Tickets :: Comment on [#7269] Replace categories and groups with tags

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Comment	>> It's already possible to have groups with contacts from different > >> sources, if I'm not wrong, so that argument is moot. I share the > >> concerns with external sources though. OTOH, the groups could > >> probably be mapped to the tags attributes in these cases. > > > > Yes, but if we replace the current contact group implementation with > tags, we won't be able to add contacts from one source to a group > within another without some trickery with the tags - like appending > the source key to the tag. Again, unless I'm missing something which > is entirely possible. :) > > > > The other concern isn't so much contacts from different sources but > knowing exactly which groups/tags a particular source contains. My > thought process is: Individual contacts are tagged, placing them in a > "group". When you browse an individual address book source, to know > what "groups" to display in that source we would need an additional > query to the tag table/backend to find out which contacts in the > current address book are tagged with what. > > > > Another thought, what would happen if you have PERMS_READ on a > source, but want to include a contact from that source in one of your > groups? You would need to tag that contact, but don't have access > to. Another issue is how to deal with sources that multiple people > have PERMS_EDIT on. Tags would have to be per user, since I may not > want a contact in the same group that someone else with access to > that contact does. Again, just my observations, and I may be missing > something here..
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