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Thunderbird Contacts CardDAV doesn't support groups/lists
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Description
Nextcloud server version: 24.0.6
Nextcloud Contacts version: 4.2.2
Thunderbird version: 102.3.3
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 21H2 19044.2130
On the documentation page for Thunderbird sync (/user_manual/groupware/sync_thunderbird.rst), the "recommended" method is to use native Thunderbird support for CardDAV contact integration. However, this method does not support contact groups. The option is greyed out:
The only way I have found to accomplish this is by using a plugin like Cardbook.
I wonder why the native method is recommended? At the very least, we should add a note indicating Contact groups are not supported (which, to me, is a significant limitation).
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Research direction
Start with /user_manual/groupware/sync_thunderbird.rst and read the section describing the recommended native Thunderbird CardDAV method. Add a clear note that contact groups are not supported by this method and review the rendered documentation to confirm the limitation is visible to users.
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- Documentation
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