Bug 459299

Summary:	Kmail composer does not offer contact suggestions for auto-completion.
Product:	[Applications] kmail2	Reporter:	rob.dyck
Component:	contact completion	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugs.kde.org, dvratil, montel
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.20.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description rob.dyck 2022-09-17 20:57:44 UTC

SUMMARY
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Kmail composer does not offer contact suggestions for auto-completion.  In composer configuration both address book and recent addresses are enabled. Have tried toggling the settings. Tried loggin out and in. Tried system restart.

A second computer with identical versions and settings has the same problem.

Contents of ~/.kde/share/config/kmailrc is ---
[General]
Recent Addresses=


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open kmail composer and start typing a known address
2. 
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
No suggestion appears

EXPECTED RESULT
Should show a suggestion for completion

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: yes
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.97
Qt Version: 5.15.5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Laurent Montel 2022-09-18 07:07:57 UTC

Fixed in 5.21.1

Comment 2 rob.dyck 2022-09-18 07:33:21 UTC

How do I fix 5.25.5?

Comment 3 Erik Quaeghebeur 2022-11-29 09:56:42 UTC

(In reply to Laurent Montel from comment #1)
> Fixed in 5.21.1

Is there a patch I can use for 5.20.3? Perhaps cherry-picking a certain commit? My distribution will not change to 5.21 soon and this is very annoying.