Re: Addressbook entry issues
Hallo Ian, On Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:52 +1000GMT (20-5-2013, 1:23 , where I live), you wrote: IAW> When I add a contact to a particular group in my addressbook, the IAW> entry also shows up in the addressbook root group. If I delete it from IAW> the root or the particular group I added it to, both entries get IAW> deleted. The problem is that you don't understand the exact structure of the address book. You're seeing the address groups and as they are shown as folders, you think they are folders. However, TB's address groups aren't folders, they're labels. So when you delete an entry from the root, you also delete it from the groups it was part of, because you delete the actual entry. It doesn't work the other way around (even though you seem to claim so) Deleting an entry from a group merely erases the group label for that entry. (Yes, I've tested that multiple times before posting that here.) You can also a single entry to multiple groups whether those groups have any connections with other or not. In a follow up message you found out about the 'hide items if not explicitly selected' option for an address group. Thjat option does two things. It stops the entry from being displayed in the root and when you delete such a message from a group, it'll be completely deleted from the address book. Those options stop working when you add an entry to a group with the hide items enabled and to a group without that option enabled. Adding an entry to a group with the 'hide items..' option enabled will keep it from being disp[layed in the root. So if you want it back and you create a new entry in the root, (You might want it there, after all) then you will have two entries with the same address. Look into the properties, if you've got one entry then the one entry will tell you to what groups that address belongs, but with two entries, they will show different group settings. Basically that is a bad thing. Multiple entries with the same address need to be changed all when that address changes (more work), but more important, the address book templates you've created for one of those entries won't work as expected, you'll never know what template settings you'll be using. All in all, TB's addres book is a wonderfull thing even tough you need to sit down a bit in order to understand it. -- Groetjes, Roelof Borg Moderator: Your Topic is Irrelevant. http://www.voormijalleen.nl/ The Bat! 5.3.10 Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 5 pop3 accounts, 2 imap accounts OTFE disabled i7-2600 3.4GHz 4 GB RAM Current version is 5.2.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Addressbook entry issues
On Mon, 20 May 2013 at 10:01:21 +1000,Ian wrote: > Hide items if not explicitly selected > > This is not as clear as it could be (at least to me). I've never understood what this is intended to mean. Hide items if _what_ is not explicitly selected?? Hide items from _what_?? Presumably it did make sense to someone once, and I'd love to hear an explanation. It should say something like "Don't display group members in root". -- Robin Using The Bat! v5.3.8 Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Popfile v1.1.3 Current version is 5.2.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Addressbook entry issues
>This is not as clear as it could be (at least to me). By checking it, the >entry remains in the particular group, but is not shown in the root of the >addressbook. It is not clear, an that threw me a bit when I first started with the bat. I don't really see a use for it. If you are in my address book I don't want you "hidden" anywhere. Perhaps someone else can add to this and explain how that is used. Whenever I create a new group. that is the first thing I uncheck -- Rick "The point is that Republicans are always talking about deregulation and big government. But I say their philosophy is small government for the big guy and big government for the little guy. And so, if my wife's uterus was incorporated or my friend's bedroom was incorporated, maybe the Republicans would be talking about deregulating." - Representative Scott Randolph, Florida v5.3.10 on Windows 6.2 Build 9200 Using all POP accounts I download all images Current version is 5.2.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Addressbook entry issues
Sunday, May 19, 2013, 6:23:52 PM, you wrote: > How can I add an entry and have it in the group I want and not > duplicated in the addressbook root? I don't think that is possible; the "group" is simply a subset of the addressbook root entries. This architecture makes it possible for a single entry to belong to multiple groups, without duplicating the entry again for each group. You could achieve the same effect by creating a group named "Others" and then adding every entry that's not a member of any other group to this one. That would let you totally ignore the root, and search only the desired group to locate an entry... -- Best regards, Jimmailto:j...@jimkyle.com Using The Bat! v4.2.36.4 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 on VirtualBox 3.2.12 under Xubuntu 10.04.2 with AntiSpamSniper Version 3.2.4.5 Current version is 5.2.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
