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authorAaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>2000-08-31 14:02:03 +0800
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Added "quickref and pointers" sections. Props to O'Reilly for the copy of
2000-08-31 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/preface.sgml: Added "quickref and pointers" sections. Props to O'Reilly for the copy of Outlook in a Nutshell which gave me the idea. 2000-08-30 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Minor fixes. * C/preface.sgml: Corrected grammar, added glossterms, described menuref. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5136
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@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
<title>The Main Window: Evolution Basics</title>
<para>
Start <application>Evolution</application> by selecting
- <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> from the
- <guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu> of the <guimenu>Main Panel
- Menu</guimenu>, or by typing <command>evolution</command> at the
- command-line. The first time you run the program, it will create
- a directory called <filename>evolution</filename> in your home
- directory, where it will keep all your
- <application>Evolution</application>-related files.
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Main Panel Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or by typing
+ <command>evolution</command> at the command line. The first time
+ you run the program, it will create a directory called
+ <filename>evolution</filename> in your home directory, where it
+ will keep all your <application>Evolution</application>-related
+ files.
</para>
<para>
After <application>Evolution</application> starts
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@
</para>
<para>
Take a look at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>
- again. They are:
+ again. The shortcut buttons in that category are:
<variablelist>
@@ -165,27 +166,40 @@
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
- If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, or <glossterm>hot
- key</glossterm>, you can use those instead. They're shown next
- to their equivalent menu items in the menu bar. You can also set
- your own hot keys for functions that don't have any; this is
- covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're using the
+ If you don't like the shortcut bar, you can use keyboard
+ shortcuts, or <glossterm>hot keys</glossterm>. They're shown
+ next to their equivalent menu items in the menu bar. You can
+ also set your own hot keys for functions that don't have any;
+ this is covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're using the
keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the
- <interface>shortcut bar</interface> by selecting
- <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Shortcut
+ <interface>shortcut bar</interface> by selecting <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Shortcut
Bar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>
<tip>
- <title>Two Shortcut Bar Tricks</title>
+ <title>Shortcut Bar Tricks</title>
<para>
To remove a shortcut from the shortcut bar, right-click on it
- and select <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem>. </para>
+ and select <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem>. To add one,
+ select <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Evolution Bar
+ Shortcut</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para>
<para>
To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in an
empoy space on the shortcut bar. From the menu that appears,
you can select icon sizes.
</para>
+ <para>
+ You don't need the folder bar to move between folders. You
+ can use <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Go
+ to Folder...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to move to a
+ particular foder. It's faster, however, to click on the
+ <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> label just below the toolbar, to
+ the right of the shortcut bar, and select a folder from
+ there. The <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> label will change to
+ reflect your location in the folder tree.
+ </para>
</tip>
</sect1>
@@ -200,18 +214,21 @@
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-organize-vfolders">. The next one is
- <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel>, for contact
- directories stored on a network. The most important one is
- probably <guilabel>Local</guilabel>, which you can use to access
- all the data that's 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:
+ <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">. After that come
+ any <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> mail folders you might have
+ available to you over your network. The next folder is called
+ <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel>, and holds
+ <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm> contact directories stored on a
+ network. The most important one is probably
+ <guilabel>Local</guilabel>, which you can use to access all the
+ data that's 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>, for appointments and
- event listings.
+ <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and
+ event listings.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>