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authorAaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>2000-07-19 22:20:34 +0800
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lots of minor fixes to language. added desc. of clahey's cool
2000-07-19 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/usage-mail.sgml: lots of minor fixes to language. added desc. of clahey's cool button-address thing. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: fixed itemizedlists, ch. to shortcut bar & folder descs, removed refs to trash. svn path=/trunk/; revision=4219
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@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-
-<!-- UNComment the following during debugging:
- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> -->
-
+<!--
+ <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
+-->
<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
@@ -21,9 +20,9 @@
bar</interface>, and below that, the <interface>tool
bar</interface> with buttons for different functions. The largest
part of the <interface>main window</interface> is taken up by the
- actual <interface>Inbox</interface>, with a listing of messages
- you have recieved. If you're running the program for the first
- time, you'll just have one: a welcome message from Helix Code.
+ actual <interface>Inbox</interface>, where messages are listed
+ and displayed for . If you're running the program for the first
+ time, you'll have just one message: a welcome from Helix Code.
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
@@ -75,59 +74,71 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
</para>
<para>
The category buttons are labelled <guilabel>Evolution
- Shortcuts</guilabel> <guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>.
- When you click on them, they'll slide up and down to give you
- access to different sorts of shortcuts. When you first start
- <application>Evolution</application>, you are looking at the
- <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel> category. If you click
- <guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and
- you'll see buttons for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and
+ Shortcuts</guilabel> and <guilabel>Internet
+ Directories</guilabel>. When you click on them, they'll slide
+ up and down to give you access to different sorts of shortcuts.
+ When you first start <application>Evolution</application>, you
+ are looking at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>
+ category. If you click <guilabel>Internet
+ Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and you'll see buttons
+ for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Netcenter</guilabel> directories, as well as any
others you or your system administrator might have added.
- Click on <guibutton>Evolution Shortcuts</guibutton> to look at
- the shortcuts again.
- </para>
+ Internet directories behave a lot like the local contact
+ manager, which is covered in <xref linkend="usage-contact">.
+ </para>
<para>
- They are:
- <itemizedlist>
+ Take a look at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>
+ again. They are:
+
+ <variablelist>
<!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED!
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guibutton>Today</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guibutton>Today</guibutton>, which will bring up a summary
- of any new messages you've recieved, along with the tasks and
- appointments you have lined up for today.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ This will bring up a summary of any new messages you've
+ recieved, along with the tasks and appointments you have
+ lined up for today.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
-->
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton>, which will show you all
- of your email. Your Inbox is also where you can
- access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize,
- and search your mail.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton>, which can store
- appointments for you. Connected to a network, you
- can use it to keep a group of people on schedule and
- up to date.
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The Inbox will show you all of your email. Your Inbox
+ is also where you can access Evolution's tools to
+ filter, sort, organize, and search your mail.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists
+ for you. Connected to a network, you can use it to keep
+ a group of people on schedule and up to date.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers,
+ and contact information. Like calendar information,
+ contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices
+ and shared over a network.
</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> tool holds your
- addresses, phone numbers, and contact information.
- Like calendar information, contact data can be
- synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a
- network.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED YET
<listitem>
@@ -138,19 +149,19 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
</para>
</listitem>
-->
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guibutton>Notes</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
- <para> <guibutton>Notes</guibutton> is your catch-all
- notepad: write <glossterm>haiku</glossterm>, take down
- messages from phone conversations, or keep small things
- organized. This feature is not yet implemented, but will
- be soon. See <xref linkend="usage-notes"> for more information.
+ <para> The notepad is your catch-all tool: use it to take
+ messages from phone conversations, keep small things
+ organized, write <glossterm>haiku</glossterm>, or whatever
+ you like. This feature is not yet implemented, but will be
+ soon. See <xref linkend="usage-notes"> for more
+ information.
</para>
</listitem>
-
-
- </itemizedlist>
-
-
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
<para>
If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, or <glossterm>hot
@@ -173,43 +184,42 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
<application>Evolution</application>. It displays all your
appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot
like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>&mdash; it starts small
- at the top, and branches downwards. On my computer, I have only
- one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>. When I click on the plus sign
- next to the label, I see the contents:
+ at the top, and branches downwards. On most computers, there
+ will be three folders at the base. The first one is
+ <guilabel>VFolders</guilabel>, for virtual folders (discussed in
+ <xref linkend="usage-mail-vfolders">. The next one is
+ <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel>, which (FIXME: What is
+ this for?). The most important one is probably
+ <guilabel>Local</guilabel>, which contains all the data that's
+ actually stored on your computer. If you click on the plus sign
+ plus sign next to the <guilabel>Local</guilabel> folder, you'll
+ see the contents:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where I keep
- appointments and event listings.
+ <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and
+ event listings.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where address
- cards are stored.
+ <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, for address cards.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Directories</guilabel>, for search directories, which
- have not been implemented yet.
+ <guilabel>Directories</guilabel>, for Internet contact directories.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail, and all
- the rest of my mail folders.
+ <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, which is for
- drafts of messages and mail that's already been sent.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, which is for trash.
+ <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, which is for drafts of
+ messages and mail that's already been sent.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -240,36 +250,20 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
</tip>
<para>
- If a folder has other folders inside it, there will be a plus
- sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and the folder will
- open to let you see the other folders inside. This may
- change in the future to something more attractive, like
- triangles that drop down as you click on them to display the
- rest of the tree.
+ Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label
+ is displayed as bold text.
</para>
<para>
- Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder
- will be highlighted, or its label displayed as bold
- text. You can learn more about customizing
- <application>Evolution</application> alerts and appearance
- in <xref linkend="config">.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Moving and deleting folders and other items works in one of
- two ways: using <glossterm>drag-and-drop</glossterm> or by
- right-clicking and selecting an item from the
- <interface>right-click menu</interface>. You can drag the
- folders inside the folder view to change their order or put
- one folder inside another. To delete a folder, drag it into
- the trash folder or right-click it and select
- <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the menu that pops
- up. The same goes for individual messages, appointments,
- and address cards, whether they're in the <interface>folder
- view</interface> or not: drag them where you want them, and
- they will go there. <!-- ****This paragraph could use some
- work**** -->
+ You can move folders and other items using
+ <glossterm>drag-and-drop</glossterm>. You can drag the folders
+ inside the folder view to change their order or put one folder
+ inside another. To delete a folder, right-click it and select
+ <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the menu that pops up.
+ The same goes for individual messages, appointments, and address
+ cards, whether they're in the <interface>folder view</interface>
+ or not: drag them where you want them, and they will go there.
+ <!-- ****This paragraph could use some work**** -->
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar">
@@ -291,7 +285,6 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
<application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
-
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
window</interface> you can start doing things with it.