-.TH ABOOKRC 5 "Jun 4, 2003"
+.TH ABOOKRC 5 "Oct 25, 2005"
.nh
.SH NAME
\fB$HOME/.abook/abookrc\fP \- configuration file for abook address book program
.B abookrc
are on lines beginning with '#'.
-.SH VARIABLES
-
-.TP
-\fBautosave\fP=[true|false]
-Defines whether the addressbook is automatically saved on exit. Default is true.
+.SH COMMANDS
.TP
-\fBshow_all_emails\fP=[true|false]
-Defines whether all email addresses for a contact are shown in the main list view. Default is true
+\fBset\fP \fIoption\fP = \fIvalue\fP
.TP
-\fBemailpos\fP=column
-Defines the screen column on the main list where the email address is to begin. Default is 25.
+\fBfield\fP \fIidentifier\fP = \fIhuman_readable_name\fP [ , \fItype\fP ]
+Defines a new custom field. \fItype\fP can be one of 'string' (default)
+, 'emails', 'list', or 'date'.
.TP
-\fBextra_column\fP=field
-Defines the field to display in the extra (third) column on the main list. Default is "phone" (Home Phone).
-.br
-\fIfield\fP can be any of the following:
-.br
--1 disabled
-.br
-phone Home Phone
-.br
-workphone Work Phone
-.br
-fax Fax
+\fBview\fP \fIview name\fP = \fIfield1\fP [ , \fIfield2\fP, ... ]
+Defines a view/tab, with \fIfieldN\fP being the identifier of a field
+declared with the \fBfield\fP command, or the identifier of a standard field.
+.IP
+Standard fields:
.br
-mobile Mobile Phone
+ name, email,
.br
-nick Nickname/Alias
+ address, address2, city, state, zip, country,
.br
-url URL
+ phone, workphone, fax, mobile,
.br
-notes Notes
+ nick, url, notes, anniversary
+.IP
+Note: if you don't define any view, abook will use a default display based
+on the above standard fields.
+
+
+.SH VARIABLES
+
+.TP
+\fBautosave\fP=[true|false]
+Defines whether the addressbook is automatically saved on exit. Default is true.
+
+.TP
+\fBpreserve_fields\fP=[all|standard|none]
+Specifies how fields not declared with the \fBfield\fP command nor in a view
+should be preserved while loading an abook database.
+.RS
+.TP
+.B all
+preserve any completely unknown field.
+.TP
+.B standard
+only preserve the standard fields (see a list in the
+ description of the \fBview\fP command) and the legacy
+ 'custom[1-5]' fields.
+.TP
+.B none
+discards any unknown field.
+.RE
+.IP
+Default is \fIstandard\fP.
.TP
-\fBextra_alternative\fP=field
-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.
+\fBindex_format\fP=format_string
+Defines the way entries are displayed in the main list. This is a string containing field names enclosed between braces, with an optional width limit specified by a number (right alignment if negative) after the field name and a colon, and an arbitrary number of alternative fields (first with non empty content is to be displayed) separated by vertical bars. For instance:
+.RS
+.TP
+\fI{name:22}\fP
+displays the \fIname\fP field with a maximal width of 22 characters.
+.TP
+\fI{phone:-13|workphone|mobile}\fP
+displays (right aligned within a width of 13 characters), either the \fIphone\fP, \fIworkphone\fP or \fImobile\fP field, whichever being the first to be non-empty.
+.RE
+.IP
+Default is \fI" {name:22} {email:40} {phone:12|workphone|mobile}"\fP
.TP
-\fBextrapos\fP=column
-Defines the screen column on the main list where the extra field is to begin. Default is 65.
+\fBshow_all_emails\fP=[true|false]
+Defines whether all email addresses for a contact are shown in the main list view. Default is true.
.TP
-\fBmutt_command\fP=command
-Defines the command to start mutt. Default is "mutt".
+.PD 0
+\fBemailpos\fP
+.TP
+.PD 0
+\fBextra_column\fP
+.TP
+.PD 0
+\fBextra_alternative\fP
+.TP
+.PD
+\fBextrapos\fP
+Obsoleted by \fBindex_format\fP.
.TP
\fBmutt_return_all_emails\fP=[true|false]
\fBsort_field\fP=field
Defines the field to be used by the "sort by field" command. Default is "nick" (Nickname/Alias).
+.TP
+\fBshow_cursor\fP=[true|false]
+Defines if the cursor is visible in main display. Default is false.
+
.SH SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE
.nf
# sample abook configuration file
#
-# Automatically save database on exit
-set autosave=true
+# Declare a few custom fields
+field pager = Pager
+field address_lines = Address, list
+field birthday = Birthday, date
-# Show all email addresses in list
-set show_all_emails=true
+# Define how fields should be displayed in tabs
+view CONTACT = name, email
+view ADDRESS = address_lines, city, state, zip, country
+view PHONE = phone, workphone, pager, mobile, fax
+view OTHER = url, birthday
-# Screen column for email field to start
-set emailpos=25
-# Field to be used in the extra column
-set extra_column=phone
-# frequently used values:
-# -1 disabled
-# phone Home Phone
-# workphone Work Phone
-# fax Fax
-# mobile Mobile Phone
-# nick Nickname/Alias
-# url URL
+# Preserve any unknown field while loading an abook database
+set preserve_fields=all
-#
-set extra_alternative=-1
+# Automatically save database on exit
+set autosave=true
-# Screen column for the extra field to start
-set extrapos=65
+# Format of entries lines in list
+set index_format=" {name:22} {email:40} {phone:12|workphone|mobile}"
+
+# Show all email addresses in list
+set show_all_emails=true
# Command used to start mutt
set mutt_command=mutt
# Command used to start the web browser
set www_command=lynx
-# address style [eu|us|uk]
+# Address style [eu|us|uk]
set address_style=eu
-# use ASCII characters only
+# Use ASCII characters only
set use_ascii_only=false
# Prevent double entry
set add_email_prevent_duplicates=false
-# field to be used with "sort by field" command
+# Field to be used with "sort by field" command
set sort_field=nick
+# Show cursor in main display
+set show_cursor=false
+
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR abook (1).
.br
-.SH AUTHOR
-This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk>.
+.SH AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk> and
+expanded by Cedric Duval <cedricduval@free.fr>.
.br
.B abook
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