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authorKevin Breit <mrproper@ximian.com>2002-01-28 05:46:07 +0800
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Added Search Base as an entry Added Search Scope as an entry
2002-01-27 Kevin Breit <mrproper@ximian.com> * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added Search Base as an entry Added Search Scope as an entry * C/config-prefs.sgml: Fixed indenting, I guess. * C/usage-contact.sgml: Rewrote LDAP introduction paragraph Added information about setting up Evolution to use LDAP. It's just a lazy xref. svn path=/trunk/; revision=15488
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@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
The toolbar for the addressbook is quite simple.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
- Click <guibutton>New Contact</guibutton> to create a new card, or double-click
- in a blank space in the contact list.
+ Click <guibutton>New Contact</guibutton> to create a new card, or double-click
+ in a blank space in the contact list.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
@@ -503,21 +503,20 @@
<sect1 id="usage-contact-sharing">
<title>Sharing your Cards</title>
<para>
- If you keep your cards on a network using an <glossterm
- linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> server, you can share access to
- them, browse other peoples addressbooks, or maintain a shared set of
- contact information for your company or your department. This
- is the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a
- list of vendors and clients that needs constant updating. If
- you share calendars as well as addressbooks, people can avoid
- duplicating work and keep up to date on developments within
- their workgroup or across the entire company.
+ The <glossterm linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> protocol was
+ created to let users share contact information over a network.
+ LDAP allows for users to browse other people's addressbooks, or
+ maintain a shared set of contact information for a company or
+ department. This feature comes in handy if you are in a group
+ where there are lots of people using the same contacts. Such an
+ example would be the sales department of a company with their
+ client list.
</para>
<example id="usage-contact-sharing-ex">
<title>Sharing Address Cards and Calendar Data</title>
<para>
- Ray wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he
+ Rich wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he
checks the network for the Company X address card so he
knows whom to call there. Since his company also shares
calendars, he then learns that his co-worker Deanna has
@@ -527,6 +526,7 @@
scheduling an extra meeting with Company X.
</para>
</example>
+
<para>
Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards&mdash; why
overload the network with a list of babysitters or tell
@@ -537,24 +537,25 @@
<para>
To learn how to add a remote directory to your available
contact folders, see <xref linkend="config-prefs-contact">.
- Once you have a connection, the network contacts folder or
+ Once you have a LDAP connection, the network contacts folder or
folders will appear inside the <guilabel>External
Directories</guilabel> folder in the folder bar. It will work
exactly like a local folder of cards, with the following
exceptions:
<itemizedlist>
-
+
<listitem>
- <para>
+ <para>
Network folders are only available when you are
connected to the network. If you use a laptop or have a
modem connection, you may wish to copy or cache the
- network directory. You do this by dragging and dropping your desired contacts into the local contacts list.
- </para>
+ network directory. You do this by dragging and dropping
+ your desired contacts into the local contacts list.
+ </para>
</listitem>
-
+
<listitem>
- <para>
+ <para>
To prevent excess network traffic,
<application>Evolution</application> will not normally
load the contents of LDAP folders immediately upon
@@ -562,32 +563,40 @@
All</guilabel> before LDAP folder cards will be loaded
from the network. You can change this behavior in the
<interface>Contact Preferences</interface> window.
- </para>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
+ <para>
Your ability to view, change, add, and delete contacts
depends on the settings of the LDAP server.
- </para>
+ </para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </sect1>
-
- <sect1 id="contact-automation-basic">
- <title>Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly</title>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="usage-contact-sharing-setup">
+ <title>Configuring Evolution to use LDAP</title>
<para>
- As noted before, when you get information about a person in
- the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address
- card. To do so, right click on any email address or email
- message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address
- Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. Of course,
- <application> Evolution</application> can also add cards from a
- hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more
- information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
+ For information about setting up
+ <application>Evolution</application> to use LDAP, please refer
+ to <xref linkend="conifg-prefs-contact-ldap-add" />
</para>
- </sect1>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="contact-automation-basic">
+ <title>Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly</title>
+ <para>
+ As noted before, when you get information about a person in
+ the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address
+ card. To do so, right click on any email address or email
+ message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address
+ Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears.
+ <application> Evolution</application> can also add cards from a
+ hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more
+ information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<!-- Unimplemented features:
<para>
You can also use the addressbook to print postal addresses
@@ -603,7 +612,6 @@
will map the address for you online.
</para>
-->
-
-
-
</chapter>
+
+