Tickets :: Comment on [#11773] Cleanup default address book mess

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Comment	> We currently have 3 different ways to determine a default address > book, some using each other, and used differently and different > places. > > 1) default_dir preference > Only used in 2) and when importing contacts. > 2) Turba_Api::getDefaultShare() > Only works on shares, looks for the 'default' share parameter (only > set by Kolab), but falls back to default_dir pref, which could be > any, even non-share address book. Only place used is the hook example > for IMP's 'add_source' preference. > 3) Turba::getDefaultAddressbook() > Simply picks the first share or the first of all address books, > complete ignoring user preferences and is used in some API methods, > as the default synchronization source, and to determine the initial > address book after logging in. > > It might make sense to have different defaults for general address > book usage and for adding contacts, though: > - The default_dir pref mentions both adding and importing contacts, > while it's only used for importing contacts. > - We don't do this in any other application. Granted, all other > applications can display more than one source, so this makes Turba > different. > > Another problem: after (my) removal of the address book sorting and > selection, there is no way anymore for the user to define the default > address book (by moving it to the top of the list). > > So my short-term suggestion is to use default_dir for all default > address book selections, defaulting to whatever the backend provides > as the default (Kolab), and falling back to the first of all > available address books, with a priority to the user's own shares.
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