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authorAaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>2001-10-20 02:19:50 +0800
committerAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2001-10-20 02:19:50 +0800
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Assorted fixes. Kevin, there's a FIXME for ya in here.
2001-10-19 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com> * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Assorted fixes. Kevin, there's a FIXME for ya in here. * C/preface.sgml: Added a few fixes. * C/apx-bugs.sgml: Added a link to bugzilla, and a list of a few 1.1 features. svn path=/trunk/; revision=13798
Diffstat (limited to 'help')
-rw-r--r--help/C/apx-bugs.sgml32
-rw-r--r--help/C/preface.sgml11
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml4
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml76
4 files changed, 75 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml b/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml
index e4a96a8155..0b3779141e 100644
--- a/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml
+++ b/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml
@@ -4,20 +4,32 @@
<abstract>
<para>
This appendix describes known bugs and limitations of
- <application>Evolution</application>. Please use the GNOME
- <application>Bug Report Tool</application> (known as
- <command>bug-buddy</command> at the command line) if you find one
- we have not listed.
+ <application>Evolution</application>. Ximian Evolution bug
+ tracking is done at the <ulink
+ url="http://bugzilla.ximian.com">Ximian bug tracking
+ System</ulink>. You may use that, or the GNOME <application>Bug
+ Report Tool</application> (known as <command>bug-buddy</command>
+ at the command line) if you find bugs, or would like to request
+ new features
</para>
</abstract>
<para>
- Evolution is still beta software, so the bug tracking is best
- left to the bugzilla system and to the programmers. However,
- there are a number of limitations that will not be addressed
- before version 1.0. The most notable are: Import of Microsoft
- Outlook .pst files, and compatibility with the Microsoft
- Exchange protocol.
+ A number of popular features will not make it into Ximian
+ Evolution 1.0, but we plan to include them for version 1.1.
+ Some of them are:
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>Direct import of Microsoft Outlook contact cards</member>
+ <member>Synchronization of email with handheld devices</member>
+ <member>S/MIME support</member>
+ <member>Read foreign mail folders without importing them</member>
+ <member>Import of WINMAIL.DAT attachments</member>
+ <member>A "You have new mail" popup or other indicator</member>
</para>
+ <para>
+ A more complete list of feature requests and other issues with
+ Evolution is available online in the Ximian bug tracking system.
+ </para>
+
</appendix>
diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml
index 839dbdcb93..722f40a7f4 100644
--- a/help/C/preface.sgml
+++ b/help/C/preface.sgml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
<simplelist>
<member><application>Applications</application></member>
<member><command>Commands</command> you type at the command line</member>
- <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for </member>
+ <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for buttons and other portions of the graphical interface</member>
<member> Menu selections look like this:
<menuchoice>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
that are defined in the <xref linkend="apx-gloss">.</member>
</simplelist>
<tip id="example-tip">
- <title>Example Tip</title>
+ <title>Tip</title>
<para>
Tips and bits of extra information will look like
this.
@@ -53,14 +53,17 @@
<example>
<title>Example Example</title>
<para>
- This is what an example looks like.
+ This is what an example looks like. We'll provide
+ examples for some of the more complicated tasks you
+ might be performing.
</para>
</example>
<warning id="example-warning">
<title>Example Warning</title>
<para>
- This is what a warning looks like.
+ This is what a warning looks like. If there's a chance
+ you'll run into trouble, we'll warn you beforehand.
</para>
</warning>
</para>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml
index be59cb389d..455a7cc47e 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
-->
<chapter id="usage-summary">
- <title>Using the Ximian Evolution Summary</title>
+ <title>Getting Oriented with the Ximian Evolution Summary</title>
<sect1 id="summary-intro">
- <title>Introducing the Summary</title>
+ <title>Using the Summary</title>
<para>
The Ximian Evolution Summary can show you what you need to know
quickly. It will show you your tasks for that day, how many
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
index 7794c8c54f..7b57548423 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
@@ -291,10 +291,13 @@
<sect2 id="fourth-step">
<title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title>
<para>
- If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or address
- files from another application, it will offer to import them.
- If you're not sure which file format your mail program uses,
- ask your system administrator.
+ If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or
+ address files from another application, it will offer to
+ import them. If you're not sure which file format your mail
+ program uses, ask your system administrator. If you want, you
+ can skip this step and return to it at a later time by
+ selecting
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para>
<para>
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of
@@ -304,16 +307,21 @@
<term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The most common addressbook format.
+ The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and
+ many other contact management applications. You
+ should be able to export to VCard format from any
+ address book application.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term>
+ <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Email file format used by Outlook Express 4.
+ Email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express
+4. For other versions of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, see
+the workaround described in the note below.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -331,11 +339,13 @@
</para>
<para>
<note>
- <title>Outlook 2000 Users</title>
+ <title>Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users</title>
<para>
- Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that
- <application>Ximian Evolution</application> cannot import directly.
- To import files from Outlook 2000, do the following:
+ Microsoft Outlook, and versions of Outlook Express after
+ version 4, use proprietary formats that <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> cannot read or import. For contacts,
+ you may have to email them to yourself and import them that
+ way. For email, there is a simpler workaround:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
@@ -356,8 +366,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Use the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> import
- tool to import the files. Read the FAQ at the Ximian
- website for more information.
+ tool to import the files. There's more information about
+ why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -533,8 +543,8 @@
<term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers,
- and contact information. Like calendar information,
+ The Addressbook holds contacts, with address, phone, and
+ other personal information. Like calendar information,
contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices
and shared over a network.
</para>
@@ -883,8 +893,8 @@
It supports multiple mail sources, including <glossterm
linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm
linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, local
- <filename>mbox</filename> and
- <filename>mh</filename> files.
+ <filename>mbox</filename> and <filename>mh</filename>
+ spools and files created by other mail programs.
<!-- NOT FOR 1.0, but maybe later
and even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't
@@ -940,11 +950,11 @@
<para>
<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2"
- format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email List</guilabel>
+ format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Message List</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
- The <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> displays all the emails
+ The <guilabel>Message List</guilabel> displays all the emails
that you have. This includes all your read, unread, and email
that is flagged to be deleted.
</para>
@@ -955,9 +965,13 @@
message in the <interface>message list</interface> to have it
open in a new window. To change the sizes of a pane, just click
and hold on the divider between the two panes. Then you can drag
- up and down to select the size of the panes. Just like with
- folders, you can right-click on messages in the message list and
- get a menu of possible actions.
+ up and down to select the size of the panes.
+
+</para>
+<para> Just like with folders, you can right-click on messages in the
+ message list and get a menu of possible actions: you can move,
+ delete, or undelete them, and create filters or vFolders based
+ on them.
</para>
<para>
Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are
@@ -1048,16 +1062,14 @@
<sect2 id="basics-contacts">
<title>Introducing the Address Book</title>
<para>
- The <application>Ximian Evolution</application> address book can
- handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or
- Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update
- <application>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to change an
- actual paper book. <application>Ximian Evolution</application> also
- allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since
- <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports the <glossterm
- linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directory protocol, you can
- use it with almost any type of existing directory server on
- your network.
+ The <application>Ximian Evolution</application> address book
+ can handle all of the functions of an address book, phone
+ book, or Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to
+ change an actual paper book. <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> also allows easy synchronization with
+ hand-held devices and functions with <glossterm
+ linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directories on a network.
</para>
<para>
Another advantage of the <application>Ximian Evolution</application>