istler
August 27, 2023, 1:16pm
1
Is it possible to define the default field for a new contact?
Currently I have to add the"detailed name" element" manually.
just
August 27, 2023, 3:29pm
2
Hi, see if you can find anything about this on the contacts github repo .
istler
August 27, 2023, 8:45pm
3
Hi,
opened 10:44AM - 25 Nov 20 UTC
enhancement
1. to develop
# Frustration
Every time I add a new contact, I need to manually add the field:… "detailed name", because i ALWAYS want to specify forename/surname/title/nickname in the appropriate fields. The ui there is very annoying and unforgiving.
My country does never use a singular "all of the name" field as is shown on the header of each contact when collecting contact information.
# Solution
Let the user/admin configure the default fields for contacts. Just a plain list of check boxes in the settings.
# Alternatives
1.Make forename/surname the default title fields (based on locale if you're worried about "weird" names) instead of the weird concatenated name field (shown in the header of the contact)
2. Show all fields in a sensible order is also a way (my phone apps always show it that way, sometimes with all fields categorized as details hidden in a one-click => show-all drawer -- works great).
3. A better UI for adding fields, or multiple types of "new accounts". Much more complicated than the proposed solution.
# Remarks
I have no idea what the weird concatenated name even *is*. My countries convention/locale does never use such a field.
It always seems to update to broken stuff, and I need to manually delete everything from it to update from the detailed name. For my usecases, it should *always* update from the detailed name. This is probably a second issue.
opened 07:52AM - 20 Dec 19 UTC
enhancement
1. to develop
design
### Describe the bug
When a new contact is created, you can fill in the name … in the title bar. This becomes the FN field.
Many external applications however rely on the content of the N field, even though it is formally optional. To get an N field, the user must explicitly engage the "Detailed Name" property and then fill the fields.
I'd propose to add a setting to automatically add the "Detailed Name" property upon contact creation. Filling it in takes as little time as filling in the name in the title bar. When N is filled, infer FN from N.
Alternatively, but error prone, infer N from FN.
As stated, many external applications rely on the content of the N field so I decided to label this a bug and not an enhancement. Feel free to disagree.
But no solution…
just
August 27, 2023, 11:39pm
4
This is the solution. It is an open feature request, which hasn’t been implemented yet. Not ideal, but perhaps one day it will be added to the webui.
