Altered category addition stuff, plus suggestions from Kevin.

2000-07-18  Aaron Weber  <aaron@helixcode.com>

	* C/usage-contact.sgml: Altered category addition stuff, plus
	suggestions from Kevin.

	* C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added ldap and signature definitions (from
	Kevin).

	* C/usage-mail.sgml: Move to variablelists from itemizedlists.

2000-07-14  Aaron Weber  <aaron@helixcode.com>

	* C/usage-contact.sgml: moved to variablelists from itemizedlists
	* C/usage-calendar.sgml: moved to variablelists from itemizedlists

svn path=/trunk/; revision=4210

1 files changed, 39 insertions, 50 deletions

diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml
index f8c74c67d2..60e973a188 100644
--- a/help/C/preface.sgml
+++ b/help/C/preface.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+<!-- <!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">  -->
   <preface id="introduction">
 <!-- =============Introduction ============================= -->
     <title>Introduction</title> 
@@ -6,84 +6,73 @@
     <section id="what"> 
       <title> What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
       <para>
-        The idea of evolution as a process of improvement and
-        development is a strong influence on the developers at Helix
-        Code.  We named our <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> suite
-        "Evolution" because we knew that it would be able to survive
-        in the wilderness of the software marketplace for one reason:
-        it's better.
+        The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and
+        development."  The GNOME application
+        <application>Evolution</application> is meant to be a more
+        evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program, and an
+        integral part of the Internet-connected desktop.
       </para>
       <para>
-        <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of groupware
-        applications within the GNOME desktop environment that you can
-        use to send, receive, and organize email, manage address and
-        other contact information, and maintain a calendar.  It
-        enables you to do those things on one or several computers,
-        connected directly or over a network, for one person or for
-        large groups.  <application>Evolution</application> can handle
-        almost all your communications tasks with the power and
-        flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment.
+        <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of tools to
+        help you work in a group.  You can use it to send, receive,
+        and organize email, manage address and other contact
+        information, and maintain a calendar.  It enables you to do
+        those things on one or several computers, connected directly
+        or over a network, for one person or for large groups.
+        <application>Evolution</application> can handle almost all
+        your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of
+        the GNOME desktop environment.
       </para>
       <para>
-        We built <application>Evolution</application> with three groups of
-        people in mind: everyday users, system administrators, and
-        developers.  
+        The developers of <application>Evolution</application> had
+        four major goals for their project:
 
         <itemizedlist>
 	  <listitem>
 	    <para>
-              For <emphasis>everyday users</emphasis>, we made
-              <application>Evolution</application> easy to use without
-              sacrificing power.  We made the interface familiar and
-              intuitive, but also allowed users to customize it to
-              their liking.  We made the setup and configuration as
-              easy as possible.  For any confusion, we wrote a
-              comprehensive manual and help system.
+              The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy
+             to use</emphasis>. That means a familiar and intuitive
+             interface that users could customize to their liking, and
+             the development of shortcuts for complex tasks.
             </para>
 	  </listitem>
 	  <listitem>
 	    <para>
-               For <emphasis>administrators</emphasis>, we made sure
-              <application>Evolution</application> met and and
-              exceeded the standards set by currently available
-              groupware products, and we developed support for most
-              major network protocols so that it can integrate
-              seamlessly with existing hardware and network
-              environments.  All of our efforts have made
-              <application>Evolution</application> both easy to use
-              and easy to support.
+              <application>Evolution</application> must meet and
+              exceed the standards set by other groupware products.
+              It must include support for most major network protocols
+              so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing
+              hardware and network environments.
             </para>
 	  </listitem>
 	  <listitem>
 	    <para>
-               For <emphasis>developers</emphasis>, we built in
-               support for open standards and protocols to turn
-               <application>Evolution</application> into an advanced
-               development platform.  From the simplest scripting to
-               the most complex network and component programming,
-               <application>Evolution</application> offers developers
-               the ideal environment for cutting-edge application
-               development.
+               The project must support open standards and protocols
+               to turn <application>Evolution</application> into an
+               advanced development platform.  From the simplest
+               scripting to the most complex network and component
+               programming, <application>Evolution</application>
+               needed to offer developers an environment for
+               cutting-edge application development.
             </para>
 	  </listitem>
 	  <listitem>
 	    <para>
-               For all three groups, we did our best to ensure the
-               safety of data.
+               Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application>
+               must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files.
             </para>
           </listitem>
 	</itemizedlist>
       </para>
       <para>
-        In action, <application>Evolution</application> makes most
-        daily tasks faster, because we built it to work with you
-        instead of against you.  For example, it takes only one or two
+        <application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most
+        daily tasks faster.  For example, it takes only one or two
         clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you
         by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment.
         <application>Evolution</application> makes displays faster and
         more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is
-        lower.  People who get lots of mail will appreciate
-        advanced features like <link
+        lower.  People who get lots of mail will appreciate advanced
+        features like <link
         linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolders</link>, which
         let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail
         folders.