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2001-07-05 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net>
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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail-org.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail-org.sgml index 6668623cf0..3647b6be56 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail-org.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail-org.sgml @@ -14,26 +14,42 @@ <para> By default, the message list has columns with the following headings: an envelope icon indicating whether you have read - or replied to a message (closed for unread, open for read, - and open with an arrow on it to indicate you've sent a - reply), an exclamation point indicating priority, and the + or replied to a message, an exclamation point indicating priority, and the <guilabel>From</guilabel>, <guilabel>Subject</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Date</guilabel> fields. You can change their order - and remove them by dragging and dropping them. You can add - new ones with the <guimenuitem>Field Chooser</guimenuitem> - item in the right click menu for the column headings. + and remove them by dragging and dropping them. + + To add columns to sort by: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Right click on the bar + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guimenuitem>Add a Column</guimenuitem> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click and drag a column you want into the toolbar. A red arrow will + show you where the column will be placed. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> </para> <para> Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of options: <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Sorts the messages top to bottom. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Sorts the messages top to bottom. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem></term> @@ -111,7 +127,7 @@ right below the toolbar, and choose a search type: <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This will search message subjects and the messages @@ -121,7 +137,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guilabel>Body contains:</guilabel> </term> + <term> <guilabel>Body contains</guilabel> </term> <listitem> <para> This will search only in message text, not the subject @@ -130,7 +146,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject contains:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Subject contains</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This will show you messages where the search text is @@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Body does not contain:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Body does not contain</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This finds every email message that does not have the @@ -151,7 +167,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This finds every mail whose subject does not contain @@ -214,354 +230,289 @@ to say, it's faster and more flexible than an actual person with a pile of envelopes. </para> - <para> - Most often, you'll want to have - <application>Evolution</application> put mail into different - folders, but you can have it do almost anything you like. - People who get lots of mail, or who often need to refer to old - messages, find filters especially helpful, but they can greatly benefit - anybody who gets more than a few messages a day. To - create a filter, open the <interface>filter - assistant</interface> by selecting - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Mail Filters</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. - </para> - - <figure id="usage-mail-filters-fig-assist"> - <title>The Filter Assistant</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The Filter Assistant</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="fig/filter-assist-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> + <sect2 id="usage-mail-org-filters-new"> + <title>Making New Filters</title> <para> - The <interface>filter assistant</interface> window contains a - list of your current filters, sorted by the order in which - they are used. From the drop-down box at the top of the - window, choose <guilabel>Incoming</guilabel> to display - filters for incoming mail, and <guilabel>Outgoing</guilabel> - for those which sort only outgoing mail. - </para> - <para> - The <interface>filter assistant</interface> also has a set of - buttons: - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Add</guibutton> — Create a new filter. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> — Edit an existing filter. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> — Delete the selected filter. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> <guibutton>Up</guibutton> — Move the - selected filter up in the list so it gets applied first. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Down</guibutton> — Move the selected filter down - in the list, so it comes into play later. - </para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - If you don't have any filters set up, the only one of those - buttons you can click is <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, which - will open a dialog to let you add a filter rule. If you do - have filters, you can either add a new filter rule, or select - one from your list and click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. - </para> - <para> - The filter rule editor, shown in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-filters-fig-new">, is where you'll - actually create your filtering rule. - - <figure id="usage-mail-filters-fig-new"> - <title>Creating a new Filter</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Creating a new Filter</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="fig/filter-new-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </para> - <para> - Enter a name for your filter in the <guilabel>Rule - Name</guilabel> field, and then begin choosing the criteria - you'd like to use as you sort your mail. Choose how many - criteria you'd like by pressing <guibutton>Add - Criterion</guibutton> and <guibutton>Remove - Criterion</guibutton>. If you have multiple criteria, you - should then decide whether to have the filter do its job only - <guilabel>if all criteria are met</guilabel>, or <guilabel>if - any criteria are met</guilabel>. - </para> - - <para> - For each filter criterion, you must first select - which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to - examine: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Sender</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The sender's address. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Recipients</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The recipients of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The subject line of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Specific Header</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The filter can look at any header you - want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name - in the first text box, and put your search text in the - second one. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Message Body</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Search in the actual text of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Expression</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - For programmers only: match a message according to an - expression you write in the Scheme language, used to - define filters in Evolution. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> Filter messages according to the date on - which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you - want a message to meet — <guilabel>before</guilabel> - a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth. - Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the - message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter - is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a - calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a - range of time relative to the filter &mdash perhaps you're - looking for messages less than two days old. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Date Recieved</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - This works the same way as the <guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel> - option, except that it compares the time you got the message - with the dates you specify. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Priority</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least - important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the - priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters - applied only to those messages which have a certain priority. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Regex Match</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - If you know your way around a <glossterm - linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or - regular expression, put your knowledge to use here. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Source</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Filter messages according the server you got them from. - You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down - list. This ability is only relevant if you use more - than one mail source. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - - <para> - Now, tell it what to do with those messages. If you want more - actions, click <guibutton>Add Action</guibutton>; if you want - fewer, click <guibutton>Remove Action</guibutton>. And choose - again: - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Copy to Folder</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> - will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the - <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button - to select a folder. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Move to Folder</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> - will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the - <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button - to select a folder. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Forward to Address</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Select this, enter an address, and the addressee will - get a copy of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Delete</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Marks the message for deletion. You can still get the message - back, at least until you <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> your - mail yourself. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Stop Processing</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Select this if you want to tell all other filters to ignore - this message, because whatever you've done with it so far - is plenty. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Assign Color</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Select this item, and <application>Evolution</application> - will mark the message with whatever color you please. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Assign Score</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> If you know that all mail with - "important" somewhere in the message body line is - important, you can give it a high priority score. In a subsequent filter you can - then arrange your messages by their priority score. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> + To create a new filter: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Click + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Filters</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Name your filter in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field. + For each filter criterion, you must first select + which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to + examine: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Sender - The sender's address. + </para></listitem> + + + <listitem><para> + Recipients - The recipients of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Subject - The subject line of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Specific Header - The filter can look at any header you + want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name + in the first text box, and put your search text in the + second one. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Message Body - Search in the actual text of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Expression - For programmers only: match a message according to an + expression you write in the Scheme language, used to + define filters in Evolution. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem><para> Date sent - Filter messages according to the date on + which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you + want a message to meet — <guilabel>before</guilabel> + a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth. + Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the + message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter + is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a + calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a + range of time relative to the filter &mdash perhaps you're + looking for messages less than two days old. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Date Recieved - This works the same way as the <guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel> + option, except that it compares the time you got the message + with the dates you specify. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Score - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least + important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the + priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters + applied only to those messages which have a certain priority. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Size (kb) - Sorts based on the size of the message in kilobytes. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Status - Filters according to the status of a message, such as + 'New'. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an + attachment in the email. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Mailing List - Filter based on the mailing list it came from. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Regex Match - If you know your way around a <glossterm + linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or + regular expression, put your knowledge to use here. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Source Account - Filter messages according the server you got them from. + You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down + list. This ability is only relevant if you use more + than one mail source. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the criterion for the condition. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + If you want multiple criterion for this filter, press <guibutton>Add + criterion</guibutton> and repeat the previous step. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the actions for the filter in the <guilabel>Then</guilabel> + section. You can select any of the following options. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Move to Folder - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> + will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the + <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button + to select a folder. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Copy to Folder - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> + will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the + <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button + to select a folder. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Forward to Address - Select this, enter an address, and the addressee will + get a copy of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Delete - Marks the message for deletion. You can still get the message + back, at least until you <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> your + mail yourself. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Stop Processing - Select this if you want to tell all other filters to ignore + this message, because whatever you've done with it so far + is plenty. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Assign Color - Select this item, and <application>Evolution</application> + will mark the message with whatever color you please. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Assign Score - If you know that all mail with + "important" somewhere in the message body line is + important, you can give it a high priority score. In a subsequent filter you can + then arrange your messages by their priority score. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Set Status - If you want to add multiple actions for this filter, press + <guibutton>Add filter</guibutton> and repeat the previous step. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="filters-edit"> + <title>Editing Filters</title> <para> - You're done. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to use this - filter, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the window - without saving any changes. - </para> - - - - <!-- FIXME: This needs to be in there. But the feature is temporarily - disabled and I don't know how it will be reimplemented. - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> Select - this option to have messages filtered as they - arrive. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>When mail is sent:</guilabel> Select - this option to filter your outgoing mail. You - can use this feature to keep your - <interface>Outbox</interface> as organized as - your <interface>Inbox</interface>. - </para> + To edit a filter: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenu>Filters</guimenu> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the filter in the <guilabel>Filter Rules</guilabel> section + and press <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Change the desired settings. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + </orderedlist> </para> - - --> - - <note> - <title>Notable Filter Features</title> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="filters-deleting"> + <title>Deleting Filters</title> <para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para> - Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; - outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. + To delete a filter: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenu>Filters</guimenu> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the filter and press <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + </orderedlist> </para> - </note> - - <sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-filters-mailing-lists"> - <title>Filtering by Mailing List</title> <para> - You can tell <application>Evolution</application> to filter by - mailing list. This means that <application>Evolution</application> - will look at the mailing list address, and find out automatically - what list this is. If you are subscribed to mailing lists, you - should use the <guibutton>Filter by List</guibutton> instead of by - sender. - <example> - <title>Filter by List</title> + <note> + <title>Notable Filter Features</title> <para> - Kevin subscribes to bananas@ximian.com. However, there is also - a bananas@ximian.org address. If he used a regular - <guibutton>Filter by Sender</guibutton>, he would need to specify - one for each address. However, <guibutton>Filter by - List</guibutton> will recognize that both of them are the same - list. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; + outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </para> - </example> + </note> </para> </sect2> </sect1> - + <sect1 id="usage-mail-organize-vFolders"> <title>Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders</title> <para> @@ -623,58 +574,193 @@ <!-- (INSERT SCREENSHOT HERE: virtual folders in action) --> + <sect2 id="vfolder-create"> + <title>Creating Virtual Folders</title> <para> - To create a virtual folder, select <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Virtual Folder - Editor</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. This will bring up a - dialog box that looks suspiciously like the filter window - (for more information on filters, see <xref - linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">), and which - presents you with a list of virtual folders you have previously - created. If you have created any virtual folders, they are listed - here, and you can select, edit or remove them if you wish. - If you have not created any, there will be only one available - option: click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a new - Virtual Folder. - </para> - <para> - You can enter a name for your virtual folder in the - <guilabel>Name</guilabel>. Then, tell - <application>Evolution</application> what messages to look - for. This process is exactly like filter creation: decide - between <guilabel>Match all parts</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Match any part</guilabel>, then choose what part of - the message to look in, what sort of matching to perform, and - specify exactly what it is that you want to find, be it a - line of text, a score, a regular expression, or a particular date or - range of dates. - </para> - <para> - The second part, however, is slightly different. In the - section of the window labelled <guilabel>Virtual Folder Sources - </guilabel> is a list of folders in which - <application>Evolution</application> will search for the - contents of your vFolder. Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> - to add a folder, or <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> to remove - one. That way, you can have your vFolder search in - newsgroups, or just in one of your mailboxes, or just in a - select few folders you've already screened with filters. - </para> - <para> - The vFolder creation window is shown in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> + To create a virtual folder: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Virtual Folder Editor</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Name your filter in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field. + For each filter criterion, you must first select + which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to + examine: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Sender - The sender's address. + </para></listitem> + + + <listitem><para> + Recipients - The recipients of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Subject - The subject line of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Specific Header - The filter can look at any header you + want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name + in the first text box, and put your search text in the + second one. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Message Body - Search in the actual text of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Expression - For programmers only: match a message according to an + expression you write in the Scheme language, used to + define filters in Evolution. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem><para> Date sent - Filter messages according to the date on + which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you + want a message to meet — <guilabel>before</guilabel> + a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth. + Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the + message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter + is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a + calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a + range of time relative to the filter &mdash perhaps you're + looking for messages less than two days old. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Date Recieved - This works the same way as the <guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel> + option, except that it compares the time you got the message + with the dates you specify. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Score - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least + important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the + priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters + applied only to those messages which have a certain priority. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Size (kb) - Sorts based on the size of the message in kilobytes. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Status - Filters according to the status of a message, such as + 'New'. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an + attachment in the email. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Mailing List - Filter based on the mailing list it came from. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Regex Match - If you know your way around a <glossterm + linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or + regular expression, put your knowledge to use here. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Source Account - Filter messages according the server you got them from. + You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down + list. This ability is only relevant if you use more + than one mail source. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the criterion for the condition. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the folder sources. You can select: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + specific folders only + <note> + <para> + If you select specific folders only, you need to specify the + source folders in the box below. + </para> + </note> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + all local folders + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + with all active remote folders + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + with all local and active folders + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + If you want multiple criterion for this filter, press <guibutton>Add + criterion</guibutton> and repeat the previous step. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> - <figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> - <title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title> - <screenshot> + <figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> + <title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title> + <screenshot> <screeninfo>Creating a vFolder Rule</screeninfo> <graphic fileref="fig/vfolder-createrule-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> + </graphic> </screenshot> </figure> </para> - </sect1> -<!-- + </sect2> + </sect1> + <!-- <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions"> <title>Subscription Management</title> <para> diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index ac79ab4be3..ae38463962 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2001-07-05 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> + + * C/usage-mail-org.sgml: Added orderedlists. + 2001-07-03 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> * C/usage-mail.sgml: Put in lots of orderedlists...more SGML, less diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml index 6668623cf0..3647b6be56 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml @@ -14,26 +14,42 @@ <para> By default, the message list has columns with the following headings: an envelope icon indicating whether you have read - or replied to a message (closed for unread, open for read, - and open with an arrow on it to indicate you've sent a - reply), an exclamation point indicating priority, and the + or replied to a message, an exclamation point indicating priority, and the <guilabel>From</guilabel>, <guilabel>Subject</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Date</guilabel> fields. You can change their order - and remove them by dragging and dropping them. You can add - new ones with the <guimenuitem>Field Chooser</guimenuitem> - item in the right click menu for the column headings. + and remove them by dragging and dropping them. + + To add columns to sort by: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Right click on the bar + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guimenuitem>Add a Column</guimenuitem> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click and drag a column you want into the toolbar. A red arrow will + show you where the column will be placed. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> </para> <para> Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of options: <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Sorts the messages top to bottom. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Sorts the messages top to bottom. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem></term> @@ -111,7 +127,7 @@ right below the toolbar, and choose a search type: <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This will search message subjects and the messages @@ -121,7 +137,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guilabel>Body contains:</guilabel> </term> + <term> <guilabel>Body contains</guilabel> </term> <listitem> <para> This will search only in message text, not the subject @@ -130,7 +146,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject contains:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Subject contains</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This will show you messages where the search text is @@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Body does not contain:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Body does not contain</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This finds every email message that does not have the @@ -151,7 +167,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain:</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This finds every mail whose subject does not contain @@ -214,354 +230,289 @@ to say, it's faster and more flexible than an actual person with a pile of envelopes. </para> - <para> - Most often, you'll want to have - <application>Evolution</application> put mail into different - folders, but you can have it do almost anything you like. - People who get lots of mail, or who often need to refer to old - messages, find filters especially helpful, but they can greatly benefit - anybody who gets more than a few messages a day. To - create a filter, open the <interface>filter - assistant</interface> by selecting - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Mail Filters</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. - </para> - - <figure id="usage-mail-filters-fig-assist"> - <title>The Filter Assistant</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The Filter Assistant</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="fig/filter-assist-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> + <sect2 id="usage-mail-org-filters-new"> + <title>Making New Filters</title> <para> - The <interface>filter assistant</interface> window contains a - list of your current filters, sorted by the order in which - they are used. From the drop-down box at the top of the - window, choose <guilabel>Incoming</guilabel> to display - filters for incoming mail, and <guilabel>Outgoing</guilabel> - for those which sort only outgoing mail. - </para> - <para> - The <interface>filter assistant</interface> also has a set of - buttons: - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Add</guibutton> — Create a new filter. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> — Edit an existing filter. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> — Delete the selected filter. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> <guibutton>Up</guibutton> — Move the - selected filter up in the list so it gets applied first. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <guibutton>Down</guibutton> — Move the selected filter down - in the list, so it comes into play later. - </para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - If you don't have any filters set up, the only one of those - buttons you can click is <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, which - will open a dialog to let you add a filter rule. If you do - have filters, you can either add a new filter rule, or select - one from your list and click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. - </para> - <para> - The filter rule editor, shown in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-filters-fig-new">, is where you'll - actually create your filtering rule. - - <figure id="usage-mail-filters-fig-new"> - <title>Creating a new Filter</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Creating a new Filter</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="fig/filter-new-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </para> - <para> - Enter a name for your filter in the <guilabel>Rule - Name</guilabel> field, and then begin choosing the criteria - you'd like to use as you sort your mail. Choose how many - criteria you'd like by pressing <guibutton>Add - Criterion</guibutton> and <guibutton>Remove - Criterion</guibutton>. If you have multiple criteria, you - should then decide whether to have the filter do its job only - <guilabel>if all criteria are met</guilabel>, or <guilabel>if - any criteria are met</guilabel>. - </para> - - <para> - For each filter criterion, you must first select - which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to - examine: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Sender</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The sender's address. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Recipients</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The recipients of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The subject line of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Specific Header</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - The filter can look at any header you - want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name - in the first text box, and put your search text in the - second one. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Message Body</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Search in the actual text of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Expression</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - For programmers only: match a message according to an - expression you write in the Scheme language, used to - define filters in Evolution. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> Filter messages according to the date on - which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you - want a message to meet — <guilabel>before</guilabel> - a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth. - Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the - message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter - is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a - calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a - range of time relative to the filter &mdash perhaps you're - looking for messages less than two days old. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Date Recieved</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - This works the same way as the <guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel> - option, except that it compares the time you got the message - with the dates you specify. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Priority</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least - important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the - priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters - applied only to those messages which have a certain priority. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Regex Match</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - If you know your way around a <glossterm - linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or - regular expression, put your knowledge to use here. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Source</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Filter messages according the server you got them from. - You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down - list. This ability is only relevant if you use more - than one mail source. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - - <para> - Now, tell it what to do with those messages. If you want more - actions, click <guibutton>Add Action</guibutton>; if you want - fewer, click <guibutton>Remove Action</guibutton>. And choose - again: - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Copy to Folder</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> - will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the - <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button - to select a folder. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Move to Folder</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> - will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the - <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button - to select a folder. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Forward to Address</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Select this, enter an address, and the addressee will - get a copy of the message. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Delete</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Marks the message for deletion. You can still get the message - back, at least until you <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> your - mail yourself. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Stop Processing</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Select this if you want to tell all other filters to ignore - this message, because whatever you've done with it so far - is plenty. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Assign Color</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> - Select this item, and <application>Evolution</application> - will mark the message with whatever color you please. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Assign Score</guilabel></term> - <listitem><para> If you know that all mail with - "important" somewhere in the message body line is - important, you can give it a high priority score. In a subsequent filter you can - then arrange your messages by their priority score. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> + To create a new filter: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Click + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Filters</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Name your filter in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field. + For each filter criterion, you must first select + which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to + examine: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Sender - The sender's address. + </para></listitem> + + + <listitem><para> + Recipients - The recipients of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Subject - The subject line of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Specific Header - The filter can look at any header you + want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name + in the first text box, and put your search text in the + second one. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Message Body - Search in the actual text of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Expression - For programmers only: match a message according to an + expression you write in the Scheme language, used to + define filters in Evolution. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem><para> Date sent - Filter messages according to the date on + which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you + want a message to meet — <guilabel>before</guilabel> + a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth. + Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the + message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter + is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a + calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a + range of time relative to the filter &mdash perhaps you're + looking for messages less than two days old. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Date Recieved - This works the same way as the <guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel> + option, except that it compares the time you got the message + with the dates you specify. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Score - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least + important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the + priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters + applied only to those messages which have a certain priority. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Size (kb) - Sorts based on the size of the message in kilobytes. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Status - Filters according to the status of a message, such as + 'New'. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an + attachment in the email. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Mailing List - Filter based on the mailing list it came from. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Regex Match - If you know your way around a <glossterm + linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or + regular expression, put your knowledge to use here. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Source Account - Filter messages according the server you got them from. + You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down + list. This ability is only relevant if you use more + than one mail source. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the criterion for the condition. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + If you want multiple criterion for this filter, press <guibutton>Add + criterion</guibutton> and repeat the previous step. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the actions for the filter in the <guilabel>Then</guilabel> + section. You can select any of the following options. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Move to Folder - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> + will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the + <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button + to select a folder. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Copy to Folder - If you select this item, <application>Evolution</application> + will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the + <guibutton><click here to select a folder></guibutton> button + to select a folder. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Forward to Address - Select this, enter an address, and the addressee will + get a copy of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Delete - Marks the message for deletion. You can still get the message + back, at least until you <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> your + mail yourself. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Stop Processing - Select this if you want to tell all other filters to ignore + this message, because whatever you've done with it so far + is plenty. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Assign Color - Select this item, and <application>Evolution</application> + will mark the message with whatever color you please. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Assign Score - If you know that all mail with + "important" somewhere in the message body line is + important, you can give it a high priority score. In a subsequent filter you can + then arrange your messages by their priority score. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Set Status - If you want to add multiple actions for this filter, press + <guibutton>Add filter</guibutton> and repeat the previous step. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="filters-edit"> + <title>Editing Filters</title> <para> - You're done. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to use this - filter, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the window - without saving any changes. - </para> - - - - <!-- FIXME: This needs to be in there. But the feature is temporarily - disabled and I don't know how it will be reimplemented. - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> Select - this option to have messages filtered as they - arrive. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>When mail is sent:</guilabel> Select - this option to filter your outgoing mail. You - can use this feature to keep your - <interface>Outbox</interface> as organized as - your <interface>Inbox</interface>. - </para> + To edit a filter: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenu>Filters</guimenu> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the filter in the <guilabel>Filter Rules</guilabel> section + and press <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Change the desired settings. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + </orderedlist> </para> - - --> - - <note> - <title>Notable Filter Features</title> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="filters-deleting"> + <title>Deleting Filters</title> <para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para> - Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; - outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. + To delete a filter: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenu>Filters</guimenu> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the filter and press <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + </orderedlist> </para> - </note> - - <sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-filters-mailing-lists"> - <title>Filtering by Mailing List</title> <para> - You can tell <application>Evolution</application> to filter by - mailing list. This means that <application>Evolution</application> - will look at the mailing list address, and find out automatically - what list this is. If you are subscribed to mailing lists, you - should use the <guibutton>Filter by List</guibutton> instead of by - sender. - <example> - <title>Filter by List</title> + <note> + <title>Notable Filter Features</title> <para> - Kevin subscribes to bananas@ximian.com. However, there is also - a bananas@ximian.org address. If he used a regular - <guibutton>Filter by Sender</guibutton>, he would need to specify - one for each address. However, <guibutton>Filter by - List</guibutton> will recognize that both of them are the same - list. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; + outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </para> - </example> + </note> </para> </sect2> </sect1> - + <sect1 id="usage-mail-organize-vFolders"> <title>Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders</title> <para> @@ -623,58 +574,193 @@ <!-- (INSERT SCREENSHOT HERE: virtual folders in action) --> + <sect2 id="vfolder-create"> + <title>Creating Virtual Folders</title> <para> - To create a virtual folder, select <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Virtual Folder - Editor</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. This will bring up a - dialog box that looks suspiciously like the filter window - (for more information on filters, see <xref - linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">), and which - presents you with a list of virtual folders you have previously - created. If you have created any virtual folders, they are listed - here, and you can select, edit or remove them if you wish. - If you have not created any, there will be only one available - option: click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a new - Virtual Folder. - </para> - <para> - You can enter a name for your virtual folder in the - <guilabel>Name</guilabel>. Then, tell - <application>Evolution</application> what messages to look - for. This process is exactly like filter creation: decide - between <guilabel>Match all parts</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Match any part</guilabel>, then choose what part of - the message to look in, what sort of matching to perform, and - specify exactly what it is that you want to find, be it a - line of text, a score, a regular expression, or a particular date or - range of dates. - </para> - <para> - The second part, however, is slightly different. In the - section of the window labelled <guilabel>Virtual Folder Sources - </guilabel> is a list of folders in which - <application>Evolution</application> will search for the - contents of your vFolder. Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> - to add a folder, or <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> to remove - one. That way, you can have your vFolder search in - newsgroups, or just in one of your mailboxes, or just in a - select few folders you've already screened with filters. - </para> - <para> - The vFolder creation window is shown in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> + To create a virtual folder: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Virtual Folder Editor</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Name your filter in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field. + For each filter criterion, you must first select + which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to + examine: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Sender - The sender's address. + </para></listitem> + + + <listitem><para> + Recipients - The recipients of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Subject - The subject line of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Specific Header - The filter can look at any header you + want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name + in the first text box, and put your search text in the + second one. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Message Body - Search in the actual text of the message. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Expression - For programmers only: match a message according to an + expression you write in the Scheme language, used to + define filters in Evolution. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem><para> Date sent - Filter messages according to the date on + which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you + want a message to meet — <guilabel>before</guilabel> + a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth. + Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the + message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter + is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a + calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a + range of time relative to the filter &mdash perhaps you're + looking for messages less than two days old. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Date Recieved - This works the same way as the <guilabel>Date Sent</guilabel> + option, except that it compares the time you got the message + with the dates you specify. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Score - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least + important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the + priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters + applied only to those messages which have a certain priority. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Size (kb) - Sorts based on the size of the message in kilobytes. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Status - Filters according to the status of a message, such as + 'New'. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an + attachment in the email. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Mailing List - Filter based on the mailing list it came from. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Regex Match - If you know your way around a <glossterm + linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or + regular expression, put your knowledge to use here. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Source Account - Filter messages according the server you got them from. + You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down + list. This ability is only relevant if you use more + than one mail source. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the criterion for the condition. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the folder sources. You can select: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + specific folders only + <note> + <para> + If you select specific folders only, you need to specify the + source folders in the box below. + </para> + </note> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + all local folders + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + with all active remote folders + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + with all local and active folders + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + If you want multiple criterion for this filter, press <guibutton>Add + criterion</guibutton> and repeat the previous step. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> - <figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> - <title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title> - <screenshot> + <figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> + <title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title> + <screenshot> <screeninfo>Creating a vFolder Rule</screeninfo> <graphic fileref="fig/vfolder-createrule-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> + </graphic> </screenshot> </figure> </para> - </sect1> -<!-- + </sect2> + </sect1> + <!-- <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions"> <title>Subscription Management</title> <para> diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index ac79ab4be3..ae38463962 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2001-07-05 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> + + * C/usage-mail-org.sgml: Added orderedlists. + 2001-07-03 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> * C/usage-mail.sgml: Put in lots of orderedlists...more SGML, less |