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authorAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2000-08-10 01:23:10 +0800
committerAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2000-08-10 01:23:10 +0800
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Redid menubar description.
* C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Redid menubar description. * C/config-prefs.sgml: Added coverage of folder config, requested that feature be transferred to config section. Switched to variablelist in "Other" config section. * C/usage-mail.sgml: Added coverage of right-click on messages, threaded-view. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Right-click on folder menu reinstated. svn path=/trunk/; revision=4650
Diffstat (limited to 'help/C')
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-prefs.sgml96
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-setupassist.sgml25
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-mail.sgml101
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml121
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-sync.sgml7
5 files changed, 288 insertions, 62 deletions
diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
index 7411afb70b..d75adf383a 100644
--- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
+++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
@@ -40,11 +40,21 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Sources</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set your mail-checking protocols and servers here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Transports</guilabel></term>
+ <term><guilabel>News Servers</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Here, you can specify how you will send mail.
+ Specify your News Server preferences here.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -94,7 +104,8 @@
<para>
<guilabel>Full Name:</guilabel> by default, this is the
same name as the full name described in your user
- account on your computer.
+ account on your computer. You can select another if you
+ wish.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@
<sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-network">
<title>Network Settings</title>
<para>
- In order to do much of anything with
+ In order to send mail with
<application>Evolution</application>, you need to connect to
your network. To do that, you'll need to know your user name
and password, what sort of mail sending and receiving
@@ -231,16 +242,64 @@
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-other">
+ <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-news">
+
+ <!-- WHY is this in the MAIL config section? WHY is this UI SOOOO bad?-->
+
+ <title>News Servers</title>
+ <para>
+ When you first select the <guilabel>News
+ Servers</guilabel> tab, you will see a blank box with
+ three familiar buttons on the right:
+ <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>,
+ and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you
+ will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-other">
<title>Other Mail Preferences</title>
<para>
- Currently, there is only one option that falls into this
- category: <guilabel>Send messages in HTML format</guilabel>.
- If you check this box, you will send messages as HTML. If
- you leave it unchecked, your messages will be sent without
- HTML formatting. See <xref
- linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html"> for more
- information about HTML mail.
+ Not everything fits neatly into categories. This tab
+ contains some miscellaneous configurations that don't have
+ too much to do with each other.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <guilabel>Send messages in HTML format</guilabel>
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ If you check this box, you will send
+ messages as HTML by default. If you leave it unchecked, your
+ messages will be sent without HTML formatting unless you select
+ <menuchoice> <guimenu>Format</guimenu> <guimenuitem>HTML</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> in the message composer.
+ See <xref linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html">
+ for more information about HTML mail.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <guilabel>Folder Format</guilabel>
+ </term>
+ <listitem> <para> By default,
+ <application>Evolution</application> saves its mail
+ in the
+ <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem>
+ format. You can switch to the
+ <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem>
+ format if you like. Note that this is an advanced
+ feature and may cause you to lose some messages, so
+ you should probably make a backup of your
+ <systemitem><filename>evolution</filename></systemitem>
+ directory first. In addition, it will take quite
+ some time if you have a large mailbox.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
@@ -287,8 +346,8 @@
<sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-time">
<title>Time Display Settings</title>
<para>
- The first tab, <interface>Time display tab</interface>, lets
- you set the following:
+ The <guilabel>Time display</guilabel> tab lets you set the
+ following:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Time format</term>
@@ -313,9 +372,10 @@
In the day and week views,
<application>Evolution</application> displays all the
hours in the range you select here, even if there are
- no appointments for those times. Of course, if you
- set your days to end before they begin, you may be in
- for a little confusion.
+ no appointments for those times. Of course, you can
+ still schedule an appointment outside of these hours,
+ and if you do, the display will be extended to show
+ it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -461,7 +521,7 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-alarms">
- <title>Alarms settings</title>
+ <title>Alarms Settings</title>
<para>
The <interface>alarms tab</interface> enables you to select from three boxes:
<itemizedlist>
diff --git a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
index 2652644ec7..52ca546b9a 100644
--- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
+++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
@@ -69,15 +69,16 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Signature File:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- A text file appended to any email you send. A
- signature file typically consists of your name and email
- address, or a quotation you like. It should be three or
- fewer lines of text.</para>
+ <para>
+ A text file appended to any email you send. A signature
+ file typically consists of your name and email address,
+ or a quotation you like. It should be fewer than four
+ lines of text.
+ </para>
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term> <guilabel>Mail source type:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -106,11 +107,11 @@
<term><guilabel>Username:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Username:</guilabel>Usually, this is
- the part of your email address before the @ character,
- and <application>Evolution</application> has selected
- that value as the default. If you have a different
- username, you can enter it here.
+ Normally, this is the part of your email address before
+ the @ character, and
+ <application>Evolution</application> has selected that
+ value as the default. If you have a different username,
+ you can enter it here.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
index f193fa71af..3396fb2f70 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<!--
+
<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
--->
+
<chapter id="usage-mail">
<title>Evolution Mail</title>
@@ -71,7 +71,99 @@
message in the <interface>message list</interface> to have it
open in a new window. As is the case with folders, you can
right-click on messages in the message list and get a menu of
- possible actions.
+ possible actions:
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>View Message</guimenuitem> </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Select this item to view the message in
+ the view pane of the <application>Evolution</application>
+ window.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Edit Message</guimenuitem></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ This item is available only for messages and drafts
+ that you have written. Select it to open the message
+ composer and make changes to the message.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Print Message</guimenuitem> </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Select this item to print a message.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Reply to Sender</guimenuitem></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Use this item to reply only to the author of the message.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Reply to All</guimenuitem></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Send a reply to the author of the message
+ and to all others on the recipient list. See <xref
+ linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-send-reply"> for more information.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Forward Message</guimenuitem> </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Send the message on to another person.
+ See <xref linkend="usage-mail-getnsent-fwd"> for
+ information about how to use the Forward feature.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Delete Message</guimenuitem> </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Mark the message for deletion. Choose <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> to delete marked messages permanently.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Move Message</guimenuitem> </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Select this item to move the message to another folder.
+ This will open a dialog to let you choose the destination
+ from a folder tree.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can also select the order in which messages appear in
+ that list. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click on the
+ bars with those labels at the top of the message list. If
+ you click twice, you'll sort them in reverse order.
+ </para>
+ <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
+ <systemitem>References</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>In-Reply-To</systemitem>, and
+ <systemitem>Subject</systemitem> message headers. Messages
+ which are related are then placed next to each other, so that
+ it's easier to follow the thread of a conversation from
+ message to message.
</para>
<para>
Go ahead and click on the message in the <interface>message
@@ -367,7 +459,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
know who is getting a message: it could be a mailing list
with thousands of subscribers.
<example>
- <title>Using the Reply-To feature</title>
+ <title>Using the Reply to All feature</title>
<para>
Susan sends an email to a client, and sends copies to
Tim and to an internal company mailing list of
@@ -694,7 +786,6 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
<application>Evolution</application> will as you for the name
and the type of the folder, and will provide you with a folder
tree so you can pick where it goes.
-
</para>
<para>
When you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, your new folder will
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
index cd45aa196e..17263d01a9 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<!--
+
<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
--->
+
<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
@@ -261,16 +261,15 @@
</para>
</note>
-<!-- UNIMPLEMENTED
<para>
Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything
in GNOME, and <application>Evolution</application> is no
exception. If you right-click on a folder, you'll have a
menu with the following options:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem>, to view a message.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Something else</guimenuitem>, for another purpose. </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Something else</guimenuitem>, for another purpose. </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>.
</para>
@@ -284,7 +283,6 @@
right-click menu is a good way to find out.
</para>
</tip>
--->
<para>
Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label
@@ -304,26 +302,99 @@
<title>The Menu Bar</title>
<para>
The <interface>menu bar</interface>'s contents will always
- provide all the possible actions for any view of your data.
- That means that, depending on the context, menu bar items will
- change. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items
- will relate to mail; some will relate to other components of
- <application>Evolution</application> and some, especially those
- in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the
- application as a whole. You can probably guess that the
- <guimenu>Help Menu</guimenu> is where to go for help, and that
- the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu controls the way that
- <application>Evolution</application> looks. Other menu items
- are a little less obvious, and change a little more, so we'll
- cover them later on as we discuss the things you can do with
- <application>Evolution</application>.
- </para>
+ provide all the possible actions for any given view of your
+ data. That means that, depending on the context, menu bar items
+ will change. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu
+ items will relate to mail; some will relate to other components
+ of <application>Evolution</application> and some, especially
+ those in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the
+ application as a whole. This section describes those items that
+ cover the application as a whole; items specific to mailer are
+ discussed in the mail chapter, calendar items in the calendar
+ chapter, and so forth.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Anything related to a file falls under this
+ menu:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guisubmenu>New... &mdash; </guisubmenu> If you
+ want to create a new folder, calendar,
+ appointment, address card, or message, this is
+ where you should look.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guimenuitem>Go to Folder &mdash; </guimenuitem>
+ Select this item, then choose which folder you'd
+ like to view.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guimenuitem>Exit &mdash; </guimenuitem> Quits the application.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guimenuitem>Print... &mdash; </guimenuitem> Opens the printing
+ dialog box so you can print items from the view pane of
+ <application>Evolution</application>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
- <para>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Although it doesn't contain anything at first,
+ the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu fills up with
+ useful editing tools when you're... editing.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> Menu </term>
+ <listitem><para> All of your assistants and configuration
+ tools go here. For the <interface>Inbox</interface>, that
+ means things like <guimenuitem>Mail
+ Configuration</guimenuitem> and the <guimenuitem>vFolder
+ Editor</guimenuitem>. For the
+ <interface>Calendar</interface> and the <interface>Contact
+ Manager</interface> </para></listitem>, they'll be different.
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> Menu </term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ This menu contains a list of actions you can perform on
+ the information you've stored with
+ <application>Evolution</application>. The contents vary
+ depending on the view, but for the
+ <interface>Inbox</interface>, it contains items like
+ <guimenuitem>Mark All Messages Read</guimenuitem> and
+ <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem>, to erase all the
+ messages you've marked for deletion.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Select among these items to open the
+ <application>Help Browser</application> to the appropriate section.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
- window</interface> you can start doing things with it.
- We'll start with your email inbox: you've got a letter
- waiting for you already.
+ window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'lql
+ start with your email inbox: you've got a letter waiting for you
+ already.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-sync.sgml b/help/C/usage-sync.sgml
index f28ebc10cc..07325e1848 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-sync.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-sync.sgml
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@
<para>
If you've already got Gnome-pilot set up to use
- <application>Evolution</application> all you need to do is put
+ <application>Evolution</application>, put
your hand-held device on the cradle and press the HotSync
- button. No, really. That's all there is to it.
+ button.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ No, really. That's all there is to it.
</para>
</chapter> \ No newline at end of file