X-Git-Url: https://git.deb.at/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=82045cb1924b3353b413ead79e43acc4e31eaf51;hb=5d50b3ba7f2e35013e2236219b11fcf75a058770;hp=25ab2f70bc16d8417d7b083a995d8fedf0516584;hpb=ef09307370c849baecece089500b52b54d726397;p=pkg%2Fabook.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 25ab2f7..82045cb 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ abook FAQ ~~~~~~~~~ +Q: Can I recall the old value in editor? + +A: Yes, use up arrow to recall the old value. + + Q: How to query all addresses when I press 'Q' in mutt? A: Type "all" to the prompt. @@ -26,10 +31,26 @@ A: Yes, it is possible starting from abook 0.4.15. See --add-email command line option and README. -Q: Does abook support palm addressbooks? +Q: How can I import my abook entries to my PalmOS addressbook? + +A: Export to palmcsv format, and import from there. Several GUI + applications such as jpilot can do this, but the simplest way is to + use pilot-addresses from the pilot-link package. Just export to + addresses.palmcsv, then run this: + + pilot-addresses -d abook -c abook -r addresses.palmcsv + + This will delete everything in the abook category and replace it with + the latest information from your abook database. By keeping your + abook entries in a separate category, you can continue to add and + modify entries in other categories manually, and pilot-addresses will + not change or delete them. + (This entry was contributed by Jeff Covey) -A: No, but there are utilities to convert palm addressbooks to ldif - files. Abook can import ldif files. +Q: Can I use abook in UTF-8 terminal emulator? +A: Abook itself doesn't currently support UTF-8. You can use luit + (http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/luit/) or screen as a converter. + Luit comes also with recent versions of XFree86. last update: $Date$