Issue 89 in kolab-android: Enhancement: Address editor redesign

[kolab-...@googlecode.com]

Status: New
Owner: ----
Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium

New issue 89 by theelect...@gmail.com: Enhancement: Address editor redesign
http://code.google.com/p/kolab-android/issues/detail?id=89

Hello,

I would love to see the Address book editor to be redesigned to be more
fluid, for lack of a better word.

It would be great if instead of having the fields hard coded into the
editor code, if they could be removed and added as needed by the user. For
instance one contact may only need a name and two cellphone numbers, and
another may need two addresses, three cellphone numbers and two home
numbers. At the moment, this can not be done unless you change store a
cellphone number as a home number, which can cause problems in other
applications. The editor can be automagically populated with the correct
fields upon opening an existing contact and fields can be added when needed
from the menu.

I'm not sure how this idea will be effected by the issues with the way
contacts and implemented in Android (naughty Google), but it would
hopefully mean you don't have to keep on adding fields when people
complain ;)

I would love to help out, but I don't have the time at the moment
unfortunately.

[kolab-...@googlecode.com]

Comment #1 on issue 89 by theelect...@gmail.com: Enhancement: Address
editor redesign
http://code.google.com/p/kolab-android/issues/detail?id=89

I should also add thank you very much to everyone who has been involved in
this project. It is a fantastic project and I hope it lives on!

[kolab-...@googlecode.com]

Updates:
Status: Accepted
Labels: -Type-Defect -Priority-Medium Type-Enhancement Priority-Low

Comment #2 on issue 89 by arthur.z...@gmail.com: Enhancement: Address
editor redesign
http://code.google.com/p/kolab-android/issues/detail?id=89

> At the moment, this can not be done unless you change store a cellphone
> number as a home number, which can cause problems in other applications

The limiting party is Kolab itself. If I read the doc correctly, there can
only be one number each.

> I would love to see the Address book editor to be redesigned to be more
> fluid, for lack of a better word.

Me too, it would be great if we could use the build in editor. Google has
implemented a feature where a contact provider may setup the editor, but
the did'nt finished it and hardcoded the editor for their own contact
providers :-(

Don't know if that was fixed in ICS or JB.

So this Editor is a compromise solution. When things get's more and more
stable we will improve it.