Bug#889563: linphone: Wrong contact list sort order

[Rob van der Putten]

Hi there


On 04/02/18 18:40, Geert Stappers wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 04, 2018 at 03:52:02PM +0100, Rob van der Putten wrote:
>>
>> Linphone sorts contacts by username (EG: <sip:jdoe at example.org>) as
>> opposed to display_name (EG: "John Doe").
> 
> SIP usernames are global unique, display_names not.
> 
> SIP username is always present, display_name is optional.
> 
> 
>> Below a small patch by a friend which fixes this problem;
> 
> Patch has been seen (at least by me)
> 
> But I don't understand the "problem".  Please elaborate.

In a regular VOIP context, sip usernames usually contain telephone 
numbers, E.G. <sip:1234567 at example.org>. Which makes a sort by username 
rather inconvenient. Esp. in case of large contact lists.


Regards,
Rob