Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Working With Cards

Each address card, alias card, and host card is actually a file known to your workstation. When searching for them, Address Manager searches the locations indicated in the following table.

Table 16-5 Locations of Card Types
 Cards Stored
 System CardsA site-specific database searched by sdtnamer (1)
 Personal CardsThe file $HOME/.dt/Addresses (Editable in Address Manager)
 System AliasesThe file /etc/aliases and the Mail.Aliases NIS map
 Personal AliasesThe file $HOME/.mailrc
 UsersThe file /etc/passwd and the Passwd.Byname NIS map
 HostsThe file /etc/hosts and the Hosts.Byname NIS map

To Create a Personal Address Card

  1. Choose New from the Card menu.

    Address Manager displays a template for a new card in the scrolling pane. Each line in the template card represents a field specified in the vCard specification. All fields are optional, although you should fill in at least the Name field.

  2. Type the relevant information for the new address card in the scrolling pane.

    If you are unsure as to the appropriate format of information such as phone numbers, and the like, print out an existing card and use it as a guide.

  3. When you are satisfied with the details you have entered, choose Save As from the Card menu.

    Address Manager displays the Save As dialog box.

  4. Type a name for the new card file and click Save.

    The file name should contain the name of the person to which the card relates. Address Manager saves the file under the file name that you specified in the Addresses folder.


    Tip -

    For address cards (which conform to the vCard standard), some operating systems such as Windows recognize the .vcf file extension. If you intend mailing your address cards to users of such systems, you may want to use this file-naming convention.


  5. (Optional) Verify your new personal address card by searching for it with Personal Cards selected in the Search menu.

    Address Manager finds and displays the personal address card you created.

To Create a Personal Alias Card

Creating a personal alias card has the same effect as adding an alias to Mailer's list of Aliases.

  1. Choose New from the Card menu.

    Address Manager displays a template for a new card in the scrolling pane.

  2. Delete all text in the template.

  3. Type one or more email addresses such as fredj@jupiter in the blank scrolling pane.

    Separate the addresses using commas.

  4. Choose Save as Mailer Alias from the Card menu.

    Address Manager displays the Save As dialog box.

  5. Type a name for the new card file and click Save.

    Any UNIX file name will suffice but it should contain the name of the person to whom the card relates. Address Manager saves the file under the file name specified in the Addresses folder.

  6. (Optional) To verify your new personal alias, restart Mailer and choose Aliases from the Options menu.

    Mailer displays the Mail Options dialog box, which contains your personal alias.

    You can also search for the alias in Address Manager with Personal Cards selected in the Search menu.


    Caution - Caution -

    After saving a personal mail alias, restart Mailer. If you make any changes to options in Mailer before restarting Mailer, your mail alias will be lost.


To Edit a Personal Address Card

  1. Display the card you want to edit by searching for it and then selecting it in the Found drop-down box.

  2. Edit the text in the scrolling pane.

  3. When you are satisfied with the changes you have made, choose Save from the Card menu.

    Address Manager saves the changes to the card, which resides in the personal cards folder.

To Put a Card on the Workspace

If you find yourself using Address Manager to find the same card a few times a day, you can put this card in the current workspace for quick access. For example, if you phone John Smith a few times a day and want to be able to look up his phone number with one click of the mouse, put his address card in the workspace.

  1. Display the card in Address Manager.

  2. Choose Put In Workspace from the Card menu.

    Address Manager displays an icon for the card in the current workspace.

  3. (Optional) Click the card icon to invoke its default action.

    Default actions are listed in the following table.

    Graphic Displays the card in Address Manager
    Graphic Opens a Mail To dialog box for the alias
    Graphic Opens a terminal session on the host

Printing Cards

Each card contains one or more lines of text. You can print this information as displayed in the scrolling pane by choosing Print from the Card menu.

Browsing Your Card Folders

The personal cards folder $HOME/.dt/Addresses contains your personal address cards. You can edit any of the cards in this folder by choosing Open from the Card menu and specifying the card file to be edited.

You can save the changes you make by choosing Save from the Card menu.