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new file new file New directory, for figure graphics.
* C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png: new file * C/fig/mail-druid-pic.png: new file * C/fig: New directory, for figure graphics. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: new file. glossary. thx. to kevin from chicago. * C/usage-setup.sgml: More accurate description of druid, and moved to mail section-- see usage-mail.sgml entry. This is a new location for this entity, and it may move more later. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: altered description of starting evolution. added screenshot for main-window picture. * C/usage-mail.sgml: added screenshots, added coverage of setup druid and put it into get-and-send section, which is probably not where it should stay. Also started filter druid coverage and clarified examples, esp. in Bcc: section. * C/usage-contact.sgml: Clarified examples. * C/preface.sgml: rewording of "what is" and "about book" sections. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: added glossary entity APX-GLOSS, altered phrasing in part intros, changed order of Setup-assistant section. * C/config-prefs.sgml: changed wording, removed ref. to re-running setup assistant. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3222
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-rw-r--r--help/C/apx-gloss.sgml242
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-prefs.sgml41
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-setupassist.sgml3
-rw-r--r--help/C/evolution-guide.sgml20
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-rw-r--r--help/C/preface.sgml36
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-contact.sgml15
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-mail.sgml253
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml39
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-setup.sgml140
-rw-r--r--help/ChangeLog31
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diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80f9b3f14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+
+
+<glossary id="glossary">
+
+ <title>Glossary</title>
+
+ <glossentry id="attachment">
+ <glossterm>Attachment</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Any file sent with an e-mail for the reciever to download.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+<glossentry id="automatic-indexing">
+ <glossterm>Automatic Indexing</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Pre-sorting procedure that allows
+ <application>Evolution</application> to refer to data quickly.
+ It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for
+ data displays.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="bcc">
+ <glossterm>Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy)</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A way of addressing a message. Bcc is used to send a group of
+ people an e-mail, while hiding their names and addresses from each
+ other.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="cc">
+ <glossterm>Cc (Carbon Copy)</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Carbon-copies are used to send a 3rd party a copy of the e-mail,
+ so they an keep up to date on a conversation, without being in the
+ To: list.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="druid">
+ <glossterm>Druid</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A small program or script used to help configure or set up some
+ larger program. The <application>mail setup druid</application>
+ helps you ready your email system for use. Druids are the Linux
+ equivalent of "Assistants" and "Wizards."
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="evolution">
+ <glossterm>Evolution</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> is the <acronym> GNOME
+ </acronym> groupware application.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="execute">
+ <glossterm>Execute</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an
+ executable. In order to be execute program, a user must have
+ the proper permissions.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="filter">
+ <glossterm>Filter</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Within <application>Evolution</application>, a filter is a method
+ of sorting mail automatically.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="forward">
+ <glossterm>Forward</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ By forwarding an e-mail, the user can send a third party a message
+ which was sent to the user originally.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="groupware">
+ <glossterm>Groupware</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Groupware is a term describing an application who has many
+ productivity features built into one program.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="haiku">
+ <glossterm>Haiku</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A Japanese form of poetry. Haiku are unrhymed, and
+ three lines long. The first and last lines should have five
+ syllables, and the second line seven syllables. The subject
+ matter is traditionally related to the seasons.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="html">
+ <glossterm>HTML</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Hyper-text Markup Language(<acronym>HTML</acronym>) is the layout
+ language which all webpages are written in. HTML can be used
+ inside of e-mails to insert images, justfiy text different ways,
+ and even include webpages inside the e-mail itself.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="hot-key">
+ <glossterm>Hot Key</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a
+ computer instead of using the mouse to do the same action.
+ Hot-keys can speed up computer usage.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="ical">
+ <glossterm>iCal</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ <application>iCal</application> is the program which
+ <application>Evolution</application> uses to manage the calendar
+ section.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="live-doc">
+ <glossterm>Live Document</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A document embedded in or attached an email message that
+ contains scripting or other active contents. For example, a
+ <application>Gnumeric</application> spreadsheet page could be
+ included in a message, and the recipient could alter some of the
+ data from within <application>Evolution</application> without
+ having to start another program.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="mail-client">
+ <glossterm>Mail Client</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A mail client is the application which a user reads and sends
+ their e-mail with.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="nautilus">
+ <glossterm>Nautilus</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ <application>Nautilus</application> is the next generation file
+ manager for <acronym>GNOME</acronym> being written by Eazel.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="nickname">
+ <glossterm>Nickname</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ An alias for an e-mail address.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="script">
+ <glossterm>Script</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A program which is written in an interpreted language, which can
+ be executed.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="shortcut-bar">
+ <glossterm>Shortcut Bar</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ The <interface>Shortcut Bar</interface> is where the user accesses
+ all the components of <application>Evolution</application> from.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="spam">
+ <glossterm>Spam</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Spam: useless e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of
+ chain-letters and advertisements for websites or services.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="vfolder">
+ <glossterm>vFolder</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ vFolders allow an e-mail to be shared among multiple folders, so
+ it appears that theres a copy of the e-mail in each folder.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+</glossary>
diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
index 67ca0e7577..8ca4dbbc7d 100644
--- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
+++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
<chapter id="config-prefs">
<title>Advanced Configuration with the Preferences Window</title>
<para>
- If you prefer not to use the setup assistant, select
+ To change your configuration settings, select
<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> from the
- <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu, and work your way through
- the page tabs it offers you. They are:
+ <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu. This will open the
+ preferences window, illustrated in <xref linkend="config-prefs-fig">.
+ Preferences are seperated into several categories:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -17,37 +18,31 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Network</guilabel>, which allows you to
- specify your network settings. There are no default
- values for this information.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
<guilabel>Mail</guilabel>, which allows you to specify
- attachment and HTML handling, forwarding behavior,
- filters, and other <application>Evolution</application>
- behaviors specific to email. The default behaviors are
- those approved by Jamie Zawinski.
+ your email server and protocols, as well as attachment
+ and HTML handling, forwarding behavior, filters, and
+ other <application>Evolution</application> behaviors
+ specific to email. The default behaviors are those
+ approved by Jamie Zawinski.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, which allows you to
- specify behavior that is specific to your contact
- manager.
+ control addressbook sharing as well as other funcctions
+ specific to your contact manager.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, which allows you to set
- the way that your calendar will behave and appear. The
- default view is by week and the default calendar is
- Western. Date format is determined by the system clock
- and localization, and cannot be set here.
+ up calendar networking, as well as the way that your
+ calendar will behave and appear. The default view is by
+ week and the default calendar is Western. Time and
+ date are determined by the system clock and
+ localization, and cannot be set here.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -60,9 +55,7 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- The <interface>Preferences Dialog</interface> is shown in
- <xref linkend="config-prefs-fig">.
- </para>
+ </para>
<!-- ==============Figure===================== -->
<figure id="config-prefs-fig">
diff --git a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
index 03b85ea12c..f33cc81de2 100644
--- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
+++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@
screenshot or two.
</para>
</chapter>
+
+
+
diff --git a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
index 3e6b374fca..9df4a2a170 100644
--- a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
+++ b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
<!ENTITY DEVEL-ACTION SYSTEM "devel-action.sgml">
<!ENTITY DEVEL-SCRIPT SYSTEM "devel-script.sgml">
<!ENTITY DEVEL-COMPONENT SYSTEM "devel-component.sgml">
+<!ENTITY APX-GLOSS SYSTEM "apx-gloss.sgml">
<!ENTITY APX-BUGS SYSTEM "apx-bugs.sgml">
<!ENTITY APX-AUTHORS SYSTEM "apx-authors.sgml">
<!ENTITY APX-FDL SYSTEM "apx-fdl.sgml">
+
]>
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@ standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural.
</para>
</partintro>
- &USAGE-SETUP;
&USAGE-MAINWINDOW;
&USAGE-MAIL;
&USAGE-CONTACT;
@@ -101,8 +102,8 @@ standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural.
There are three levels of developing for
<application>Evolution</application>. You can write actions.
You can write scripts. And you can write full-fledged
- Evolution components. INSERT CONTENT: paragraph should describe the
- differences.
+ Evolution components. This paragraph will eventually
+ desfcribe what that means.
</para>
</partintro>
@@ -110,9 +111,20 @@ standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural.
&DEVEL-SCRIPT;
&DEVEL-COMPONENT;
</part>
-
+ &APX-GLOSS;
&APX-BUGS;
&APX-AUTHORS;
&APX-FDL;
</book>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/help/C/fig/mail-druid-pic.png b/help/C/fig/mail-druid-pic.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f29f3e77be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/fig/mail-druid-pic.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/help/C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png b/help/C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7c6067449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml
index 05129eb550..9ccb257e5e 100644
--- a/help/C/preface.sgml
+++ b/help/C/preface.sgml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
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
- much lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate
+ 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
@@ -93,16 +93,20 @@
<section id="aboutbook">
<title>About This Book</title>
-
<!-- ************** FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH FOR DRAFT ONLY ************* -->
<para>
- This is a DRAFT of the <application>Evolution</application>
- User's Guide. Please send comments on it to
- <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. Items that are known to
- need action are indicated as such, often with notation like
- (INSERT CONTENT HERE). If you have content to add, please
- contact me. This paragraph will be removed in later versions
- of the manual.
+ This version of the <application>Evolution</application>
+ User's Guide is a <emphasis>draft</emphasis>. It is missing
+ huge chunks of information, and many of the features it
+ describes are unimplemented. All the content is subject to
+ change, especially if you help. Please send comments on the
+ guide to <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. Items that are
+ known to need action are indicated as such, often with
+ notation like (INSERT CONTENT HERE). If you would like to
+ work on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME
+ Documentation project <ulink
+ url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp">web site</ulink>. This
+ paragraph will be removed in later versions of the manual.
</para>
<!-- ************* END DRAFT ONLY PARAGRAPH ************** -->
@@ -138,12 +142,18 @@
It's listed below:
<simplelist>
<member><application>Applications</application></member>
- <member><command>Commands</command></member>
- <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel>for menu items and buttons</member>
+ <member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member>
+ <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for menu items and buttons</member>
+ <member>Other text treatments</member>
<member>Other text treatments</member>
- <member>more info here</member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</formalpara>
</section>
- </preface> \ No newline at end of file
+ </preface>
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
index f88a3d5791..6cc9cd605f 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
</para>
<para>
Describe the interface. Include the fact that the
- whole book consists of a set of cards, organized into
+ whole address book consists of a set of cards, organized into
folders.
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-sharing">
- <title>Sharing your cards (Or Keeping them to Yourself)</title>
+ <title>Sharing your Cards (and keeping them to yourself)</title>
<para>
Cards can be shared over a network. This is the sort of
feature you'll want to use if your company has a list of
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@
contacts there, so I know whom to call. Since we also
share the calendars, I know that Deanna has already
scheduled a meeting with them next Thursday, and I can
- just ask her to bring up my concerns at the meeting.
+ either go to the meeting myself or ask Deanna to
+ discuss my concerns for me. Either way, I avoid
+ having to schedule yet another meeting with Company X,
+ which is good since everybody hates their products and
+ they're doomed to fail anyway.
</para>
</example>
@@ -225,9 +229,9 @@
decide which folders you want to make accessible to others.
</para>
<para>
- To begin sharing a folder of address cards, select <!--
+ To begin sharing a folder of address cards, select (something) <!--
DESCRIBE PROCESS HERE -->. The
- <interface>Sharing</interface> will pop up. It contains:
+ <interface>Sharing</interface> window will pop up. It contains:
<!--DESCRIBE INTERFACE HERE-->
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -241,6 +245,7 @@
mailing lists, you'll find that the contact manager is more
than a mere address book.
</para>
+
<sect2 id="contact-automation-basic">
<title>Send me a card: Adding New Cards Quickly</title>
<para>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
index c81c384cfb..88e92756fe 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<chapter id="usage-mail">
- <title>Evolution Mail: Witty Phrase to Come Later</title>
+ <title>Evolution Mail</title>
<abstract>
<title> An Overview of the Evolution Mailer</title>
<para>
@@ -8,7 +8,24 @@
<application>Evolution</application> mail is here to help
you keep track of it. <application>Evolution</application>
email is like other email programs in all the ways you would
- hope: (INSERT GOOD SIMILARITIES).
+ hope:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Item: Description
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Item: Description
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Item: Description
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>.
</para>
<para>
However, <application>Evolution</application> has some
@@ -28,7 +45,9 @@
<para>
You can start reading email by clicking
- <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar.
+ <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. By
+ default, the <interface>Inbox</interface> is open when you
+ start <application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
</abstract>
@@ -42,7 +61,7 @@
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, you will see a window like the
one in <xref linkend="usage-mail-intro-fig">, with a
message from Helix Code in the<interface> message
- list</interface>. A preview of the message is displayed
+ list</interface>. The message is displayed
below that, in the <interface>view pane</interface>. If
you find the<interface> view pane</interface> too small,
you can double-click on the message in the
@@ -69,14 +88,16 @@
<title>Evolution Mail</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Mail</screeninfo>
- <graphic fileref="mail-intro-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
</para>
</sect2>
-
+
+ &USAGE-SETUP;
+
<sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get">
<title>Getting Mail</title>
<para>
@@ -88,12 +109,12 @@
<interface>Inbox</interface> and also in the
<interface>Today View</interface>.
</para>
+
<para>
- If you get an error message, you probably need to
- change your network preferences. To do that, you can run
- the setup assistant again, have a look at <xref
- linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your system
- administrator.
+ If you get an error message, you probably need to change
+ your network preferences. To learn how to do that, have a
+ look at <xref linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your
+ system administrator.
</para>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach">
@@ -101,22 +122,24 @@
<para>
If you receive a file attached to an email,
<application>Evolution</application> will ask where you
- want to put it. Once you've downloaded it, you can
- open, move, copy, or execute those files just like any
- others, using <application>Nautilus</application> or
- your favorite shell or file manager.
+ want to put it. Once you've downloaded a file, you can
+ open, move, copy, or execute it just like any other,
+ using <application>Nautilus</application> or your
+ favorite shell or file manager.
</para>
+
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> can also display
HTML-formatted mail, complete with graphics. HTML
formatting will display automatically, although you can
turn it off if you prefer.
</para>
+
<para>
It can also display <glossterm>live
documents</glossterm>, which have scripted or
executable contents&mdash; for example, a working
- spreadsheet page or a chess game.
+ spreadsheet page or a chess game.
</para>
<tip id="badidea-attachment">
<title>Bad Idea</title>
@@ -181,8 +204,9 @@
</para>
<para>
- There is more to sending mail, though. In the
- next few sections, we'll go over additional features,
+ There is quite a bit more to sending mail, though. In the
+ next few sections, you'll see how
+ <application>Evolution</application> handles additional features,
including mailing lists, attachments, and forwarding.
</para>
@@ -237,15 +261,27 @@
to send mail to several people without sharing the
recipient list, you should use
<guilabel>BCc:</guilabel>. "BCc" stands for "Blind
- Carbon Copy", and means that addresses in the
- <guilabel>BCc:</guilabel> field will receive copies of
- the message, but they will not receive the list of the
- other recipients' addresses, nor will other recipients
- know that they have recieved the message. When I send a
- generic message to all my friends and I want them to
- think I've written a personalized email to every one of
- them, I put them all in the <guilabel>BCc:</guilabel>
- list.
+ Carbon Copy", and means that people listed in the
+ <guilabel>BCc:</guilabel> are excluded from the
+ recipient list, although they will receive the message
+ and the list of addresses from the
+ <guilabel>To:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel>
+ fields.
+
+ <example id="ex-mail-bcc">
+ <title>Using the BCc: field</title>
+ <para>
+ Let's say Tim sends an email to a client, and wants
+ his supervisor to know what he wrote. He doesn't,
+ however, want the client to start writing his
+ supervisor about the project&mdash; it's Tim's job
+ to deal with the client. So Tim puts his
+ supervisor's email address in the
+ <guilabel>BCc:</guilabel> field. That way, the
+ client has one contact, and the boss stays in the
+ loop.
+ </para>
+ </example>
</para>
</sect3>
@@ -289,21 +325,24 @@
<guimenu>MENU</guimenu> menu. This will allow you to
choose one or several of the other message recipients in
addition to the person who originally sent you the
- message.
+ message. If there are large numbers of people in the
+ <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> or <guilabel>To:</guilabel>
+ fields, this can save substantial amounts of time. In
+ addition, Reply-To makes it very easy to keep off-topic
+ conversation away from mailing lists and newsgroups.
<example>
<title>Using the Reply-To feature</title>
<para>
- Returning to the previous example, the client can
- decide whether to reply just to Susan, just to Tim,
- or to both of them by selecting a menu item, rather
- than by cutting and pasting the email addresses. If
- there are large numbers of people in the Cc: fields,
- this can save substantial amounts of time.
+ Returning again to the email Susan sent to Tim and
+ their client, you'll note that the Reply-To feature
+ allows the client to decide whether to reply just to
+ Susan, or to both Tim and Susan by selecting
+ a menu item, rather than by cutting and pasting the
+ email addresses.
</para>
</example>
</para>
</sect3>
-
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-fancy">
<title>Embellishing that email</title>
@@ -315,7 +354,6 @@
spreadhseets or chess games. This section will tell
you how.
</para>
-
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html">
<title>Colors, pictures, and fonts with HTML Mail</title>
@@ -340,7 +378,7 @@
role="html">&lt;BR&gt;Bold Text&lt;/BR&gt</markup>,
the the composer will assume you meant exactly that,
and not "make this text bold," as a HTML composition
- tool would. For the technically inclined, that
+ tool would. For the very technically inclined, that
means that when the text <markup
role="html">&lt;BR&gt</markup> is sent as HTML, it
will be converted to the string
@@ -349,16 +387,18 @@
</note>
<para>
Some people do not have HTML-capable mail clients, or
- prefer not to receive HTML-enhanced mail because it
- is slower to download and display. Some people refer
- to HTML mail as "the root of all evil" and get very
- angry if you send them HTML mail, which is why the
- default in <application>Evolution</application> is
- plain text. If you have an address book entry for
- someone who does not wish to receive HTML-enhanced
- mail, you can note that preference in their address
- card. The mailer will automatically strip the HTML
- tags from any messages you send to that address.
+ prefer not to receive HTML-enhanced mail because it is
+ slower to download and display.
+ <emphasis>Some</emphasis> people refer to HTML mail as
+ "the root of all evil" and get very angry if you send
+ them HTML mail, which is why the default in
+ <application>Evolution</application> is plain text.
+ If you choose to send HTML mail, but have an address
+ book entry for someone who does not wish to receive
+ HTML-enhanced mail, you can note that preference in
+ their address card. The mailer will automatically
+ strip the HTML tags from any messages you send to that
+ address.
</para>
</sect4>
@@ -369,15 +409,15 @@
you can do so by <!--describe process here-->. If
your recipients can read HTML mail, you can put an
image inside the mail by dragging the file into the
- composer window, or by selecting (INSERT DESCRIPTION
- HERE) (IS THIS CORRECT?). Still, unless you know what
- email client the recipient is using, it's best to send
- a message or attachment in the simplest manner
- possible.
+ composer window, or by selecting <guimenuitem>Menu
+ Item</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
+ menu. Still, unless you know what email client the
+ recipient is using, it's best to send a message or
+ attachment in the simplest manner possible.
</para>
</sect4>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-live">
- <title></title>
+ <title>Live Documents</title>
<para>
Later versions of <application>Evolution</application>
will allow you to enliven your email with almost any
@@ -529,7 +569,53 @@
of what those terms mean)
</para>
<para>
- (INSERT the way one creates a search and so forth)
+ To create a search, enter the word or phrase you're
+ looking for in the form field below the toolbar, and
+ choose a search type:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Body or subject contains:</guilabel> This
+ will search message subjects and the messages
+ themselves for the word or phrase you've entered in
+ the search field.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Body contains:</guilabel> This will search
+ only in message text, not the subject lines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Subject contains:</guilabel> This will
+ show you messages where the search text is in the
+ subject line. It will not search in the message body.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Body does not contain:</guilabel> This
+ finds every email message that does not have the
+ search text in the message body. It will still show
+ messages that have the search text in the subject
+ line, if it is not also in the body.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Subject does not contain:</guilabel>This
+ finds every mail whose subject does not
+ contain the search text.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -611,26 +697,59 @@
<sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-filters">
<title>Staying organized: Mail Filters in Evolution</title>
<para>
- Filters sort your email for you as it arrives in your
- Inbox, so you don't have to sort them all yourself.
- People who subscribe to multiple mailing lists find
- filters especially helpful to sort personal from
- list-related mail. To create a filter, go to your
- <interface>Inbox</interface>. Then select BLAH BLAH BLAH.
- This will open the <interface>filters</interface> window.
+ Filters sort your email for you. People who subscribe to
+ multiple mailing lists, or who often need to refer to
+ messages they have sent, find filters especially helpful
+ to seperate personal from list-related mail, but they're
+ good for anybody who gets more than a few messages a day.
+ To create a filter, go to your
+ <interface>Inbox</interface>. Then select
+ <guimenuitem>Filter Druid</guimenuitem> from the
+ <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu. This will start the a
+ <glossterm> druid</glossterm>, which will allow you to
+ create filters.
</para>
- <para>
- The <interface>filters</interface> window contains the
- following items: <!--DESCRIBE INTERFACE-->
+ <para> The <interface>filter druid</interface> window
+ contains a window listing rules, and an option to create a
+ new rule. To start filtering your mail, click
+ <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a filtering rule.
+ You'll decide when it should take place:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> new mail
+ arrives in the Inbox, and you can filter it from
+ here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> When mail is sent:</guilabel> When you
+ send mail, you can perform additional actions on
+ it&mdash; perhaps you keep your Outbox sorted into
+ subfolders.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
-
+
+ <para>
+ Then, the filter druid will ask you which emails it should
+ act upon. You can set criteria to include words or phrases
+ in the subject, To:, Cc: or body of the message. Once
+ you've decided which messages to filter, the druid will ask
+ you the sort of action you wish to take. More details and
+ screenshots should follow here.
+ </para>
+
+
<note>
<title>Two Notable Filter Features</title>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Any email that does not meet filter
- action criteria remains in the Inbox. </para>
+ <listitem><para>Any incoming email that does not meet
+ filter action criteria remains in the Inbox. </para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>If you move a folder, your filters
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
index 8470189977..3dc91e5a97 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@
<title>The Main Window: Evolution Basics</title>
<para>
- After <application>Evolution</application> starts up, you will
- see the <interface>main window</interface>, which looks a lot
- like in <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow-fig">. On the left of
- the <interface>main window</interface> are the
- <interface>shortcut bar</interface> and the
- <interface>tree-view</interface>. Just underneath the title
- bar is a series of menus in the <interface>menu
- bar</interface>, and below that, the <interface>tool
- bar</interface> with buttons for different functions. The
- largest part of the <interface>main window</interface> is
- taken up by a welcome message. <!-- para does not end here
- but after fig! -->
+
+ 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.After
+ <application>Evolution</application> starts up, you will see
+ the <interface>main window</interface>, which looks a lot like
+ in <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow-fig">. On the left of the
+ <interface>main window</interface> are the <interface>shortcut
+ bar</interface> and the <interface>tree-view</interface>.
+ Just underneath the title bar is a series of menus in the
+ <interface>menu bar</interface>, and below that, the
+ <interface>tool bar</interface> with buttons for different
+ functions. The largest part of the <interface>main
+ window</interface> is taken up by a welcome message. <!--
+ para does not end here but after fig! -->
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
@@ -25,10 +30,10 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
-->
<figure id="usage-mainwindow-fig">
- <title>Evolution Main Window</title>
+ <title>Evolution Main Window and Inbox</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
- <graphic fileref="mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
@@ -189,14 +194,14 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
</para>
<para>
- (CHANGE that title! THIS SECTION BELONGS SOMEWHERE ELSE!)
You can drag the folders inside the tree view to change
their order or put one folder inside another. To delete a
folder, you can drag it into the trash folder. The same
goes for individual messages, appointments, and address
cards, whether they're in the <interface>tree
view</interface> or not: drag them where you want them, and
- they will go there. (IS THIS TRUE?)
+ they will go there.
+<!-- ****This paragraph could use some work**** -->
</para>
<para>
You can also use the <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu> to
@@ -211,4 +216,4 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
already.
</para>
</sect1>
- </chapter> \ No newline at end of file
+ </chapter>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-setup.sgml b/help/C/usage-setup.sgml
index 1290b000bb..3e793fdbcd 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-setup.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-setup.sgml
@@ -1,46 +1,126 @@
- <chapter id="usage-setup">
- <title>A Quick Start</title>
+ <sect2 id="usage-setup">
+ <title>Mail Setup</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. If this is
- the first time you have run
- <application>Evolution</application>, you'll be asked if you
- want help setting up your email preferences. If you don't
- plan to use email, or if you'd rather configure your email
- preferences later, select <guibutton>No</guibutton>, and it
- will go away. You can configure your email preferences later
- by selecting SOMETHING from SOME MENU.
+ The first time you try to send or receive mail with
+ <application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail
+ setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you
+ set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use
+ email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences
+ later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>
- If you answer yes, it will guide you through the network
- configuration process. It will ask you for the following
- information: (FLESH OUT THIS LIST!)
+ The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm>
+ will guide you through the network configuration process. It
+ will ask you for some basic information; your system
+ administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need.
+ The mail setup druid is pictured in <xref
+ linkend="usage-setup-fig">.
+
+<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="usage-setup-fig">
+ <title>Mail Setup Druid</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
+
+
+
+ The druid will ask you for the following information:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem> <para>
- Name&mdash; Your full name: eg. William Blake
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- UserName&mdash; Your user or account name: eg. wblake
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- Type of Server&mdash; POP vs. SMTP vs....
- </para></listitem>
+ <listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name&mdash; </guilabel> Your
+ full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>;
+ Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Organization&mdash;</guilabel> Any
+ organization you represent. Leave this blank if you
+ wish.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File&mdash;</guilabel> A text
+ file appended to any email you send, typically your name
+ and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be
+ under three lines of text.</para></listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- TERM&mdash; DESCRIPTION
+ <guilabel>Mail source type&mdash;</guilabel>
+ <application>Evolution</application> supports two mail
+ sources: POP servers, the most common email server type,
+ and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system
+ administrator which one you use.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- TERM&mdash; DESCRIPTION
+ <guilabel>Server&mdash;</guilabel> This should be the
+ name of your mail server, eg.
+ mailserver.organization.org
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Username&mdash; </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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Authentication&mdash;</guilabel> Select the
+ type of authentication you will use. You can click
+ <guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find
+ out which authentication protocols your network allows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail Transport&mdash;</guilabel> This is the
+ mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is
+ the default.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- </chapter> \ No newline at end of file
+ <para>
+ To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application>
+ in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set
+ them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog
index f20a7856f7..3f83d88d05 100644
--- a/help/ChangeLog
+++ b/help/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+2000-05-26 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>
+
+ * C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png: new file
+ * C/fig/mail-druid-pic.png: new file
+ * C/fig: New directory, for figure graphics.
+
+ * C/apx-gloss.sgml: new file. glossary. thx. to kevin from chicago.
+
+ * C/usage-setup.sgml: More accurate description of druid, and
+ moved to mail section-- see usage-mail.sgml entry. This is a new
+ location for this entity, and it may move more later.
+
+
+ * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: altered description of starting
+ evolution. added screenshot for main-window picture.
+
+ * C/usage-mail.sgml: added screenshots, added coverage of setup
+ druid and put it into get-and-send section, which is probably not
+ where it should stay. Also started filter druid coverage and
+ clarified examples, esp. in Bcc: section.
+
+ * C/usage-contact.sgml: Clarified examples.
+
+ * C/preface.sgml: rewording of "what is" and "about book" sections.
+
+ * C/evolution-guide.sgml: added glossary entity APX-GLOSS, altered
+ phrasing in part intros, changed order of Setup-assistant section.
+
+ * C/config-prefs.sgml: changed wording, removed ref. to re-running
+ setup assistant.
+
2000-05-18 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>
* C/evo_book_0.1.sgml: removed.