[turba] Turba 4alpha1 and display listing.

[Simon Brereton]

On 11 July 2012 14:34, Simon Brereton <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11 July 2012 14:19, Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> wrote:
>>
>> Quoting Simon Brereton <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> On 11 July 2012 13:43, Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting Simon Brereton <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to request a feature or get a hint on how to make the change
>>>>> (but I think for obvious reasons it should be a setting).
>>>>>
>>>>> Back in the day when server and client RAM were limited, I can see the
>>>>> sense in limiting the Address Book Listing to alphabetical.  However,
>>>>> for users with smaller address books, the ability to have all selected
>>>>> by default (instead of starting at A) would be nice.  Otherwise, every
>>>>> time you go to the address book you have to make one extra click to
>>>>> see multiple users at once (say Charles and David).
>>>>>
>>>>> Would this be possible to implement, or is there a function I can
>>>>> change in the code?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This has been a pref in Turba since Horde 3. It's under Display
>>>> preferences.
>>>
>>>
>>> Where?  I have:
>>>
>>> View to display by default:
>>> --> This is limited to Address Book Listing or Search
>>> Maximum number of pages
>>> --> Set to 200
>>> Number of items per page
>>> --> Set to 50
>>>
>>> And still every time I go to Turba, I only see the 14 contacts I have
>>> listed under A.  A is the only link in the list not clickable and I
>>> have to click All to see All.
>>
>>
>> Probably because you have more than 50 contacts.
>
>
> But less than 14 of them begin with A.  Given the options and the
> defaults, I would expect the first 50 contacts to be shown - whether
> that's A-C or A-Z, so with all due respect, some additional wording
> may be needed.
>
> But you're right, changing that to more than the number of the
> contacts in the address book does indeed show all.  But for any value
> less than the total address book it limits to A only.  That's not
> clear from those values or variable descriptions.  Because it's only
> number of items per page if the total number of items is less than the
> added value.
>
> Finally, let's say I set this to 200 (the average non-corporate
> address-book).  User has all his/her contacts displaying for years and
> years and years.  One day, because of a sync error or just because
> they reach 201, bam, they are back to just 3 contacts listed under A
> and I'm getting phone calls and emails asking why it's "broken"..
>
> I totally agree that you need a number of items per page preference
> but that value surely has to be actually respected.  If I see A-F and
> there's about 50 contact entries, I can equate it to that value.  If I
> see 14, all listed under A, I most surely cannot.

But, being that as the case as it is - how can I set this globally for
my users?  And what is a ridiculous value?  I.e. Is 400 asking for
trouble?  What about 200?

Simon



>>> I would love for this display preference to have a tick box that says
>>> Display All  or a drop down that allows you to choose all (or any
>>> letter) as your starting list.
>>
>>
>> This point has been discussed numerous times on the mailing list.
>
> I've been on the mailing list for 2 years, and I don't recall it - sorry.
>
> Simon