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 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.
@@ -22,14 +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: 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 version 0.4.15. See --add-email
+   command line option and README.
+
+
+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)
+
+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:
 
-Q: Does abook support palm addressbooks?
+     $ iconv -f ISO-8859-1 -t UTF-8 < ~/.abook/addressbook.old > \
+     ~/.abook/addressbook.new
 
-A: No, but there are utilities to convert palm addressbooks to ldif
-   files. Abook can import ldif files.
+   - 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.
 
 
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