5 files changed, 23 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.cpp b/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.cpp
index 424d52a..09859c2 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,26 @@ KAddressBookView::KAddressBookView( KABC::AddressBook *ab, QWidget *parent,
 
 KAddressBookView::~KAddressBookView()
 {
-  kdDebug(5720) << "KAddressBookView::~KAddressBookView: destroying - "
-                << name() << endl;
+ 
 }
 
+QRegExp KAddressBookView::getRegExp( const QString s )
+{
+    QRegExp re;
+    
+    if ( s.length() == 3  && s.mid(1,1) == "-" ) {
+        QString pattern = "^[" + s.lower() +"]";
+        re.setCaseSensitive(false);
+        re.setPattern( pattern );
+    } else {
+        QString pattern = s.lower()+"*";
+        re.setWildcard(true); // most people understand these better.
+        re.setCaseSensitive(false);
+        re.setPattern( pattern );
+    }
+    return re;
+}
+        
 void KAddressBookView::readConfig( KConfig *config )
 {
   mFieldList = KABC::Field::restoreFields( config, "KABCFields" );
diff --git a/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.h b/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.h
index 8f31910..6bbb9c2 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.h
+++ b/kaddressbook/kaddressbookview.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class QDropEvent;
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 #include <kabc/field.h>
 #include <qwidget.h>
+#include <qregexp.h>
 
 #include "viewconfigurewidget.h"
 #include "filter.h"
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ class KAddressBookView : public QWidget
       around the view (ie: search fields, etc). Do not delete this widget!
      */
     QWidget *viewWidget();
+    QRegExp getRegExp( const QString );
 
   private:
     void initGUI();
diff --git a/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookcardview.cpp b/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookcardview.cpp
index 9d8c5ce..2b40909 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookcardview.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookcardview.cpp
@@ -300,11 +300,7 @@ void KAddressBookCardView::doSearch( const QString&  s,KABC::Field *field  )
         refresh();
         return;
     }  
-    QString pattern = s.lower()+"*";
-    QRegExp re;
-    re.setWildcard(true); // most people understand these better.
-    re.setCaseSensitive(false);
-    re.setPattern( pattern );
+    QRegExp re = getRegExp( s );
     if (!re.isValid())
         return; 
     mCardView->viewport()->setUpdatesEnabled( false );
diff --git a/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookiconview.cpp b/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookiconview.cpp
index fb53215..3bdfd1a 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookiconview.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbookiconview.cpp
@@ -259,11 +259,7 @@ void KAddressBookIconView::doSearch( const QString&  s ,KABC::Field *field )
         refresh();
         return;
     }  
-    QString pattern = s.lower()+"*";
-    QRegExp re;
-    re.setWildcard(true); // most people understand these better.
-    re.setCaseSensitive(false);
-    re.setPattern( pattern );
+    QRegExp re = getRegExp( s );
     if (!re.isValid())
         return; 
     KABC::Addressee::List addresseeList = addressees();
diff --git a/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbooktableview.cpp b/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbooktableview.cpp
index b73ceaa..f4b008c 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbooktableview.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/views/kaddressbooktableview.cpp
@@ -143,11 +143,7 @@ void KAddressBookTableView::doSearch( const QString&  s, KABC::Field *field  )
         refresh();
         return;
     }  
-    QString pattern = s.lower()+"*";
-    QRegExp re;
-    re.setWildcard(true); // most people understand these better.
-    re.setCaseSensitive(false);
-    re.setPattern( pattern );
+    QRegExp re = getRegExp( s );
     if (!re.isValid())
         return; 
     KABC::Addressee::List addresseeList = addressees();