[imp] Addressbook preference for mail composing is not saved

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Mehmet Giritli <mgiritli at giritli.eu>:

> On Tue, 2013-03-26 at 14:43 +0200, Mehmet Giritli wrote:
>> On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 14:24 +0200, Mehmet Giritli wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 13:12 +0100, Jan Schneider wrote:
>> > > Zitat von Mehmet Giritli <mgiritli at giritli.eu>:
>> > >
>> > > > On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 12:02 +0100, Jan Schneider wrote:
>> > > >> Zitat von Mehmet Giritli <mgiritli at giritli.eu>:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > Hi,
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I wrote to this list some time ago about a problem. This  
>> is the problem:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I am trying to set the addressbooks to use when searching  
>> or expanding
>> > > >> > addresses, which can be set in preferences -> mail -> compose ->
>> > > >> > addressbooks. All the addressbooks that I have are in the  
>> list on the
>> > > >> > right, named "Selected addressbooks". I can move the addressbooks I
>> > > >> > don't want to be used to the left, named "available  
>> addressbooks". The
>> > > >> > settings are kept within a session. But if I log out, the  
>> settings are
>> > > >> > forgotten. This happens with only this particular setting. I tested
>> > > >> > other settings and everything is saved properly except this one.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I tried many things since then and nothing made a  
>> difference. I also
>> > > >> > tried a fresh horde install, with a fresh db. The same  
>> thing happens
>> > > >> > there as well!
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I also checked the relevant preferences and I can see that correct
>> > > >> > settings are saved in the db. But the webpages do not reflect these
>> > > >> > settings. How is this even possible?
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I was told that it is not reproducible. But can someone  
>> please provide
>> > > >> > some tips to track this down? What could be the problem  
>> causing this
>> > > >> > behaviour? I tried everything I can think of and now I am stuck. I
>> > > >> > checked debug logs and there seems to be nothing  
>> interesting there. I
>> > > >> > can provide by email if someone wants to see logs...
>> > > >>
>> > > >> You need to start tracking this down in
>> > > >> IMP_Prefs_Special_Sourceselect::display().
>> > > >
>> > > > Thank you.
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm editing .../horde5/imp/lib/Prefs/Special/Sourceselect.php and want
>> > > > to direct the value of a variable to debug log. How can I do that?
>> > >
>> > > Horde::debug($variable);
>> >
>> > I'm looking at the function display() and the value of
>> > $search['sources'] is the array of all the addressbooks. When I check
>> > from sql shell the value of the relevant preference with:
>> >
>> > select * from horde_prefs where pref_scope='imp' and pref_uid='mgiritli'
>> > and pref_name='search_sources'
>> >
>> > It shows the only addressbook I actually selected. So the preference is
>> > correct but reading from it is problematic.
>> >
>> > Shouldn't $search['sources'] only return the value I find with the above
>> > query? i.e., the only selected addressbooks?
>> >
>>
>> I tried to track this until Ui/Contacts.php function
>> getAddressbookSearchParams() but I still get the list of all
>> addressbooks from $prefs->getValue('search_sources') in this function
>> instead of the saved ones. Next stop is to where global variable $prefs
>> is set but couldn't locate it. So can you tell me where that is
>> please? :-)
>
> Jan,
>
> I checked the global $prefs and in it I have
>
> [search_sources] => Array ( [v] =>
> ["rz_dY3SUJ_5PUMYhK3NBK2A","favourites","facebook"] [d] =>
> ["rz_dY3SUJ_5PUMYhK3NBK2A"] )
>
> What is the difference between keys v and d in this array?

v is the value retrieved from the backend, i.e. the database, and d is  
the default value a defined in prefs.php/prefs.local.php or via hooks.
-- 
Jan Schneider
The Horde Project
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