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10 files changed, 590 insertions, 426 deletions
diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml
index 4ecc33d03b..e660a0c798 100644
--- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="ldap">
+ <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a large database
+ of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an alternative to a physical
+ phone book.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
<glossentry id="mail-client">
<glossterm>Mail Client</glossterm>
@@ -230,6 +240,18 @@
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossnetry id="signature">
+ <glossterm>Signature</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Signatures allow a user to specify a message to place at the bottom of
+ every email sent. A signature can be anything from a favorite quote to
+ a link to a webpage.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
<glossentry id="spam">
<glossterm>Spam</glossterm>
<glossdef>
diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml
index f8c74c67d2..60e973a188 100644
--- a/doc/C/preface.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/preface.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+<!-- <!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> -->
<preface id="introduction">
<!-- =============Introduction ============================= -->
<title>Introduction</title>
@@ -6,84 +6,73 @@
<section id="what">
<title> What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
<para>
- The idea of evolution as a process of improvement and
- development is a strong influence on the developers at Helix
- Code. We named our <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> suite
- "Evolution" because we knew that it would be able to survive
- in the wilderness of the software marketplace for one reason:
- it's better.
+ The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and
+ development." The GNOME application
+ <application>Evolution</application> is meant to be a more
+ evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program, and an
+ integral part of the Internet-connected desktop.
</para>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of groupware
- applications within the GNOME desktop environment that you can
- use to send, receive, and organize email, manage address and
- other contact information, and maintain a calendar. It
- enables you to do those things on one or several computers,
- connected directly or over a network, for one person or for
- large groups. <application>Evolution</application> can handle
- almost all your communications tasks with the power and
- flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment.
+ <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of tools to
+ help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive,
+ and organize email, manage address and other contact
+ information, and maintain a calendar. It enables you to do
+ those things on one or several computers, connected directly
+ or over a network, for one person or for large groups.
+ <application>Evolution</application> can handle almost all
+ your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of
+ the GNOME desktop environment.
</para>
<para>
- We built <application>Evolution</application> with three groups of
- people in mind: everyday users, system administrators, and
- developers.
+ The developers of <application>Evolution</application> had
+ four major goals for their project:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- For <emphasis>everyday users</emphasis>, we made
- <application>Evolution</application> easy to use without
- sacrificing power. We made the interface familiar and
- intuitive, but also allowed users to customize it to
- their liking. We made the setup and configuration as
- easy as possible. For any confusion, we wrote a
- comprehensive manual and help system.
+ The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy
+ to use</emphasis>. That means a familiar and intuitive
+ interface that users could customize to their liking, and
+ the development of shortcuts for complex tasks.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For <emphasis>administrators</emphasis>, we made sure
- <application>Evolution</application> met and and
- exceeded the standards set by currently available
- groupware products, and we developed support for most
- major network protocols so that it can integrate
- seamlessly with existing hardware and network
- environments. All of our efforts have made
- <application>Evolution</application> both easy to use
- and easy to support.
+ <application>Evolution</application> must meet and
+ exceed the standards set by other groupware products.
+ It must include support for most major network protocols
+ so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing
+ hardware and network environments.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For <emphasis>developers</emphasis>, we built in
- support for open standards and protocols to turn
- <application>Evolution</application> into an advanced
- development platform. From the simplest scripting to
- the most complex network and component programming,
- <application>Evolution</application> offers developers
- the ideal environment for cutting-edge application
- development.
+ The project must support open standards and protocols
+ to turn <application>Evolution</application> into an
+ advanced development platform. From the simplest
+ scripting to the most complex network and component
+ programming, <application>Evolution</application>
+ needed to offer developers an environment for
+ cutting-edge application development.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For all three groups, we did our best to ensure the
- safety of data.
+ Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application>
+ must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
- In action, <application>Evolution</application> makes most
- daily tasks faster, because we built it to work with you
- instead of against you. For example, it takes only one or two
+ <application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most
+ daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two
clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you
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
- lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate
- advanced features like <link
+ 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
folders.
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml
index 962cdf2fac..56e5a4e65e 100644
--- a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
+<!-- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> -->
-<!-- UNCOMMENT FOR VALIDATION ONLY:
- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
--->
<chapter id="usage-calendar">
<title>The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire</title>
@@ -92,37 +90,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
You can have as many as four different
<guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>, any time prior to the event
you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each type:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Display</guilabel> means a window will pop up on
- your screen to remind you of your event.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Click <guilabel>Audio</guilabel> to have your deliver a
- sound alarm.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select <guilabel>Program</guilabel> if you would like
- some additional application to run as a reminder. You
- can enter its name in the text field, or find it with
- the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If you select <guilabel>Mail</guilabel>, then
- <application>Evolution</application> will send an email
- reminder to the address you enter into the text field.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A window will pop up on your screen to remind you of
+ your event.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Audio</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose this to have your deliver a sound alarm.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Program</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this if you would like some additional application
+ to run as a reminder. You can enter its name in the
+ text field, or find it with the
+ <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Mail</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> will send an
+ email reminder to the address you enter into the text
+ field.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
</para>
<para>
<guilabel>Classification</guilabel> is a little more
@@ -216,34 +224,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
To record a new task, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>
button below the list. <application>Evolution</application>
will pop up a small window with five items in it:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Summary:</guilabel>The description you enter
- here will appear in the To Do list itself.
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Summary:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The description you enter here will appear in the To Do
+ list itself.
</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Due Date:</guilabel> Decide when this item is
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Due Date:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Decide when this item is
due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from
the <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton> and time drop-down menus.
</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Priority:</guilabel>Select a level of importance from 1 to 9.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Item Comments:</guilabel>If you wish, you can
- keep a more detailed description of the item here.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Priority:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select a level of importance from 1 (most important) to 9
+ (least important).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Item Comments:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you wish, you can keep a more detailed description of
+ the item here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
<para>
Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml
index 65af93e000..30729f96ab 100644
--- a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
<para>
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple:
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Press <guibutton>New</guibutton> for a new contact.
@@ -162,26 +161,37 @@
You can enter a name into the <guibutton>Full Name</guibutton>
field, or you can click the button to bring up a small dialog
box with a few text boxes:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Title:</guilabel>Enter an honorific or select one from the menu.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem> <para> <guilabel>First:</guilabel>The person's first, or given, name.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Title:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>
+ Enter an honorific or select one from the menu.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>First:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>The person's first, or given, name.
</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Middle:</guilabel>The middle name or initial, if any, goes here.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Last:</guilabel>The last name (surname, family name), belongs here.
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Middle:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>
+ The middle name or initial, if any, goes here.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Last:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>
+ The last name (the surname, or family name), belongs here.
</para></listitem>
-
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Suffix:</guilabel></term>
<listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Suffix:</guilabel>Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here.
+ Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here.
</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
<para>
@@ -340,8 +350,7 @@
card in the "Business" category, because he works with me,
the "Friends" category, because he's also my friend, and
the "Frequent" category, because I call him all the time
- and can never remember his phone number.
- </para>
+ and can never remember his phone number.
<para>
To mark a card as belonging to a category, click the
<guibutton>Categories</guibutton> button at the lower
@@ -355,10 +364,21 @@
<para>
If the master list of categories don't suit you, you can
add your own. Just enter the new category's name in the
- text box, then click <guibutton>Categories</guibutton>e and
+ text box, then click <guibutton>Categories</guibutton> and
choose <guilabel>Add to Master List</guilabel> in the
window that appears. (FIXME: This isn't quite accurate.)
</para>
+
+ <tip id="usage-contact-categories-multiple">
+ <title>Another way to use Categories</title>
+ <para>
+ You can categorize contacts by typing the category
+ names into the <guilabel>Categories</guilabel>
+ field. You can also create new categories that way:
+ just type in a category name, and it counts as a
+ category.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
index 656fdb9a44..88b7db86eb 100644
--- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- uncomment the declaration during validation and debugging
+<!--
<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
-->
@@ -399,12 +399,13 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
The icons in the toolbar are explained in tool-tips, which
appear when you hold your mouse over the buttons. The
buttons fall into four categories:
- <itemizedlist>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Headers and lists</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Headers and lists: Choose
- <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default text
- style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through
+ Choose <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default
+ text style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through
<guilabel>Header 6</guilabel> for varying sizes of
header. You can also select
<guilabel>pre</guilabel> for preformatted text
@@ -412,19 +413,25 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
Item</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>
-
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Text style</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Text style: <guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text,
- <guilabel>I</guilabel> for italics,
- <guilabel>U</guilabel> for an underline, and
- <guilabel>S</guilabel> for a strikethrough.
- </para>
+ <itemizedlist mark="none">
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>I</guilabel> for italics</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>U</guilabel> to underline</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>S</guilabel> for a strikethrough.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
</listitem>
-
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Alignment</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Alignment: Located next to the text style buttons,
+ Located next to the text style buttons,
these three paragraph icons should be familiar to
users of most word processing software. The
leftmost button will make your text left-justified,
@@ -432,15 +439,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
button, right-justified.
</para>
</listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Indentation rules</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Indentation rules: The button with the arrow
- pointing left will reduce a paragraph's indentation,
- and the right arrow will increase its indentation.
+ The button with the arrow pointing left will reduce
+ a paragraph's indentation, and the right arrow will
+ increase its indentation.
</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
<para>
There are two tools that you can find only in the
@@ -663,49 +674,57 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
<para>
To start searching, enter a word or phrase in the text area
right 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>
-
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains:</guilabel></term>
<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>
+ This will search message subjects and the messages
+ themselves for the word or phrase you've entered in
+ the search field.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Body contains:</guilabel> </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This will search only in message text, not the subject
+ lines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Subject contains:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This will show you messages where the search text is
+ in the subject line. It will not search in the
+ message body.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Body does not contain:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This finds every mail whose subject does not contain
+ the search text.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
Then, press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
<application>Evolution</application> will show your search
@@ -901,37 +920,48 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
You'll be prompted to create a filtering rule. To do so,
select one of the base rules, and click
<guibutton>Next</guibutton> to customize it. Your options are:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- For matching messages: you may select one or more
- search criteria; the vFolder you create will
- contain messages that match all of
- them.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>For matching messages:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You may select one or more search criteria; the
+ vFolder you create will contain messages that match
+ all of them.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Messages from a certain person: you enter an email
- address, and the vFolder will contain any messages
- from that address.
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Messages from a certain person:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enter an email address, and the vFolder will contain
+ any messages from that address.
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Messages to a certain address: any messages sent
- directly to this address will be in the vFolder you create.
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Messages to a certain address:</guilabel</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Any messages sent directly to this address will be in
+ the vFolder you create.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Messages with a given subject: enter a subject,
- and the vFolder will contain messages with that
- subject.
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Messages with a given subject:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enter a subject, and the vFolder will contain messages
+ with that subject.
</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- as is shown in <xref linkend="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ as is shown in <xref
+ linkend="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
<figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
<title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title>
diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml
index 4ecc33d03b..e660a0c798 100644
--- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml
+++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="ldap">
+ <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a large database
+ of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an alternative to a physical
+ phone book.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
<glossentry id="mail-client">
<glossterm>Mail Client</glossterm>
@@ -230,6 +240,18 @@
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossnetry id="signature">
+ <glossterm>Signature</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Signatures allow a user to specify a message to place at the bottom of
+ every email sent. A signature can be anything from a favorite quote to
+ a link to a webpage.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
<glossentry id="spam">
<glossterm>Spam</glossterm>
<glossdef>
diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml
index f8c74c67d2..60e973a188 100644
--- a/help/C/preface.sgml
+++ b/help/C/preface.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+<!-- <!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> -->
<preface id="introduction">
<!-- =============Introduction ============================= -->
<title>Introduction</title>
@@ -6,84 +6,73 @@
<section id="what">
<title> What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
<para>
- The idea of evolution as a process of improvement and
- development is a strong influence on the developers at Helix
- Code. We named our <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> suite
- "Evolution" because we knew that it would be able to survive
- in the wilderness of the software marketplace for one reason:
- it's better.
+ The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and
+ development." The GNOME application
+ <application>Evolution</application> is meant to be a more
+ evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program, and an
+ integral part of the Internet-connected desktop.
</para>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of groupware
- applications within the GNOME desktop environment that you can
- use to send, receive, and organize email, manage address and
- other contact information, and maintain a calendar. It
- enables you to do those things on one or several computers,
- connected directly or over a network, for one person or for
- large groups. <application>Evolution</application> can handle
- almost all your communications tasks with the power and
- flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment.
+ <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of tools to
+ help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive,
+ and organize email, manage address and other contact
+ information, and maintain a calendar. It enables you to do
+ those things on one or several computers, connected directly
+ or over a network, for one person or for large groups.
+ <application>Evolution</application> can handle almost all
+ your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of
+ the GNOME desktop environment.
</para>
<para>
- We built <application>Evolution</application> with three groups of
- people in mind: everyday users, system administrators, and
- developers.
+ The developers of <application>Evolution</application> had
+ four major goals for their project:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- For <emphasis>everyday users</emphasis>, we made
- <application>Evolution</application> easy to use without
- sacrificing power. We made the interface familiar and
- intuitive, but also allowed users to customize it to
- their liking. We made the setup and configuration as
- easy as possible. For any confusion, we wrote a
- comprehensive manual and help system.
+ The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy
+ to use</emphasis>. That means a familiar and intuitive
+ interface that users could customize to their liking, and
+ the development of shortcuts for complex tasks.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For <emphasis>administrators</emphasis>, we made sure
- <application>Evolution</application> met and and
- exceeded the standards set by currently available
- groupware products, and we developed support for most
- major network protocols so that it can integrate
- seamlessly with existing hardware and network
- environments. All of our efforts have made
- <application>Evolution</application> both easy to use
- and easy to support.
+ <application>Evolution</application> must meet and
+ exceed the standards set by other groupware products.
+ It must include support for most major network protocols
+ so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing
+ hardware and network environments.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For <emphasis>developers</emphasis>, we built in
- support for open standards and protocols to turn
- <application>Evolution</application> into an advanced
- development platform. From the simplest scripting to
- the most complex network and component programming,
- <application>Evolution</application> offers developers
- the ideal environment for cutting-edge application
- development.
+ The project must support open standards and protocols
+ to turn <application>Evolution</application> into an
+ advanced development platform. From the simplest
+ scripting to the most complex network and component
+ programming, <application>Evolution</application>
+ needed to offer developers an environment for
+ cutting-edge application development.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For all three groups, we did our best to ensure the
- safety of data.
+ Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application>
+ must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
- In action, <application>Evolution</application> makes most
- daily tasks faster, because we built it to work with you
- instead of against you. For example, it takes only one or two
+ <application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most
+ daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two
clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you
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
- lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate
- advanced features like <link
+ 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
folders.
diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml
index 962cdf2fac..56e5a4e65e 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
+<!-- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> -->
-<!-- UNCOMMENT FOR VALIDATION ONLY:
- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
--->
<chapter id="usage-calendar">
<title>The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire</title>
@@ -92,37 +90,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
You can have as many as four different
<guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>, any time prior to the event
you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each type:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Display</guilabel> means a window will pop up on
- your screen to remind you of your event.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Click <guilabel>Audio</guilabel> to have your deliver a
- sound alarm.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select <guilabel>Program</guilabel> if you would like
- some additional application to run as a reminder. You
- can enter its name in the text field, or find it with
- the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If you select <guilabel>Mail</guilabel>, then
- <application>Evolution</application> will send an email
- reminder to the address you enter into the text field.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A window will pop up on your screen to remind you of
+ your event.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Audio</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose this to have your deliver a sound alarm.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Program</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this if you would like some additional application
+ to run as a reminder. You can enter its name in the
+ text field, or find it with the
+ <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Mail</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> will send an
+ email reminder to the address you enter into the text
+ field.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
</para>
<para>
<guilabel>Classification</guilabel> is a little more
@@ -216,34 +224,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
To record a new task, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>
button below the list. <application>Evolution</application>
will pop up a small window with five items in it:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Summary:</guilabel>The description you enter
- here will appear in the To Do list itself.
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Summary:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The description you enter here will appear in the To Do
+ list itself.
</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Due Date:</guilabel> Decide when this item is
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Due Date:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Decide when this item is
due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from
the <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton> and time drop-down menus.
</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Priority:</guilabel>Select a level of importance from 1 to 9.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Item Comments:</guilabel>If you wish, you can
- keep a more detailed description of the item here.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Priority:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select a level of importance from 1 (most important) to 9
+ (least important).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Item Comments:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you wish, you can keep a more detailed description of
+ the item here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
<para>
Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary
diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
index 65af93e000..30729f96ab 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
<para>
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple:
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Press <guibutton>New</guibutton> for a new contact.
@@ -162,26 +161,37 @@
You can enter a name into the <guibutton>Full Name</guibutton>
field, or you can click the button to bring up a small dialog
box with a few text boxes:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Title:</guilabel>Enter an honorific or select one from the menu.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem> <para> <guilabel>First:</guilabel>The person's first, or given, name.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Title:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>
+ Enter an honorific or select one from the menu.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>First:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>The person's first, or given, name.
</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Middle:</guilabel>The middle name or initial, if any, goes here.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Last:</guilabel>The last name (surname, family name), belongs here.
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Middle:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>
+ The middle name or initial, if any, goes here.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Last:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem> <para>
+ The last name (the surname, or family name), belongs here.
</para></listitem>
-
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Suffix:</guilabel></term>
<listitem> <para>
- <guilabel>Suffix:</guilabel>Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here.
+ Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here.
</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
<para>
@@ -340,8 +350,7 @@
card in the "Business" category, because he works with me,
the "Friends" category, because he's also my friend, and
the "Frequent" category, because I call him all the time
- and can never remember his phone number.
- </para>
+ and can never remember his phone number.
<para>
To mark a card as belonging to a category, click the
<guibutton>Categories</guibutton> button at the lower
@@ -355,10 +364,21 @@
<para>
If the master list of categories don't suit you, you can
add your own. Just enter the new category's name in the
- text box, then click <guibutton>Categories</guibutton>e and
+ text box, then click <guibutton>Categories</guibutton> and
choose <guilabel>Add to Master List</guilabel> in the
window that appears. (FIXME: This isn't quite accurate.)
</para>
+
+ <tip id="usage-contact-categories-multiple">
+ <title>Another way to use Categories</title>
+ <para>
+ You can categorize contacts by typing the category
+ names into the <guilabel>Categories</guilabel>
+ field. You can also create new categories that way:
+ just type in a category name, and it counts as a
+ category.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
index 656fdb9a44..88b7db86eb 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- uncomment the declaration during validation and debugging
+<!--
<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
-->
@@ -399,12 +399,13 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
The icons in the toolbar are explained in tool-tips, which
appear when you hold your mouse over the buttons. The
buttons fall into four categories:
- <itemizedlist>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Headers and lists</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Headers and lists: Choose
- <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default text
- style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through
+ Choose <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default
+ text style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through
<guilabel>Header 6</guilabel> for varying sizes of
header. You can also select
<guilabel>pre</guilabel> for preformatted text
@@ -412,19 +413,25 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
Item</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>
-
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Text style</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Text style: <guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text,
- <guilabel>I</guilabel> for italics,
- <guilabel>U</guilabel> for an underline, and
- <guilabel>S</guilabel> for a strikethrough.
- </para>
+ <itemizedlist mark="none">
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>I</guilabel> for italics</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>U</guilabel> to underline</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guilabel>S</guilabel> for a strikethrough.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
</listitem>
-
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Alignment</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Alignment: Located next to the text style buttons,
+ Located next to the text style buttons,
these three paragraph icons should be familiar to
users of most word processing software. The
leftmost button will make your text left-justified,
@@ -432,15 +439,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
button, right-justified.
</para>
</listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Indentation rules</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Indentation rules: The button with the arrow
- pointing left will reduce a paragraph's indentation,
- and the right arrow will increase its indentation.
+ The button with the arrow pointing left will reduce
+ a paragraph's indentation, and the right arrow will
+ increase its indentation.
</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
<para>
There are two tools that you can find only in the
@@ -663,49 +674,57 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
<para>
To start searching, enter a word or phrase in the text area
right 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>
-
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains:</guilabel></term>
<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>
+ This will search message subjects and the messages
+ themselves for the word or phrase you've entered in
+ the search field.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <guilabel>Body contains:</guilabel> </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This will search only in message text, not the subject
+ lines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Subject contains:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This will show you messages where the search text is
+ in the subject line. It will not search in the
+ message body.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Body does not contain:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This finds every mail whose subject does not contain
+ the search text.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
Then, press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
<application>Evolution</application> will show your search
@@ -901,37 +920,48 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
You'll be prompted to create a filtering rule. To do so,
select one of the base rules, and click
<guibutton>Next</guibutton> to customize it. Your options are:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- For matching messages: you may select one or more
- search criteria; the vFolder you create will
- contain messages that match all of
- them.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>For matching messages:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You may select one or more search criteria; the
+ vFolder you create will contain messages that match
+ all of them.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Messages from a certain person: you enter an email
- address, and the vFolder will contain any messages
- from that address.
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Messages from a certain person:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enter an email address, and the vFolder will contain
+ any messages from that address.
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Messages to a certain address: any messages sent
- directly to this address will be in the vFolder you create.
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Messages to a certain address:</guilabel</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Any messages sent directly to this address will be in
+ the vFolder you create.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Messages with a given subject: enter a subject,
- and the vFolder will contain messages with that
- subject.
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Messages with a given subject:</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enter a subject, and the vFolder will contain messages
+ with that subject.
</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- as is shown in <xref linkend="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ as is shown in <xref
+ linkend="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
<figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
<title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title>