Ubuntu
evolution package

should have Contacts in main GNOME Applications menu

Bug #23700 reported by Mikel Ward
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Evolution
Won't Fix
Wishlist
evolution (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

The main way to access a user's Contacts is currently to open Evolution by
clicking the GNOME Applications menu, then navigating to Office, then Evolution.

It would be very handy if there was also a menu item specifically for Contacts
in the Applications menu. It would seem semi-logical to have this in the
Accessories category (which would also correspond to the Address Book item that
exists on Windows).

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=323013: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=323013

See original description
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Jeff, any opinion on that?

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Mikel Ward (mikelward) wrote :

This is very easy to achieve if you decide to do it.

Each component can be invoked using "evolution --component=<component>", where
component is one of:
- calendar
- contacts
- mail
- tasks

The Internet->Evolution Mail menu item is an example of where this is already
done on Ubuntu. I think I've also seen an Accessories->Contacts menu item on SUSE.

I would prefer separate icons for each component mainly because I tend to think
according to which task I am trying to achieve rather than which application I
must launch to do so.

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Jeff Waugh (jdub) wrote :

This is pretty tough considering the number of icons in our menus already, but
let's look at this again when we tackle MenusRevisited for dapper.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

I've forwarded this bug upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=323013

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in evolution:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Daniel Holbach (dholbach)
Changed in evolution:
assignee: seb128 → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in evolution:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in evolution:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in evolution:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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Jörg Frings-Fürst (jff-de) wrote :

Bug from 2005. Version not longer supportet.
Change status to Invalid (see gnome-bugs)

Changed in evolution (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
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