abook FAQ
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+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.
Q: Can I add addresses to the abook addressbook from mutt?
-A: It's not supported directly by abook or mutt. However abook comes with
- mail2abook.py python script which does this. (See the contrib directory)
+A: Yes, it is possible starting from abook 0.4.15. See --add-email
+ command line option and README.
+
+Q: How can I import my abook entries to my PalmOS addressbook?
-Q: Does abook support palm addressbooks?
+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: 2001-03-07 / JH
+last update: $Date$
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