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<sect1 id="organization">
<title>Organization</title>
<para>
This book is divided into two parts, with several
appendices. The first part is a <link linkend="usage">guided
tour</link>, which will explain how to use
<application>Evolution</application>. If you are new to
<application>Evolution</application> or to groupware in
general, this section is for you. The second section, covering
<link linkend="config">configuration</link>, is targeted at
more advanced users, but anyone who wants to change the way
<application>Evolution</application> looks or acts can benefit
from reading it.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="typography">
<title>Typographical conventions</title>
<para>
In this book, we'll mark some words with special typography:
<simplelist>
<member><application>Applications</application></member>
<member><command>Commands</command> you type at the command line</member>
<member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for buttons and other portions of the graphical interface</member>
<member> Menu selections look like this:
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Submenu</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Menu Item</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</member>
<member><guibutton>Buttons</guibutton> you can
click</member> <member><userinput>Anything you type
in</userinput></member> <member><computeroutput>Text
output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
<member><glossterm linkend="apx-gloss">Words</glossterm>
that are defined in the <xref linkend="apx-gloss"/>.</member>
</simplelist>
</para>
<para>
We'll provide assorted bits of additional information in tips set off from the rest of the book, as well.
<tip id="example-tip">
<title>Tip</title>
<para>
Tips and bits of extra information will look like
this.
</para>
</tip>
</para>
<para>
Examples are also set off from the rest of the text. They look like this:
<example>
<title>Example Example</title>
<para>
This is what an example looks like. We'll provide
examples for some of the more complicated tasks you
might be performing.
</para>
</example>
</para>
<para>
Lastly, we'll have warnings, in cases where you should be careful:
<warning id="example-warning">
<title>Example Warning</title>
<para>
This is what a warning looks like. If there's a chance
you'll run into trouble, we'll warn you beforehand.
</para>
</warning>
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="other-help">
<title>Additional Help Sources</title>
<para>
You can find additional help in three places. For information
about command-line options, open a terminal window and type
<command> man evolution</command> or <command>evolution
--help</command>. For support, late-breaking news, and errata,
visit the Ximian support center at <ulink
url="http://support.ximian.com">support.ximian.com</ulink>.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="whats-new-in-one-two">
<title>What's New in Evolution &appversion;</title>
<para>
If you're already familiar with Ximian Evolution 1.2, there
are a number of new features in this version. Most of the
changes, however, have been made behind the scenes, as we
moved to the GNOME 2 platform. Ximian Connector for Microsoft
Exchange also has new features, described in <xref linkend="new-in-connector" />.
You can find a complete list of bugs fixed and features added
in the Evolution release notes at the <ulink
url="http://developer.ximian.com">Ximian Developer
Website</ulink>. Some of the features include:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Better Fonts</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Ximian Evolution &appversion; uses the same font
smoothing technology as the rest of your GNOME 2
desktop.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Cleaner Shutdowns</term>
<listitem>
<para>
We have fixed several bugs that caused Evolution to
continue to occupy system resources when it was not
running.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Mail Composer HTML Improvements</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The message composer has continued to improve.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>New Graphics and Icons</term>
<listitem>
<para>
We've added new graphics and icons.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="preface-for-experts">
<title>Introductory Tips for Experienced Users</title>
<para>
This section has a few tips for experienced users of Linux or
UNIX systems:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Backups and File Locations</term>
<listitem>
<para>
To create a backup of your Evolution data, copy the
<guilabel>~/evolution/local/</guilabel> directory to
your backup disk. To access data you
have backed up, use the <guilabel>Import</guilabel> tool to
restore individual files as needed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Default Browsers</term>
<listitem>
<para>
To set the browser that opens when you click a link in
an email, open the GNOME preferences tool
(<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
or <command>gnome-control-center</command>) and start the
<guilabel>File Associations</guilabel> tool. There, look under
<guilabel>Internet Services</guilabel>, select
<guilabel>World wide web (http)</guilabel>, and select
the browser of your choice. If you wish to use a
browser other than the ones suggested, you will need to
enter the full shell command. For example you might use
<userinput>mybrowser "%s"</userinput> to start the
mybrowser program at the right page.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Making Evolution Your Default Mail Client</term>
<listitem>
<para>
For GNOME desktops, you can set
<application>Evolution</application> to be the default
mail client, so that it opens when you click a mailto:
link in web pages and help tools. To do that, open the
GNOME preferences tool and start the <guilabel>File
Associations</guilabel> tool. There, look under
<guilabel>Internet Services</guilabel>, select
<guilabel>Electronic mail transmission
(mailto)</guilabel>, and select
<application>Evolution</application> from the drop-down
list.
</para>
<para>
For applications such as Mozilla and Netscape, which do
not use the GNOME preference tools, you will need to
find the protocol handler preference tool for that
application and enter <userinput>evolution
"%s"</userinput> as your choice for handling mailto links.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>
