5 This python-script is a quick hack to convert an Eudora (v.3?) addressbook
6 to vCard (GnomeCard) format.
10 You may do whatever you want with it! (Also regarding copying)
12 However, the script is intended to use like this:
14 eud2gc.py <Eudora-addressbook-file> <Gnomecard-file>
16 Be careful not to overwrite your original GnomeCard.gcrd!
17 (But of course you might want to add the converted stuff to it)
19 Copyleft some time long ago (around 1999?) by Jeroen Versteeg
20 (j.m.versteeg@student.utwente.nl)
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28 This perl script provides easy conversion of your filtering rules
29 form sylpheed's old filter system to the new filtering system used
30 in sylpheed-claws. It reads '~/.sylpheed/filterrc' and outputs
31 '~/.sylpheed/matcherrc'.
35 Issue the following command from the 'tools' directory:
39 That's it, the new filtering system is now implemented with your
40 previous rules applied.
42 Any problems, contact Paul <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
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50 This perl script converts a monochrome (1 bit) 48x48 pixels GIF file
51 into an X-Face graphic suitable for inclusion into custom headers of
52 Sylpheed. An X-Face allows to quickly identify (or be identified as)
53 the sender of a mail message in a xface-capable MUA (like sylpheed).
57 After obtaining the desired image for your X-Face you should:
58 * scale it to 48x48 pixels (Image->Scale image on Gimp)
59 * down color depth to b/w (Image->Mode->Indexed selecting "Use
60 Black/White palette" and the desired dithering options (prior to
61 indexing doing Image->Colors->Threshold allows you to select the
62 b/w level if you don't want a dithered (dotty) image))
63 * save file as non-interlaced GIF
66 ./gif2xface < filename.gif > filename.xface
68 In filename.xface will be the X-Face header ready to use.
69 You can add a custom header in Sylpheed through Configuration->
70 Preferences per account, "Send" tab, check "Add user-defined header"
71 then "Edit..." if you want to add it via Sylpheed interface, or do
73 echo "0:" `cat filename.xface` > ~/.sylpheed/customheaderrc
75 if you want to create the custom headers file yourself (Warning: this
76 method is valid only if you don't have any other custom header set or
79 Any problems, contact Ricardo Mones Lastra <mones@aic.uniovi.es>
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87 This python script converts the netscape ldif format address book to
88 the sylpheed xml format.
92 Inside Netscape export your address book to a file.
93 From the command line, execute:
95 ./ldif-to-xml.py <path/filename>
97 In case of trouble, just invoke your python interpreter directly:
99 python ldif-to-xml.py <path/filename>
101 Either way a file called addressbook.xml will be generated in the current
102 directory. This xml file should be merged with or simply placed in the
103 $HOME/.sylpheed directory.
105 Any problems, contact Rod Senra <rodrigo.senra@ic.unicamp.br>
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111 WHAT IT DOES AND WHY IT DOES IT
113 This perl script cleans up in '$HOME/.sylpheed/newscache'. Currently
114 the newscache becomes littered with old directories and files - when
115 you subscribe to a newsgroup a sub-directory gets created for it in
116 ~/.sylpheed/newscache/[nntpserver], should you unsubscribe from the
117 group the sub-directory does not get deleted. Until this is done
118 internally this script will take care of some tidying up.
120 This script removes directory trees of nntp servers that you no longer
121 have an account for. Where an account exists it removes directories
122 and files of those groups to which you are no longer subscribed.
126 Issue the following command from the 'tools' directory:
128 perl newscache_clean.pl
130 This script uses the File::Path module, if you don't already have it
131 installed, you can find it at the CPAN search site <http://search.cpan.org>
133 Any questions, comments or problems, contact Paul <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
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141 This perl script is for users who like to move between the main
142 sylpheed branch and the claws branch. Because of some differences
143 between the stored options it is better IMO to use two separate
144 '.sylpheed' directory trees. Doing that manually could prove to
145 be tiresome, and so I've written this script to automate the task.
147 The first time you run this script you enter the full paths,
148 including the executable itself, to both the main version of
149 sylpheed and the claws version. This information is then stored
150 in a file in your $HOME directory called '.sylpheed-switcher'
152 During this initial set-up, your '~/.sylpheed' directory
153 is copied to '~/.sylpheed-main' and '~/.sylpheed-claws'.
155 When you run sylpheed via this script, your '~/.sylpheed' directory
156 is deleted and replaced with a symbolic link to either ~/.sylpheed-main'
157 or '~/sylpheed-claws', depending on the option you choose.
158 (On subsequent usage the symbolic link is deleted and replaced with
159 a new symbolic link).
164 Enter the full paths to the executable, including the executable itself,
167 ./sylpheed-switcher --claws-path=/usr/local/bin/sylpheed --main-path=
170 After the initial set-up, use the following:
172 ./sylpheed-switcher --claws (to run sylpheed-claws)
173 ./sylpheed-switcher --main (to run sylpheed main)
175 Additionally you can append --debug to run in debug mode.
176 Use --help for more info.
178 This script uses the File::Path and Getopt::Long modules, if you don't already
179 have them installed, you can find them at the CPAN search site
180 <http://search.cpan.org>
182 Any questions, comments or problems, contact Paul <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
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