From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Shelagh Manton Subject: Re: contact management in org-mode? Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:54:17 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <878wfoc5ao.fsf@cuma.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <87iqerzvm2.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <20091025023410.GK2357@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> <87pr86tywd.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> <87zl7arynb.fsf@dynapse.com> <20091029173640.GM28398@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> <7bef1f890910291300o2e063d58h9d620278a6472032@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N4LuG-0007lu-1J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:54:44 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N4LuA-0007kb-9r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:54:42 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45705 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N4LuA-0007kG-41 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:54:38 -0400 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:43461) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N4Lu9-0004an-KE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:54:37 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1N4Lu7-0007Wh-3k for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:54:35 +0100 Received: from 203-219-222-168-cbr-pow-ts2-2600.tpgi.com.au ([203.219.222.168]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:54:35 +0100 Received: from shelagh.manton by 203-219-222-168-cbr-pow-ts2-2600.tpgi.com.au with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:54:35 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:48:16 +0100, Uwe Jochum wrote: > Hi all, > > has someone tried "forms" for the purpose of contact management? See: > > http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Documentation/Gnu/emacs-21.1/html_chapter/ forms_frame.html > > Best, > > Uwe I have used forms for a couple of primitive addresses databases I have which is based on the /etc/password file. I thought I'd say that, yes I have and do use forms for addresses and it does work nicely. But of course it does not hook into any other emacs functionality. Just use them to quickly look up addresses and phone numbers. Shelagh > > Alan E. Davis schrieb am 29.10.2009 21:00: >> I'll mention EDB, emacs data base, here, even though I haven't used it >> for several years. >> >> http://gnuvola.org/software/edb/ >> >> It's available on many GNU/Linux distros, as a package. It is for >> Gentoo, and perhaps for Debian/Ubuntu as well. >> >> It is extensible/programmable, so that various interfaces could perhaps >> be possible. I spent a little time years ago setting up an Addresses >> database, with output formats to automatically set up a LaTeX header >> for each marked address. It was a bit klunky, to be sure, but it >> worked REALLY well, and it worked the way I wanted it to. >> >> It's an old piece of software. I tried it lately with my address DB, >> with Emacs 23, so it may just still work fine. >> >> In the examples directory, above, are a rolodex database, possibly >> somewhat similar to what I had going, and some other examples. There >> has been some relatively recent effort into maintaining EDB. >> >> I write this not as a programmer, but a user, just to point to >> something that has worked well for me in the past. >> >> Alan Davis >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing >> list >> Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > > > _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing > list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode