either > BBDB v2 or v3). It's hard-coded into BBDB that the first field of a > record holds the first name and the second field holds the last > name. Changing this requires substantial changes in the code.
It's just that I didn't know how it was supposed to be done and I used to type Kennedy John instead of John Kennedy. > A completely different thing: > > BBDB v3 allows you to display names in different ways, see > bbdb-name-format. See also bbdb-read-name-format. That's what Eric suggested, and I'm now using this setting. Thanks. Julien. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
