This quick update turned out to take a bit longer than anticipated.
The primary addition is the option to enable "contains" search for names. This was introduced in 2.5 and removed in 2.6 due to the volume of search results often returned. However, enough folks protested so its now an option (which is what I should have done in 2.6 - lesson learned).
I also found and fixed a memory leak during sync which was causing some crashes. Let me know if you used to have sync issues but no longer do with 2.7.
Finally, one of the biggest, perhaps controversial change is the View/Edit features. Per my forum post, there are problems associated with certain services, mainly MobileMe. This service has no concept of a consistent unique identifier, which means that when you click the View/Edit button it would often no longer be there! This is why it would break and give you an error message. However, this works just fine for other services, such as Exchange.
Therefore, I decided to make View/Edit an option that defaults to Off. I couldn't see how I could go backwards and pull it entirely. However, its very confusing for MobileMe users as there is no workaround for this. No unique ID is a killer - at best I could guess based on name but that would fail certain percentage of the time. So, please enable it until you detect its not working. If I have some flash of brilliance and find a way around this, I'll be sure to update the app.
SearchDial
this is the best app and the most we need. just wondering if search the beginning only mode could be added to t9 mode.
thanks
Thanks Derek
The 'begins with' vs 'contains' should work in both T9 mode and regular mode. They are 2 separate options.
are you having issues with searching in T9 mode?
Great app! Saying that I wish the search would include all name fields. I often put in a description like "plumber" in the company field, and it would be great if one could find all "plumbers" in one go when looking for one. Otherwise 5 stars!
Great app for a Treo user like me!
One little bug though:
when I launch SD it shows no keyboard, all I see is the space and Search/Find key. All other keys are missing. When I tap a hidden key, the whole keyboard suddenly appears again.
Using FW 2.1 jailbroken.
1st gen iPhone 8gb
Regards, Vincent
Sorry for the delay here Vincent
This is a bug in the 2.1 firmware. It wasn't in 2.0 and its fixed in 2.2. There isn't much I can do about it.
This is one of the best apps on my iPhone as I have over 3,000 contacts.
I would love to have the ability to search any record ( ie. records without phone, email ). This would allow me to find and edit records which I'm trying to add phone & e-mail.
Keep up the great work!ww