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BBDB </h1> + +<p><b>BBDB</b> is a rolodex-like database program for GNU Emacs. <b>BBDB</b> stands +for <b><i>Insidious Big Brother Database</i></b>, and is not, repeat, <em>not</em> an +obscure reference to the Buck Rogers TV series. +</p> +<p>It provides the following features: +</p> +<ul> +<li> +Integration with mail and news readers, with little or no +interaction by the user: + +<ul> +<li> +easy (or automatic) display of the record corresponding to the sender of +the current message; + +</li><li> +automatic creation of records based on the contents of the current +message; + +</li><li> +automatic addition of data to arbitrary fields of the record +corresponding to the sender of the current message. +</li></ul> + +</li><li> +Listing all records which match a regular expression; + +</li><li> +Listing all records which match a regular expression in a particular +field (<samp>`company'</samp> or <samp>`notes,'</samp> for example); +</li></ul> + +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC2">1.1 Installation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC28">1.2 The <b>BBDB</b></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Overview +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC33">1.3 BBDB Mode</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC36">1.4 Interfaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Interfaces to various readers +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC41">1.5 Reader-specific Features</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Features only available to specific readers +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC53">1.6 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with other packages</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Using the BBDB with other packages +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC58">1.7 Options</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC62">1.8 Utilities</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC67">1.9 Internals</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> BBDB Internals +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC75">1.10 Mailing Lists</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> The BBDB mailing lists +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC76">1.11 Changes in this Version</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> New in this version +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC81">1.12 The Latest Version</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Where to Get It +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC82">1.13 The Future</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Known Bugs, the TODO list and EOL statements +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC89">1.14 Thanks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> to the Ministry of Bugs +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93">Concept Index</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_3.html#SEC94">Variable Index</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> + --- The Detailed Node Listing --- + +Installation + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC3">1.1.1 General Prerequisites</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> General <b>BBDB</b> requirements +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +File Installation +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC4">1.1.2 Normal User Installation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> "Normal" Installations +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC10">1.1.3 XEmacs Package Installation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Installing as an XEmacs package +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Initial Configuration +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC13">1.1.4 Initial Configuration</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> How to initially set up the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Manual initialization + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC19">1.1.4.1 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Gnus</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC20">1.1.4.2 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for MH-E</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC21">1.1.4.3 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for RMAIL</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC22">1.1.4.4 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Sendmail</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC23">1.1.4.5 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for VM</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Other packages: + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC24">1.1.4.6 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Message mode</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC25">1.1.4.7 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Reportmail</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC26">1.1.4.8 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Supercite</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC27">1.1.4.9 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Web Browsers</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +The <b>BBDB</b> + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Description of database fields +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC30">1.2.2 Basic searching commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Basic database searching commands +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC31">1.2.3 Advanced searching commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Advanced database searching commands +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC32">1.2.4 Manual record addition</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Adding records by hand +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Interfaces + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC37">1.4.1 Mail Reading Interfaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC38">1.4.2 News Reading Interfaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Reader-specific Features + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC42">1.5.1 Gnus-specific Features</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC48">1.5.2 VM-specific features</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> VM-specific Features +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Gnus-specific Features + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43">1.5.1.1 Scoring</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Store score adjustments in the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC44">1.5.1.2 Gnus Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <b>BBDB</b> information in the Summary buffer +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <b>BBDB</b> information in the Subject List +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +VM-specific features + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC49">1.5.2.1 VM Message Summary Enhancements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <b>BBDB</b> information in message summary +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Using the <b>BBDB</b> with other packages + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC54">1.6.1 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Message Mode</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC55">1.6.2 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Reportmail</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC56">1.6.3 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Supercite</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC57">1.6.4 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Web Browsers</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Options + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Utilities + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC63">1.8.1 <code>bbdb-ftp</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Storing FTP sites in the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Print the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC65">1.8.3 <code>bbdb-snarf</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Record generation from raw text +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC66">1.8.4 <code>bbdb-srv</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> External control of the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Changes in this Version + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC77">1.11.1 Major Changes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Major changes in this version +</td></tr> 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</a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.1.1 General Prerequisites </h3> + +<p>Various parts of the <b>BBDB</b> require extra packages to be available +that are not part of the <b>BBDB</b> distribution. Please note that with +one exception no extra packages (beyond those which ship with both GNU +Emacs and XEmacs) are required for the use of <b>BBDB</b> core +functionality.<a name="DOCF1" href="bbdb_fot.html#FOOT1">(1)</a> This one exception +applies to XEmacs 20.5 users - the <code>xemacs-base</code> package must be +installed for the correct operation of the core <b>BBDB</b> functionality. +The table below lists the requirements of the various portions of the +<b>BBDB</b>. Please note that the absence of any of the below optional +packages will not affect core <b>BBDB</b> functionality. +</p> +<table> +<tr><td> <br><p> BBDB file +</p></td><td> <br><p> Package needed +</p></td><td> <br><p> GNU 19.34 +</p></td><td> <br><p> GNU 20.2 +</p></td><td><p> XEmacs<br> </p><p align="center"> >=20.4 +</p></td><td><p> XEmacs<br> </p><p align="center"> 20.5 +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-ftp</code> +</p></td><td><p> EFS or <br> Ange-FTP +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> P +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-gnus</code> +</p></td><td><p> Gnus[1] +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> P +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-mhe</code> +</p></td><td><p> MH-E +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> P +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-reportmail</code> +</p></td><td><p> Reportmail +</p></td><td> +</td><td> +</td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> P[2] +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-sc</code> +</p></td><td><p> Supercite +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> +</td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> P +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-srv</code> +</p></td><td><p> <code>gnuserv</code> and <br> <code>itimer</code> +</p></td><td> +</td><td> +</td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-vm</code> +</p></td><td><p> VM[4] +</p></td><td> +</td><td> +</td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> P +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb-w3</code> +</p></td><td><p> <code>browse-url</code> +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> B +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> P[3] +</p></td></tr> +</table> + +<br> + +<p><b>NOTES:</b> +</p><ol> +<li> +The old GNUS mail/newsreader should still work. Please keep in mind +that you have a relatively recent Emacs (GNU 19.34 or later, XEmacs +19.15 or later), you are probably using Gnus. +</li><li> +As of this writing, Reportmail is available as +part of the <code>edit-utils</code> package. +</li><li> +As of this writing, <code>browse-url</code> is +available as part of the <code>mail-lib</code> package. +</li><li> +The source release of VM is currently required due to the use of macros +from the VM codebase in <b>BBDB</b>'s VM integration. +</li></ol> + +<p>Please also note that the XEmacs package locations are as of this +writing. As the XEmacs 20.5 package system is still in development, the +locations may change without warning. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Normal-User"></a> +<a name="SEC4"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC3" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC10" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC2" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.1.2 Normal User Installation </h3> + +<a name="SEC5"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Configuring the compilation process </h3> + +<p>First of all, you should run the <code>configure</code> script at the toplevel +of the distribution. This script will perform a number of checks on +your system and generate the <tt>`Makefile'</tt>'s accordingly. +</p> +<p>The <code>configure</code> script also comes with a number of options that +lets you customize the compilation process. These options are described +below where appropriate. +</p> +<a name="SEC6"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Byte Compiling the Lisp files </h3> + +<p>First, you need to byte-compile the appropriate <b>BBDB</b> Lisp files. +While this is in theory an optional step, it is virtually required in +practice due to speed reasons. +</p> +<p>In order to byte-compile the lisp files, an Emacs of some sort must be +used. By default (at <code>configure</code> time), <code>emacs</code> and +<code>xemacs</code> will be tried in that order. If you want to use a special +Emacs flavor (or if you want to use <code>xemacs</code> at the first place), +you should pass the <code>--with-emacs=PROG</code> option to <code>configure</code>. +</p> +<p>In order to successfully compile the <b>BBDB</b>, the build process also +needs to know the location of the various optional packages. If the +directories containing these optional packages are in the default Emacs +search path (the <code>load-path</code> variable), no other changes need be +made for the build process to complete successfully. +</p> +<p>If the optional packages are not in the default search path, the build +process will not find them unless explicitly told of their location(s). +To tell the build process where to find Gnus, MH-E, and/or VM, use the +<code>configure</code> options <code>--with-gnus-dir=DIR</code>, +<code>--with-mhe-dir=DIR</code>, and/or <code>--with-vm-dir=DIR</code> variables +respectively. To tell the build process where to find any other +package(s), pass the directories containing the lisp files for the +package(s) to the <code>configure</code> option <code>--with-other-dirs=DIRS</code>. +If multiple directories are to be added, they should be separated by +spaces or colons, and should <b>not</b> be quoted. For example, to +add the <tt>`/p/local/elisp/footnote'</tt> and <tt>`/p/local/elisp/sc'</tt> +directories, call the <code>configure</code> script as follows: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"> <code>configure --with-other-dirs=/p/local/elisp/footnote:/p/local/elisp/sc</code> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>After configuring, run one of the following commands: +</p> + +<p>You can also combine the above <code>make</code> commands. For example, to +build the <b>BBDB</b> with support for <code>Gnus</code> and <code>VM</code>, you can +do so by typing: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">make gnus vm +</pre></td></tr></table> +<a name="SEC7"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Moving the files to their final destination </h3> + +<a name="SEC8"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Lisp files </h4> + +<p>As stated above, the <tt>`lisp'</tt> subdirectory contains the Emacs Lisp source +files for the <b>BBDB</b>. Therefore, these files must be in the Emacs +<code>load-path</code>. There are several ways of doing this, three of which are +described below: +</p> +<ul> +<li> +Add the <tt>`lisp'</tt> directory from the source distribution to the +<code>load-path</code>. This will allow you to run the <b>BBDB</b> in-place. This +method is recommended for normal users or <b>BBDB</b> developers, especially if +disk usage is an issue. It is <b>not</b> recommended for site-wide +installations. + +</li><li> +Link the <tt>`lisp'</tt> directory into your <tt>`site-lisp'</tt> directory. This is +for a site-wide installation, but it is subject to the following caveat. If you +link the <tt>`lisp'</tt> directory into <tt>`site-lisp'</tt>, you will make life more +difficult for yourself down the road, as you will not be able to make changes to +the source directory (new versions, patches, etc) without having an effect on +other users who now depend on it. This directory will automatically be added to +the <code>load-path</code> when Emacs starts. + +</li><li> +Make a directory whose sole purpose in life is containing the production copies +of the <b>BBDB</b> source and byte-compiled source files. Either put this +directory under <tt>`site-lisp'</tt> (or put it somewhere else and link it into +<tt>`site-lisp'</tt>). This directory will automatically be added to the +<code>load-path</code> when Emacs starts. This is the best of the three listed here, +as it allows for a degree of separation between the (possibly changing) source +tree and the production code. +</li></ul> + + +<a name="SEC9"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> texinfo files </h4> + +<p>The <tt>`bbdb.info'</tt> file in this directory contains the documentation +for the <b>BBDB</b>. This file should either be linked or copied to a +directory on the default path for the <code>info</code> program or listed in +the <code>INFOPATH</code> environment variable. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="XEmacs-Package"></a> +<a name="SEC10"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC4" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC2" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.1.3 XEmacs Package Installation </h3> + + +<p><b>NOTE:</b> XEmacs packages are currently supported only under XEmacs +versions after and including 20.5. If you are not running such a version +of XEmacs, you should install the <b>BBDB</b> according to the instructions +in <a href="#SEC4">Normal User Installation</a>. +</p> +<a name="SEC11"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Configuring / Byte Compiling </h3> + +<p>The configuration and byte-compilation procedures are the same as in the +Normal User installation. See <a href="#SEC4">Normal User Installation</a>. +</p> +<a name="SEC12"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Moving the files to their final destination </h3> + +<p>Support is provided for the automatic installation of the <b>BBDB</b> in an +XEmacs package directory. The following <code>configure</code> options are +available for you: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <b><code>--with-package-dir=DIR</code></b></dt> +<dd><p>This option sets the root of the XEmacs package directory. By default, +<tt>`/usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-packages'</tt> is used. +</p></dd> +<dt> <b><code>--with-symlinks</code></b></dt> +<dd><p>If this option is used, the installation will be done by making symbolic +links to the sources instead of copying the files. +</p></dd> +<dt> <b><code>--with-linkpath=PATH</code></b></dt> +<dd><p>Without this option, the installation process uses the output of +<code>pwd</code> to determine the current directory. If something else should +be used, you should provide an alternate name for the BBDB toplevel +directory by using <code>--with-linkpath</code>. If, for example, <code>pwd</code> +returns <tt>`/p/local/elisp/bbdb'</tt>, but you prefer to use +<tt>`/usr/local/elisp/bbdb/...'</tt> for the links, usr this: +<code>configure --with-linkpath=/usr/local/elisp/bbdb</code>. This option is +ignored if <code>--with-symlinks</code> is not used. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<p>To perform the (un)installation, use the command <code>make (un)install-pkg</code>. +This will compile the <tt>`lisp/auto-autoloads.el'</tt> file and will +install the appropriate files to the appropriate places. The final +installation tree will take the following form: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>$(PACKAGEDIR)/</code></dt> +<dd><dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>lisp/</code></dt> +<dd><dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb/</code></dt> +<dd><p> <i><b>BBDB</b> lisp source files. This directory contains a copy of all +<code>.el</code> and <code>.elc</code> files from the <tt>`lisp'</tt> source directory, +or is a symbolic link to it.</i> +</p></dd> +</dl> +</dd> +<dt> <code>info/</code></dt> +<dd><dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb.info*</code></dt> +<dd><p> <i><b>BBDB</b> documentation files. These are either copies of the info +files from the <tt>`texinfo'</tt> source directory, or are symbolic links to +them.</i> +</p></dd> +</dl> +</dd> +<dt> <code>etc/</code></dt> +<dd><dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb/</code></dt> +<dd><dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>tex/</code></dt> +<dd><p> <i><b>BBDB</b> support files for bbdb-print. This directory contains a +copy of the appropriate files from the <tt>`tex'</tt> source directory, or +is a symbolic link to it.</i> +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>utils/</code></dt> +<dd><p> <i><b>BBDB</b> miscellaneous utilities. This directory contains a copy +of the appropriate files from the <tt>`utils'</tt> source directory, or is a +symbolic link to it.</i> +</p></dd> +</dl> +</dd> +</dl> +</dd> +</dl> +</dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Initial-Configuration"></a> +<a name="SEC13"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC10" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC19" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC2" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.1.4 Initial Configuration </h3> + +<p>The simplest way to configure the <b>BBDB</b> is to include the following +forms in your Emacs configuration file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"><code>(require 'bbdb)</code> +<code>(bbdb-initialize)</code> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><b>Note:</b> The forms above replace the autoloads needed for previous +versions of the <b>BBDB</b>. +</p> +<p>This will set up the <b>BBDB</b> for basic querying and record manipulation +(the Core Functionality referred to in the Prerequisites section). It +will not enable any of the mailreader-, newsreader- or other +package-specific <b>BBDB</b> features. To enable some or all of these +features, the <code>(bbdb-initialize)</code> form can be enable as shown +below. Alternatively, the features can be enabled manually as described +in the following sections. +</p> +<a name="SEC14"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Modifying <code>(bbdb-initialize)</code> </h3> + +<p>The <code>bbdb-initialize</code> function can be used to enable the various +package-specific <b>BBDB</b> functions. This feature activation is +accomplished through the passing of symbols which tell the function +which features to activate. These symbols are outlined below and in the +Emacs documentation for the <code>bbdb-initialize</code><a name="DOCF2" href="bbdb_fot.html#FOOT2">(2)</a> +</p> +<a name="SEC15"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Initialization symbols for mail and news readers </h4> + +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>gnus</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for Gnus<a name="DOCF3" href="bbdb_fot.html#FOOT3">(3)</a>. If you pass the <code>gnus</code> symbol, you should + probably also pass the <code>message</code> symbol. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>mh-e</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for the MH-E mail reader. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>rmail</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for the RMAIL mail reader. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>sendmail</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for sendmail (<kbd>M-x mail</kbd>) +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>vm</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for the VM mail reader.<a name="DOCF4" href="bbdb_fot.html#FOOT4">(4)</a> +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<a name="SEC16"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Initialization symbols for other packages </h4> + +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>message</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for Message mode (the mail composition program + included with Gnus). +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>reportmail</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for the Reportmail mail notification package. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>sc</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for the Supercite message citation package. + Additional initialization is required for Supercite to work with the + <b>BBDB</b>. See section <a href="#SEC26">Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Supercite</a>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>w3</code></dt> +<dd><p> Initialize support for Web browsers. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<a name="SEC17"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Initialization example </h4> + +<p>To initialize support for Gnus 5.5, Message mode, Supercite, and Web +browsers, the following forms would be used: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(require 'bbdb) +(bbdb-initialize 'gnus 'message 'sc 'w3) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<a name="SEC18"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Manual initialization </h4> + +<p>If your initialization needs exceed those provided by +<code>bbdb-initialize</code>, refer to the following sections for a +description of the procedures necessary for enabling <b>BBDB</b> support +for the packages listed above. The procedures described are the same as +those carried out by the <code>bbdb-initialize</code> function when passed the +appropriate symbols. That is, the procedure listed in the RMAIL Prep +section below is the same as than executed by <code>bbdb-initialize</code> +when the <code>rmail</code> symbol is passed. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<p>Mail and News readers: +</p> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC19">1.1.4.1 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Gnus</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC20">1.1.4.2 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for MH-E</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC21">1.1.4.3 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for RMAIL</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC22">1.1.4.4 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Sendmail</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC23">1.1.4.5 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for VM</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> +Other packages: + +</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC24">1.1.4.6 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Message mode</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC25">1.1.4.7 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Reportmail</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC26">1.1.4.8 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Supercite</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC27">1.1.4.9 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Web Browsers</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Gnus-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC19"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC20" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.1 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Gnus </h4> + +<p>To take advantage of the <b>Gnus</b> features of the <b>BBDB</b>, add one of +the following forms to your Emacs configuration file: +</p> + +<p>For Gnus 3.14 or older: +</p> +<p><code>(add-hook 'gnus-Startup-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-gnus)</code> +</p> + +<p>For Gnus 3.15 or newer: +</p> +<p><code>(add-hook 'gnus-startup-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-gnus)</code> +</p> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-gnus</code> adds bindings for the default keys to +<b>Gnus</b> and configures <b>Gnus</b> to notify the <b>BBDB</b> when new +messages are loaded. This notification is required if the <b>BBDB</b> is +to be able to display <b>BBDB</b> entries for messages displayed in +<b>Gnus</b>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="MH_002dE-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC20"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC19" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC21" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.2 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for MH-E </h4> + +<p>To take advantage of the <b>MH-E</b> features of the <b>BBDB</b>, add the +following form to your Emacs configuration file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(add-hook 'mh-folder-mode-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-mh) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-mh</code> adds bindings for the default keys to +<b>MH-E</b> and configures <b>MH-E</b> to notify the <b>BBDB</b> when new +messages are loaded. This notification is required if the <b>BBDB</b> is +to be able to display <b>BBDB</b> entries for messages displayed in +<b>MH-E</b>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="RMAIL-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC21"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC20" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC22" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.3 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for RMAIL </h4> + +<p>To take advantage of the <b>RMAIL</b> features of the <b>BBDB</b>, add the +following form to your Emacs configuration file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-rmail) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-rmail</code> adds bindings for the default keys to +<b>RMAIL</b> and configures <b>RMAIL</b> to notify the <b>BBDB</b> when new +messages are loaded. This notification is required if the <b>BBDB</b> is +to be able to display <b>BBDB</b> entries for messages displayed in +<b>RMAIL</b>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Sendmail-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC22"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC21" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC23" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.4 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Sendmail </h4> + +<p>To take advantage of send-mail-mode (the one invoked with <code>M-x +mail</code>) features of the <b>BBDB</b>, add the following form to your Emacs +configuration file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(add-hook 'mail-setup-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-sendmail) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-sendmail</code> enables auto-completion in +send-mail-mode. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="VM-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC23"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC22" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC24" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.5 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for VM </h4> + +<p>To take advantage of the <b>VM</b> features of the <b>BBDB</b>, either add +<code>'vm</code> to the parameters of the <code>(bbdb-initialize)</code> form, or +add the following form to your <tt>`~/.vm'</tt> file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"><code>(bbdb-insinuate-vm)</code> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-vm</code> adds bindings for the default keys to <b>VM</b> +and configures <b>VM</b> to notify the <b>BBDB</b> when new messages are +loaded. This notification is required if the <b>BBDB</b> is to be able to +display <b>BBDB</b> entries for messages displayed in <b>VM</b>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Message-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC24"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC23" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC25" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.6 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Message mode </h4> + +<p>To allow the <b>BBDB</b> to be used in Message mode, add the following form +to your Emacs initialization file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"><code>(bbdb-insinuate-message)</code> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-message</code> adds a binding for <kbd>M-TAB</kbd> to Message +mode. This will enable completion of addressees based on <b>BBDB</b> +records. See <a href="#SEC54">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Message Mode</a> for more details on the operation +of Message mode <b>BBDB</b> record completion. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Reportmail-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC25"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC24" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC26" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.7 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Reportmail </h4> + +<p>To allow the Reportmail package to report information from <b>BBDB</b> +records for new mail, add the following form to your Emacs +initialization file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"><code>(bbdb-insinuate-reportmail)</code> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-reportmail</code> adds to the +<code>display-time-get-field</code> function to allow access to <b>BBDB</b> +records during new mail information display. See <a href="#SEC55">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Reportmail</a> +for more details on the operation of Reportmail with the <b>BBDB</b>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Supercite-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC26"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC25" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC27" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.8 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Supercite </h4> + +<p>To allow the <b>BBDB</b> to assist in the storage of Supercite citations, +add the following form to your Emacs initialization file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"><code>(bbdb-insinuate-sc)</code> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-sc</code> adds <b>BBDB</b> functions to two Supercite hooks +- <code>sc-post-hook</code> and <code>sc-attribs-postselect-hook</code>. See +<a href="#SEC56">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Supercite</a> for more details on the operation of Supercite +citation management using the <b>BBDB</b>. +</p> +<p>Three other Supercite variables must be set/modified to allow the +<b>BBDB</b> to work with it. These variables are not automatically set as +it would be impossible to reliably set them without interfering with +other user customizations. The modifications are: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>sc-preferred-attribution-list</code></dt> +<dd><p><code>"sc-consult"</code> should be added to the list. An example +configuration is: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(setq sc-preferred-attribution-list + '("sc-lastchoice" "x-attribution" "sc-consult" + "initials" "firstname" "lastname")) +</pre></td></tr></table> +</dd> +<dt> <code>sc-attrib-selection-list</code></dt> +<dd><p>The following form should be added to <code>sc-attrib-selection-list</code>: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"> '(("sc-from-address" + ((".*" . (bbdb/sc-consult-attr + (sc-mail-field "sc-from-address")))))) +</pre></td></tr></table> +</dd> +<dt> <code>sc-mail-glom-frame</code></dt> +<dd><p>The following form should be added to <code>sc-mail-glom-frame</code>, to +allow the retrieval of the name of a person who is a) in the <b>BBDB</b> +and b) has only included their net address in the message in question. +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"> ("^$" (progn (bbdb/sc-default) + (list 'abort '(step . 0)))) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>An example configuration is as follows: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"><code>(setq sc-mail-glom-frame</code> +<code> '((begin (setq sc-mail-headers-start (point)))</code> +<code> ("^x-attribution:[ \t]+.*$" (sc-mail-fetch-field t) nil t)</code> +<code> ("^\\S +:.*$" (sc-mail-fetch-field) nil t)</code> +<code> ("^$" (progn (bbdb/sc-default)</code> +<code> (list 'abort '(step . 0))))</code> +<code> ("^[ \t]+" (sc-mail-append-field))</code> +<code> (sc-mail-warn-if-non-rfc822-p (sc-mail-error-in-mail-field))</code> +<code> (end (setq sc-mail-headers-end (point)))))</code> +</pre></td></tr></table></dd> +</dl> + +<p>The above is also documented in <tt>`bbdb-sc.el'</tt>. The +<code>bbdb/sc-setup-variables</code> function has been provided as an example for +Supercite variable initialization. Please note that while +<code>bbdb/sc-setup-variables</code> makes every attempt to safely configure +the Supercite variables, it will not always work. Specifically, the +variables <code>sc-attrib-selection-list</code> and <code>sc-mail-glom-frame</code> +will not be overridden if they have already been defined. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Web-Browser-Prep"></a> +<a name="SEC27"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC26" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC28" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC13" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.1.4.9 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Web Browsers </h4> + +<p>To allow URLs to be added to <b>BBDB</b> records, add the following form to +your Emacs initialization file: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"><code>(bbdb-insinuate-w3)</code> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><code>bbdb-insinuate-w3</code> adds the definition of <kbd>:</kbd> to the W3 +keymap. +</p> +<p>The other <code>bbdb-w3</code> functions, specifically the passing of URLs +from <b>BBDB</b> records to Web browsers, do not require initialization +within the <b>BBDB</b>. They do, however, require the configuration of the +<code>browse-url</code> package so it knows to which Web browser URLs are to +be passed. For more details on the operation of <code>bbdb-w3</code>, see +<a href="#SEC57">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Web Browsers</a>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="The-BBDB"></a> +<a name="SEC28"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC27" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC29" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.2 The <b>BBDB</b> </h2> + +<p>This section discusses the basics of the <b>BBDB</b> - an overview of the +database's layout, and a discussion of the basic <b>BBDB</b> manipulation +commands. +</p> +<p>The database itself lives in a file which is named by the variable +<code>bbdb-file</code>. If this variable is not set, the database is assumed +to be in <tt>`~/.bbdb'</tt>. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Description of database fields +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC30">1.2.2 Basic searching commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Basic database searching commands +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC31">1.2.3 Advanced searching commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Advanced database searching commands +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC32">1.2.4 Manual record addition</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Adding records by hand +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Database-Fields"></a> +<a name="SEC29"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC28" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC30" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC28" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.2.1 Database Fields </h3> + +<p>The database is organized as a set of records, where each record +corresponds to one person or organization. Each record has several +fields, and each field is of one of several types. Below, the built-in +types are listed, followed by a description of how and why some types +can be used more than once in a single record: +<a name="IDX1"></a> +</p> +<table> +<tr><td><p> Type +</p></td><td><p> Description +</p></td><td><p> Notes +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>name</code> +</p></td><td><p> The name of this person, or none if the record corresponds to an +organization. +</p></td><td><p> Single value, single instance. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>company</code> +</p></td><td><p> The name of this person's organization, or none. +</p></td><td><p> Single value, single instance. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>AKA</code> +</p></td><td><p> A list of other names for this person. +</p></td><td><p> Multiple values through commas. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>net</code> +</p></td><td><p> A list of this person's network addresses. +</p></td><td><p> Multiple values through commas. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>address</code> +</p></td><td><p> A list of postal (physical) addresses for this person. +</p></td><td><p> Multiple values through multiple occurences. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>phone</code> +</p></td><td><p> A list of telephone numbers for this person. +</p></td><td><p> Multiple values through multiple occurences. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>notes</code> +</p></td><td><p> Random commentary. +</p></td><td><p> Multiple values through multiple occurences. +</p> +</td></tr> +</table> + +<p>The field types listed above can be classified into four categories, as +indicated by the comments in the `Notes' column. +</p> +<p>Field types marked as "Single value, single occurrence" may only occur +once per record. Each occurrence can only have a single value. For +example, there will be only one field of type <code>name</code> in a record. +It will be named <code>name</code>, and will contain a single value (the +person's name). +</p> +<p>The types marked as "Multiple values through commas" are essentially the +same as the single value, single occurrence field types, but with one +crucial difference: they can contain multiple values in the form of a +comma-separated list. So, for example, while a <code>name</code> field with a +value of "foo, bar" would be treated as if it contained the single value +"foo, bar", a <code>net</code> field with the same data would be thought of as +having two separate values - "foo" and "bar". As in the single +occurrence, single value field types, there will be only one occurrence +of each "Multiple values through commas" field type, and the occurrence +will have the same name as the type. +</p> +<p>The "Multiple values through multiple occurrences" field type is the +most flexible of the four listed here. There can be multiple +occurrences of each type. This type necessarily does not have the name +restriction imposed by the previous two types. For example, there can +be multiple fields of the <code>address</code> type, none of which have to be +named <code>address</code>. One could be named <code>home</code>, and the other +could be named <code>work</code>. +</p> +<p>Special properties of the <code>notes</code> field type: All user-defined +fields that don't fit into the other predefined field types +(<code>name</code>, <code>company</code>, <code>AKA</code>, <code>net</code>, <code>address</code>, +and <code>phone</code>) will be created as a <code>notes</code>-type field. In +addition, several of the user-defined field names are "special". That +is, the <b>BBDB</b> treats the values of these "special" fields differently +than it does other user-defined fields. The "special" fields are: +</p> +<a name="IDX2"></a> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>attribution</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX3"></a> +<p><i>(Available only when the Supercite-specific <b>BBDB</b> functions have been +enabled)</i> Used for the storage of Supercite attributions. For initialization +details, see <a href="#SEC26">Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Supercite</a>. For usage details, see <a href="#SEC56">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Supercite</a>. The field used can be changed by changing the value of +<code>bbdb/sc-attribution-field</code>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>aka</code></dt> +<dd><p>Used to store non-primary names associated with a given record. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>face</code></dt> +<dd><p><i>(XEmacs only)</i> Used for the storage of image data. This data is to be +in the format output by <code>compface</code>, and commonly found in +<code>X-Face:</code> headers in messages. If face support has been compiled +into XEmacs, the image contained in the <code>face</code> header will be +displayed when the record is viewed. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>finger-host</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX4"></a> +<p>Address used in place of the listed net address for fingering the entity +indicated by the record. See section <a href="#SEC33">BBDB Mode</a>. The field used can be changed by +changing the value of <code>bbdb-finger-host-field</code>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>gnus-score</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX5"></a> +<p><b>Gnus</b> scoring adjustment for this person. For initialization details, see +<a href="#SEC19">Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Gnus</a>. For usage details, see <a href="#SEC42">Gnus-specific Features</a>. The field used +can be changed by changing the value of <code>bbdb/gnus-score-field</code>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>mail-alias</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX6"></a> +<p>Value used instead of <code>name</code> for completion. See section <a href="#SEC39">Mail Sending Interfaces</a>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>mail-name</code></dt> +<dd><p><i>(Available only when the Reportmail-specific <b>BBDB</b> functions have been +enabled)</i> Used for the storage of non-default names to be used in the +reporting of new mail by Reportmail. For initialization details, +see <a href="#SEC25">Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Reportmail</a>. For usage details, see <a href="#SEC55">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Reportmail</a>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>mark-char</code></dt> +<dd><p>The field containing the character to be used for marking a given poster +in the Gnus Summary Buffer. For usage details, see <a href="#SEC44">Gnus Summary Buffer Enhancements</a>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>tex-name</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX7"></a> +<a name="IDX8"></a> +<p>The value of this field is used in place of the <code>name</code> field when +printing the database using <code>bbdb-print</code>. See section <a href="#SEC64"><code>bbdb-print</code></a>. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>www</code></dt> +<dd><p>This field contains the URL associated with the <b>BBDB</b> record. Common uses +are with <code>bbdb-snarf</code> (see section <a href="#SEC65"><code>bbdb-snarf</code></a>) and the <b>BBDB</b>/Web Browser +functionality (for initialization details, see <a href="#SEC27">Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Web Browsers</a>. For +usage details, see <a href="#SEC57">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Web Browsers</a>). +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Basic-Searching"></a> +<a name="SEC30"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC29" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC31" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC28" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.2.2 Basic searching commands </h3> + +<p>You can list the contents of the database with the command +<kbd>M-x bbdb</kbd>. You will be prompted for a regular expression, and all +records which match that regexp in the name, company, network address, +or any notes fields will be displayed. +<a name="IDX9"></a> +<a name="IDX10"></a> +<a name="IDX11"></a> +<a name="IDX12"></a> +<a name="IDX13"></a> +<a name="IDX14"></a> +</p> +<p>A narrower search may be made by using the commands <kbd>bbdb-name</kbd>, +<kbd>bbdb-company,</kbd> <kbd>bbdb-net,</kbd> or <kbd>bbdb-notes</kbd>. These commands +limit their searches to the name, company, email address, and notes +fields, respectively. If these commands are given a prefix argument, +the listing displayed will be one line per entry; otherwise, the full +database entry will be shown on multiple lines. +</p> +<p>The functions described above are predefined to certain keys in the +<code>*BBDB*</code> buffer. See section <a href="#SEC33">BBDB Mode</a>. for more details. +</p> +<a name="IDX15"></a> +<p>The <code>bbdb-notes</code> command will prompt for the notes field to search +(<kbd>RET</kbd> for all). In this way you can limit your searches to the +contents of one particular user-defined notes field. (You can add +user-defined fields with the <code>bbdb-insert-new-field</code> command; +See section <a href="#SEC33">BBDB Mode</a>.) +</p> +<a name="IDX16"></a> +<a name="IDX17"></a> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Advanced-Searching"></a> +<a name="SEC31"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC30" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC32" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC28" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.2.3 Advanced searching commands </h3> + +<p>The following functions can be used to search for records based on +creation and/or modification dates. These functions will match records +that have <code>timestamp</code> and/or <code>creation-date</code> fields (as +appropriate. See section <a href="#SEC61">Predefined Hooks</a>. for more information on these +fields, which are created by default. +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dd><a name="IDX18"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-timestamp-older</code></dt> +<dd><p>Display all records modified before a given date. If this function is +called interactively, it will prompt for a date. If it is being called +non-interactively, the date should be provided as a string in +<samp>`yyyy-mm-dd'</samp> format. +</p> +<a name="IDX19"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-timestamp-newer</code></dt> +<dd><p>Display all records modified after a given date. If this function is +called interactively, it will prompt for a date. If it is being called +non-interactively, the date should be provided as a string in +<samp>`yyyy-mm-dd'</samp> format. +</p> +<a name="IDX20"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-creation-older</code></dt> +<dd><p>Display all records created before a given date. If this function is +called interactively, it will prompt for a date. If it is being called +non-interactively, the date should be provided as a string in +<samp>`yyyy-mm-dd'</samp> format. +</p> +<a name="IDX21"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-creation-newer</code></dt> +<dd><p>Display all records created after a given date. If this function is +called interactively, it will prompt for a date. If it is being called +non-interactively, the date should be provided as a string in +<samp>`yyyy-mm-dd'</samp> format. +</p> +<a name="IDX22"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-creation-no-change</code></dt> +<dd><p>Display all records that have not been changed since creation. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Manual-Record-Addition"></a> +<a name="SEC32"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC31" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC33" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC28" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.2.4 Manual record addition </h3> + +<p>There are several ways to add new entries to the Insidious Big Brother +Database; the most straightforward is to use <kbd>M-x bbdb-create</kbd>, +which will prompt you for all relevant information. However, the +easiest way is to allow them to be added automatically by one of the +mail or news-reading interfaces (See section <a href="#SEC36">Interfaces</a>.). +</p> +<a name="IDX23"></a> +<a name="IDX24"></a> + +<p>There is also <kbd>bbdb-snarf</kbd> (See section <a href="#SEC65"><code>bbdb-snarf</code></a>), which will +attempt to create a record from a text block. Note that this depends +on particular formatting and may not do exactly what you want. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="BBDB-Mode"></a> +<a name="SEC33"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC32" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC34" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.3 BBDB Mode </h2> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC34"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC33" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC35" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC33" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode </h3> + +<p>When the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer is active (either summoned by one of the +commands in the previous section [See section <a href="#SEC28">The <b>BBDB</b></a>.] or by your mail +or news program), a variety of commands become available for database +manipulation. Some of the commands listed below take numeric arguments. +These arguments can be generated by entering the number before pressing +the key(s) corresponding to the desired command. The output (if any) of +the listed commands will be displayed in the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer, and +can be navigated through using the usual cursor motion commands. +<a name="IDX25"></a> +<a name="IDX26"></a> +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <kbd>e</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX27"></a> +<a name="IDX28"></a> +<a name="IDX29"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-edit-current-field</code>) Edit the field on the current line. If +the cursor is in the middle of a multi-line field, such as an address or +comments section, then the entire field is edited, not just the current +line. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>;</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX30"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-edit-notes</code>) A shortcut for editing the <var>notes</var> field. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>d, C-k</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX31"></a> +<a name="IDX32"></a> +<a name="IDX33"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-delete-current-field-or-record</code>) Delete the field on the +current line. If the current line is the first line of a record, the +<b>BBDB</b> will, after prompting the user, delete the entire record from +the database. This may also be applied to multiple records at once by +<kbd>*</kbd>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>C-o</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX34"></a> +<a name="IDX35"></a> +<a name="IDX36"></a> +<a name="IDX37"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-insert-new-field</code>) Inserts a new field into the current +record. You are prompted (with completion) for the type of field to +insert (<b>phone</b>, <b>address</b>, <b>notes</b>, etc); if the string you type +is not a known field type, you will be asked whether to add a new field +with the entered name of type <code>notes</code>. +</p> +<a name="IDX38"></a> +<a name="IDX39"></a> +<a name="IDX40"></a> +<p>If you are inserting a new phone-number field, you can control whether +it is a North American or European phone number by providing a prefix +argument. A prefix arg of <kbd>^U</kbd> means it's to be a euronumber, and +any other prefix arg means it's to be a a structured North American +number. If no prefix argument is supplied, the style used is controlled +by the variable <code>bbdb-north-american-phone-numbers-p</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>C-x C-t</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX41"></a> +<a name="IDX42"></a> +<a name="IDX43"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-transpose-fields</code>) This is like the <code>transpose-lines</code> +command, but it is for <b>BBDB</b> fields. If the cursor is on a field of +a <b>BBDB</b> record, that field and the previous field will be +transposed. +</p> +<p>With non-zero numeric argument <var>ARG</var>, the previous field is moved +past <var>ARG</var> fields. With argument 0, the field indicated by +<i>point</i> is interchanged with the one indicated by <i>mark</i>. +</p> +<p>Both fields must be in the same record, and must be of the same basic type +(that is, you can use this command to change the order in which phone-number +fields are listed, but you can't use it to make an address appear before a +phone number; the order of field types is fixed.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>n, p</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX44"></a> +<a name="IDX45"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-next-record</code>, <code>bbdb-prev-record</code>) Move to the next and +previous displayed record, respectively. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>t</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX46"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-toggle-records-display-layout</code>) Toggles the display layout of a +record. With a numeric argument +of 0, the current record will be made displayed in one line layout; with any +other argument, the current record will be shown in multi-line layout. +</p> +<p>If <kbd>*t</kbd> is used instead of simply <kbd>t</kbd>, then the state of all +records will be changed instead of just the one at point. In this case, +a numeric argument of 0 means that all records will unconditionally be +made one-line layout; any other numeric argument means that all of the records +will unconditionally be shown expanded; and no numeric argument means +that the records are made to be in the opposite state of the record +under point. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>T</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX47"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-display-record-completely</code>) +Show all the fields of the current record. +The display layout `full-multi-line' is used for this. + +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>o</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX48"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-omit-record</code>) Removes the current record from the display, +but does not delete it from the database; it merely makes it seem as if +the most recent search had not matched this record. With a numeric +argument, omit the next N records. With a negative argument, go +backwards. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>m</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX49"></a> +<a name="IDX50"></a> +<a name="IDX51"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-send-mail</code>) Begin composing mail to the person represented +by the current record. The first email address is used. Normally, the +mail-sending package which is used is determined by which mail-reading +package is loaded; that is, if <b>MH-E</b> is loaded, then <code>mh-send</code> +will be used; if <b>VM</b> is loaded, then <code>vm-mail</code> is used; if +<b>message</b> is loaded, then it is used; otherwise, <code>mail</code> is used. +You can override this by setting the variable +<code>bbdb-send-mail-style</code> to one of the symbols <code>vm</code>, <code>mh</code>, +<code>message</code>, or <code>mail</code>. +</p> +<p>If <kbd>*m</kbd> is used instead of simply <kbd>m</kbd>, then mail will be sent to +all of the folks listed in the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer instead of just the +person under point. +</p> +<p>This function does not at present use the facility provided by +<code>compose-mail</code> and <code>mail-user-agent</code>. In a future version of +the <b>BBDB</b>, it will. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>s, C-x C-s</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX52"></a> +<a name="IDX53"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-save-db</code>) Saves the <b>BBDB</b> file to disk. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>r</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX54"></a> +<a name="IDX55"></a> +<a name="IDX56"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-refile-record</code>) Merge the current record into some other record; +that is, delete the record under point after copying all of the data +within it into some other record. this is useful if you realize that +somehow a redundant record has gotten into the database, and you want to +merge it with another. +</p> +<p>If both records have names and/or companies, you are asked which to use. +Phone numbers, addresses, and network addresses are simply concatenated. +The first record is the record under the point; the second is prompted +for. Completion behavior is as dictated by the variable +<code>bbdb-completion-type</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>M-d</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX57"></a> +<a name="IDX58"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-dial</code>) This command will attempt to dial the phone number +currently at point, or if point is at the start of a record, the first +phone number in the record. An extension, if present, is disregarded. + +</p> +<p>The method of dialling is controlled by <code>bbdb-modem-dial</code>. If this +variable is nil, the <b>BBDB</b> will play touchtones corresponding to the +number to be dialled. Otherwise, this variable is treated as a modem +command string to be prepended to the number prior to feeding it to +<code>bbdb-modem-device</code>. +</p> +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> plays touchtones using <code>bbdb-sound-player</code> to play the +sounds and the elements of <code>bbdb-sound-files</code> as the audio to be +played. The first ten elements of <code>bbdb-sound-files</code> correspond to +the touchtones for the digits <samp>`0'</samp> to <samp>`9'</samp>, while the eleventh +and twelfth elements correspond to <samp>`#'</samp> and <samp>`*'</samp> +respectively. The default configuration assumes a Solaris[tm] +installation with the demonstration sound files in +<code>/usr/demo/SOUND/sounds</code>. +</p> +<p>The actual number dialled depends on the following variables: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb-dial-local-prefix-alist</code> </dt> +<dd><a name="IDX59"></a> +<p>This is a list of (SEXPR REPLACEMENT) pairs. SEXPR is evaluated to +produce a regular expression which is then applied to the number. If it +matches, whatever it matches is replaced by REPLACEMENT. The match and +replace is performed using each item in the list that matches, in +sequence, so that the output from one item may become input to another. +The default value for this variable is to remove +<code>(bbdb-default-area-code)</code> (i.e. the value of that variable, in +parenthesis) from the start of the number to be dialled. +</p> +<p><b>Note:</b> If this procedure produces a transformed number then no +further modifications (such as prefix additions, below) will be made to +the number before dialling. +</p> +<p>Using a prefix argument to <code>bbdb-dial</code> disables the processing of +this variable. The other modifiers, below, are not affected by +this. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-dial-local-prefix</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX60"></a> +<p>If the number to be dialled starts with a zero, it is deemed to be a +local number, and <code>bbdb-dial-local-prefix</code> is prepended to it (see +note above concerning <code>bbdb-dial-local-prefix-alist</code> processing, +however). +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-dial-long-distance-prefix</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX61"></a> +<p>If the number to be dialled starts with a plus sign (+), it is deemed to +be a long distance number, and <code>bbdb-dial-long-distance-prefix</code> is +prepended to it (see note above concerning +<code>bbdb-dial-local-prefix-alist</code> processing, however). +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>f</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX62"></a> +<a name="IDX63"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-finger</code>) This command fingers the network address of a +<b>BBDB</b> record. If this command is executed from the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer, +it fingers the network address of the record which is at point; otherwise, +it prompts in the minibuffer (with completion) for a user to finger. With a +numeric prefix argument, it fingers the <i>N</i>th network address of the +current record; with a prefix argument of <kbd>^U</kbd>, it fingers all of them. +The <samp>`*finger*'</samp> buffer is filled asynchronously, meaning that you don't +have to wait around for it to finish; but fingering another user before +the first finger has finished could have unpredictable results. +</p> +<p>If this command is executed from the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer, it may be prefixed +with <kbd>*</kbd> (as in <kbd>*f</kbd> instead of simply <kbd>f</kbd>), meaning to +finger all of the users currently listed instead of just the one under +point. The numeric prefix argument has the same interpretation. +</p> +<a name="IDX64"></a> +<p>You can define a special network address to "finger" by defining a field +<code>finger-host</code>. The name of the field to be fingered can be changed +by setting <code>bbdb-finger-host-field</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>q</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX65"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-bury-buffer</code>) Hides the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer. <b>Note:</b> +This command does <b>not</b> kill the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>?</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX66"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-help</code>) This displays a one-line help message in the +minibuffer, showing some of the most common bbdb-mode commands. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>i</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX67"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-info</code>) This documentation is displayed. Please note that +either <tt>`bbdb'</tt> or <tt>`bbdb.info'</tt> must be installed in one of the +info directories known to Emacs for this command to work. +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb-info-file</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX68"></a> +<p>If this documentation is not installed in the standard Info directory, +then you should set this variable to the name of the texinfo-formatted +version of this file; the <code>bbdb-info</code> command will use this file +instead. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>W</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX69"></a> +<a name="IDX70"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-www</code>) Displays the Web page listed in the <code>www</code> field +of the current record. See section <a href="#SEC57">Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Web Browsers</a>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>P</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX71"></a> +<a name="IDX72"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-print</code>) Creates a TeX file that contains a pretty-printed version +of <b>BBDB</b> records. If prefixed by <kbd>*</kbd>, only the records currently +displayed will print. See section <a href="#SEC64"><code>bbdb-print</code></a>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>h</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX73"></a> +<p>Moves point to another window via the <code>other-window</code> function. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>c</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX74"></a> +<a name="IDX75"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-create</code>) Create a new database record from information +supplied by the user. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>C</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX76"></a> +<a name="IDX77"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-changed</code>) Display all records that have been changed since +the last time the database was saved. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>b</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX78"></a> +<a name="IDX79"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb</code>) Begin a new database search. The results of the new +search will be displayed in place of the results of the old search. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>S a, S c, S o, S n</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX80"></a> +<a name="IDX81"></a> +<a name="IDX82"></a> +<a name="IDX83"></a> +<a name="IDX84"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb-net</code>, <code>bbdb-company</code>, <code>bbdb-notes</code>, +<code>bbdb-name</code>)<br> +Begin a new database search. This search will be +limited to the net address, company, notes, or name fields, +respectively, of database records. See section <a href="#SEC30">Basic searching commands</a>. for more +details. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>*</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX85"></a> +<p><code>bbdb-append-records</code> will make the next display/search +command to append its results to the BBDB buffer instead of replacing its +content. +</p> +<p>With an prefix arg (C-u) toggle between always append and no append. +With an prefix arg that is a positive number append will be enabled for that +many times. +With any other argument append will be enabled once." +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC35"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC34" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC36" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC33" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.3.2 Other database manipulation functions </h3> + +<dl compact="compact"> +<dd><a name="IDX86"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-kill-older</code></dt> +<dd><p>If called interactively (or with a single argument - a date in +<samp>`yyyy-mm-dd'</samp> format), it will kill all records that were last +modified before the given date as determined by the <code>timestamp</code> +field. See section <a href="#SEC61">Predefined Hooks</a>. If called non-interactively with a +date (in <samp>`yyyy-mm-dd'</samp> format), a comparison function and an action +function, the comparison function is applied to the <code>timestamp</code> +field of all records, and the action function applied to those for whom +the comparison function returns true. If <samp>`nil'</samp> is supplied as the +comparison function, <code>string-lessp</code> is used. +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Interfaces"></a> +<a name="SEC36"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC35" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC37" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.4 Interfaces </h2> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> interfaces itself with several message-handling packages, but +certain parameters control its behavior depending on whether it is +being used from within a mail reader or a news reader. +</p> +<p>In all of these packages, two new keybindings will be added: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <kbd>:</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX87"></a> +<a name="IDX88"></a> +<a name="IDX89"></a> +<a name="IDX90"></a> +<a name="IDX91"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb/<i>package</i>-show-sender</code>) Displays the <b>BBDB</b> entry corresponding +to the author of the current message. If there is none, you will be +asked whether to create one. The function called is +<code>bbdb/<i>package</i>-show-sender</code>, where <code><i>package</i></code> is either +<code>gnus</code>, <code>mh</code>, <code>rmail</code>, or <code>vm</code>, depending on the +mail or news program being used when the command is invoked. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <kbd>;</kbd></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX92"></a> +<a name="IDX93"></a> +<a name="IDX94"></a> +<a name="IDX95"></a> +<a name="IDX96"></a> +<p>(<code>bbdb/<i>package</i>-annotate-sender</code>) Lets you edit the <samp>`notes'</samp> +field of the <b>BBDB</b> record corresponding to the sender of the current +message. If there is no record for the current author, you will be +asked whether to create one. The function called is +<code>bbdb/<i>package</i>-annotate-sender</code>, where <code><i>package</i></code> is +either <code>gnus</code>, <code>mh</code>, <code>rmail</code>, or <code>vm</code>, depending on +the mail or news program being used when the command is invoked. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<p>These keybindings (and several other features) will not be +available unless you call the appropriate "insinuation" +function; See section <a href="#SEC2">Installation</a>. +</p> +<p>It is possible to configure <b>BBDB</b> so that it automatically creates a +record when it sees a message from a person who is not in the database. +It is also possible to have text automatically added to the notes field +of the corresponding record depending on the contents of the message +headers. See section <a href="#SEC60">Customization Hooks</a>. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC37">1.4.1 Mail Reading Interfaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC38">1.4.2 News Reading Interfaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Mail-Reading-Interfaces"></a> +<a name="SEC37"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC36" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC38" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC36" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.4.1 Mail Reading Interfaces </h3> + +<p>There are BBDB interfaces for the following mail readers: +</p> +<ul> +<li> +<b>Gnus</b>, a news- and email- reader written by Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen +(based on <b>GNUS</b> by Mansanobu Umeda). +</li><li> +<b>MH-E</b>, the Emacs interface to <b>Mail Handler</b> (<b>MH</b>), from the +standard emacs library, but packaged separately from XEmacs since +version 20.4. +</li><li> +<b>RMAIL</b>, from the standard emacs library (packaged separately for +XEmacs users as of 20.4); +</li><li> +<b>View Mail</b>, by Kyle Jones, version 5.31 or newer; +</li></ul> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="News-Reading-Interfaces"></a> +<a name="SEC38"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC37" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC39" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC36" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.4.2 News Reading Interfaces </h3> + +<p>There are BBDB interfaces for the following news readers: +</p> +<ul> +<li> +<b>GNUS</b>, a newsreader written by Masanobu Umeda. +</li><li> +<b>Gnus</b>, the modern news- and email-reading incarnation of <b>GNUS</b>. +<b>Gnus</b> is written by Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen. +</li></ul> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Mail-Sending-Interfaces"></a> +<a name="SEC39"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC38" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC40" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC36" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces </h3> + +<p>When sending mail, the keystroke <kbd>M-TAB</kbd> is bound to the +function <code>bbdb-complete-name</code>. This will take the string that +you have typed (from point back to the preceding colon, comma, or +the beginning of the line) and will complete that against the +contents of the database. What you have typed may be an initial +subsequence of a person's full name or network address; if it +completes ambiguously, then what you have typed will be replaced +with the common portion of the matches. Typing <kbd>M-TAB</kbd> again will +show a list of possible completions. If it completes unambiguously, +then an address will be inserted. The variable +<code>bbdb-completion-type</code> controls whether completion is done on real +names, or network addresses, or both. The address inserted is normally +of the form <code>User Name <email-address></code>; however, if +<code>User Name</code> has an address of the form +<code><user.name@somedomain></code>, only the <code><email-address></code> portion +is inserted. This can be overridden by setting +<code>bbdb-dwim-net-address-allow-redundancy</code> to <code>t</code>. +</p> +<p>This binding is automatically set by the various insinuation functions +documented earlier in this manual. (See section <a href="#SEC13">Initial Configuration</a>.) +Briefly, the forms for these functions are: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <b>Gnus</b></dt> +<dd><p><code>(add-hook 'gnus-Startup-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-gnus)</code> <i>for Gnus 3.14 or older</i><br> +<code>(add-hook 'gnus-startup-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-gnus)</code> <i>for Gnus 3.15 or newer</i> +</p></dd> +<dt> <b>MH-E</b></dt> +<dd><p><code>(add-hook 'mh-folder-mode-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-mh)</code> +</p></dd> +<dt> <b>RMAIL</b></dt> +<dd><p><code>(add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-rmail)</code> +</p></dd> +<dt> <b>sendmail</b></dt> +<dd><p><code>(add-hook 'mail-setup-hook 'bbdb-insinuate-sendmail)</code> +</p></dd> +<dt> <b>VM</b></dt> +<dd><p><code>(bbdb-insinuate-vm)</code> <i>Add to <tt>`~/.vm'</tt> file</i> +</p></dd> +</dl> + + +<p>The above forms should be added to your Emacs initialization file, +except where otherwise noted. +</p> +<p>You can control what "real name" is inserted with the +<code>mail-alias</code> field: if a record has a <code>mail-alias</code> +field, then that is used instead of their <code>name</code> field. +</p> +<a name="IDX97"></a> +<p>If the variable <code>bbdb-completion-display-record</code> is true (the +default) then when you successfully complete an address with +<kbd>M-TAB</kbd>, the corresponding record will be appended to +the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer. The buffer will not be displayed if it +is not already visible, but the record will be displayed there. +</p> +<a name="IDX98"></a> +<a name="IDX99"></a> +<p>When sending mail, you can use the command <code>bbdb-yank-addresses</code> +to CC the current message to the people currently displayed in +the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer. This is useful if you are in the midst of +sending or replying to a message, and you decide to add some recipients. +You can use one of the <kbd>M-x bbdb</kbd> commands to display the set of +people that you want to CC the message to, and then execute this command +to add them to the list. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC40"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC39" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC41" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC36" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="unnumberedsubsec"> Mailing Lists and Mail Aliases </h3> + + +<p>If you are using Jamie Zawinski's <tt>`mail-abbrevs.el'</tt> package, which +uses the word-abbrev mechanism for mail aliases, then you can store your +mail aliases in the BBDB instead of duplicating the information +elsewhere. +</p> +<p>If you want a mail alias to be defined for a person, simply add a +<code>mail-alias</code> field to their record. You may have multiple aliases +for the same person; simply separate them with commas. +</p> +<p>For convenience there is the function <code>bbdb-add-or-remove-mail-alias</code> +bound to <kbd>a</kbd> which adds an alias to one or multiple records when prefixed +by a <kbd>*</kbd>. Called with a prefix argument <kbd>C-u</kbd> it will remove +the given alias. +</p> +<p>If more than one person has the same mail-alias, then that alias expands +to the addresses of all of those people; in this way you can maintain +mailing lists within the BBDB. +</p> +<p>When you want to group aliases as in <code>.mailrc</code> you may just +retained the group aliases in your <code>.mailrc</code>. +</p> +<p>To actually define the aliases which are stored in the BBDB, call the +function <code>bbdb-define-all-aliases</code> from your +<code>mail-setup-hook</code> (or <code>message-setup-hook</code> if you use +Message mode coming with Gnus). This will search the database, and +call <code>define-mail-alias</code> to define each of the resulting +aliases. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Reader_002dspecific-Features"></a> +<a name="SEC41"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC40" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC42" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.5 Reader-specific Features </h2> + +<p>There are features of the <b>BBDB</b> that are available only for specific +mail- and news-readers. These features are described below. +</p> +<p>The headers which are parsed for email addresses and what records are +displayed can be controlled by the following variables: +<a name="IDX100"></a> +<a name="IDX101"></a> +<a name="IDX102"></a> +<a name="IDX103"></a> +<code>bbdb-get-addresses-from-headers</code> controls which headers are parsed +for sender addresses when calling the show-sender function of your MUA. +<code>bbdb-get-addresses-to-headers</code> controls which headers are parsed +for recipients addresses when calling the show-all-recipients function +of your MUA. When using the pop up feature it will search for the +addresses in <code>bbdb-get-addresses-headers</code> and display them. By +default it will list only the first address, but by setting +<code>bbdb-get-only-first-address-p</code> to <code>nil</code> one will will get +records for all addresses. +</p> +<p>If there is no MUA specific variable for ignoring certain addresses then +those addresses matching <code>bbdb-user-mail-names</code> will be ignored. +</p> +<p><b>BBDB</b> adds the bindings <kbd>:</kbd> for showing all senders and <kbd>;</kbd> +for editing the notes of the sender. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC42">1.5.1 Gnus-specific Features</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC48">1.5.2 VM-specific features</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> VM-specific Features +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Gnus-Features"></a> +<a name="SEC42"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC41" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC43" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC41" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.5.1 Gnus-specific Features </h3> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> can be used to provide score information, or to integrate +database information into the <b>Gnus</b> Summary buffer or the <b>GNUS</b> +Subject List. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC43">1.5.1.1 Scoring</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Store score adjustments in the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC44">1.5.1.2 Gnus Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <b>BBDB</b> information in the Summary buffer +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <b>BBDB</b> information in the Subject List +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Gnus-Scoring"></a> +<a name="SEC43"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC42" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC44" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC42" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.5.1.1 Scoring </h4> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> can provide scoring information to <b>Gnus</b> in one of two +ways. +</p> +<ol> +<li> +Articles whose authors appear in the <b>BBDB</b> and who have +<code>gnus-score</code> fields will have their scores adjusted by the value +contained in that field. +</li><li> +Articles whose authors appear in the <b>BBDB</b> but who do not have +<code>gnus-score</code> fields will have their scores adjusted by +<code>bbdb/gnus-score-default</code>. If <code>bbdb/gnus-score-default</code> is +<code>nil</code>, no score adjustment will be made. +</li></ol> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> by default searches the field contained in +<code>bbdb/gnus-score-field</code> for score values. To have the <b>BBDB</b> use +a different field, change the value of this variable. +</p> +<p>To enable <b>BBDB</b>-assisted scoring, add the <code>bbdb/gnus-score</code> +function to <code>gnus-score-find-score-files-function</code>. Assuming that +you want to preserve the default value of this variable, use a form +similar to the following: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(setq gnus-score-find-score-files-function + '(gnus-score-find-bnews bbdb/gnus-score)) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p><b>Note:</b> The default value in <b>Gnus</b> 5.5 is <code>gnus-score-find-bnews</code>. +Check your configuration before using the above code, as your values may +be different. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Gnus-Summary-Buffer"></a> +<a name="SEC44"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC43" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC47" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC42" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.5.1.2 Gnus Summary Buffer Enhancements </h4> + +<p><b>Gnus</b> can use the <b>BBDB</b> to do one of two things: +</p> +<ul> +<li> +Mark authors in the Summary Buffer who have records in the <b>BBDB</b> with +a user-defined mark character. See Marking Posters, below. +</li><li> +For authors in the Summary Buffer who also have records in the <b>BBDB</b>, +replace their name as listed in the Summary Buffer with their name as +stored in the <b>BBDB</b>. See Using Names from the <b>BBDB</b>, below. +</li></ul> + +<a name="SEC45"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Marking Posters </h4> + +<p>Authors with records in the <b>BBDB</b> can be marked either with a +user-defined mark character, or with a default one. The marking is +enabled by the use of a Gnus user format code, as determined by +<code>bbdb/gnus-summary-in-bbdb-format-letter</code>. This variable, which +defaults to <samp>`b'</samp>, is used to create a format code which is intended +for use in <code>gnus-summary-line-format</code>. The format code is created +by concatenating <samp>`%u'</samp> with the value of +<code>bbdb/gnus-summary-in-bbdb-format-letter</code>. In the default case +this results in the creation of the format code <samp>`%ub'</samp>. +</p> +<p>Posts are marked as follows: If the record for the poster has the field +indicated in <code>bbdb-message-marker-field</code> (the default is +<code>mark-char</code>), the value of that field is used as the mark +character.<a name="DOCF5" href="bbdb_fot.html#FOOT5">(5)</a> If no such field is present, the value of +<code>bbdb/gnus-summary-known-poster-mark</code> will be used instead. If the +author is not in the <b>BBDB</b>, a space will be used as the mark character. +</p> +<a name="SEC46"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Using Names from the <b>BBDB</b> </h4> + +<p>The names reported for authors of posts in the Summary buffer can be +altered to conform to the values present in their respective <b>BBDB</b> +records (if any). This rewriting is enabled by the use of a Gnus user +format code, as determined by +<code>bbdb/gnus-summary-user-format-letter</code>. This variable, which +defaults to <samp>`B'</samp>, is used to create a format code which is intended +for use in <code>gnus-summary-line-format</code>. The format code is created +by concatenating <samp>`%u'</samp> with the value of +<code>bbdb/gnus-summary-user-format-letter</code>. In the default case this +results in the creation of the format code <samp>`%uB'</samp>. This format code +is intended to <b>replace</b> the format code previously used in the Summary +buffer format line to indicate the author and/or net address (usually +<samp>`%a'</samp>, <samp>`%n'</samp>, and/or <samp>`$N'</samp>). +</p> +<p>The effects of this format code are in two independent parts - the +marking of known posters, and the rewriting of posters names. The +first, the marking of posters, occurs only when +<code>bbdb/gnus-summary-mark-known-posters</code> is <code>t</code> (the default) +and the posters have entries in the <b>BBDB</b>. When this variable is +true, the marking occurs as described in the previous section, Marking +Posters, above. +</p> +<p>The poster name rewriting is done for all posters - not just for those +with records in the <b>BBDB</b>. That said, rewriting rules for posters in +the <b>BBDB</b> are more flexible than for those not listed. The rewriting is +governed by two variables, as described below. +</p> +<p><code>bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-real-names</code> can have one of three values - +<samp>`t'</samp>, <samp>`bbdb'</samp>, or <code>nil</code>. In general, this variable governs +the preference between net addresses and names. If it is <samp>`t'</samp>, the +name (if any) will be used. If <samp>`nil'</samp>, the net address will be +used. The third value, <samp>`bbdb'</samp>, can be used as a method for +distinguishing between authors with records in the <b>BBDB</b> and those +without. If the variable is set to <samp>`bbdb'</samp>, the name from the +<b>BBDB</b> record will be used if the author has a record in the +<b>BBDB</b>. If the author is not in the <b>BBDB</b>, the net address from +the message will be printed. This variable makes little sense if +<code>bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-bbdb-data</code> is <samp>`nil'</samp>, as no names +will be printed in the Summary buffer in this case - only net addresses. +</p> +<p><code>bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-bbdb-data</code> is used to (dis)allow use of +the <b>BBDB</b> for author data retrieval. If it is <samp>`t'</samp>, data from +the <b>BBDB</b> will be used if available. If it is <samp>`nil'</samp>, data from +the <b>BBDB</b> will not be used. +</p> + +<p>In the following examples, assume the following: +</p> +<ol> +<li> +Message: <code>From: Jamie <jwz@netscape.com></code><br> +<b>BBDB</b>: No record +</li><li> +Message: <code>From: Matt <simmonmt@acm.org></code><br> +<b>BBDB</b>: Name: <samp>`Matthew'</samp>, Net: <samp>`simmonmt@purdue.edu'</samp> +</li></ol> + +<table> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-bbdb-data</code> +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> <code>t</code> +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> <code>t</code> +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> <code>nil</code> +</p></td></tr> +<tr><td><p> <code>bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-real-names</code> +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> <code>t</code> +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> <code>bbdb</code> +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> <code>t</code> +</p></td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Printed in Summary buffer for +</p></td><td> +</td><td> +</td><td> +</td></tr> +<tr><td> <p align="center"> Case 1 +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> Jamie +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> jwz@netscape.com +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> Jamie +</p></td></tr> +<tr><td> <p align="center"> Case 2 +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> Matthew +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> Matthew +</p></td><td> <p align="center"> Matt +</p></td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="GNUS-Subject-List"></a> +<a name="SEC47"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC44" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC48" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC42" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements </h4> + +<p><i>This section is remarkably terse, as I don't have a copy of <b>GNUS</b>. +If anybody can provide more descriptive information, please let me +know.</i> +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(autoload 'bbdb/gnus-lines-and-from "bbdb-gnus") +(setq gnus-optional-headers 'bbdb/gnus-lines-and-from) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb/gnus-mark-known-posters</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX104"></a> +<a name="IDX105"></a> +<p>If <code>t</code> (the default), then the <b>GNUS</b> subject list will contain an +indication of those messages posted by people who have entries in +the Insidious Big Brother Database (they will be marked with an +asterisk.) +</p> +<a name="IDX106"></a> +<p>You can change the character used to mark records on a record-by-record +basis by adding a <code>mark-char</code> property to the record, whose value +is be the string to display (preferably one character.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb/gnus-header-prefer-real-names</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX107"></a> +<p>Default: <code>nil</code>. if <code>t</code>, then the <b>GNUS</b> subject list will +display real names instead of network addresses. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb/gnus-header-show-bbdb-names</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX108"></a> +<p>Default: <code>t</code>. If both this variable and +the <code>bbdb/gnus-header-prefer-real-names</code> variable are true, then +for news messages from people who are in your database, the name displayed +will be the primary name from the database, rather than the one from +the <samp>`From:'</samp> line of the message. This doesn't affect the names of +people who aren't in the database, of course. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb/gnus-lines-and-from-length</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX109"></a> +<p>Default: 18. The number of characters used to display <samp>`From:'</samp> info in +<b>GNUS</b>, if you have set <code>gnus-optional-headers</code> to +<code>bbdb/gnus-lines-and-from</code>. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="VM-Features"></a> +<a name="SEC48"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC47" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC49" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC41" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.5.2 VM-specific features </h3> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> can be used to integrate database information into the +message summary. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC49">1.5.2.1 VM Message Summary Enhancements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <b>BBDB</b> information in message summary +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC50">1.5.2.2 VM configuration of what records the <b>BBDB</b> buffer shows</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC51">1.5.2.3 VM automatic setup of <code>vm-set-auto-folder-alist</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC52">1.5.2.4 VM automatic adding of labels</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="VM-Message-Summary"></a> +<a name="SEC49"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC48" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC50" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC48" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.5.2.1 VM Message Summary Enhancements </h4> + +<p>VM users can cause their summary buffer to display the name of the +message sender according to <b>BBDB</b> data, instead of according to the +contents of the current message's headers. In VM 5.40 or later, use +the summary format control <code>%UB"</code> instead of <code>"%F"</code>, and the +current record name will be shown there if available. If no entry is +found it behaves like <code>"%F"</code>. See the documentation for +<code>vm-summary-format</code> for more details. Warning, this may +significantly slow down summary generation for large folders. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="VM-what-records-are-displayed"></a> +<a name="SEC50"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC49" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC51" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC48" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.5.2.2 VM configuration of what records the <b>BBDB</b> buffer shows </h4> + + +<p>Email addresses which match <code>vm-summary-uninteresting-senders</code> are +ignored. +</p> +<p>The records in the <b>BBDB</b> buffer are listed in the same order as found. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="VM-automatic-setup-of-vm_002dset_002dauto_002dfolder_002dalist"></a> +<a name="SEC51"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC50" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC52" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC48" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.5.2.3 VM automatic setup of <code>vm-set-auto-folder-alist</code> </h4> + +<p>VM users can setup the <code>vm-set-auto-folder-alist</code> automatically by +calling <code>bbdb/vm-set-auto-folder-alist</code>. This adds for each <b>BBDB</b> +record containing a <code>bbdb/vm-set-auto-folder-alist-field</code> an entry +to <code>vm-set-auto-folder-alist</code>. +</p> +<p>The record field can contain a string which is used as folder name or +if it starts with a <code>'</code> it is treated as lisp expression returning +a folder name. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="VM-automatic-adding-of-labels"></a> +<a name="SEC52"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC51" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC53" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC48" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.5.2.4 VM automatic adding of labels </h4> + + +<p><code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label-list</code> is a +List used by <code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label</code> to automatically label messages. +Each element in the list is either a string or a list of two strings. +If a single string then it is used as both the field value to check for +and the label to apply to the message. If a list of two strings, the first +is the field value to search for and the second is the label to apply. +</p> +<p><code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label-field bbdb-define-all-aliases-field</code> is the +field used by <code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label</code> to automatically label messages. +Value is either a single symbol or a list of symbols of bbdb fields that +<code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label</code> uses to check for labels to apply to messages. +Defaults to <code>bbdb-define-all-aliases-field</code> which is typically +<code>mail-alias</code>. +</p> +<p><code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label</code> automatically adds labels to messages +based on the <code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label-field +bbdb-define-all-aliases-field</code> field. Add this to +<code>bbdb-notice-hook</code> and if using VM each message that bbdb notices +will be checked. If the sender has a value in the +<code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label-field</code> in their BBDB record that matches a +value in <code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label-list</code> then a VM label will be +added to the message. +</p> +<p>This works great when `bbdb-user-mail-names' is set. As a result mail +that you send to people (and copy yourself on) is labeled as well. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Other-Packages"></a> +<a name="SEC53"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC52" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC54" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.6 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with other packages </h2> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> adds functionality to several packages. The following sections +detail these augmentations. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC54">1.6.1 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Message Mode</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC55">1.6.2 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Reportmail</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC56">1.6.3 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Supercite</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC57">1.6.4 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Web Browsers</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Using-Message-Mode"></a> +<a name="SEC54"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC53" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC55" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC53" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.6.1 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Message Mode </h3> + +<p>At this time, the only feature the <b>BBDB</b> adds to Message mode is the binding +to <kbd>M-TAB</kbd> which allows for <b>BBDB</b> record completion. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Using-Reportmail"></a> +<a name="SEC55"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC54" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC56" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC53" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.6.2 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Reportmail </h3> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> can modify the <tt>`reportmail.el'</tt> package to use information +from <b>BBDB</b> records when identifying the senders or recipients of e-mail +messages. +</p> +<p>In normal operation, Reportmail displays the name and net address sender and +recipient of incoming messages. The <b>BBDB</b> can be configured to intercept +and rewrite this information before it appears in the Emacs mode-line. It +first attempts to rewrite the sender and/or recipient information by +substituting those addresses with information from the <b>BBDB</b>. Replacement +information is first sought from the <code>mail-name</code> field in the respective +<b>BBDB</b> records. If no such field is found, the <code>name</code> field is +returned. If no <b>BBDB</b> record is found, no rewriting is performed. +</p> +<p>The <b>BBDB</b>-Reportmail augmentation is accomplished through the advising of +the Reportmail <code>display-time-get-field</code> function in order to do +a-posteriori modification of the returned value. The augmentation uses the +<code>bbdb/reportmail-alternate-full-name</code> function to retrieve data from the +<b>BBDB</b> for use in rewriting. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Using-Supercite"></a> +<a name="SEC56"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC55" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC57" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC53" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.6.3 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Supercite </h3> + + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b> can be used with Supercite to store attributions with <b>BBDB</b> +records. Normally, when a non-default attribution is entered for a given +message, the entered attribution is used for that message, and is then +discarded. When the <b>BBDB</b>-Supercite augmentation is enabled, the +non-default attribution will be added to the record (if any) for the entity +being cited. This poor explanation sounds complicated, but it's not. If a +message from <samp>`Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com>'</samp> is being replied to, +Supercite will, by default, suggest the citation <samp>`Jamie'</samp>. If the +non-default citation <samp>`jwz'</samp> is entered, Supercite can save it with the +<b>BBDB</b> record for <samp>`Jamie Zawinski'</samp> in the <code>attribution</code> field. +</p> + +<p>The field used can be changed by changing the value of +<code>bbdb/sc-attribution-field</code>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Using-Web-Browsers"></a> +<a name="SEC57"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC56" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC58" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC53" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.6.4 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Web Browsers </h3> + +<p>The <b>BBDB</b>/Web Browser integration is in two parts, one which is +automatically enabled, and one which must be manually enabled (see section <a href="#SEC27">Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Web Browsers</a>). The first feature added is the ability to display the URL +associated with a given record in a Web Browser. The second is the ability to +add URLs to <b>BBDB</b> records from within W3, the Emacs Web Browser. +</p> +<p>Pressing <kbd>W</kbd> in the <code>*BBDB*</code> buffer while the cursor is positioned +over a record with a <code>www</code> field will cause the first URL in the field to +be loaded in a Web Browser. This functionality uses <code>browse-url</code> to +display URLs - see the documentation for <code>browse-url</code> for information on +selecting the browser to be used. +</p> +<p>If W3 is used, and if the <b>BBDB</b>/W3 functionality has been enabled as +described in <a href="#SEC27">Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Web Browsers</a>, pressing the <kbd>:</kbd> key will add the URL +currently being displayed in W3 to a user-specified <b>BBDB</b> record. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Options"></a> +<a name="SEC58"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC57" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC59" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.7 Options </h2> + +<p>There are many variables which control the behavior of the Insidious Big +Brother Database, and there are many hook-variables which can be used to +modify its behavior in more complex ways. Several pieces of functionality +are included which use the hooks in this way. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"></td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Customization-Parameters"></a> +<a name="SEC59"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC58" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC60" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC58" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.7.1 Customization Parameters </h3> + +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb-file</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX110"></a> +<p>The name of the file which contains your personal database. Default: +<tt>`~/.bbdb'</tt>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-default-area-code</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX111"></a> +<a name="IDX112"></a> +<p>The default area code to use when prompting for a new phone number. +Default: 415. This must be a number, not a string. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-north-american-phone-numbers-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX113"></a> +<a name="IDX114"></a> +<a name="IDX115"></a> +<p>Whether syntax-checking of phone numbers should be enforced. Default: +<code>t</code>. This only works for Bell-system phone numbers. If this is true, +then you can't enter invalid phone numbers, and all phone numbers are +pretty-printed in the same way. European phone numbers don't have as +strict a syntax, however, so this is a harder problem for them (on which +I am punting). +</p> +<p>You can have both styles of phone number in your database by providing a +prefix argument to the <code>bbdb-insert-new-field</code> command. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-check-zip-codes-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX116"></a> +<a name="IDX117"></a> +<a name="IDX118"></a> +<a name="IDX119"></a> +<a name="IDX120"></a> +<a name="IDX121"></a> +<a name="IDX122"></a> +<a name="IDX123"></a> +<p>Whether syntax-checking of zip codes should be enforced. Default: +<code>t</code>. If this is true, you can't enter invalid zip codes. A zip +code is valid if it matches one of the regular expressions in the +variable <code>bbdb-legal-zip-codes</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-address-formatting-alist</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX124"></a> +<a name="IDX125"></a> +<a name="IDX126"></a> +<a name="IDX127"></a> +<p>Controls the display of addresses in the buffer. Each entry in this +list consists of an identifying function and a formatting function. +The identifying function must accept an address and return <code>t</code> if +the associated formatting function is to be used. The formatting +function must insert the formatted address in the current buffer. +Identifying functions usually base their decision on the zip code +format or on the country name. The default entries will format an +address using continental style if the zip code matches +<code>bbdb-continental-zip-regexp</code>. If the zip code does not match, +addresses are formatted in US style. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-continental-zip-regexp</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX128"></a> +<a name="IDX129"></a> +<a name="IDX130"></a> +<p>Decides whether an address should be formatted using US or European +style. If the zip code of an address matches the regular expression, +the European style is used. This works only if the expression +<code>(bbdb-address-is-continental . bbdb-format-address-continental)</code> +is part of <code>bbdb-address-formatting-alist</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-electric-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX131"></a> +<a name="IDX132"></a> +<p>Whether bbdb mode should be <i>"electric"</i> like <code>electric-buffer-list</code>. +Default: <code>t</code>. What this means is that the BBDB buffer which pops +up when you use it can be disposed of by pressing the space bar, at +which point your window configuration will be restored to what it was +before you invoked the db list. (The <code>bbdb-mode</code> commands still +work as well.) +</p> +<p>There are some problems with electric modes; for example, keyboard +macros and incremental search don't work. (This is not a bug in BBDB, +but in <tt>`electric.el'</tt>.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-case-fold-search</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX133"></a> +<p>Default: the same as <code>case-fold-search</code>. <code>case-fold-search</code> is +bound to this by <kbd>M-x bbdb</kbd> and related commands. This variable lets +the case-sensitivity of <kbd>^S</kbd> and of the bbdb searching commands be +different. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX134"></a> +<p>If this is <code>t</code> (the default), then <b>VM</b>, <b>MH</b>, and <b>RMAIL</b> +will automatically create new bbdb records for people you receive mail +from. If this variable is a function name or lambda expression, then it +is called with no arguments to decide whether an entry should be +automatically created. You can use this to, for example, not create +records for messages which have reached you through a particular mailing +list, or to only create records automatically if the mail has a +particular subject. See the variables +<code>bbdb-ignore-most-messages-alist</code> and +<code>bbdb-ignore-some-messages-alist</code> (See section <a href="#SEC61">Predefined Hooks</a>.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb/news-auto-create-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX135"></a> +<a name="IDX136"></a> +<p>If this is <code>t</code> (default: <code>nil</code>), then <b>GNUS</b> will +automatically create new <b>BBDB</b> records for people you read messages +by. If this is a function name or lambda expression, then it is called +with no arguments to decide whether an entry should be automatically +created. You can use this to, for example, create or not create +messages which have a particular subject. See the variable +<code>bbdb-auto-notes-alist</code> (See section <a href="#SEC61">Predefined Hooks</a>.). +</p> +<p>If you want to autocreate messages based on the current newsgroup, it's +probably a better idea to set this variable to <code>t</code> or <code>nil</code> from your +<code>gnus-select-group-hook</code> instead. +</p> +<p>To automatically remember users in certain groups, you can do something +like +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(setq gnus-select-group-hook +'(lambda () +(setq bbdb/news-auto-create-p +(or (string= "some.news.group" gnus-newsgroup-name) +(string= "other.news.group" gnus-newsgroup-name))))) +</pre></td></tr></table> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-quiet-about-name-mismatches</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX137"></a> +<p>If this is false (the default), then <b>BBDB</b> will prompt you when it notices a +name change, that is, when the "real name" in a message doesn't correspond +to a record already in the database with the same network address. As in, +<i>"John Smith <jqs@frob.com>"</i> versus +<i>"John Q. Smith <jqs@frob.com>".</i> If this is true, then you will +not be asked if you want to change it (and it will not be changed.) +If a number then it is the number of seconds to sit-for while +displaying the name mismatch. + +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-use-alternate-names</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX138"></a> +<a name="IDX139"></a> +<a name="IDX140"></a> +<p>If this is false, then the <b>BBDB</b> will not use the <b>AKA</b> field. +Otherwise (the default) then the mail and news interfaces will ask you +if you want to add an alternate name when a name-change is noticed, and +will ask you whether the new name should be made the primary one. +Note that if <code>bbdb-quiet-about-name-mismatches</code> is true, you will +not be asked any questions about alternate names. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-readonly-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX141"></a> +<p>If this is true (default: <code>nil</code>), then nothing will attempt to change the +database implicitly, and you will be prevented from doing it +explicitly. If you have more than one emacs running at the same time, +you might want to arrange for this to be set to <code>t</code> in all but one of +them. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-auto-revert-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX142"></a> +<p>If this variable is true (default: <code>nil</code>) and the <b>BBDB</b> file is noticed to +have changed on disk, it will be automatically reverted without +prompting you first. Otherwise you will be asked. (But if the file has +changed and you have made changes in memory as well, you will always be +asked.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-notice-auto-save-file</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX143"></a> +<a name="IDX144"></a> +<p>If this is true (default: <code>nil</code>), then the <b>BBDB</b> will notice when its +auto-save file is newer than the file is was read from, and will offer +to revert. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-use-pop-up</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX145"></a> +<a name="IDX146"></a> +<p>If true (the default), display a continuously-updating <b>BBDB</b> +window while in <b>VM</b>, <b>MH</b>, <b>RMAIL</b>, or <b>GNUS</b>. +Each time a new message is selected, the record corresponding to +that message's sender will be displayed in another window. The +buffer in this other window will be in bbdb-mode, and all +corresponding commands will be available. +</p> +<p>This buffer will be positioned on the screen by finding the tallest +of the windows present, and splitting it such that the bottom +<code>bbdb-pop-up-target-lines</code> lines of the window display the +<samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer. With the default configurations of <b>VM</b>, +<b>MH</b>, <b>RMAIL</b>, and <b>GNUS</b>, this means that the bbdb-list +buffer will be just below the message-body buffer. +</p> +<p>If this is the symbol <code>horiz</code>, then the <b>BBDB</b> window will be +stacked horizontally instead of vertically, if there is room to do that +tastefully. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-pop-up-target-lines</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX147"></a> +<p>Desired number of lines in a <b>VM/MH/RMAIL/GNUS</b> pop-up <b>BBDB</b> window, +default 5. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-completion-type</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX148"></a> +<a name="IDX149"></a> +<a name="IDX150"></a> +<a name="IDX151"></a> +<a name="IDX152"></a> +<p>Controls the behavior of the <code>bbdb-complete-name</code> command. If <code>nil</code> +(the default), completion is done across the set of all full-names and +user-ids in the database; if the symbol <code>name</code>, completion is +done on real-names only; if the symbol <code>net</code>, completion is done +on network addresses only; if it is <code>primary</code>, then completion is +done only across the set of primary network addresses (the first address +in the list of addresses for a given user). If it is +<code>primary-or-name</code>, completion is done across primaries and real +names. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-expand-mail-aliases</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX153"></a> +<a name="IDX154"></a> +<a name="IDX155"></a> +<a name="IDX156"></a> +<a name="IDX157"></a> +<p>If non-nil, expand mail aliases in `bbdb-complete-name'. + +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-complete-name-allow-cycling</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX158"></a> +<a name="IDX159"></a> +<a name="IDX160"></a> +<a name="IDX161"></a> +<a name="IDX162"></a> +<p>Whether to allow cycling of email addresses when calling +`bbdb-complete-name' on a completed address in a composition buffer." + +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-complete-name-full-completion</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX163"></a> +<a name="IDX164"></a> +<a name="IDX165"></a> +<a name="IDX166"></a> +<a name="IDX167"></a> +<p>Show full expanded completion rather than partial matches. +If t then do it always, if a number then just is the number of +completions for a specific match is below that number. + +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-user-mail-names</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX168"></a> +<p>A regular expression identifying the addresses that belong to you. If a +message from an address matching this is seen, the <b>BBDB</b> record for the +<samp>`To:'</samp> line will be shown instead of the one for the <samp>`From:'</samp> +line. If this is <code>nil</code>, it will default to the value of +<code>(user-login-name)</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-always-add-addresses</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX169"></a> +<p>If this is <code>t</code>, then whenever the Insidious Big Brother Database +notices a new email address corresponding to a person who is in the +database, it will add it to the database. If this is <code>nil</code> (the +default), then whenever a new network address is noticed for a person in +the database, you will be asked whether to add the address. If this is +the symbol <code>never</code> (really if it is not <code>t</code> and not <code>nil</code>) +then new network addresses will never be automatically added. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-new-nets-always-primary</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX170"></a> +<p>If this is <code>t</code>, then when the Insidious Big Brother Database adds a new +address to a record, it will always add it to the front of the list of +addresses, making it the primary address. If this is <code>nil</code> (the default), +then you will be asked. If this is the symbol <code>never</code> (really if +it is not <code>t</code> and not <code>nil</code>) then new network addresses will +always be added to the end of the list. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-canonicalize-redundant-nets-p</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX171"></a> +<p>If this is non-<code>nil</code>, redundant network addresses will be ignored. +If a record has an address of the form <code>foo@baz.com</code>, setting this +to <code>t</code> will cause subsequently-noticed addresses +like <code>foo@bar.baz.com</code> to be ignored (since we already have a more +general form of that address.) This is similar in function to one of +the possible uses of the variable <code>bbdb-canonicalize-net-hook</code> +but is somewhat more automatic. (This can't quite be implemented in +terms of the canonicalize-net-hook because it needs access to the +database to determine whether an address is redundant, and the +canonicalize-net-hook is purely a textual manipulation which is +performed before any database access.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-message-caching-enabled</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX172"></a> +<p>Whether caching of the message->bbdb-record association should be +used for the interfaces which support it (<b>VM</b>, <b>MH</b>, and +<b>RMAIL</b>). This can speed things up a lot. One implication of +this variable being true (the default) is that the +<code>bbdb-notice-hook</code> will not be called each time a message is +selected, but only the first time. Likewise, if selecting a message +would generate a question (whether to add an address, change the +name, etc) you will only be asked that question the very first time +the message is selected. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-offer-save</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX173"></a> +<p>If <code>t</code> (the default), then certain actions will cause the <b>BBDB</b> to +ask you whether you wish to save the database. If <code>nil</code>, then the +offer to save will never be made. If not <code>t</code> and not <code>nil</code>, then +any time it would ask you, it will just save it without asking. +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Customization-Hooks"></a> +<a name="SEC60"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC59" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC61" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC58" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.7.2 Customization Hooks </h3> + +<p>All of the hooks variables described below may be set to a symbol or +lambda expression, which will be funcalled; or may be set to a list of +symbols or lambda expressions, each of which will be funcalled in turn. +Almost all hooks in Emacs work this way. But notice that some of the +hooks described below are called with arguments. +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb-list-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX174"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked after the bbdb-list-buffer is filled in. Invoked +with no arguments. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-create-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX175"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked each time a new bbdb-record is created. Invoked +with one argument, the new record. This is called <em>before</em> the record is +added to the database. Note that <code>bbdb-change-hook</code> will be called as +well. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-change-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX176"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked each time a bbdb-record is altered. Invoked with +one argument, the record. This is called <em>before</em> the database buffer +is modified. Note that if a new bbdb record is created, both this hook and +<code>bbdb-create-hook</code> will be called. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-mode-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX177"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked when the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer is created. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-notice-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX178"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked each time a bbdb-record is "noticed," that +is, each time it is displayed by the news or mail interfaces. +Invoked with one argument, the new record. The record need not have +been modified for this to be called - use <code>bbdb-change-hook</code> for that. +You can use this to, for example, add something to the notes field +based on the subject of the current message. It is up to your hook +to determine whether it is running in <b>GNUS</b>, <b>VM</b>, +<b>MH</b>, or <b>RMAIL</b>, and to act appropriately. +</p> +<p>Also note that <code>bbdb-change-hook</code> will <em>not</em> be called as a +result of any modifications you may make to the record inside this +hook. +</p> +<p>Beware that if the variable <code>bbdb-message-caching-enabled</code> is +true (a good idea) then when you are using <b>VM</b>, <b>MH</b>, or +<b>RMAIL</b>, this hook will be called only the first time that +message is selected. (The <b>GNUS</b> interface does not use caching.) +When debugging the value of this hook, it is a good idea to set +caching-enabled to <code>nil</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-after-read-db-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX179"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked (with no arguments) just after the Insidious Big +Brother Database is read in. Note that this can be called more than once if +the <b>BBDB</b> is reverted. One possible use for this is to rename the +<tt>`.bbdb'</tt> buffer; for example +</p> +<p><code>(setq bbdb-after-read-db-hook '(lambda () (rename-buffer " bbdb")))</code> +</p> + +<p>will cause the buffer visiting the <code>bbdb-file</code> to be +called <code>" bbdb"</code>. The leading space in its name will prevent +it from showing up in the buffer list. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-load-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX180"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked (with no arguments) when the Insidious Big Brother +Database code is first loaded. WARNING: Slow functions should not be +put on this hook, as the <b>BBDB</b> code will, if not loaded before, be +loaded during the first use of <b>BBDB</b>-related Customization +functions. Slow functions should be put on <code>bbdb-initialize-hook</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-initialize-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX181"></a> +<a name="IDX182"></a> +<p>Hook or hooks invoked (with no arguments) when the +<code>bbdb-initialize</code> function is called. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-canonicalize-net-hook</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX183"></a> +<p>If this is non-<code>nil</code>, it should be a function of one argument: a +network address string. (Note that, unlike the other hook-variables +described above, this may not be a list of functions.) Whenever the +Insidious Big Brother Database "notices" a message, the corresponding +network address will be passed to this function first, as a kind of +"filter" to do whatever transformations upon it you like before it is +compared against or added to the database. For example: it is the case +that <code>CS.CMU.EDU</code> is a valid return address for all mail +originating at a machine in the <code>.CS.CMU.EDU</code> domain. So, if you +wanted all such addresses to be canonically hashed as +<code>user@CS.CMU.EDU</code>, instead of as <code>user@somehost.CS.CMU.EDU</code>, +you might set this variable to a function like this: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(setq bbdb-canonicalize-net-hook + '(lambda (addr) + (cond ((string-match + "\\`\\([^@]+@\\).*\\.\\(CS\\.CMU\\.EDU\\)\\'" + addr) + (concat (substring addr + (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)) + (substring addr + (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)))) + (t addr)))) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>You could also use this function to rewrite UUCP-style addresses into +domain-style addresses, or any number of other things. +</p> +<p>This function will be called repeatedly until it returns a value EQ to the +value passed in. So multiple rewrite rules might apply to a single +address. +</p> +<p>There is an example of the use of this variable in the +file <tt>`bbdb-hooks.el'</tt>: the function +<code>sample-bbdb-canonicalize-net-hook</code>. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<a name="IDX184"></a> +<a name="IDX185"></a> +<p>The <code>bbdb-canonicalize-net-hook</code> is powerful in that it allows +arbitrary rewriting of addresses, however, in many cases that is +overkill. The function <code>bbdb-delete-redundant-nets</code> can be +used as a value of <code>bbdb-change-hook</code> to cause network addresses +which appear to be "redundant" to be deleted each time a modification +is made to a record. +</p> +<p>This works as follows: suppose one gets mail from <code>user@foo.bar.com</code>, +and then later gets mail from <code>user@bar.com</code>. At this point, one +can generally delete the <code>user@foo.bar.com</code> address, since the +<code>user@bar.com</code> address is more general. (See also the +variable `bbdb-canonicalize-redundant-nets-p', which has the effect of +ignoring subsequent addresses from <code>user@quux.bar.com</code> if the +address <code>user@bar.com</code> is already known.) +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Predefined-Hooks"></a> +<a name="SEC61"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC60" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC62" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC58" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.7.3 Predefined Hooks </h3> + +<p>If the variable <code>bbdb-change-hook</code> is set to the symbol +<code>bbdb-timestamp-hook</code> (the default), then every record in the +database will have a field named <samp>`timestamp'</samp>, which will always +contain the date and time at which this record was created or last +modified. +</p> +<a name="IDX186"></a> +<p>If the variable <code>bbdb-create-hook</code> is set to the symbol +<code>bbdb-creation-date-hook</code> (the default), then every record in the +database will have a field named <samp>`creation-date'</samp>, which will +contain the date and time at which this record was added to the +database. +</p> +<a name="IDX187"></a> +<a name="IDX188"></a> +<a name="IDX189"></a> +<p>If the variable <code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code> is set to the symbol +<code>bbdb-ignore-most-messages-hook</code>, then the variable +<code>bbdb-ignore-most-messages-alist</code> will determine which messages +should have records automatically created for them. The format of this +alist is +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(( <var>HEADER-NAME</var> . <var>REGEXP</var> ) … ) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>for example, +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(("From" . "@.*\\.maximegalon\\.edu") + ("Subject" . "time travel")) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>will cause <b>BBDB</b> entries to be made only for messages sent by +people at Maximegalon U., or (that's <em>or</em>) people posting +about time travel. +</p> +<p>There may be only one entry per header in this alist: that is, +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(("From" . "addr1\\|addr2") … ) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>is legal, but +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(("From" . "addr1") ("From" . "addr2") … ) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>is not. +</p> +<a name="IDX190"></a> +<a name="IDX191"></a> +<a name="IDX192"></a> +<a name="IDX193"></a> +<p>If the variable <code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code> is set to the symbol +<code>bbdb-ignore-some-messages-hook</code>, then the variable +<code>bbdb-ignore-some-messages-alist</code> will determine which messages +should have records automatically created for them. This is the exact +inverse of the semantics of the <code>bbdb-ignore-most-messages-alist</code>: +the alist specifies which messages should <em>not</em> have records +automatically created for them, instead of which should. For +example, +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(("From" . "mailer.daemon") + ("To" . "mailing-list-1\\|mailing-list-2") + ("CC" . "mailing-list-1\\|mailing-list-2")) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>will cause <b>BBDB</b> entries to not be made for messages from any mailer daemon, +or messages sent to or <b>CC</b>ed to either of two mailing lists. +</p> +<p>The variable <code>bbdb/news-auto-create-p</code> may be set to either of the +above-mentioned functions as well, to get this behavior for netnews +messages instead of mail messages. +</p> +<a name="IDX194"></a> +<a name="IDX195"></a> +<a name="IDX196"></a> +<p>If the variable <code>bbdb-notice-hook</code> is set to the symbol +<code>bbdb-auto-notes-hook</code>, then the variable <code>bbdb-auto-notes-alist</code> +may be used to automatically add text to the notes fields of the records +corresponding to certain messages. The format of this alist is +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(( <var>HEADER-NAME</var> + (<var>REGEXP</var> . <var>STRING</var>) … ) + … ) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>for example, +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(("To" ("-vm@" . "VM mailing list")) + ("Subject" ("sprocket" . "mail about sprockets") + ("you bonehead" . "called me a bonehead"))) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>will cause the text <code>"VM mailing list"</code> to be added to the notes field of +the record corresponding to anyone you get mail from via one of the <b>VM</b> +mailing lists. If, that is, <code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code> is set such +that the record would have been created, or if the record already +existed. +</p> +<p>The format of elements of this list may also be +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(<var>REGEXP</var> <var>FIELD-NAME</var> <var>STRING</var>) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>or +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(<var>REGEXP</var> <var>FIELD-NAME</var> <var>STRING</var> <var>REPLACE-P</var>) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>meaning add the given string to the named field. The field-name may not +be <samp>`name'</samp>, <samp>`aka'</samp>, <samp>`address'</samp>, <samp>`phone'</samp>, or <samp>`net'</samp> +(builtin fields) but must be either <samp>`notes'</samp>, <samp>`company'</samp>, or the +name of a user-defined note-field. +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">("pattern" . "string to add") +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>is equivalent to +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">("pattern" notes "string to add") +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p><var>STRING</var> can contain <code>\&</code> or <code>\N</code> escapes like in the function +<code>replace-match</code>. For example, to automatically add the contents of the +<b>organization</b> field of a message to the <code>company</code> field of a <b>BBDB</b> +record, you can use this: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">("Organization" (".*" company "\\&")) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>(Note you need two \ to get a single \ into a lisp string literal.) +</p> +<p>If STRING is an integer <i>N</i>, the <i>N</i>th matching subexpression is +used, so the above example could be written more efficiently as +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">("Organization" (".*" company 0)) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>If STRING is neither a string or an integer, it should be a function +which is called with the contents of the field, and the result of the +function call is used. +</p> +<p>If the <var>REPLACE-P</var> flag is true, then the string replaces the old +contents instead of being appended to it. +</p> +<p>If multiple clauses match the message, all of the corresponding strings +will be added. +</p> +<p>If the string is being appended (<var>REPLACE-P</var> is false or not +provided) then the new string is appended to the end of the existing +field value, with an intervening newline. So each piece of text +automatically added to this field will go on its own line. +</p> +<p>You can control what the separator is by putting a <code>field-separator</code> +property on the symbol naming the field. For example, to make text +automatically added to a field named <code>newsgroups</code> be separated by +commas, you could do +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(put 'newsgroups 'field-separator "; ") +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>This variable works for news as well. You might want to arrange for +this to have a different value when in mail as when in news. +</p> +<p>There may be only one entry per header in this alist: that is, +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"> (("Subject" ("\\bfoo\\b" . "Foo!!") + ("bar" . "Bar!"))) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>will work, but +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"> (("Subject" ("\\bfoo\\b" . "Foo!!")) + ("Subject" ("bar" . "Bar!"))) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>will not. +</p> +<p>Here's a more complicated example: some people include bitmaps of +themselves in their mail messages in an <b>X-Face:</b> header field. +You can capture this field into the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> with the +following: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(setq bbdb-auto-notes-alist + (append bbdb-auto-notes-alist + (list "x-face" + (list (concat "[ \t\n]*\\([^ \t\n]*\\)" + "\\([ \t\n]+\\([^ \t\n]+\\)\\)?" + "\\([ \t\n]+\\([^ \t\n]+\\)\\)?" + "\\([ \t\n]+\\([^ \t\n]+\\)\\)?" + ) + 'face + "\\1\\3\\5\\7")))) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>(The calls to <code>list</code> and <code>concat</code> are just for readability, it +could easily be a constant.) The tricky bit here is that it strips out +the newlines and whitespace used for header continuation, which are not +actually a part of the face data. So though the mail message may have +the face data on multiple lines, the entry in the <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> will +be just one line. +</p> +<a name="IDX197"></a> +<p><code>bbdb-auto-notes-ignore</code> is an alist of headers and regexps to +ignore in <code>bbdb-auto-notes-hook</code>. Each element looks like +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(<var>HEADER</var> . <var>REGEXP</var>) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>for example, +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">("Organization" . "^Gatewayed from\\|^Source only") +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>would exclude the phony <code>Organization:</code> headers in GNU mailing-lists +gatewayed to the <code>gnu.*</code> newsgroups. Note that this exclusion +applies only to a single field, not to the entire message. For that, +use the variable <code>bbdb-auto-notes-ignore-all</code>. +</p> +<a name="IDX198"></a> +<p><code>bbdb-auto-notes-ignore-all</code> is an alist of headers and regexps +which cause the entire message to be ignored in <code>bbdb-auto-notes-hook</code>. +Each element looks like +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">(<var>HEADER</var> . <var>REGEXP</var>) +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>for example, +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">("From" . "BLAT\\.COM") +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>would exclude any notes recording for message coming from <code>BLAT.COM</code>. +Note that this is different from <code>bbdb-auto-notes-ignore</code>, which +applies only to a particular header field, rather than the entire message. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Utilities"></a> +<a name="SEC62"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC61" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC63" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.8 Utilities </h2> + +<p>This section describes <b>BBDB</b> functionality that does not fit neatly into +other sections. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC63">1.8.1 <code>bbdb-ftp</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Storing FTP sites in the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Print the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC65">1.8.3 <code>bbdb-snarf</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Record generation from raw text +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC66">1.8.4 <code>bbdb-srv</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> External control of the <b>BBDB</b> +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="bbdb_002dftp"></a> +<a name="SEC63"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC62" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC64" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC62" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.8.1 <code>bbdb-ftp</code> </h3> + +<p>The <code>bbdb-ftp</code> utility enables the storage of FTP sites as <b>BBDB</b> +records. The <code>bbdb-create-ftp-site</code> function is used to create a +<b>BBDB</b> record for an FTP site. The command will prompt for information +needed to create the record. The FTP site for a given record can be accessed +with the <code>bbdb-ftp</code> command. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="bbdb_002dprint"></a> +<a name="SEC64"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC63" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC65" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC62" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code> </h3> + +<p><code>bbdb-print</code> is a utility for pretty-printing entries from the <b>BBDB</b> +using TeX. It is invoked by pressing <kbd>P</kbd> in the <code>*BBDB*</code> buffer - +this will cause all records in the <b>BBDB</b> to be printed as governed by the +variables described below. If <kbd>P</kbd> is prefixed by a <kbd>*</kbd>, only the +currently-displayed records will be printed. Once invoked, <code>bbdb-print</code> +will generate the TeX output in a buffer named <tt>`~/bbdb.tex'</tt> (controlled +by <code>bbdb-print-file-name</code>). The generated output will be shown, and must +be <b>manually</b> saved. +</p> +<p>For each record printed, <code>bbdb-print</code> will look for the presence of the +<code>tex-name</code> field. If this field is found, its value will be printed +instead of the <code>name</code> field for the record in question. This field is +intended to allow the storage of names with accents or other characters that +would be illegal in the address portion of a message. While other fields have +special characters quoted by <code>bbdb-print</code> as described below, the +contents of the <code>tex-name</code> field (if present) are used verbatim. +</p> +<p>The following variables govern the printing of records (and of the printing of +the fields therein): +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-omit-fields</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX199"></a> +<p>This variable should be set to a list of the fields that are not to be printed +by <code>bbdb-print</code>. It defaults to:<br> +</p><p align="center"> <code>(omit tex-name aka mail-alias)</code> +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-file-name</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX200"></a> +<p>The name of the file where generated TeX output is to be stored. The default +is <tt>`~/bbdb.tex'</tt>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-require</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX201"></a> +<p>The fields required for printing a record. This allows, for example, only +records with phone numbers to be printed. The value of the value of the +variable will be evaluated once for each record, and the record will be +printed only if the evaluation returns a non-nil value. The symbols +<code>name</code>, <code>company</code>, <code>net</code>, <code>phone</code>, <code>address</code>, and +<code>notes</code> will be set to the appropriate values during evaluation; they +will be nil if the field does not exist or is elided. +</p> +<p>The value of this variable can be any lisp expression, but typically +it will be used for a boolean combination of the field variables, as +in the following simple examples: +</p> +<ul> +<li> Print only people whose phone numbers are known:<br> +<p align="center"> <code>(setq bbdb-print-require 'phone)</code> +</p></li><li> Print people whose names AND companies are known:<br> +<p align="center"> <code>(setq bbdb-print-require '(and name company))</code> +</p></li><li> Print people whose names, and either addresses OR phone numbers are +known:<br> +<p align="center"> <code>(setq bbdb-print-require '(and name (or address phone))).</code> +</p> +<p>The default value is:<br> +</p><p align="center"> <code>(or address phone)</code> +</p></li></ul> + +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-alist</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX202"></a> +<p>Formatting options for all formats of <code>bbdb-print</code>. The value is an +alist of the form<br> +</p><p align="center"> <code>((<var>OPTION</var> . <var>VALUE</var>) (<var>OPTION</var> . <var>VALUE</var>) ...)</code> +</p> +<p>Separate settings can be configured using <code>bbdb-print-brief-alist</code> and +<code>bbdb-print-full-alist</code>. Settings in these variables will override the +ones in <code>bbdb-print-alist</code>. +</p> +<p>The possible options and legal settings are: +</p><dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>columns</code></dt> +<dd><p><code>1</code>, <code>2</code>, <code>3</code>, <code>4</code>, <code>quad</code> (4 little +2-column pages per sheet) or <code>grid</code> (12 credit-card-sized pages per +sheet). +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>separator</code></dt> +<dd><p><code>0</code>-<code>7</code>, the style of heading for each letter. <code>0</code>=none, +<code>1</code>=line, <code>2</code>=boxed letters, <code>3</code>=large boxed letters, +<code>4</code>=large letters, <code>5</code>=letters with lines, <code>6</code>=letters with +suits, <code>7</code>=boxed letters with suits. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>omit-area-code</code></dt> +<dd><p>A regular expression matching area codes to omit. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>phone-on-first-line</code></dt> +<dd><p>If <code>t</code>, the first phone number will be put on the same line as the name. +If <code>nil</code>, the name will be the only text on the line. If set to a +string, the field of type <code>phone</code> whose name matches the string will be +used. The string should be a valid regular expression. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>n-phones</code></dt> +<dd><p>Maximum number of phone numbers to include. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>n-addresses</code></dt> +<dd><p>Maximum number of addresses to include. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>include-files</code></dt> +<dd><p>List of TeX files to <code>\input</code>. If the filenames are not absolute, the +files must be located somewhere in the TeX input path. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>ps-fonts</code></dt> +<dd><p>Postscript fonts (TimesNewRoman and Courier) will be used if the value +is non-<code>nil</code>. Standard TeX fonts (ec-fonts) will be used +otherwise. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>font-size</code></dt> +<dd><p>The integer point size of the font to be used. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>hsize</code></dt> +<dd><p>The horizontal dimension of the pages. The value must be a string, and must +be a valid TeX dimension. Alternatively, the TeX default will be used if the +value is <code>nil</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>vsize</code></dt> +<dd><p>The vertical dimension of the pages. The value must be a string, and must +be a valid TeX dimension. Alternatively, the TeX default will be used if the +value is <code>nil</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>hoffset</code></dt> +<dd><p>The TeX output will be offset to the right by the value of this option. The +value must be either a string containing a valid TeX dimension or <code>nil</code> +or <code>0</code> to use the default TeX horizontal offset. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>voffset</code></dt> +<dd><p>The TeX output will be offset downward by the value of this option. The +value must be either a string containing a valid TeX dimension or <code>nil</code> +or <code>0</code> to use the default TeX vertical offset. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>quad-hsize</code></dt> +<dd><p>Horizontal size to be used for the individual pages in the quad format. The +value must be a string containing a valid TeX dimension. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>quad-vsize</code></dt> +<dd><p>Vertical size to be used for the individual pages in the quad format. The +value must be a string containing a valid TeX dimension. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<p>The default value is +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">((omit-area-code . "(<var>AREA-CODE</var>)") + (phone-on-first-line . "^[ \t]*$") + (ps-fonts . nil) + (font-size . 6) + (quad-hsize . "3.15in") + (quad-vsize . "4.5in")) +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>Where <var>AREA-CODE</var> is the value of <code>bbdb-default-area-code</code> or +<samp>`000'</samp> if there is no default area code. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-brief-alist</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX203"></a> +<p>Extra options for the <code>bbdb-print</code> brief format. The value(s) of +this variable can either supplement or override the values in +<code>bbdb-print-alist</code>. The format and possible values of this variable are +as in <code>bbdb-print-alist</code>, described above. +</p> +<p>The default value is +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">((columns . 1) + (separator . 1) + (n-phones . 2) + (n-addresses . 1) + (include-files "bbdb-print-brief" "bbdb-cols")) +</pre></td></tr></table> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-full-alist</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX204"></a> +<p>Extra options for the <code>bbdb-print</code> non-brief format. The value(s) of +this variable can either supplement or override the values in +<code>bbdb-print-alist</code>. The format and possible values of this variable are +as in <code>bbdb-print-alist</code>, described above. +</p> +<p>The default value is +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">((columns . 3) + (separator . 2) + (include-files "bbdb-print" "bbdb-cols")) +</pre></td></tr></table> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-prolog</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX205"></a> +<p>TeX statements to include at the beginning of the <code>bbdb-print</code> output +file. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-print-epilog</code></dt> +<dd><a name="IDX206"></a> +<p>TeX statements to include at the end of the <code>bbdb-print</code> output file. +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="bbdb_002dsnarf"></a> +<a name="SEC65"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC64" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC66" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC62" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.8.3 <code>bbdb-snarf</code> </h3> + +<p><code>bbdb-snarf</code> provides the ability to generate <b>BBDB</b> records from raw +text. If invoked as <code>bbdb-snarf</code>, it attempts to generate the record +from the information around point (the cursor). If invoked as +<code>bbdb-snarf-region</code><a name="DOCF6" href="bbdb_fot.html#FOOT6">(6)</a>, the active region is used to generate the record. +</p> + +<p><b>Restrictions:</b> +</p> +<ol> +<li> +<code>bbdb-snarf</code> currently recognizes only US-style phone numbers. +</li><li> +<code>bbdb-snarf</code> works best with things that look like mailing addresses. +</li></ol> + + +<p>Example of an address that <code>bbdb-snarf</code> will recognize: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">another test person +1234 Gridley St. +Los Angeles, CA 91342 +555-1212 +test@person.net +http://www.foo.bar/ +other stuff about this person +</pre></td></tr></table> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="bbdb_002dsrv"></a> +<a name="SEC66"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC65" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC67" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC62" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.8.4 <code>bbdb-srv</code> </h3> + +<p><code>bbdb-srv</code> provides the ability to initiate the display of <b>BBDB</b> +records from outside of Emacs. This allows external programs to cause +the <b>BBDB</b> record for a given person to appear in the running Emacs +when, for example, mail is recieved from that person. One specific +application, described below, is the integration of Netscape and the +<b>BBDB</b>, allowing the display of <b>BBDB</b> records corresponding to Mail +and/or News messages displayed in Netscape. +</p> +<p><code>bbdb-srv</code> is composed of two parts - an external Perl script +(<tt>`utils/bbdb-srv.pl'</tt>), and an Emacs Lisp file +(<tt>`lisp/bbdb-srv.el'</tt>). The external portion is used to send +commands to the internal portion. +</p> +<p><b>NOTE:</b> <code>bbdb-srv</code> requires <code>gnuserv</code> and <code>itimer</code>, +both included with XEmacs. <code>gnuserv</code> must be started with the +<code>gnuserv-start</code> command before <code>bbdb-srv</code> can be used. +</p> +<p>In it's most basic form, mail or news headers are passed to the Perl +script. The Perl script then causes the <b>BBDB</b> record (if any) +corresponding to the passed headers to be displayed in the running +Emacs. While <code>bbdb-srv</code> will operate with just a <samp>`From:'</samp> +field, it works better when passed both <samp>`From:'</samp> and <samp>`To:'</samp> +headers. When <code>bbdb-srv</code> notices that the logged-in user is named +in the <samp>`From:'</samp> header, it will attempt to display the record (if +any) for the person named in the <samp>`To:'</samp> header. If no <samp>`To:'</samp> +header is passed, it falls back on the record (if any) for the logged-in +user (the person named in the <samp>`From:'</samp> header). +</p> +<p>An example manual invocation of <code>bbdb-srv</code> is as follows: +</p> +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">% cat |bbdb-srv.pl +From: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com> +To: Matt Simmons <simmonmt@acm.org> +<kbd>CTRL-D</kbd> +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>If the invoking user is Jamie Zawinski, the record for Matt Simmons (if +any) will be displayed. If the invoking user is not Jamie Zawinski, the +record for Jamie Zawinski (if any) will be displayed. +</p> +<p>As mentioned above <code>bbdb-srv</code> can be used with Netscape Mail and +Netscape News. Please note that it can only be used with the UNIX +versions 3.0b2 and greater of these applications. To allow Netscape to +use <code>bbdb-srv</code>, set the <samp>`NS_MSG_DISPLAY_HOOK'</samp> variable to +<code>bbdb-srv.pl</code><a name="DOCF7" href="bbdb_fot.html#FOOT7">(7)</a> as follows: +</p> + +<p>Bourne Shell (<tt>`/bin/sh'</tt>) and variants: +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example"># NS_MSG_DISPLAY_HOOK bbdb-srv.pl +# export NS_MSG_DISPLAY_HOOK +</pre></td></tr></table> + +<p>C-Shell (<tt>`/bin/csh'</tt>) and variants: +</p><table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="example">% setenv NS_MSG_DISPLAY_HOOK bbdb-srv.pl +</pre></td></tr></table> +<p>The following variables can be used to customize the behavior of +<code>bbdb-srv</code>: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dd><a name="IDX207"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb/srv-auto-create-p</code></dt> +<dd><p>This variable is similar to <code>bbdb/news-auto-create-p</code> and +<code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code>. That is, when headers are passed in to +<code>bbdb-srv</code>, a new <b>BBDB</b> record can be created if none exists, +depending on the value of this variable. Possible values are: +</p><dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>t</code></dt> +<dd><p>Automatically create new <b>BBDB</b> records if the headers passed in do +not correspond to an already-existing record. +</p></dd> +<dt> <code>nil</code></dt> +<dd><p>Do not automatically create new <b>BBDB</b> records. +</p></dd> +<dt> <var>FUNCTION</var></dt> +<dd><p><var>FUNCTION</var> is called. If it returns <code>t</code>, a record will be +created for the person named in the <samp>`From:'</samp> header. If it returns +<code>nil</code>, no record will be created. +</p> +<p>A suggested function for use is +<code>bbdb/srv-auto-create-mail-news-dispatcher</code>. This function will +attempt to determine the source of the passed headers - whether they +were part of a mail message or of a news article. The action (if any) +dictated by the value of either <code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code> or +<code>bbdb/news-auto-create-p</code>, based on the determined source of the +passed headers. +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<a name="IDX208"></a> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb/srv/display-delay</code></dt> +<dd><p><code>bbdb-srv</code> pauses between displaying the records corresponding to +each passed set of headers. This variable controls the length of time +(in seconds) of the delay between the display of different records. +Note when setting this variable that only one set of headers can be +queued at a time. If three sets of headers are passed to +<code>bbdb-srv</code> in less than the delay time, only the first and last +will be displayed. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Internals"></a> +<a name="SEC67"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC66" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.9 Internals </h2> + +<p><b>This section is currently a dumping ground for things that should +eventually go here, but were found elsewhere in the file.</b> +</p> +<p><b>INFORMATION IN THIS SECTION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT +SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS DOCUMENTATION OF AN EXTERNAL API. EVERYTHING +LISTED BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE</b> +</p> +<p>The first time you use +one of the <b>BBDB</b> commands, this file is read into an emacs buffer, and +remains there. As you make changes to the database, this buffer is +changed as well, ensuring that if it is auto-saved, it will be saved in +its most current state. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC68"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC67" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC69" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC67" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.9.1 BBDB data file format </h3> + +<p>The data file is arranged in a hierarchical fashion. At the top level +are vectors, with one vector per database record. It is <b>very</b> +important that each vector be on its own line, as the BBDB builds and +stores markers based on this layout. The markers are then used to +increase the speed of database modifications (more on this later). The +record vectors contain the individual fields of the record. These +fields can be of any type, but are currently integers, strings, lists of +strings, alists, vectors, or lists of vectors. In the case of fields +that contain one or more vectors, they can be further broken down in +terms of the fields of their component vectors. +</p> +<p>In an effort to provide a more concrete example to illustrate the above, +and to provide a reference for database accessor and modifier functions, +we describe the database format below. This description starts with the +fields of the individual record vectors, and drills down through the +vectors used by some of the fields. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC69"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC70" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.9.1.1 Record Vectors </h4> + +<table> +<tr><td><p> <b>Name</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Type</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Accessor and Modifier</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Description</b> +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> First name +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-firstname</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-firstname</code> +</p></td><td><p> Entity's first name +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Last name +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-lastname</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-lastname</code> +</p></td><td><p> Entity's last name +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> AKAs +</p></td><td><p> List of Strings +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-aka</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-aka</code> +</p></td><td><p> Alternate names for entity +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Company +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-company</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-company</code> +</p></td><td><p> Company with which entity is associated +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Phones +</p></td><td><p> List of Vectors +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-phones</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-phones</code> +</p></td><td><p> List of phone number vectors +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Addresses +</p></td><td><p> List of Vectors +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-addresses</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-addresses</code> +</p></td><td><p> List of address vectors +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Net address +</p></td><td><p> List of Strings +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-net</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-net</code> +</p></td><td><p> List of network addresses +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Notes +</p></td><td><p> String or Alist +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-raw-notes</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-raw-notes</code> +</p></td><td><p> String or Association list of note fields (strings) +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Cache +</p></td><td><p> Vector +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-record-cache</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-cache</code> +</p></td><td><p> Record cache.<br> + <i>Internal version only.</i> +</p> +</td></tr> +</table> + +<p>The phone, address and cache vector fields are described below. Please +note that, as indicated in the table above, the cache is present only in +the internal version of the database - it is not written out as part of +the <tt>`.bbdb'</tt> file. +</p> +<p>In addition, the accessor and modifier functions for the notes alist +are described. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC70"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC69" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC71" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.9.1.2 Phone Vectors </h4> + +<p>To access the fields in the below table, you must first get the list of +phone vectors using the <code>bbdb-record-phones</code> function. Note that +if you alter the phones field with the <code>bbdb-record-set-phones</code> +function, you are altering the entire phones list for the given record. +Use the modifier functions below for modifications to individual phone +vectors. +</p> +<table> +<tr><td><p> <b>Name</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Type</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Accessor and Modifier</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Description</b> +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Location +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-phone-location</code><br> + <code>bbdb-phone-set-location</code> +</p></td><td><p> Phone number identifier +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Area +</p></td><td><p> Integer +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-phone-area</code><br> + <code>bbdb-phone-set-area</code> +</p></td><td><p> Area code for phone number +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Exchange +</p></td><td><p> Integer +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-phone-exchange</code><br> + <code>bbdb-phone-set-exchange</code> +</p></td><td><p> Exchange (aka prefix) for phone number +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Suffix +</p></td><td><p> Integer +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-phone-suffix</code><br> + <code>bbdb-phone-set-suffix</code> +</p></td><td><p> Suffix for phone number +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Extension +</p></td><td><p> Integer +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-phone-extension</code><br> + <code>bbdb-phone-set-extension</code> +</p></td><td><p> Phone number extension (<samp>`0'</samp> if none) +</p> +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC71"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC70" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC72" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.9.1.3 Address Vectors </h4> + +<p>To access the fields in the below table, you must first get the list of +address vectors using the <code>bbdb-record-addresses</code> function. Note +that if you alter the addresses field with the +<code>bbdb-record-set-addresses</code> function, you are altering the entire +addresses list for the given record. Use the modifier functions below +for modifications to individual address vectors. +</p> +<table> +<tr><td><p> <b>Name</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Type</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Accessor and Modifier</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Description</b> +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Location +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-address-location</code><br> + <code>bbdb-address-set-location</code> +</p></td><td><p> Address identifier +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Streets +</p></td><td><p> List +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-address-streets</code><br> + <code>bbdb-address-set-streets</code> +</p></td><td><p> List of street address lines. <code>nil</code> if none. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Street3 +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-address-street3</code><br> + <code>bbdb-address-set-street3</code> +</p></td><td><p> Third line of street address. "" if none. +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> City +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-address-city</code><br> + <code>bbdb-address-set-city</code> +</p></td><td><p> City name +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> State +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-address-state</code><br> + <code>bbdb-address-set-state</code> +</p></td><td><p> State abbreviation +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Zip +</p></td><td><p> Integer (american) + List (non-american) +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-address-zip</code><br> + <code>bbdb-address-set-zip</code> +</p></td><td><p> Zip code +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Country +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-address-country</code><br> + <code>bbdb-address-set-country</code> +</p></td><td><p> Country +</p> +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC72"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC71" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC73" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.9.1.4 Cache Vector </h4> + +<p>This vector is present only in the internal database representation. It +is not written out to the database file because it contains information +aggregated from the rest of the record that is reconstructed when the +database is read. To write the cache information to the database file +would increase the risk of database inconsistency, and would violate the +principles of normalization. +</p> +<p>To access the cache fields using the functions listed below that begin +with <code>bbdb-cache-</code>, you must first get the cache vector using the +<code>bbdb-record-cache</code> function. The functions that begin with +<code>bbdb-record-</code> get the cache vector internally. Note that if you +alter the cache field in the high-level record with the +<code>bbdb-record-set-cache</code> function, you are altering the entire cache +vector for the given record. Use the modifier functions below for +modifications to individual cache fields. +</p> +<table> +<tr><td><p> <b>Name</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Type</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Accessor and Modifier</b> +</p></td><td><p> <b>Description</b> +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Name Cache +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-cache-namecache</code><br> + <code>bbdb-cache-set-namecache</code> +</p></td><td><p> Preconcatenated name of entity +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Sort Key +</p></td><td><p> String +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-cache-sortkey</code><br> + <code>bbdb-cache-set-sortkey</code> +</p></td><td><p> Preconcatenated sort key for record +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Marker +</p></td><td><p> Marker +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-cache-marker</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-marker</code><br> + <code>bbdb-cache-set-marker</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-marker</code><br> +</p></td><td><p> Marker in <tt>`.bbdb'</tt> for start of record +</p> +</td></tr> +<tr><td><p> Deleted +</p></td><td><p> Boolean +</p></td><td><p> <code>bbdb-cache-deleted-p</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-deleted-p</code><br> + <code>bbdb-cache-set-deleted-p</code><br> + <code>bbdb-record-set-deleted-p</code> +</p></td><td><p> Set to <code>t</code> if record has been deleted, <code>nil</code> if not +</p> +</td></tr> +</table> + +<p>The functions listed above will return <code>nil</code> if their respective +cache fields are not set. The functions listed below will return the +value of their cache fields if set, but will also build (and set) the +correct field values if the fields are unset: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt> <code>bbdb-record-name</code></dt> +<dd><p>Return the name in the Name Cache field of the cache (if set). If +the name has not been built yet (if the field is <code>nil</code>), the name is +built, stored in the Name Cache field, and returned. +</p> +</dd> +<dt> <code>bbdb-record-sortkey</code></dt> +<dd><p>Return the name it the Sort Key field of the cache (if set). If the +Sort Key field has not yet been set (if the field is <code>nil</code>), the +Sort Key is built, stored in the Sort Key field, and returned. +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC73"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC72" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC74" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.9.1.5 Notes String or Alist </h4> + +<p>If there is only a single note for a given record, the notes field for +that record will be a string. If there is more than one note, the notes +field will be an association list (alist) with elements of the form +</p> +<p align="center"> ( <var>NAME</var> . <var>VALUE</var> ) +</p> + +<p>where <var>NAME</var> is the symbol for the name of the note, and +<var>VALUE</var> is the value of the note. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="SEC74"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC73" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC75" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC68" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h4 class="subsubsection"> 1.9.1.6 Example BBDB record </h4> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Mailing-Lists"></a> +<a name="SEC75"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC74" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC76" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.10 Mailing Lists </h2> + +<p>(If you are looking for a way to create mailing lists with <b>BBDB</b>, you +should be looking at the section on See section <a href="#SEC39">Mail Sending Interfaces</a>.) +</p> +<p>There are three mailing lists for the <b>BBDB</b>. +<code>bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net</code> gets moderate traffic, and is +intended for the discussion and distribution of development versions of +the <b>BBDB</b>. Users of development versions of the <b>BBDB</b> should be +subscribed to this list. It is also to this list that bugs should be +reported. See section <a href="#SEC83">Known Bugs</a>. for instructions on submitting bug reports. +</p> +<p>The second mailing list <code>bbdb-announce@lists.sourceforge.net</code> has +very low volume. Any user of the <b>BBDB</b> should consider subscribing to +this list, as new releases and security issues will be posted here. +</p> +<p>A third mailing list, <code>bbdb-cvs@lists.sourceforge.net</code>, is +intended for developers to follow the changes made to the <b>BBDB</b> +development version. Developers of the <b>BBDB</b> should consider to +subscribe to this list. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Changes"></a> +<a name="SEC76"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC75" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC77" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.11 Changes in this Version </h2> + +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC77">1.11.1 Major Changes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Major changes in this version +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC79">1.11.2 Other Changes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Not-so-major changes +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Major-Changes"></a> +<a name="SEC77"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC76" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC79" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC76" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.11.1 Major Changes </h3> + +<a name="SEC78"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Database File Version Change </h4> + +<p>(the following version-migration text will move in a future version. It is in +this section currently because new users will likely not experience it) +</p> +<p>There has been a version change in the <b>BBDB</b> database file. The new +version supports non-US zip codes, and an additional "Country" field +in addresses. +</p> +<p>An automatic version-migration mechanism has been implemented that allows +older version <tt>`.bbdb'</tt> files to either be migrated to the new version, or +used as-is without migrating. When the <b>BBDB</b> detects a database file with +an old version, it will display the features that have been introduced <b>in +the database file</b> from the time of the older version's implementation. It +will offer the choice of migration or use of the <b>BBDB</b> with the +older-version file. +</p> +<p>If migration is chosen, the database file will be automatically changed to the +new format. If migration is declined, the file will kept in the older format +in the <code>.bbdb</code> buffer, but will be stored internally in the new format. +When changes need to be made to the <code>.bbdb</code> buffer, changed records will +be reverse-migrated from their internal version to that of the disk file. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Other-Changes"></a> +<a name="SEC79"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC77" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC81" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC76" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.11.2 Other Changes </h3> + +<a name="SEC80"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> TeX Output </h4> + +<p>By default, ec fonts are used for TeX output instead of cm fonts. With +the <code>ps-fonts</code> option set in <code>bbdb-print-alist</code>, TimesNewRoman +and Courier fonts are used. +</p> +<ul> +</ul> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="The-Latest-Version"></a> +<a name="SEC81"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC79" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC82" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.12 The Latest Version </h2> + + +<p>Released versions of the <b>BBDB</b> can be found at the +following site: +</p> +<ul> +<li> +WWW: <code>http://bbdb.sourceforge.net</code> +</li><li> +FTP: <code>ftp://ftp.sourceforge.net/pub/bbdb</code> +</li></ul> + + +<p>Development versions of the <b>BBDB</b> can be obtained in the +following ways: +</p> +<ul> +<li> +WWW: <code>http://bbdb.sourceforge.net</code> +</li><li> +Anonymous CVS: See <code>http://bbdb.sourceforge.net</code> for instructions. +</li></ul> + +<p>Users of development versions of the <b>BBDB</b> should subscribe to the +<code>bbdb-info</code> mailing list. See section <a href="#SEC75">Mailing Lists</a>. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="The-Future"></a> +<a name="SEC82"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC81" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC83" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h2 class="section"> 1.13 The Future </h2> + +<p>The future consists of Bugs and Features. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC83">1.13.1 Known Bugs</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Known Bugs, and how to submit new ones +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC84">1.13.2 TODO List</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> The TODO List +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="#SEC88">1.13.3 End of Life (EOL) Statements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> EOL (End Of Life) Statements +</td></tr> +</table> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="Known-Bugs"></a> +<a name="SEC83"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC82" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC84" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC82" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.13.1 Known Bugs </h3> + +<ol> +<li> +<b><kbd>M-TAB</kbd> conflicts with ispell.</b> Workaround: The binding +installed by the <b>BBDB</b> for address completion/expansion conflicts with +that used by ispell. The suggested workarounds are to rebind the ispell +key (the <b>BBDB</b> binding is not configurable at this time), to manually +invoke ispell via <kbd>M-x</kbd>, or to not use ispell completion functionality +in <b>BBDB</b>-enabled message composition buffers. The following is an +example of such a rebinding, supplied by Kai Großjohan: + +<table><tr><td> </td><td><pre class="lisp">(defun my-message-mode-keys () + (define-key message-mode-map (kbd "M-TAB") 'bbdb-complete-name)) + (add-hook 'message-mode-hook 'my-message-mode-keys) +</pre></td></tr></table> +</li><li> +<b><b>BBDB</b> and abbrev expansion is inconsistent.</b> Workaround: +Currently, <kbd>M-TAB</kbd> must be used to expand/complete against <b>BBDB</b> +names and net addresses, and <kbd>TAB</kbd> must be used to expand abbrevs (the +values in the <code>mail-alias</code> field). Unification is planned for a +future version. + +</li><li> +<b>The <code>*BBDB*</code> buffer does not always come up when the first +article in a Gnus Summary Buffer is selected.</b> Workaround: Pressing +<kbd>g</kbd> to reload the article. This will cause the <code>*BBDB*</code> buffer +to be displayed. + +</li><li> +<b>Expansion will fail when the name to be expanded is a subset of +the name for another record.</b> For example, if you have entries for +<samp>`John'</samp> and <samp>`Johnathan'</samp>, you will not be able to expand the +name for <samp>`John'</samp>. Workaround: Use the net address for the subset +name (<samp>`John'</samp> in this example). + +</li></ol> + +<a name="IDX209"></a> +<p>It is commonly known that there are no bugs in the <b>BBDB</b>. Bugs +found in defiance of this rule should be submitted using <kbd>M-x +bbdb-submit-bug-report</kbd>. These bug reports will bbe sent to the +<code>bbdb-info</code> mailing list (see section <a href="#SEC75">Mailing Lists</a>) and are +available from public archives. Other big brothers may be reading +your bug reports. +</p> +<hr size="6"> +<a name="TODO-List"></a> +<a name="SEC84"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC83" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC88" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC82" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.13.2 TODO List </h3> + +<a name="SEC85"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> The Near Future </h4> + +<ul> +<li> +Add bbdb/<i>MUA</i>-delete-sender-record + +</li><li> +Configurable completion. Should allow user to specify "complete on +names first, then nets", etc. + +</li><li> +More variables for upgrading. Specifically a variable that lets users +specify extra fields for upgrading (an alist <samp>`(a . b)'</samp> that says +field <samp>`a'</samp> should be upgraded the same way as field <samp>`b'</samp>. + +</li><li> +Change all functions that switch on MUAs to use compose-mail (ex: +<code>bbdb-send-mail-internal</code>). + +</li><li> +Soren Dayton's method for generically extending the <b>BBDB</b> with +special-purpose fields + +</li><li> +Sorting records on alternate keys. <code>bbdb-sort-by</code> from Boris +Goldowsky. + +</li><li> +Sorting individual types of fields - Sam Steingold's method. + +</li><li> +Button 3 menus (Mark Moll and Soren Dayton) + + +</li><li> +Conditionalized erasure of properties when text is pasted into the <b>BBDB</b>. + +</li><li> +Should notice when there are <samp>`Reply-To:'</samp> addresses. + +</li><li> +Should have a command for merging together two divergent copies of +a <tt>`.bbdb'</tt> file (in case you read mail on one machine and news on +another, for instance.) + +</li><li> +The <samp>`*BBDB*'</samp> buffer should be resized to exactly fit what it's +displaying, even when not in "electric" mode. + +</li><li> +It should be possible to do completion on last names as well as first +names. + +</li><li> +The BBDB buffer is left at the top of the stack when GNUS is exited +because GNUS runs its exit-hooks too early. This should be fixed. + +</li><li> +String area codes (German area codes can begin with zeroes) patch from +<code>Michael Sperber <sperber@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de></code> + + +</li><li> +Default country variable, similar to <code>bbdb-default-area-code</code>. + +</li><li> +Make format self-describing in comment + +</li><li> +ISO-8859-x characters in records for printing. + +</li><li> +Prefix for <kbd>W</kbd> (<code>bbdb-www</code>) command to allow selection of +different addresses. + +</li><li> +Generalized buttons (via extents) for fields. Example: <samp>`(a . b)'</samp> +means create button that calls <samp>`b'</samp> for each entry in the <samp>`a'</samp> +field. + +</li><li> +Remove support for GNUS. Start with lisp Makefile (remove nntp and gnus +loads). + +</li><li> +More flexible auto-addition. Conditionalizing of addition (conditions +or supplied function). Prompt if multiple records that meet criteria exist. + +</li><li> +Different output formats. See Toby Speight's <code><s8iurdodvm.fsf@plato.ansa.co.uk></code> +and Bin Mu's <code><199801221605.KAA23663@DerivaTech.Com></code>. + +</li><li> +Generalized area-code-split program that could split, for example, based +on input copied (or straight fetch of page) from the Bellcore NANP page. + +</li><li> +Print multivalue (comma-separated) fields with one value per line + +</li><li> +Easier BBDB extension. See <code><xcdyb30f3hb.fsf@ra.cs.uchicago.edu></code> +from Soren Dayton. + +</li><li> +Take birthdays from the <b>BBDB</b>, add them to calendar. From Boris +Goldowsky. + +</li><li> +Make mail aliases file for other mailers. From Boris Goldowsky. + +</li><li> +Various patches from Boris Goldowsky in <tt>`bbdb-ext'</tt>. + +</li><li> +Various other patches: +<ul class="toc"> +<li>- +<code>bbdb-filters-0.2</code> +</li><li>- +<code>bbdb-frame.el</code> +</li><li>- +<code>bbdb-letter-1.0</code> +</li><li>- +<code>bbdb-plz</code> +</li><li>- +<code>bbdb-query</code> +</li><li>- +<code>country</code> +</li><li>- +<code>country-info</code> +</li></ul> + +<p>Note that these files have not been investigated. They may or +may not be incorporated. +</p> +</li><li> +Ability to remove all properties from copied strings. + +</li></ul> + + +<a name="SEC86"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Not-So-Near Future </h4> + +<ul> +<li> +Fix Gnus scoring so it rebuilds when gnus-score disappears + +</li><li> +Multiline note fields + +</li><li> +Change key to be some kind of unique number + +</li><li> +There should be better support for non-American addresses and phone +numbers. This might be Near Future if somebody volunteers to send me patches. + +</li><li> +Should reimplement "electric" mode to not be so broken. + +</li><li> +The <kbd>*C-o</kbd> keystroke should add a field to all displayed records. +Perhaps <kbd>*;</kbd> should append some text to an arbitrary field of all +displayed records. + +</li><li> +Multiple <tt>`.bbdb'</tt> files with precedence relationships. See Wes +Hardaker's <br><code><sdu3awz75a.fsf@oakdale.ucdavis.edu></code> + +</li><li> +Automatically grab information about a person from their sig. See +Graham Clark's <code>info-bbdb</code> post +<code><6282.199706161624@havra.dcs.ed.ac.uk></code> and Adrian Aichner's +<code>info-bbdb</code> post +<code><rxsiuzebpgp.fsf@midnight.ecf.teradyne.com></code>. Would like to have +<code>bbdb-snarf</code> attack the sig then compare the snarfed data with the +header data. + +</li></ul> + +<a name="SEC87"></a> +<h4 class="subsubheading"> Thoughts </h4> + +<ul> +<li> +Are there enough hooks? + +</li><li> +The interfaces should share more code. + +</li><li> +The <code>bbdb-create-internal</code> function should be more forgiving. + +</li><li> +More <kbd>*</kbd> commands in general, including <kbd>*d</kbd>. +</li></ul> + +<hr size="6"> +<a name="EOL-Statements"></a> +<a name="SEC88"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC84" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC89" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#SEC1" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC82" title="Up section"> Up </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h3 class="subsection"> 1.13.3 End of Life (EOL) Statements </h3> + +<p>The items in the following list describe items for which support will be +removed in coming versions of the <b>BBDB</b>. The items listed are +guaranteed to be supported and present only until the EOL date. They +may be removed without warning at any time thereafter. +</p> +<ol> +<li> +<code>advertized-bbdb-delete-current-field-or-record</code><br> +Support for this function will be removed for version 2.2. It is +recommended that all code depending on this variable be switched to use +<code>bbdb-delete-current-field-or-record</code>. The two functions have the +same calling conventions and effects. This EOL statement was added for +version 2.1. + +</li><li> +Support for the GNUS (not Gnus) newsreader<br> +The GNUS-specific parts of the <b>BBDB</b> will be actively removed for the +2.2 release. No further maintenance and/or bugfixes are planned for +GNUS code at this time. 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This hack would be far less insidious without their input! +</p> +<a name="SEC90"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Thanks list for versions after 2.00.06. </h3> + +<p>Thanks to Alex Schroeder, Ronan Waide, Thomas DeWeese, Robert Fenk, +Didier Verna, Bill Carpenter. +</p> +<a name="SEC91"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Thanks list for versions after 1.51 prior to and including 2.00.06. </h3> + +<p>Thanks to Adrian Aichner, Kees de Bruin, David Carlton, Soren Dayton, +Brian Edmonds, Boris Goldowsky, Seth Golub, John Heidemann, Christopher +Kline, Carsten Leonhardt, Hrvoje Niksic, Jens-Ulrik Hoger Petersen, +Colin Rafferty, Matt Simmons, Sam Steingold, Marco Walther, Christoph +Wedler. +</p> +<a name="SEC92"></a> +<h3 class="subheading"> Thanks list for versions prior to and including 1.51. </h3> + +<p>And special thanks to Sebastian Kremer, Joe Wells, Todd Kaufmann, Andy +Norman, Ivan Vazquez, Stewart Clamen, Roland McGrath, Dave Brennan, +Kimball Collins, Dirk Grunwald, Philippe Queinnec, 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Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX167">Address completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX127">Address display</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX140">AKA</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX139">Alternate names</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX92">Annotating the sender of the current message</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC36">1.4 Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX144">Auto-save files</a></td><td 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href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX129">Continental addresses</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX23">Creating new records</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC32">1.2.4 Manual record addition</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX74">Creating new records</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_5">D</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX32">Deleting fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX58">Dialling phone numbers</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX126">Display of addresses</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX76">Displaying changed records</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_6">E</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX28">Editing fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX132">Electric display</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX16">Elided display</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC30">1.2.2 Basic searching commands</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX130">European addresses</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX40">European phone numbers</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX115">European phone numbers</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_7">F</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX63">Finger interface</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX55">Fixing mistakes</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">Format of completed address</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX125">Formatting addresses</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_8">G</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX105">GNUS Subject-buffer</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_9">I</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC13">Initial Configuration</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC13">1.1.4 Initial Configuration</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX36">Inserting new fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC2">Installation</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC2">1.1 Installation</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX120">Invalid zip codes</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_10">L</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX122">List of valid zip codes</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_11">M</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">Mail address completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX151">Mail address completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX156">Mail address completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX161">Mail address completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX166">Mail address completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC40">Mail Aliases</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC40">Mailing Lists and Mail Aliases</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX6">mail-alias definition</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC40">mail-alias usage</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC40">Mailing Lists and Mail Aliases</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC40">Mailing lists</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC40">Mailing Lists and Mail Aliases</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC2">Makefile</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC2">1.1 Installation</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX106">mark-char</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX56">Merging records</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_12">N</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">Name completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX150">Name completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX155">Name completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX160">Name completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX165">Name completion</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC4">Normal User Installation</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC4">1.1.2 Normal User Installation</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX39">North American phone numbers</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX114">North American phone numbers</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX121">Not a valid zip code</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_13">O</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX17">One-line display</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC30">1.2.2 Basic searching commands</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_14">P</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX38">Phone numbers</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX112">Phone numbers</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX7">Printing records in the database</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX71">Printing records in the database</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">Printing records in the database</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_15">R</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX33">Removing fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX42">Reordering fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_16">S</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX53">Saving your changes</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX9">Searching the database</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC30">1.2.2 Basic searching commands</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX78">Searching the database</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX80">Searching the database</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX50">Sending mail</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX99">Sending mail</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX87">Showing the sender of the current message</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC36">1.4 Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX2">Special Field Names</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC63">Storing FTP sites in the BBDB</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC63">1.8.1 <code>bbdb-ftp</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_17">T</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">Timestamping records</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX43">Transposing fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_18">U</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX15">User-defined fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC30">1.2.2 Basic searching commands</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX37">User-defined fields</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_19">V</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX123">Valid zip codes</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_20">X</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC10">XEmacs Package Installation</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC10">1.1.3 XEmacs Package Installation</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC93_21">Z</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX118">Zip code checking</a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +</table> +<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: </th><td><a href="#SEC93_0" class="summary-letter"><b>%</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_1" class="summary-letter"><b>*</b></a> + +<br> +<a href="#SEC93_2" class="summary-letter"><b>A</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_3" class="summary-letter"><b>B</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_4" class="summary-letter"><b>C</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_5" class="summary-letter"><b>D</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_6" class="summary-letter"><b>E</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_7" class="summary-letter"><b>F</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_8" class="summary-letter"><b>G</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_9" class="summary-letter"><b>I</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC93_10" 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+<a href="#SEC94_1" class="summary-letter"><b>G</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC94_2" class="summary-letter"><b>V</b></a> + +</td></tr></table> +<table border="0" class="index-vr"> +<tr><td></td><th align="left">Index Entry</th><th align="left"> Section</th></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC94_0">B</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX124"><code>bbdb-address-formatting-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX179"><code>bbdb-after-read-db-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX169"><code>bbdb-always-add-addresses</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX195"><code>bbdb-auto-notes-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX197"><code>bbdb-auto-notes-ignore</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX198"><code>bbdb-auto-notes-ignore-all</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX142"><code>bbdb-auto-revert-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX183"><code>bbdb-canonicalize-net-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX171"><code>bbdb-canonicalize-redundant-nets-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX133"><code>bbdb-case-fold-search</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX176"><code>bbdb-change-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX184"><code>bbdb-change-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX116"><code>bbdb-check-zip-codes-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX158"><code>bbdb-complete-name-allow-cycling</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX163"><code>bbdb-complete-name-full-completion</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX97"><code>bbdb-completion-display-record</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX148"><code>bbdb-completion-type</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX128"><code>bbdb-continental-zip-regexp</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX175"><code>bbdb-create-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX111"><code>bbdb-default-area-code</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX60"><code>bbdb-dial-local-prefix</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX59"><code>bbdb-dial-local-prefix-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX61"><code>bbdb-dial-long-distance-prefix</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39"><code>bbdb-dwim-net-address-allow-redundancy</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX131"><code>bbdb-electric-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX153"><code>bbdb-expand-mail-aliases</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX110"><code>bbdb-file</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX4"><code>bbdb-finger-host-field</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX64"><code>bbdb-finger-host-field</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX100"><code>bbdb-get-addresses-from-headers</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC41">1.5 Reader-specific Features</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX102"><code>bbdb-get-addresses-headers</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC41">1.5 Reader-specific Features</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX101"><code>bbdb-get-addresses-to-headers</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC41">1.5 Reader-specific Features</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX103"><code>bbdb-get-only-first-address-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC41">1.5 Reader-specific Features</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX188"><code>bbdb-ignore-most-messages-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX193"><code>bbdb-ignore-some-messages-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX68"><code>bbdb-info-file</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX181"><code>bbdb-initialize-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX117"><code>bbdb-legal-zip-codes</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX174"><code>bbdb-list-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX180"><code>bbdb-load-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX172"><code>bbdb-message-caching-enabled</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX177"><code>bbdb-mode-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX170"><code>bbdb-new-nets-always-primary</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX113"><code>bbdb-north-american-phone-numbers-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX143"><code>bbdb-notice-auto-save-file</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX178"><code>bbdb-notice-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX194"><code>bbdb-notice-hook</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX173"><code>bbdb-offer-save</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX147"><code>bbdb-pop-up-target-lines</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX202"><code>bbdb-print-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX203"><code>bbdb-print-brief-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX206"><code>bbdb-print-epilog</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX200"><code>bbdb-print-file-name</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX204"><code>bbdb-print-full-alist</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX199"><code>bbdb-print-omit-fields</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX205"><code>bbdb-print-prolog</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX201"><code>bbdb-print-require</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX137"><code>bbdb-quiet-about-name-mismatches</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX141"><code>bbdb-readonly-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX51"><code>bbdb-send-mail-style</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX138"><code>bbdb-use-alternate-names</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX145"><code>bbdb-use-pop-up</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX168"><code>bbdb-user-mail-names</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX107"><code>bbdb/gnus-header-prefer-real-names</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX108"><code>bbdb/gnus-header-show-bbdb-names</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX109"><code>bbdb/gnus-lines-and-from-length</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX104"><code>bbdb/gnus-mark-known-posters</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43"><code>bbdb/gnus-score-default</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43">1.5.1.1 Scoring</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX5"><code>bbdb/gnus-score-field</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43"><code>bbdb/gnus-score-field</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43">1.5.1.1 Scoring</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX134"><code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX190"><code>bbdb/mail-auto-create-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX135"><code>bbdb/news-auto-create-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX191"><code>bbdb/news-auto-create-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX3"><code>bbdb/sc-attribution-field</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX207"><code>bbdb/srv-auto-create-p</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC66">1.8.4 <code>bbdb-srv</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#IDX208"><code>bbdb/srv-display-delay</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC66">1.8.4 <code>bbdb-srv</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC52"><code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label-field</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC52">1.5.2.4 VM automatic adding of labels</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC52"><code>bbdb/vm-auto-add-label-list</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC52">1.5.2.4 VM automatic adding of labels</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC51"><code>bbdb/vm-set-auto-folder-alist-field</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC51">1.5.2.3 VM automatic setup of <code>vm-set-auto-folder-alist</code></a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC94_1">G</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43"><code>gnus-score-find-score-files-function</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43">1.5.1.1 Scoring</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +<tr><th><a name="SEC94_2">V</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC49"><code>vm-summary-format</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC49">1.5.2.1 VM Message Summary Enhancements</a></td></tr> +<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC50"><code>vm-summary-uninteresting-senders</code></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="bbdb_1.html#SEC50">1.5.2.2 VM configuration of what records the <b>BBDB</b> buffer shows</a></td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td></tr> +</table> +<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: </th><td><a href="#SEC94_0" class="summary-letter"><b>B</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC94_1" class="summary-letter"><b>G</b></a> + +<a href="#SEC94_2" class="summary-letter"><b>V</b></a> + +</td></tr></table> + +<hr size="6"> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[ >> ]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td 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This misalignment will result from fact +that at this time the character used to indicate posts whose authors are +not in the <b>BBDB</b> is always a single character, and cannot be +changed. +</p><h3><a name="FOOT6" href="bbdb_1.html#DOCF6">(6)</a></h3> +<p><code>bbdb-snarf</code> is actually a wrapper for +<code>bbdb-snarf-region</code> that determines the relevant region and passes it +on. +</p><h3><a name="FOOT7" href="bbdb_1.html#DOCF7">(7)</a></h3> +<p>Use the full path to <code>bbdb-srv.pl</code> if +it is not in the default path. +</p><hr size="1"> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<p> + <font size="-1"> + This document was generated by <em>Joerg Jaspert</em> on <em>February, 4 2006</em> using <a href="http://texi2html.cvshome.org/"><em>texi2html 1.76</em></a>. + </font> + <br> + +</p> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/texinfo/bbdb/bbdb_toc.html b/texinfo/bbdb/bbdb_toc.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..665daac --- /dev/null +++ b/texinfo/bbdb/bbdb_toc.html @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/loose.dtd"> +<html> +<!-- Created on February, 4 2006 by texi2html 1.76 --> +<!-- +Written by: Lionel Cons <Lionel.Cons@cern.ch> (original author) + Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> + Olaf Bachmann <obachman@mathematik.uni-kl.de> + and many others. +Maintained by: Many creative people <dev@texi2html.cvshome.org> +Send bugs and suggestions to <users@texi2html.cvshome.org> + +--> +<head> +<title>Insidious Big Brother Database User Manual: Table of Contents</title> + +<meta name="description" content="Insidious Big Brother Database User Manual: Table of Contents"> +<meta name="keywords" content="Insidious Big Brother Database User Manual: Table of Contents"> +<meta name="resource-type" content="document"> +<meta name="distribution" content="global"> +<meta name="Generator" content="texi2html 1.76"> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> +<style type="text/css"> +<!-- +a.summary-letter {text-decoration: none} +pre.display {font-family: serif} +pre.format {font-family: serif} +pre.menu-comment {font-family: serif} +pre.menu-preformatted {font-family: serif} +pre.smalldisplay {font-family: serif; font-size: smaller} +pre.smallexample {font-size: smaller} +pre.smallformat {font-family: serif; font-size: smaller} +pre.smalllisp {font-size: smaller} +span.sansserif {font-family:sans-serif; font-weight:normal;} +ul.toc {list-style: none} +--> +</style> + + +</head> + +<body lang="en" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000"> + +<a name="SEC_Contents"></a> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<h1>Table of Contents</h1> +<div class="contents"> + +<ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC1" href="bbdb.html#SEC1">1. BBDB</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC2" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC2">1.1 Installation</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC3" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC3">1.1.1 General Prerequisites</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC4" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC4">1.1.2 Normal User Installation</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC5" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC10">1.1.3 XEmacs Package Installation</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC6" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC13">1.1.4 Initial Configuration</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC7" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC19">1.1.4.1 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Gnus</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC8" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC20">1.1.4.2 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for MH-E</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC9" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC21">1.1.4.3 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for RMAIL</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC10" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC22">1.1.4.4 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Sendmail</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC11" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC23">1.1.4.5 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for VM</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC12" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC24">1.1.4.6 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Message mode</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC13" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC25">1.1.4.7 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Reportmail</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC14" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC26">1.1.4.8 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Supercite</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC15" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC27">1.1.4.9 Initializing <b>BBDB</b> support for Web Browsers</a></li> + </ul> +</li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC16" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC28">1.2 The <b>BBDB</b></a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC17" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC29">1.2.1 Database Fields</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC18" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC30">1.2.2 Basic searching commands</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC19" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC31">1.2.3 Advanced searching commands</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC20" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC32">1.2.4 Manual record addition</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC21" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC33">1.3 BBDB Mode</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC22" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC34">1.3.1 Functions bound to keys in <b>BBDB</b> Mode</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC23" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC35">1.3.2 Other database manipulation functions</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC24" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC36">1.4 Interfaces</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC25" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC37">1.4.1 Mail Reading Interfaces</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC26" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC38">1.4.2 News Reading Interfaces</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC27" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC39">1.4.3 Mail Sending Interfaces</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC28" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC40">Mailing Lists and Mail Aliases</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC29" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC41">1.5 Reader-specific Features</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC30" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC42">1.5.1 Gnus-specific Features</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC31" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC43">1.5.1.1 Scoring</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC32" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC44">1.5.1.2 Gnus Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC33" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC47">1.5.1.3 GNUS Summary Buffer Enhancements</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC34" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC48">1.5.2 VM-specific features</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC35" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC49">1.5.2.1 VM Message Summary Enhancements</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC36" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC50">1.5.2.2 VM configuration of what records the <b>BBDB</b> buffer shows</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC37" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC51">1.5.2.3 VM automatic setup of <code>vm-set-auto-folder-alist</code></a></li> + <li><a name="TOC38" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC52">1.5.2.4 VM automatic adding of labels</a></li> + </ul> +</li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC39" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC53">1.6 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with other packages</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC40" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC54">1.6.1 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Message Mode</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC41" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC55">1.6.2 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Reportmail</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC42" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC56">1.6.3 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Supercite</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC43" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC57">1.6.4 Using the <b>BBDB</b> with Web Browsers</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC44" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC58">1.7 Options</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC45" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC59">1.7.1 Customization Parameters</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC46" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC60">1.7.2 Customization Hooks</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC47" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC61">1.7.3 Predefined Hooks</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC48" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC62">1.8 Utilities</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC49" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC63">1.8.1 <code>bbdb-ftp</code></a></li> + <li><a name="TOC50" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC64">1.8.2 <code>bbdb-print</code></a></li> + <li><a name="TOC51" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC65">1.8.3 <code>bbdb-snarf</code></a></li> + <li><a name="TOC52" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC66">1.8.4 <code>bbdb-srv</code></a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC53" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC67">1.9 Internals</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC54" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC68">1.9.1 BBDB data file format</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC55" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC69">1.9.1.1 Record Vectors</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC56" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC70">1.9.1.2 Phone Vectors</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC57" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC71">1.9.1.3 Address Vectors</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC58" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC72">1.9.1.4 Cache Vector</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC59" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC73">1.9.1.5 Notes String or Alist</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC60" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC74">1.9.1.6 Example BBDB record</a></li> + </ul> +</li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC61" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC75">1.10 Mailing Lists</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC62" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC76">1.11 Changes in this Version</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC63" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC77">1.11.1 Major Changes</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC64" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC79">1.11.2 Other Changes</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC65" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC81">1.12 The Latest Version</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC66" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC82">1.13 The Future</a> + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a name="TOC67" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC83">1.13.1 Known Bugs</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC68" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC84">1.13.2 TODO List</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC69" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC88">1.13.3 End of Life (EOL) Statements</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC70" href="bbdb_1.html#SEC89">1.14 Thanks</a></li> + </ul></li> + <li><a name="TOC71" href="bbdb_2.html#SEC93">Concept Index</a></li> + <li><a name="TOC72" href="bbdb_3.html#SEC94">Variable Index</a></li> +</ul> +</div> +<hr size="1"> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="bbdb.html#Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of 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