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authorAaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>2000-10-11 07:17:55 +0800
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Re-took most screenshots; last batch had wrong Sawfish theme.
2000-10-10 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/fig/*: Re-took most screenshots; last batch had wrong Sawfish theme. * C/usage-print.sgml: New file, describing printing and print-preview. * C/fig/print-preview.png: New file. * C/fig/print-dest.png: New file. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Added usage-print entity. * C/menuref.sgml: Fixed calendar menu stuff. * C/usage-mail.sgml: No more "Actions" menu, other assorted menu-related changes. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5826
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<!--
<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
-->
-<!-- NOTE: Queue handling, Outbox, and Written Message Editing are not
-implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong -->
<chapter id="usage-mail">
<title>Evolution Mail</title>
@@ -91,47 +89,23 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong -->
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
-
-
<para>
- Other actions you can perform are listed, appropriately, in
- the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu in the menu bar:
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Mark all Messages Read</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- <application>Evolution</application> keeps track of which
- messages you have read, and which ones you haven't:
- When you've looked at a message for more than a few seconds,
- it's no longer marked as new. If you want to mark all mail
- in a folder as read, select this item.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>View Message</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- <guimenuitem>View Message</guimenuitem> opens the selected message
- in its own window.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Edit Message</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Only available for messages you have written (drafts and
- mail in the <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, this item opens the message
- in a new mail composition window.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Clicking the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button marks
- messages for deletion. <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem>
- wipes them off the face of the earth.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
+ Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are
+ listed in the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu in the menu
+ bar. The most frequently used ones, like
+ <guimenuitem>Reply</guimenuitem> and
+ <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem>, also appear as buttons in
+ the toolbar.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ While you're there, have a look at the items items the bottom
+ of the list, which are shortcuts for simple filter and
+ vFolder creation. You can learn more about filters and
+ vFolders in <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize">; a
+ comprehensive description of this menu (and all the others)
+ is in <xref linkend="menuref">.
</para>
+
<sect3 id="usage-mail-listorder">
<title>Sorting the message list</title>
<para>
@@ -143,11 +117,10 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong -->
<para>
Aside from sorting the messages, you can opt to have the
messages threaded. Select <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Threaded Message
- List</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to turn the threaded view
- on or off. If the option selected,
- <application>Evolution</application> will attempt to
- associate related messages by using the
+ <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Threaded</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> to turn the threaded view on or off. If the
+ option selected, <application>Evolution</application> will
+ attempt to associate related messages by using the
<systemitem>References</systemitem>,
<systemitem>In-Reply-To</systemitem>, and
<systemitem>Subject</systemitem> message headers. Messages
@@ -168,7 +141,7 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong -->
<para>
If you really want to get rid of it, choose
<guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> from the
- <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. That will delete it
+ <guimenu>Folder</guimenu> menu. That will delete it
permanently. If you want to keep it, click
<guibutton>Delete</guibutton> again, and it will no longer
be marked as deleted. At some point in the future, this
@@ -230,7 +203,7 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong -->
your password. If you'd like
<application>Evolution</application> to forget your password
sooner, select
- <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forget
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forget
Passwords</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, and it will do so
immediately.
</para>