1 .TH ABOOKRC 5 "Jan 2, 2001"
4 \fB$HOME/.abook/abookrc\fP \- configuration file for abook address book program
6 This man page is not up to date with abook version 0.5. See sample.abookrc
7 for abookrc syntax. It can be found on http://abook.sourceforge.net/sample.abookrc .
8 Since the version 0.5.0 abookrc is stored in $HOME/abook/.
10 This manual page documents briefly the
15 is the (optional) configuration file for use with the
20 is stored in a user's $HOME directory. It follows a format of option=value.
21 The following information lists each of these options and the values they
24 If a variable is not set in
26 , a sensible default, as
27 listed with the description below, will be used.
31 are on lines beginning with '#'.
36 \fBautosave\fP=[true|false]
37 Defines whether the addressbook is automatically saved on exit. Default is true.
40 \fBshow_all_emails\fP=[true|false]
41 Defines whether all email addresses for a contact are shown in the main list view. Default is true
45 Defines the screen column on the main list where the email address is to begin. Default is 25.
48 \fBextra_column\fP=field
49 Defines the variable to display in the extra (third) column on the main list. Default is "phone" (Home Phone).
51 The following strings are used to represent commonly used \fIfield\fPs:
70 \fBextra_alternative\fP=field
71 This is an optional setting that allows you to specify an alternative field to be displayed in the extra (third) column if there is no data for the field specified in extra_column for a particular item. The strings for the fields are the same as above. Please note that the data shown where the alternative field has been used will NOT be marked differently in any way from the rest of the extra column. There is no default.
75 Defines the screen column on the main list where the extra field is to begin. Default is 65.
78 \fBmutt_command\fP=command
79 Defines the command to start mutt. Default is "mutt".
82 \fBmutt_return_all_emails\fP=[true|false]
83 Defines whether to return all email addresses matching the search criteria to a mutt query. Default is true.
86 \fBprint_command\fP=command
87 Defines the command to used when printing the addressbook. Default is "lpr".
90 \fBfilesel_sort\fP=[true|false]
91 Defines whether to sort the files in the fileselector in alphabetical order. Default is false.
94 \fBwww_command\fP=command
95 Defines the command used to start the web browser to view a contact's URL. Default is "lynx".
98 \fBaddress_style\fP=[eu|uk|us]
99 Defines the style of address formatting to be used when exporting as text / printing the database (European, UK, or USA). Default is European ("eu").
102 \fBuse_ascii_only\fP=[true|false]
103 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.
105 .SH SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE
108 # sample abook configuration file
111 # Automatically save database on exit
114 # Show all email addresses in list
117 # Screen column for email field to start
120 # Field to be used in the extra column
122 # frequently used values:
125 # workphone Work Phone
127 # mobile Mobile Phone
134 # Screen column for the extra field to start
137 # Command used to start mutt
140 # Return all email addresses to a mutt query
141 mutt_return_all_emails=true
143 # Command used to print
146 # Sort files in fileselector (alphabetic order)
149 # Command used to start the web browser
152 # address style [eu|us|uk]
155 # use ASCII characters only
164 This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk>.
168 was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@users.sourceforge.net>