Mentions are a type of "auto complete" feature, available in ArmoryBook's word processor editors. Mentions work in one of two ways, they can add a link that references another system component, or they can insert previously defined snippets of text into a document. The table below list each mention, text to activate the mention and the result of selecting an item.

Name Activator Result

Gun	@gun	Link
Contact	@contact	Link
Quick Note	@qnote	Insert user defined text

Link Mentions

Gun and Contact mentions allow adding a link into a document that provides direct access to a specific gun or contact. When documents containing these mentions are viewed, clicking on the included link will open a new window/tab containing that items' information.

User Defined Text Mentions

Quick Note (qnote) mentions allow user defined text to be inserted into a document. Using qnotes allows for faster entering of notes in all parts of the system and provides a consistent way to note various parameters being tracked.

Quick Note Configuration

Qnotes can be configured by using the Quick Notes option in the system configuration menu. Below is the Qnote list screen.

Items can be edited by clicking on the text in the Description column or using the Edit button. To delete an item, use the Delete button. New Qnotes can be added using the Add button in the upper right of the screen.

When adding/editing a Qnote the description, category, fill in and active status can be set. Categories can be used to group notes used in different parts of the system together. For example, maintenance or rage information can be grouped together to make finding the appropriate note quicker. The image below shows the add/edit screen.

Using Mentions

To activate the list of possible values for a mention, type the value in the activator column. The image below shows all three types activated.

Once the list is displayed, any text entered becomes a search phrase, for example, "Benny". The items in the list will be filtered based on this search phrase. To select one of the items in the list, navigate to the desired item, using the cursor keys, then use the TAB or SPACE BAR to select the highlighted entry. In the image below both a contact and gun mention has been added to a maintenance note.

ArmoryBook has an auto highlight feature that is used to draw attention to key bits of information when notes are being displayed. Setting up a Quick Note to enter this type of information makes it so that you don't have to remember the proper format to utilize the auto highlighting feature. Below you can see and example of each of the different highlight options.

The Gun Information and Accessory Information list are now customizable! Users are now able to decide what fields are relevant for their collection list. For example, if the gun year, caliber and country are not important to you, they can be hidden and the estimated value, safe and location can be added to the list. A detailed explanation follows.

Row selection has been changed to use a drop down button. Simply click the button and a list of available row counts will be displayed. Once a row count has been selected, it will become the new default count. Resetting this value to the system default will be covered below.

The new Columns button is used to display/hide the desired columns. Any column that is currently being displayed will appear with a blue background, columns that are currently hidden are displayed with a white background. All columns can be hidden/shown expect for the edit and delete buttons . Any combination of previous and new columns can be created.

The system will remember any changes made to the displayed columns and row count. To restore the values to the system defaults, use the Restore/Reload button at the upper right of the list.

The new Gun List fields are described below.

Column Name Description

Est Value	Estimated Gun Value
Acc Value	Total of Assigned Accessories Estimated Value
Gun & Acc Value	Gun & Accessory Value
Nickname	Nickname
Safe	Selected Safe
Location	Selected Location
Accessories	Clickable List of Assigned Accessories

Below is the list with all the new fields selected, notice the formatting of the value columns and the associated accessories list. Each item in the associated accessories list is sperated with a |. Clicking on the accessory description provides a direct link to that accessory.

The list below has all the available fields selected. Notice that not all the fields can be displayed on the screen at the same time. The system does adjust the size of the columns automatically, but once there isn't enough room to display a column, it is moved to a list below the current row. This is done so that on smaller devices, like mobile phones, all fields are still accessible. Notice the red and blue buttons on the far left of the list. These buttons are an indicator that there is overflow information for that row. Once a blue button is clicked, you will see each overflow column displayed on a new line. In the example below, you will notice that all the new fields are being displayed. Clicking on the red button will close the display of the overflow columns. Using this technique, more information can be displayed, both on large and small screens.

NOTE: Long descriptions can cause fewer columns to be visible. For example, if you have a gun with a description of "Winchester 12G" and that is the longest description of the guns being displayed, then that is the maximum width used by the system for the description column. But, say you have another gun with a description of "Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne 36 (Granddad's favorite gun)", now that is going to be the maximum width of the description column.

The excessive description length can be caused by two primary factors. One is the description for a gun make, the other is the nickname assigned to the gun. To shorten a gun make description, go to the Gun Makes setup screen and enter a Short Description or uncheck the Include in Description checkbox. Adding a short description of "MAS" and changing the nickname will now display "MAS 36 (Granddad's #1)", a much shorter description.

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The text below is almost a copy of the information from above, but it is included for completeness and a visual reference of the Accessory List screens. The two big changes to the list screen are highlighted below, row count and columns.

Row selection has been changed to use a drop down button. Simply click the button and a list of available row counts will be displayed. Once a row count has been selected, it will become the new default count. Resetting this value to the system default will be covered below.

The new Columns button is used to display/hide the desired columns. Any column that is currently being displayed will appear with a blue background, columns that are currently hidden are displayed with a white background. All columns can be hidden/shown expect for the edit and delete buttons . Any combination of previous and new columns can be created.

The system will remember any changes made to the displayed columns and row count. To restore the values to the system defaults, use the Restore/Reload button at the upper right of the list.

The new Accessory List fields are described below.

Column Name Description

Est Value	Estimated Accessory Value
Nickname	Nickname
Safe	Selected Safe
Location	Selected Location
Associated Guns	Clickable List of Assigned Guns

Below is the list with all the new fields selected, notice the formatting of the value column and the associated guns list. Each item in the associated guns list is sperated with a |. Clicking on the guns description provides a direct link to that gun.