Phonelog: missed call "NULL" name and number

Niels Heyvaert nielsheyvaert at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 18 12:31:42 CEST 2009


>>>>>>> - Why is the number/name equal to "NULL"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NULL means hidden number.
>>>>
>>>> Kind of expected that one :-)
>>>>
>>>> A programmer can understand this, obviously, but from an end user
>>>> perspective it is not very meaningful. Could we replace "NULL" by
>>>> something
>>>> self explanatory like "[Hidden number]" or "[No caller ID]" or "[Private
>>>> number]"...?
>>>
>>> So long as it's done by the app at runtime. The daemon shouldn't storing
>>> things in a language-specific way.
>>>
>>
>> Indeed, totally agree. Any application owner reading this who's willing to
>> apply the suggested change?
>
> It's already possible, just edit your ~/.phonelog/phonelog.conf

Thanks, just changed my phonelog.conf and it now shows up with the alternative text. Good stuff.
 
Could we perhaps change the default phonelog.conf to another more meaninful value? Just for ease of use. And maybe, in addition, add a line or two on the Wiki?
 
What do you think?
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