Version:           3.5.9 (using 3.5.9 "release 51.2" , openSUSE )
Compiler:          Target: i586-suse-linux
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.22.17-0.1-default

Version:           3.5.9 (using 3.5.9 "release 51.2", Kontact Version 1.2.9 openSUSE )

Re-posting of my bug report "158179" with what I hope is a better title & description.  I find it difficult to believe that I am the only person having this issue on two separate computers.

This bug is present on “two” computers, a Dell 4700 and a Reason/Intel motherboard running the same openSUSE 10.3 & KDE 3.5.9  release 51.2


when editing a contact:
Kontact PIM -> Contacts(KAddressBook) -> Settings -> Show Extension -> Contact Editor(KAddressBook)

Editing a contact in the kaddress book using the Kaddress book Editor results in:

1.contact information is edited and then the list of contacts seems to refresh/reload every few second which moves any highlighted contact to the bottom of the list.  Contact list & Contact Editor seems to blink every few seconds.  This behavior continues until the computer is restarted or Kontact (KDEPIM) crashes.

2.after editing a contact and every thing is blinking, clicking on another contact in the list, will often cause the Kontact (KDEPIM) crash closing mail, notes, calender, contacts, to-do, and the journal.

I installed KDE4-KAddressBook 3.93.0.svn712059-12 i586 and It did not have this behavior, However it has it's own problems and I would rather just run the version & layout I have. I just want it to not start blinking and crashing when I make an edit to a contact with it's editor.

I would expect the contacts information to change and be able to continue editing contacts until I was finished and elected closed Kontact or move to some other activity

Additional behavior noted:

Once the refresh cycle starts, if you then try to put additional information in a field, the field looses focus when the refresh occurs and the focus is placed on the name in the address book.  You can keep clicking the field in the editor and get two or three letters or numbers entered until it refreshes and refocuses on the name in the address book.

Example: You may have to click a phone number field 5 times to get a phone number entered.  After successfully entering a new phone number and selecting another contact you are normally rewarded with a Kontact PIM crash & close and a new KDE Crash Handler Report


Last crash backtrace 


 [?1034h(no debugging symbols found)
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0xb60a76d0 (LWP 3504)]
[New Thread 0xb3865b90 (LWP 3565)]
[New Thread 0xb4066b90 (LWP 3564)]
[New Thread 0xb4867b90 (LWP 3563)]
[New Thread 0xb5068b90 (LWP 3562)]
[KCrash handler]
#6  0xb6de9b45 in QListViewItem::depth () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#7  0xb6de9b59 in QListViewItem::depth () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#8  0xb6df2cb7 in QListView::contentsMousePressEventEx ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#9  0xb6df3254 in QListView::contentsMousePressEvent ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#10 0xb751e1dd in KListView::contentsMousePressEvent ()
   from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so.4
#11 0xb2c7d5ab in ContactListView::contentsMousePressEvent ()
   from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/libkaddrbk_tableview.so
#12 0xb6e247b1 in QScrollView::viewportMousePressEvent ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#13 0xb6e21b46 in QScrollView::eventFilter ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#14 0xb6df06f6 in QListView::eventFilter () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#15 0xb6d0f16c in QObject::activate_filters ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#16 0xb6d0f1db in QObject::event () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#17 0xb6d4866c in QWidget::event () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#18 0xb6cb114c in QApplication::internalNotify ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#19 0xb6cb2073 in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#20 0xb735bff2 in KApplication::notify () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#21 0xb6c5066a in QETWidget::translateMouseEvent ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#22 0xb6c4f436 in QApplication::x11ProcessEvent ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#23 0xb6c60240 in QEventLoop::processEvents ()
   from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#24 0xb6cc7cd0 in QEventLoop::enterLoop () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#25 0xb6cc7b66 in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#26 0xb6cb0cbf in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#27 0x0805bf43 in QWidget::setUpdatesEnabled ()
#28 0xbf9518bc in ?? ()
#29 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#30 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#31 0x00000000 in ?? ()