> > > Short of manually editing the logbook files, is there a way I can change the
> > > date of an entry?  I want to transfer my "Linux Journal", which I have been
> > > writing as a regular document for several months, into elog so I can take
> > > advantage of the threading, sorting, find, etc.
> > 
> > You cannot change the entry date, since this is kind of system stamp which 
> > should not be modified. But you can add an attribute like "Issue" for your 
> > Linux Journal, where you can add manually the month and year of release or so. 
> > Then you can preset this attribute with the current date, which you can change 
> > for older issues, like
> > 
> > Attributes = ...., Issue
> > Preset Issue = $date
> > Date format = %B %Y
> > 
> > Hope this helps.
> > 
> > - Stefan
> 
> 
> Yes! Thank you.  But now another question.  How can I hide the entry date
> attribute on the summary screens and automatically sort by Issue?  No point in
> showing both dates.


I figured out how to hide columns, using the "Display search" parameter.  (BTW,
suggest you modify the Administrator manual to mention that "Display search" applies
  to the initial display as well as any "Find"s.  I had seen this, but assumed it
only applied to actual search results.)  Still have not figured out how to change
the default sort attribute however.