121159 - Select multiple Address Books and Print, should this work?

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(MailNews Core :: Address Book, defect)

Description

[Ninoschka Baca]

Trunk build 2002-01-17-03: WinMe

Overview: Should it be possible to select multiple address books and print?

Actual Results: After selecting 2 address books in the directory pane, when the 
File|Print Address Book menu item is selected, it prints the first address book 
selected, and does not print the second.

Expected Results: Should the user be able to print multiple address books? 
a. If Yes, then how should it print? Print the first address book continuously 
and then start a new page for the next address book?
b. If No, then maybe the Print Address Book menu item should be disabled.

Comment 1

[Ninoschka Baca]

Adding jglick to the Cc list for her thoughts.

Comment 2

[jglick]

Depends on how difficult to implement it is. 

I don't think its a priority, so for now i would say No. Lets deal with printing 
One AB first. :-)  Disable Print if multiple AB selected.

And deal with multiple AB print in the future.

Comment 3

[scottputterman]

It probably should be able to.  Right now we should probably disable Print when
more than one is selected.

Comment 4

[Ninoschka Baca]

Logged bug# 122886 to disable the print options when multiple address books are
selected (until this bug is fixed).

Comment 5

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

We no longer allow selecting multiple Address Books in directory pane, which makes this invalid.
Otherwise it would probably be wontfix.

The good news is that you can now select "All Address Books" node in the directory pane, then Print. This will print ALL of your contacts from all ABs in one coherent list. Unfortunately there's no distinction between address books. Guess it suffices as a paper backup to guard against computer breakdown ;)