Re: Address book oddities

On 8 Jan 2016 Andrew Pinder  wrote:

> I'm using MPro 7.06 from Mar 2013. I realise that the answer to this
> query may be to buy an upgrade to the most recent version.

The latest version is 7.08 so you may be able to download an update 
from !Store if you've registered Messenger with it.

> I have a few distribution lists that I use infrequently.  I wanted to
> update one.  I have discovered that there are two options with
> overlapping functions in the menu on the Distribution lists button of
> the Address book window: Modify and Edit/View

> Modify will remove / add names to a list so long as I type/paste the
> address into a box.  There is no way to access the address book from
> that window.

> Edit/View opens up a text file I can edit manually.  Again I can't
> access the address book directly.

You can if you click Adjust on the close window icon a few times, but 
you'll need to know the AddrBook file format.

> Editing an entry in the address book allows me to click on a
> Distribution list selection icon.  This turns that name into a
> Distribution list; it does not add a name to an existing list.

> Is there an update planned which will simplify the process of adding
> names already in my address book to a distribution list?

Not as far as I know, but you'll need to ask Andrew at RComp as he 
doesn't read this list.

I would recommend that you put all your addresses in your address book 
and give them aliases, then only use the aliases in your distribution 
lists. That means if someone changes his/her address you only have to 
edit it in one place. It would be nice to have an option to add the 
alias to an existing distlist.

Then if you delete an entry, you'd want an option to remove it from 
any distribution lists that it might be in.

Richard

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Richard Porter                        http://www.minijem.plus.com/
Skype: minijem2                       mailto:ricp@...
I don't want a "user experience" - I just want stuff that works.

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