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sph

2009-12-13, 17:45

At the moment contact search works according to "Display names" setting. If it's set to "Nickname" then you can search only by a nickname, start typing the first or the last person's name and you get no result; the same for "First name Last name" setting and others, type a nickname - no matches again.

What would be really great if it could index all the contacts and search by several keywords at the same time, for instance you type "gmail leo 0556" and all the contacts which have these in either email filed or phone number or address or nickname or whatever will be listed.

I guess Android "Quick Search Box (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXpJoLqb5VA)" does that and even more, it can search by applications, files etc. At least for contacts this kind of functionality is very essential.

Lets Brainstorm it?

blubbi

2009-12-13, 18:54

Go and vote for this one, I guess it will be what you are looking for (and a bit more):
http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/view/system_wide_searching_for_maemo_5_devices/

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34954&highlight=search

Cheers
blubbi

sph

2009-12-13, 20:04

Great, voted.

qgil

2009-12-13, 20:16

sph

2009-12-13, 22:19

This thread is missing a brainstorm and http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/view/system_wide_searching_for_maemo_5_devices/ is missing a thread...

Please read the simple Brainstorm guidelines (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33189).

Well, nothing is missing from my side, I didn't want to create a duplicate on possibly already existing brainstorm.

Talk to discuss then to Brainstorm

You can also help by asking questions. Answers probably exist somewhere...

Perhaps I misunderstood these advices and should have created a brainstorm anyway.

riccardo

2010-05-03, 20:52

Does anybody know if any progress been made on an Advanced Search for Contacts?