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[Nicola Larosa <nicola.larosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Bassett wrote:
> I notice from poking around desktop-couch with Futon, that the U1
> contacts schema(?) uses the fields 'address1' and 'address2' , and
> that evolution uses (for the same part of the address) the field
> 'street'.

It does, thanks for noticing.


> As far as I can determine:
>   * When updating a contacts address in U1 web interface (or from my
> phone[1]) any existing 'street' field is removed, and 'address1' and
> 'address2' updated appropriately.
>   * When updating a contacts address in evolution any existing
> 'address1' and 'address2' fields are removed and the 'street' field
> updated appropriately.
>
> This means that I can either have someones full address on U1 web
> interface (and my phone) OR in Evolution, but not in both.

You are right, there is a mismatch between the two right now.

Actually, Evolution has an internal "ext" field for more address data, 
which is not shown in the address book, but instead merged with the 
"street" field into the "Address" widget.


> Would it be better to preserve both sets of fields (both 'address1',
> 'address2' and 'street') in order to present the full address in all
> locations, and when updating any of these fields map between them; for
> example:
>   * map 'address1' to/from first line of 'street';
>   * map 'address2' to/from second line of 'street', and;
>   * preserve but ignore (for mapping) any following lines of 'street'

We'll do something simpler. :-)

We updated the contacts definition on 
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktopcouch/contact , by 
adding an "extended_address" field; then we'll update the code so that we 
have two matching fields in Evolution, the web interface, and the phones.


> [1] A non-U1 related aside: My Nokia e71 phone is sync'ing perfectly
> with U1, but on my phone 'address1' comes out as 'street' and
> 'address2' as 'extension' (and is presented in the order 'extension',
> 'street') -- I am not sure if this is due to my phone or the syncml
> sync, but all the information is at least there. If anyone can explain
> this ('extension' ??) to me, I would be greatful!

Yes, the component we use to talk to the phones (Funambol) uses those two 
fields, so we can match up everything, as said above.

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Nicola "teknico" Larosa - nicola.larosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx