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From: Alexander Baier <alexander.baier@mailbox.org>
To: Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: org-contacts development
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 12:30:29 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vbswu6re.fsf@mailbox.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8761kxnno5.fsf@gmail.com> (Alexis's message of "Fri, 23 May 2014 14:07:06 +1000")

Hello Alexis,

On 2014-05-23 06:07 Alexis wrote:

[...]

> What would be useful would be an 'official', fleshed-out spec for
> org-contacts data, which handles a greater range of contact-related
> info. At the moment, for example, my org-contacts file makes use of the
> properties:
>
> #+PROPERTY: LANDLINE
> #+PROPERTY: MOBILE
> #+PROPERTY: POST
> #+PROPERTY: RESIDENCE
>

[...]

> Fleshing out an extended spec for org-contacts data could be part of the
> process of making org-contacts a first-class citizen of org-mode, and
> provide a more solid foundation on which people can build (and share)
> the org-contacts functionality they're after. And in my own particular
> case, it would greatly facilitate my work in org-contacts / Android
> Contacts integration. :-)
>
> What do people think?

I, for one, would love to see org-contacts being improved in any way.
Integrating this with MobileOrg would be an extremely helpful and
something I have wanted since the day I started using org-contacts.

About the spec, might it make sense to use a standard already in
existence as a starting point or even a major inspiration?  Something
like vCard for example?

Regards,
-- 
Alexander Baier

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-05-23 17:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-05-23  4:07 org-contacts development Alexis
2014-05-23  9:06 ` Rasmus
2014-05-23 10:30 ` Alexander Baier [this message]
2014-05-24  4:02   ` Xebar Saram
2014-05-24 10:27     ` Alexis
2014-05-24 10:15   ` Alexis
2014-05-24 14:18     ` Alexander Baier
2014-05-24 14:55       ` Bastien
2014-05-24 15:05       ` Alexis
2014-05-24 15:43         ` Rasmus
2014-05-24 16:10           ` Alexis
2014-05-23 12:45 ` Bastien
2014-05-23 15:46   ` Rasmus
2014-05-24 10:04   ` Alexis
2014-05-24 12:17     ` Bastien
2014-05-24 14:07       ` Alexis
2014-05-24  9:00 ` Org-contacts standardization (was: org-contacts development) Karl Voit
     [not found] ` <878ups27km.fsf@gmx.us>
2014-05-24  9:59   ` org-contacts development Alexis
2014-05-24 16:51 ` Daimrod
2014-05-24 17:48   ` Alexis
2014-05-26  3:21     ` Daimrod
2014-05-26  4:06       ` Alexis
2014-05-26 15:20 ` Michael Strey
2014-05-27  9:27   ` Michael Strey
2014-05-29  3:19     ` Daimrod
2014-06-03 10:23       ` Michael Strey
2014-06-05  4:26         ` Daimrod
2014-07-23 13:40 ` Karl Voit

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