I can't imagine that Google will not update the Contacts UI soon to match the behavior of the API.
On Jun 9, 9:00 pm, Charlie Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > It looks like the Google Contacts web UI (both in Gmail and Google > Apps) destroys the structured name information when the user edits a > contact's name and the structured address information when the user > edits the contact's address. > > From the migration guide (http://is.gd/VqhM) I had assumed that Google > would apply some heuristics to the edited unstructured name/address to > populate the structured fields. > > Is this a bug or a feature? ;-) > > Here's how to reproduce the problematic behavior: > > * Create a contact using the Contact Data API v3 and include a > structured name, like: > <gd:name> > <gd:namePrefix>Dr.</gd:namePrefix> > <gd:givenName>Eric</gd:givenName> > <gd:additionalName>Emerson</gd:additionalName> > <gd:familyName>Schmidt</gd:familyName> > <gd:nameSuffix>Ph.D.</gd:nameSuffix> > </gd:name> > * Fetch the contacts feed using the API, verify that the structured > data is there, including a generated <gd:fullName /> > * Edit the contact in the Google Contacts web UI (e.g., change > "Emerson" to "E.") > * Fetch the contacts feed using the API, verify that the structured > data is gone, leaving only the <gd:fullName /> > > I get similar results when editing postal addresses. Please let me > know if you need any more info. > > Thanks, > Charlie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Contacts API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-contacts-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
