[Bug 297380] [NEW] KAddressBook exports unusable vCard files

[dotancohen]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kaddressbook

KAddressBook exports unusable vCard files due to these two upstream bugs:
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68350 (UTF-8 strings corruption upon vCard export)
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172764 (Vcard export: Windows newlines)

The first issue (UTF-8 strings corruption upon vCard export) is actually
allowed by the vCard spec, however, no vCard-compliant device that I
could test would parse these files properly (Nokia E71, Dell Axim x50v,
MS Outlook 2003). The second issue (Vcard export: Windows newlines) is
in fact making the files not compliant with the vCard spec, however, it
was closed as WONTFIX because it is a Qt bug and not a KDE bug. I cannot
file bugs with Qt as I am not a Trolltech developer.

This is a serious issue for an otherwise very usable PIM application. I
hope that Ubuntu could either help solve the upstream bugs or pressure
upstream to resolve the issues themselves. Thanks!

** Affects: kdepim (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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KAddressBook exports unusable vCard files
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