may take.
If a variable is not set in
-.B .abook.conf
+.B .abookrc
, a sensible default, as
listed with the description below, will be used.
Comments in
-.B .abook.conf
+.B .abookrc
are on lines beginning with '#'.
.SH VARIABLES
.br
The following numbers are used to represent commonly used \fIfield\fPs:
.br
--1 = disabled
+-1 disabled
.br
- 7 = Home Phone
+phone Home Phone
.br
- 8 = Work Phone
+workphone Work Phone
.br
- 9 = Fax
+fax Fax
.br
-10 = Mobile Phone
+mobile Mobile Phone
.br
-11 = Nick / Alias
+nick Nick / Alias
.br
-12 = URL
+url URL
.br
-13 = Notes
+notes Notes
.TP
\fBextra_alternative\fP=field
\fBaddress_style\fP=[eu|uk|us]
Defines the style of address formatting to be used when exporting as text / printing the database (European, UK, or USA). Default is European ("eu").
+.TP
+\fBuse_ascii_only\fP=[true|false]
+This option allows you to force Abook use only ASCII characters. This option is useful if your terminal doesn't support non-ASCII characters. Default is false.
+
.SH SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE
.nf
emailpos=25
# Field to be used in the extra column
-extra_column=7
+extra_column=phone
# frequently used values:
-# -1 = disabled
-# 7 = Home Phone
-# 8 = Work Phone
-# 9 = Fax
-# 10 = Mobile Phone
-# 11 = Nick / Alias
-# 12 = URL
+# -1 disabled
+# phone Home Phone
+# workphone Work Phone
+# fax Fax
+# mobile Mobile Phone
+# nick Nick / Alias
+# url URL
#
extra_alternative=-1
# address style [eu|us|uk]
address_style=eu
+# use ASCII characters only
+use_ascii_only=false
+
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.br
.B abook
-was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@bigfoot.com>
+was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@users.sourceforge.net>