Readme for EditAB, graphical interface to data
created by SyncAB, part of PilotManager

See CHANGES for changes to the previous release.

See PROBLEMS for known problems, see BUGS for known bugs.

Configuring EditAB:
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In order to find the TkUtil library received with PilotManager,
you need to add the correct path to TkAB.pm right after the
line that reads "Add path here".
You will also make sure that the path to the perl binary in the
first line of EditAB.pl points in the right direction.
If your PilotManager data directory is ~/.pilotmgr then that's all
you have to do, else you will have to modify the two lines in
EditAB.pl right after the line that reads "Modify paths here" and
enter the correct path there.

Running EditAB:
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Running EditAB is quite simple, just start it with ./EditAB.pl.
It features a graphical user interface similar to the AddressBook of
your PalmPilot including the List View.
Choose "File->Load..." to load the data stored by SyncAB, everything
should be self explanatory...
The "search" function only matches lastnames but works also as a find again:
Just press the "Apply" button again to find the next record with matching
lastname.

EditAB accepts the following command-line options:
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  -d   debug mode, print perl runtime warnings to STDERR
       compile-time warnigs are alwas printed
       (There shouldn't be any.)

NOTE:
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The private flag is currently just displayed, but not honoured.
The "Display" menu has currently no effect.

You can change the flag by clicking on the checkbox labeled "Private", if
this is checked (-> pushed in) then the record is marked private, if it's
unchecked then it's not.

The setting will be correctly saved, but hiding private records is not
implemented.


Contact:
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You can contact me by email at bodo@garfield.ping.de or visit my
web site at http://www.ping.de/sites/garfield.

Bodo Bellut, February 1999

