[release] Adressbook Dashboard Widget

[Okeh]

Developed in VB by me, idea by Apple... AdressBook Dashboard Widget for Windows.

READ THE READ ME

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[Ghostwalker]

Great widget..anyway you can get the window to close and still leave the widget on your desktop so it takes up less room?

[Solid_Snake]

Great widget man! THX!

[Hobbes]

OH YEAH !!!!! Thank you so much man

[castroman]

Awesome work Okeh ! I will use it for sure :smartass:

thanks a lot.

/aviel

[Hobbes]

Hey, Is there a way to get rid of the icon on the start bar but keep

it running? Thanks again. Also, how do you get the shadow around it ?

[kamengau]

Uhh the link doesn't seem to work.

Edit: It's working now. Please ignore this post.

[herd]

Hi Okeh,

this is a real good work, especially in VB.

There's room for improvement:

- Since you seem to use your own database, have a look at Edanmo's page.

That'll show you a way to add dropped outlook contacts to your address list.

He also has some other helpers that may help you improve it even further.

- Adding dropped vcards should be no problem, too.

- With the help of the Microsoft MAPI control, you could also add a

"send message to" button, that will automagically open Outlook, Outlook

Express or any other registered MAPI application.

Unfortunately the Windows Address Book (WAB.exe) can't be automated

with VB in a non-visual way, since the first entry point WabOpen() or WabOpenEx()

needs to be loaded with C/C++ LoadLibrary() and GetProcAddress();

I guess there's a nonvisual MAPI control somewhere on the net that would help.

Keep up the good work,

herd

[Ghostwalker]

any chance of a port like this......konfabulator widget

[Okeh]

Originally posted by Ghostwalker@Jul 10 2004, 04:59 PM

any chance of a port like this......konfabulator widget

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By the moment, maybe a Brushed version...

[Ghostwalker]

cool :rule:

[deadzombie]

Two things I would love to see added to this - email address's and the ability to click the email address to pull up a new email with the recipients address.

Possible?

Now, for the unattainable! Groups... I'd like to be able to group address cards together. Say I have Larry, Curly and Moe on seperate cards with seperate address's...I'd like to group them, then be able to click the group button/ marker and send an email addressed to all three.

Possible? Desirable?

[carbonfiber]

very nice work m8 (Y)

thanks a lot

[Ken]

Originally posted by deadzombie@Jul 13 2004, 01:48 AM

Now, for the unattainable! Groups... I'd like to be able to group address cards together. Say I have Larry, Curly and Moe on seperate cards with seperate address's...I'd like to group them, then be able to click the group button/ marker and send an email addressed to all three.

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The interface of the address book widget was not designed for advanced functionality. It's meant to work as a card finder and then links you to the good old address book app.

Squeezing many features in this widget wouldn't look good at the end, i think.

[deadzombie]

How about the new email thing for one person then?!

[Viper]

Anyone like to translate the readme to english?

Thanks