adx - addressbook.xml: 1.52 released

Thomas Bartensud — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:01:47 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

Features:
XML based address book, small (ca. 350KB), lightweight, configurable, portable, contact tagging, geo mapping, web accounts, vCard export as QR code or file, QR code generator (vCard, Wifi, free text), offline usage, etc.

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.52:

Added account support for Mastodon
Fixed problems for duplicated/similar contacts resulting in the same identifier
Fixed bug: Selected tag is highlighted again

Current hot features (partly experimental) which enables also totally new use cases for adx, like Micro Content Management System (µCMS):

FINAL since v1.50: Settings are now also possible directy in addressbook.xml (instead of only xsl file). Enables much easier upgrading to next version. Each addressbook file can bring its own settings.
ALPHA: Decide yourself which contact field is shown for quick access (on right side of a contact like phone nr): you just need to apply xml attribute access="quick" e.g. <email access="quick">mail@abc.com</email>
BETA: Use arbitrary (X)HTML formatting inside tag <misc format="xhtml">...</misc>
ALPHA: Bring you own CSS formatting by in adx settings, e.g. <setting name="experimental__custom_css">.myBorders { border: 2px dotted; }</setting>
BETA: adx can be also used as some kind of µCMS (Micro Content Management System) by combining the new experimental features above

Older changelogs: https://sourceforge.net/p/adx/wiki/Changelog/

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file qrcodeUTF8.min.js can be removed (since adx v1.40 it's embedded directly into the XSL file adx2html_phonelist.xsl)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Live demo for hot features: https://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/hotfeatures.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.50 released

Thomas Bartensud — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:03:42 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.50:

Consolidated and finalized adx settings in addressbook.xml (introduced as experimental feature in adx v1.40)
-- BREAKING CHANGES (in case you used the new experimental settings introduce in adx v1.40): some settings were renamed and need to be updated in addressbook.xml file (obsolete settings are detected on adx start-up and shown with hint for new name)
Improved a11y (accessibility) based on WAI-RIA W3C recommendation, e.g. assigned navigation, main and searches/filters
Added new Geo Map Providers (e.g. Here WeGo Maps, Google Earth, geo); see documentation for setting "map_geo_href"
Consolidated entries in adx menu bar
Added account types: TikTok, PayPal (shows PayPal address in messag box as QR code or for copy to clipboard)
Fixed major bug for automatic creation of phone numbers with leading zero into international numbers: if setting 'phone_internationalAreaCode_default' was empty the leading zero was just cutted off
Removed CSS support for IE 7 or older (which was anyway not supported officially any more)
Many smaller bug fixes and improvements

Current hot features (partly experimental) which enables also totally new use cases for adx, like Micro Content Management System (µCMS):

FINAL since v1.50: Settings are now also possible directy in addressbook.xml (instead of only xsl file). Enables much easier upgrading to next version. Each addressbook file can bring its own settings.
ALPHA: Decide yourself which contact field is shown for quick access (on right side of a contact like phone nr): you just need to apply xml attribute access="quick" e.g. <email access="quick">mail@abc.com</email>
BETA: Use arbitrary (X)HTML formatting inside tag <misc format="xhtml">...</misc>
ALPHA: Bring you own CSS formatting by in adx settings, e.g. <setting name="experimental__custom_css">.myBorders { border: 2px dotted; }</setting>
BETA: adx can be also used as some kind of µCMS (Micro Content Management System) by combining the new experimental features above

Older changelogs: https://sourceforge.net/p/adx/wiki/Changelog/

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file qrcodeUTF8.min.js can be removed (since adx v1.40 it's embedded directly into the XSL file adx2html_phonelist.xsl)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Live demo for hot features: https://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/hotfeatures.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.40.2 released (bugfix)

Thomas Bartensud — Fri, 19 May 2023 21:33:39 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.40.2 (2023-05-19) - bugfix release:

Fixed critical bug: linebreaks in certain contact fields broke adx javascript features

Changelog for version 1.40.1 (2023-05-10) - bugfix release:

Fixed: Corrected wrong attribute name in documentation for new experimental formatting (XHTML, CSS): <misc format="xhtml">...</misc> (wrong: <misc type="xhtml">...</misc>). Only documentation is affected.
Fixed: External Tranformation to HTML with Saxon XSLT processor (saxon-he-11.5.jar) failed in case of multiple "org" elements in one contact

Unfortunately there was another typo in the adx Wiki how to enable Firefox local file access. Correct is to set the Firefox setting "security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy" to false. You need this if you want to open adx from local disk. See updated Wiki for details.

Changelog for version 1.40 (2023-05-01):

This long time release is on the one hand a maintenance release with several smaller improvements and fixes.

On the other hand it introduces bigger new experimental features for early evaluation (while being fully backward-compatible):

BETA: User settings are now also possible directy in addressbook.xml (instead of only xsl file).
ALPHA: Decide yourself which contact field is shown for quick access (on right side of a contact like phone nr): you just need to apply xml attribute access="quick" e.g. <email access="quick">mail@abc.com</email>
BETA: Use arbitrary (X)HTML formatting inside tag <misc format="xhtml"></misc>
BETA: Bring you own CSS formatting by in adx settings, e.g. <setting name="experimental__custom_css">.myBorders { border: 2px dotted; }</setting>
BETA: adx can be also used as some kind of µCMS (Micro Content Management System) by combining the new experimental features above

Full changelog: https://sourceforge.net/p/adx/wiki/Changelog/

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file qrcodeUTF8.min.js can be removed (since adx v1.40 it's embedded directly into the XSL file adx2html_phonelist.xsl)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Live demo for experimental features: https://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/experimental.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.40.1 released

Thomas Bartensud — Fri, 12 May 2023 22:28:37 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

**Features: **
XML based address book, small (ca. 350KB), lightweight, configurable, portable, contact tagging, geo mapping, web accounts, vCard export as QR code or file, QR code generator (vCard, Wifi, free text), offline usage, etc.

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.40.1 (2023-05-10) - bugfix release:

Fixed: Corrected wrong attribute name in documentation for new experimental formatting (XHTML, CSS): <misc format="xhtml">...</misc> (wrong: <misc type="xhtml">...</misc>). Only documentation is affected.
Fixed: External Tranformation to HTML with Saxon XSLT processor (saxon-he-11.5.jar) failed in case of multiple "org" elements in one contact

Changelog for version 1.40 (2023-05-01):

This long time release is on the one hand a maintenance release with several smaller improvements and fixes.

On the other hand it introduces bigger new experimental features for early evaluation (while being fully backward-compatible):

BETA: User settings are now also possible directy in addressbook.xml (instead of only xsl file).
ALPHA: Decide yourself which contact field is shown for quick access (on right side of a contact like phone nr): you just need to apply xml attribute access="quick" e.g. <email access="quick">mail@abc.com</email>
BETA: Use arbitrary (X)HTML formatting inside tag <misc format="xhtml"></misc>
BETA: Bring you own CSS formatting by in adx settings, e.g. <setting name="experimental__custom_css">.myBorders { border: 2px dotted; }</setting>
BETA: adx can be also used as some kind of µCMS (Micro Content Management System) by combining the new experimental features above

Full changelog: https://sourceforge.net/p/adx/wiki/Changelog/

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file qrcodeUTF8.min.js can be removed (since adx v1.40 it's embedded directly into the XSL file adx2html_phonelist.xsl)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Live demo for experimental features: https://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/experimental.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.40 - Updated wrong documentation

Thomas Bartensud — Wed, 10 May 2023 17:55:50 -0000

In some areas of the documentation the wrong XML attribute was used for the experimental feature "Formatting" (XHTML, CSS):

Wrong (attribute "type"):

<misc type="xhtml">...</misc>

Correct (attribute "format"):

<misc format="xhtml">...</misc>

Note: only the documentation was affected, not adx itself.

See Live-Demo for what you can do with the new experimental feature "Formatting" (XHTML, CSS).

See also Release Notes for adx v1.40 for more general info about adx - addressbook.xml.

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.40 released

Thomas Bartensud — Thu, 04 May 2023 21:38:55 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.40 (2023-05-01):

This long time release is on the one hand a maintenance release with several smaller improvements and fixes.

On the other hand it introduces bigger new experimental features for early evaluation (while being fully backward-compatible):

BETA: User settings are now also possible directy in addressbook.xml (instead of only xsl file).
ALPHA: Decide yourself which contact field is shown for quick access (on right side of a contact like phone nr): you just need to apply xml attribute access="quick" e.g. <email access="quick">mail@abc.com</email>
BETA: Use arbitrary (X)HTML formatting inside tag <misc format="xhtml"></misc>
BETA: Bring you own CSS formatting by in adx settings, e.g. <setting name="experimental__custom_css">.myBorders { border: 2px dotted; }</setting>
BETA: adx can be also used as some kind of µCMS (Micro Content Management System) by combining the new experimental features above

Full changelog: https://sourceforge.net/p/adx/wiki/Changelog/

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file qrcodeUTF8.min.js can be removed (since adx v1.40 it's embedded directly into the XSL file adx2html_phonelist.xsl)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Live demo for experimental features: https://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/experimental.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

Firefox version 68 blocks local/offline ("file://...") usage of adx

Thomas Bartensud — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:52:46 -0000

I expect this behaviour also for newer Firefox versions.
More info and workarounds can be found at the adx wiki: https://sourceforge.net/p/adx/wiki/Home/#workaround-for-firefox-68-and-newer-for-offlinelocal-usage-file

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.22 released

Thomas Bartensud — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:31:02 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

Features:
XML based address book, small (ca. 220KB), lightweight, portable, contact tagging, geo mapping, web accounts, Offline QR Code generator, etc.

Export functionality:
vCard download, QR code (offline) for (vCard, WiFi, free text), Embedded Microformats (hCard 1.0, XFN).

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.22 (2019-04-19):

Improved OS integration by changing MIME-Type of downloaded vCards from "text/plain" to "text/vcard" (MIME-Type for vCards can be adjusted by new settings variable "exports_vcard_mimetype")
Fixed: Updated Google Maps link to curernt URL template https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query= (see configuration variables: map_geo_href__google, map_href)
Fixed: Removed "($Displayname)" from map links (may mix up search result)
Increased optical protection zone for the adx headline (e.g. avoid overlapping by menu on small screens)
Search functionality includes now values of xml tag "org"
Updated tooltip documentation with new search feature for phone numbers by using prefix "phone:" or "tel:"
Source code maintenance: Redesign of search filter area
Fixed issue when search term via url parameter contained percentage

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file 'qrcodeUTF8.js' hasn't change (you need it only if you want to generate QR Code)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.20 released

Thomas Bartensud — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 23:12:22 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

Features:
XML based address book, small (ca. 200KB), lightweight, portable, contact tagging, geo mapping, web accounts, Offline QR Code generator, etc.

Export functionality:
vCard download, QR code (offline) for (vCard, WiFi, free text), Embedded Microformats (hCard 1.0, XFN).

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.20 (2019-02-27)

Added experimental support for searching phone numbers (keywords: "phone:" or "tel:").
Example: searchstring "phone:123" or "tel:123" finds e.g. "123456", "011 / 23 45 6" or "+12(3)4567"
Example: searchstring "phone:" or "tel:" finds contacts which have a phone number assigned
Reworked logo usage: twice defined (with and without protection zone) and reused in different sizes as website logo, favicons, etc
Own logo can be configured as URL or Data URI in variables "logo_href" (and "logo_href_protectionzone" for logo sizes > 32x32 pixel)
Added xmpp icon as account
Added reddit icon as account

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file 'qrcodeUTF8.js' hasn't change (you need it only if you want to generate QR Code)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

adx - addressbook.xml: 1.18 released

Thomas Bartensud — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 21:05:20 -0000

adx is a minimalistic but massively web enabled address book for contact management running completely in web browser. Own your data!

Features:
XML based address book, small (ca. 200KB), lightweight, portable, contact tagging, geo mapping, web accounts, Offline QR Code generator, etc.

Export functionality:
vCard download, QR code (offline) for (vCard, WiFi, free text), Embedded Microformats (hCard 1.0, XFN).

How it works:
XML + XSLT = HTML
Your addressbook (XML file) is transformed in your web browser (via XSLT) to a full-featured web application (HTML).

Changelog for version 1.18 (2017-10-27)

Added support for what3words geo location (tag "geo" with value "word1.word2.word3")
e.g. https://w3w.co/pages.breathed.belly for Eiffeltower in Paris
Added support for adding adx as search engine in web browsers (you can add a nickname/keyword to search with a short-cut in browser's address bar)
tested browsers (under Ubuntu 18.04):
- Opera (load adx, right click in search field, then select "Create search engine...")
- Vivaldi (load adx, right click in search field, then select "Add search engine...")
- Firefox adds as bookmark (load adx, right click in search field, then select "Add a Keyword for this Search...")
- Edge, IE (not supported?)
- Chromium (not supported?)
- Safari (todo: test)
  Note: default settings can be changed with new parameter in xsl document: browser_searchengine_parameters
Added new tag "anniversary" to support generic entries (marriage, death, etc)
Enhanced colorizing (red) for all types of upcoming anniversaries (birthday, nameday and anniversary)
Enhanced tag filtering for birthday ("adx:brithday"), nameday ("adx:nameday"), any anniversary ("adx:anniversary")
Enhanced configuration for showing comments (needs to be expanded as more text than in others fields is expected). Still alpha: To enable see config parameters "comment_show_default" and "comment_expand_default"
breaking change: changed opensearch url in header from top level "/opensearch.xml" to relative "opensearch.xml" (tested with Firefox)
bugfix: backslash in XML contact fields was not escaped correctly (on converting to JSON)
fixed broken account url from "delicious.com" to "del.icio.us"...but in the meantime completely shutted down. Goodbye, web 2.0 pioneer.

Update from a previous version of adx:

Just replace the file 'adx2html_phonelist.xsl' with the new one from this release
The file 'qrcodeUTF8.js' hasn't change (you need it only if you want to generate QR Code)
breaking change (if you use opensearch): changed opensearch url in header from top level "/opensearch.xml" to relative "opensearch.xml" (tested with Firefox)

Links:

Live demo: http://elektronengehirn.net/addressbook/addressbook.xml
Website: http://adx.elektronengehirn.net
Project website on SoureForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/files/latest/download?source=files

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