is there any way to get back to the old address book format?
i think it was changed ~8/22.
old address book format
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Re: old address book format
Are you asking about the address book layout or the file format, which changed from .mab to .sqlite?
Actually, that doesn't matter much because the answer to your question is "No".
Actually, that doesn't matter much because the answer to your question is "No".
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Re: old address book format
i am asking about the UI format, not the file format.
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Re: old address book format
You can't go back to the old address book user interface.
New in Thunderbird 102 - Manage your contacts with ease: New Address Book
http://support.mozilla.org/kb/new-thund ... dress-book
New in Thunderbird 102 - Manage your contacts with ease: New Address Book
http://support.mozilla.org/kb/new-thund ... dress-book
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Re: old address book format
what is the purpose/function of mail.addr_book.useNewAddressBook in about:config ?
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Re: old address book format
The mail.addr_book.useNewAddressBook pref is usable while both address book UIs exist within a build.
Set to false for addressbook.xhtml in a window, or true for about:addressbook in a tab.
The addressbook.xhtml file ( i.e. old address book UI ) doesn't exist in Thunderbird 102.
More info
http://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/ ... 202ffd0cfe
Reference
http://searchfox.org/comm-esr91/search? ... ddressBook
Set to false for addressbook.xhtml in a window, or true for about:addressbook in a tab.
The addressbook.xhtml file ( i.e. old address book UI ) doesn't exist in Thunderbird 102.
More info
http://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/ ... 202ffd0cfe
Reference
http://searchfox.org/comm-esr91/search? ... ddressBook
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Re: old address book format
ok, so we are stuck with the new UI.is there any chance of adding some options to fix it?
- make it search for the leading character in an entry, not just anywhere in the entry.
- make it open in a separate window, not a tab. i know you can get a separate window but it covers the starting window. i want to see the address book and the inbox without overlapping.
- is there any way to export it to a csv or something human readable?
- somehow i have 2 personal address books. is there some way to merge them?
- make it search for the leading character in an entry, not just anywhere in the entry.
- make it open in a separate window, not a tab. i know you can get a separate window but it covers the starting window. i want to see the address book and the inbox without overlapping.
- is there any way to export it to a csv or something human readable?
- somehow i have 2 personal address books. is there some way to merge them?
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Re: old address book format
You can download the SQLite Tools command line utility for Windows and try the ".dump" command.yodar444 wrote:any way to export it to a csv or something human readable?
Thunderbird 102 SQLITE_VERSION is 3.29.0.
SQLite Download Page
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html
https://www.sqlite.org/2019/sqlite-tools-win32-x86-3290000.zip
e.g.
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sqlite3.exe abook.sqlite .dump
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sqlite3.exe -csv abook.sqlite "SELECT * FROM properties"
http://www.sqlitetutorial.net/download-install-sqlite/
Export SQLite Database to a CSV File
http://www.sqlitetutorial.net/sqlite-export-csv/
SQLiteStudio tool is a free GUI tool for managing SQLite databases. The app has an export menu item.
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Re: old address book format
How to merge multiple address books
http://support.mozilla.org/questions/1309724
http://support.mozilla.org/questions/1309724