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    Kontact - Default Address Book

    Hi,

    I've been using Kontact happily for some time using an akonadi address book, and previously that was the only entry in the "Address Books" pane.

    I notice today that the "Default Address Book" has re-appear in the "Address Books" pane - am I mistaken or did you used to be able to right click on an address book in this pane to get a menu which had an entry for "Set as Default"?

    If I delete the "Default Address Book" it just comes back when I shutdown kontact and fire it up again!!

    Has the option to "Set as Default" disappeared, or am I doing something wrong.
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    #2
    Re: Kontact - Default Address Book

    Ok,

    Editing the 'stdrc' config file in ~/.kde/share/config/kresources/contact fixed the problem, but it leaves me with the question - Why can't I do this from within Kontact

    Here's the old contents :-

    Code:
    [$Version]
update_info=kolab-resource.upd:kolab-contact-resource-rename

[General]
PassiveResourceKeys=
ResourceKeys=AkRFhOkrrN,yllJvhgVvC
Standard=yllJvhgVvC

[Resource_AkRFhOkrrN]
ResourceIdentifier=AkRFhOkrrN
ResourceIsActive=true
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=akonadi address book
ResourceType=akonadi

[Resource_AkRFhOkrrN][StoreConfig][text/directory]
CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=6

[Resource_AkRFhOkrrN][akonadi:?collection=6]
Active=true

[Resource_yllJvhgVvC]
FileFormat=vcard
ResourceIdentifier=yllJvhgVvC
ResourceIsActive=true
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=Default Address Book
ResourceType=file
    Changed it to this and all is well
    Code:
    [$Version]
update_info=kolab-resource.upd:kolab-contact-resource-rename

[General]
PassiveResourceKeys=
ResourceKeys=AkRFhOkrrN
Standard=AkRFhOkrrN

[Resource_AkRFhOkrrN]
ResourceIdentifier=AkRFhOkrrN
ResourceIsActive=true
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=akonadi address book
ResourceType=akonadi

[Resource_AkRFhOkrrN][StoreConfig][text/directory]
CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=6

[Resource_AkRFhOkrrN][akonadi:?collection=6]
Active=true
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      #3
      Re: Kontact - Default Address Book

      My stdrc:

      Code:
      [$Version]
update_info=kolab-resource.upd:kolab-contact-resource-rename

[General]
PassiveResourceKeys=
ResourceKeys=xG1qwhQ0Oh
Standard=xG1qwhQ0Oh

[Resource_xG1qwhQ0Oh]
FileFormat=vcard
ResourceIdentifier=xG1qwhQ0Oh
ResourceIsActive=true
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=resource
ResourceType=file
      I added my calendar (std.ics) and addressbook (std.vcf) to the Akonadi resources in System Settings, but I'm actually not sure what this does...
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        #4
        Re: Kontact - Default Address Book

        This is sort of interesting... I did not have to edit the stdrc-file... I just unchecked the other resources (did not delete the Default), and Kontact remembers the setting and on restart only the Akonadi resource is checked (and displayed; no double entries).

        Although I have not rebooted my computer yet (I do not normally do that...).

        But your instructions on how to add the resources properly were useful nevertheless; I was in fact not using the Akonadi resources... but now I'm pretty sure I do.

        Chopstick

        Just for the record, here is my stdrc:
        Code:
        [$Version]
update_info=kolab-resource.upd:kolab-contact-resource-rename

[General]
PassiveResourceKeys=xG1qwhQ0Oh,qWOasG8fhD
ResourceKeys=mu2y7BCeKa
Standard=qWOasG8fhD

[Resource_VcvKBEDqlp]
ResourceIdentifier=VcvKBEDqlp
ResourceIsActive=false
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=Kolab Server
ResourceType=imap

[Resource_mu2y7BCeKa]
ResourceIdentifier=mu2y7BCeKa
ResourceIsActive=true
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=akonadi address book
ResourceType=akonadi

[Resource_mu2y7BCeKa][StoreConfig][application/x-vnd.kde.contactgroup]
CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=2

[Resource_mu2y7BCeKa][StoreConfig][text/directory]
CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=2

[Resource_qWOasG8fhD]
FileFormat=vcard
ResourceIdentifier=qWOasG8fhD
ResourceIsActive=false
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=Default Address Book
ResourceType=file

[Resource_vY8XfmsPmK]
ResourceIdentifier=vY8XfmsPmK
ResourceIsActive=false
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=Kolab Server
ResourceType=imap

[Resource_xG1qwhQ0Oh]
FileFormat=vcard
ResourceIdentifier=xG1qwhQ0Oh
ResourceIsActive=false
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=resource
ResourceType=file
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          Re: Kontact - Default Address Book

          Hi Chopstick,

          I've been round this loop several times, if you look at the stdrc file you posted the "Standard" resource under the [General] heading refers to Sandard=qWOasG8fhD

          Looking down the file list, this entry is in fact the "Default Address Book"; in Kontact -> Contact-> Address Books pane, have you got an entry listed as the "Default Address Book" but unchecked? I must admit it does work like that, but you should be able to remove this entry completely, instead of setting it as passive .

          By editing the stdrc file I don't have an entry in the Address Books pane for "Default Address Book" at all!!!

          I seem to remember being able to Mouse Right Click on the entries in the address pane and being presented with a menu which had an entry "Set as Default" or something similar. Currently I get no menu at all - hence the manual editing of stdrc file! (In the Distribution Lists pane above Address Books, right click produces a menu for "New Distribution List...").

          Once you had chosen an address book other than the "Default Address Book" as default, you could safely delete the "Default address Book" from the graphical interface, but you don't seem able to do this graphically at present. You should be able to choose a different address as the default.

          If you try deleting the Default address Book from your list by highlighting and clicking on the red X, it will disappear- BUT next time you shut down and restart Kontact it's back again!!!

          With my stdrc file the Default Address Book entry is not there at all since the akonadi address book is set as the default

          Correct me if I'm wrong, but in Your case I believe you should have Standard=mu2y7BCeKa which refers to the akonadi address book.

          You can then delete the [Resource_qWOasG8fhD] section entirely along with any reference to it, as follows:-

          [$Version]
          update_info=kolab-resource.upd:kolab-contact-resource-rename

          [General]
          PassiveResourceKeys=xG1qwhQ0Oh
          ResourceKeys=mu2y7BCeKa
          Standard=mu2y7BCeKa

          [Resource_VcvKBEDqlp]
          ResourceIdentifier=VcvKBEDqlp
          ResourceIsActive=false
          ResourceIsReadOnly=false
          ResourceName=Kolab Server
          ResourceType=imap

          [Resource_mu2y7BCeKa]
          ResourceIdentifier=mu2y7BCeKa
          ResourceIsActive=true
          ResourceIsReadOnly=false
          ResourceName=akonadi address book
          ResourceType=akonadi

          [Resource_mu2y7BCeKa][StoreConfig][application/x-vnd.kde.contactgroup]
          CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=2

          [Resource_mu2y7BCeKa][StoreConfig][text/directory]
          CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=2

          [Resource_vY8XfmsPmK]
          ResourceIdentifier=vY8XfmsPmK
          ResourceIsActive=false
          ResourceIsReadOnly=false
          ResourceName=Kolab Server
          ResourceType=imap

          [Resource_xG1qwhQ0Oh]
          FileFormat=vcard
          ResourceIdentifier=xG1qwhQ0Oh
          ResourceIsActive=false
          ResourceIsReadOnly=false
          ResourceName=resource
          ResourceType=file
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            Re: Kontact - Default Address Book

            I deleted my old address book ("resource") and restarted Kontact, and the result was exactly what you described, ds_shellback. For some odd reason I actually did not have a "Default Addressbook" before I deleted "resource" (the old one).

            I edited the stdrc-file and now it works.

            Maybe the "resource" was a remnant from a failed experiment with a Kolab-server...
            do you, by any chance, have experience with that?
            I gave up on it and now I'm just synchronizing the std.vcf and stc.ics files between my laptop and PC using Unison (based on rsync).

            Chopstick

            current stdrc:
            Code:
            [$Version]
update_info=kolab-resource.upd:kolab-contact-resource-rename

[General]
PassiveResourceKeys=
ResourceKeys=eFdIRXwVP4
Standard=eFdIRXwVP4

[Resource_eFdIRXwVP4]
ResourceIdentifier=eFdIRXwVP4
ResourceIsActive=true
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=akonadi address book
ResourceType=akonadi

[Resource_eFdIRXwVP4][StoreConfig][application/x-vnd.kde.contactgroup]
CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=5

[Resource_eFdIRXwVP4][StoreConfig][text/directory]
CollectionUrl=akonadi:?collection=5

[Resource_eFdIRXwVP4][akonadi:?collection=2]
Active=true

[Resource_eFdIRXwVP4][akonadi:?collection=5]
Active=true
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              #7
              Re: Kontact - Default Address Book

              Glad you got it working Chopstick; I've no experience of setting up a kolab server, but I'm always learning.

              ds_shellback
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