> Yes thats wicked perfect, now im prob being thick but is there a way to 
hide 
> logbook tabs in the same way, as i dont really want to use groups as the 
> people that use the system arent really techie and the titles will confuse 
> them :)

Well, I changed the flag from "hide from selection = 1" to "hidden = 1", 
which hides it now also from the logbook selection tabs on the top row. But 
this means that the only way to access the hidden logbooks is by entering 
their URL directly (or from a bookmark). I'm not sure how useful this is...

New version under CVS.

> Can anyone tell me the URL for the CVS download section
> 
> the link has gone from one of the main screens
> 
> Cheers

The message stating the URL is still in this forum: elog:233

> Can you tell me what the following change in CVS offers
> 
> Added lock icon for protected logbooks
> 
> Does this relate to the request in article 309

No, unfortunately not (yet). I'm still working on the problem described in 
elog:309. This "lock" icon only shows you in the logbook selection page which 
logbooks are public and which are protected by passwords (was another 
request).

> Is it possible to make the logbook summary screen sort differently

I fixed that problem. The new version 2.3.7 released today contains the fix.

> could you add command for main menu guest user
> Selection Page guest = ....

I added "Guest Selection Page" coming in version 2.3.8

> 1. shellonsubmit command : give the possibility to execute external 
> program from elog by sending specific parameter (user/logbook/message ID)
> 
> 2. elog log file in xml format : give a better view on what happens with 
> users see attachments easy to push the files to excel or sql database.

I'm happy to include these functions in the source code, please send them 
to me.

> 3. synchronisation to mySql or SQL server through perl routine and the 
> shellonsubmit command
> this will push any new/edit/delete command in sql server so we keep a 
> full historic off all transaction in ELOG

Can you please put this perl routine into the "Contributions" section

> 4. sms gateway : from elog entry we send sms message throught internet 
> gateway (perl routine)

Same as above.

> other projet : 
> we use a logbook from our external phone call
> 
> from our telephone connected to RS232 and/or TAPI interface we keep the 
> phone number and try to find the name from sql server : if found 
> we want to push an automatic entry in elog and fill specific field like 
> name/contact/last phone call....
> 
> I will ask to Stephan Ritt what's the best way to include our routine in 
> his standard source ?

As I said, put the perl programs into the "Contributions" logbook, send the 
C source code modifications to me.

> could we create a specific logbook for the wishlist
> in elog/contribution may be some parameters for the actual status of the 
> project ? 

Good idea, will do so.

Version 2.3.9 of elog has been released today. Enhancements are:

- Added options "Use Lock", "Title image"

- New "Email format" specifies what is sent exactly in an email 
notification. This may now include also attachments

- "Format <attribute>" lets you assign separate style sheet classes to each 
attribute, making the web display more powerful (see this forum, 
the "subject" uses a separate formatting). Note that this feature requires 
an update of the old "default.css" CSS file, if a elog version prior to 
2.3.9 is already installed on a system.

- "Execute new/edit/delete" lets one execute shell commands on the server 
side for new, edited or deleted messages. Since this can cause security 
problems, a new flag "-x" has been added to the elogd daemon to enable this 
feature. It can be used to synchronize the elog database with other 
databases, or to send SMS messages to people.

- New "Logging level" option gives enhanced logging capabilities, including 
read and write access logging to individual elog entries.

- The elog utility can now edit existing messages, and correctly quotes 
messages with "> " on replies.

A few small bugs have been fixed, refer to the ChangeLog for more details.

> Can you give a syntax example of the Logging Level option ?

Please refer to the documentation (http://midas.psi.ch/elog/config.html), I just 
updated it. "Logging Level = 3" is the maximum level which includes writes and 
reads.