Contacts – Search Box Not Working

Okay, this is a new one on me. Recently I got 3 fatal errors on my Treo 300 when using the search box (bottom middle) on the contacts screen. Now I’m not able to use the box at all.

While at the Contacts screen, I should be able to press any button on my keyboard and the Treo should start narrowing down the list of contacts. After 3 fatal errors in one hour the search box has stopped functioning altogether. I’ve never had this particular malfunction on any of my previous Palm OS PDAs.

The contacts screen will just blink for a split second (giving the impression that it is performing a search) and then the view returns to the full list. The box won’t even register with the letter I’ve typed in from the keyboard. I’ve also tried to do a search via the keyboard option on the drop-down menu. No luck.

I haven’t installed any recent third-party applications, with the exception of SnapperMail, which I’ve been using for about a month, without error. I’ve tried doing a few soft resets to no avail.

Has anyone else encountered this problem? This is a new one for me.

This entry also posted on TreoCentral.com.

One comment

  1. Hi Mr. Landrith,
    I am a Libertarian and have been reading articles on your web site for about a year now and very much enjoy them. You?ve got a great sense of humor so I?d like to share something with you that I wrote the other day.
    Sung to the tune of ?I Am the Walrus?

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Bush is he, as Cheney?s ?we? but they?re not me,
    and we?re not all together.
    See how dodge,
    See how they spin,
    How loud they cry?

    They?re lyin?,
    They?re ly-in.

    Cheney?s got plans for New World Order
    Saddam?s got some weapons,
    He could attack us
    Gotta go stop him now!
    We dropped some bombs and wreaked major chaos
    Can?t find the weapons, gonna make a new lie now!
    We are invaders,
    We are marauders,
    It was illegal
    goo goo g?joob.

    Hey, thanks for the articles and I hope you?ll keep ?em coming.

    Sincerely,
    Margaret heath

    1/29/2004 8:54:00

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