[PATCH-RFC] openmoko-contacts: phonebook import

[Chris Lord]

On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 18:11 +0800, Chia-I Wu wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> This patch adds support for phonebook import from the SIM card.  The
> import process is manual.  I add a toolbar button to the details page
> for it.
> 
> Ideally, we don't need a button.  The import process should be
> automatic, and happen before the UI (in phonekit?).  But to go
> automatic, openmoko-contacts needs to be at least phonebook-aware first.
> Otherwise, confusions arise, as discussed in this thread,
> 
> http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/openmoko-devel/2008-February/002014.html
> 
> The place I chose for the import button is also, well, quite random.  A
> better place (and a better icon) for the button might be needed.

Nice work (although patch isn't attached, apparently :)) - I'd suggest
that this be made into a small stand-alone utility application though.
Having an extra button that you'll likely only want to use once, if
ever, seems overkill.

Even better would be an addition to phone-kit to synchronise phonebook
entries with EBook entries - this could be done by setting a custom
property, say X-MOKO-PBENTRY, that contains a reference to the phonebook
entry, then checking for this property on the
contacts-modified/contacts-removed signals and synchronising
accordingly. phone-kit would need to check through all contacts on
start-up to see which SIM contacts have EBook partners, and
add/alter/remove when there is any inconsistency.

This could just be done in contacts as well of course, but phone-kit is
always running and other clients may have reason to change contact
details.

I suggest whatever you do, you file a bug about this ,if there isn't
already one, and attach this and any future patches.

Regards,

--Chris