[kaddressbook] [Bug 401918] Several of the most used IM services are absent and there is no way to add a custom service

[Laurent Montel]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401918

--- Comment #5 from Laurent Montel <***@kde.org> ---
Ok.
but what do you add in "custom" dialog box on android contact apps ?

[b***@kde.org]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401918

--- Comment #3 from ***@opayq.com ---
Created attachment 116824
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=116824&action=edit
Android IM selection

[b***@kde.org]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401918

--- Comment #4 from ***@opayq.com ---
I can't really add a useful screenshot of the services selection because
Spectacle doesn't work when when a drop-down menu is selected (why is that?).
I've added a screenshot of the new contact dialog, the same as the dialog for
editing a contact, where you can see the Messaging section.

I've also added a screenshot of the IM services on Android's Contacts app,
showing the services available and the "Custom" option. The iOS Contacts app
works similarly, with a custom service option.

cf. vCard Extensions for Instant Messaging (IM)
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4770.txt

[b***@kde.org]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401918

--- Comment #6 from ***@opayq.com ---
If the user needs to add an IM service not on the list, he should be able to
type the name of the service, e.g. "qq" for QQ, or "telegram" for telegram,
which, when exported as vCard, or updated on the DAV server, other application
should be able to recognize as an IM ID and display accordingly (i.e. use the
vCard impp key, not a kaddressbook specific key). The same way, when using a
vCard with and impp value kaddressbook doesn't recognize, it should still
display it appropriately under Messaging.

There is no way to control how user will input their custom service name, so
different users may use different names for the same service, this is
impossible to avoid, but it might be helped by having most of widely used
services on the drop-down menu, especially if already in other contacts
management apps (e.g. both Android and iOS have QQ in their selection).