On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 at 2:09:26 am BST, Eric Abrahamsen <e...@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote:
> Phil Hudson <phil.hud...@iname.com> writes: > >> On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 at 5:59:07 pm BST, Glyn Millington >> <glyn.milling...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> (add-hook 'message-setup-hook 'bbdb-mail-aliases) >> >> This led me to the documentation for bbdb-mail-aliases, which leads me >> to ask for an explanation of what a mail alias is. My guess is that it's >> either a unique nickname for a mail recipient, or a group name for >> multiple mail recipients, or possibly both/either. >> >> I've just checked, and as I thought, "mail-alias" is an unknown field >> type which I am asked to define. Before I go ahead, what does "defining" >> a field type involve? > > "Defining" a field type just means you're using a non-builtin field type > for the first time, and BBDB is checking to make sure that you really > wanted to do that. Once one of your records has this kind of field, you > won't be asked again, and the field will be available as a completion > option when adding fields to other contacts. That's all! Thanks for the explanation. That's no problem as far as it goes, but I wonder whether something with API support shouldn't be built-in and available by default? There's a certain impedance mismatch there, it seems to me. So, that's an RFE from me: don't ask the user to define the mail-alias type, have it ready for use out of the box, please. (I take it that I got the purpose of mail-alias fields right.) -- Phil Hudson http://hudson-it.ddns.net @UWascalWabbit PGP/GnuPG ID: 0x887DCA63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/