X-Git-Url: https://git.deb.at/w?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=57ba9ca11bea3dee8025694993b8be28e15f9c5f;hb=61b30120c678d8f0c6f7658a59c1b35d815f88bd;hp=095db535242830956de3fd302c7225cd690d6fe5;hpb=5b536f8ab04f16f8383ef01ddec36eae6d272b6f;p=pkg%2Fabook.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 095db53..57ba9ca 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -27,14 +27,43 @@ A: When "To:" or "Cc:" prompt appears press ^t for query. (After query Q: Can I add addresses to the abook addressbook from mutt? -A: Yes, it is possible starting from abook 0.4.15. See --add-email +A: Yes, it is possible starting from abook version 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: No, but there are utilities to convert palm addressbooks to ldif - files. Abook can import ldif files. +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) + +Q: Can I use abook in UTF-8 terminal emulator? + +A: Yes, the version 0.5.2 added a multibyte character support. + + There are currently some issues: + + - Addressbook files must have the same encoding as you use with abook. + If you have used abook previously with ISO-8859-1 encoding you can + convert the addressbook files with iconv(1). For example: + + $ iconv -f ISO-8859-1 -t UTF-8 < ~/.abook/addressbook.old > \ + ~/.abook/addressbook.new + + - Filters will output strings using multibyte representation of the used + locale. This is incorrect for (most of) filters. You can again use + iconv to convert between encodings. Same goes with input filters. If + you use UTF-8 charset the input is expected to be UTF-8 encoded. last update: $Date$