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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml index 3c88ea35fd..8254c98911 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -89,54 +89,6 @@ </screenshot> </figure> <!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> -<!-- - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-1.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guimenu>Menu Bar</guimenu> - </para> - - <para> - The menu items give you access to most of the functions available to you - including writing new email, editing your filters, and changing how - Evolution looks. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-2.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> gives you access to the most used - functions in <application>Evolution</application>. You can control - whether the toolbar has icons, text, or both. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-3.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> gives you quick and easy access to - the many components of <application>Evolution</application>. You can - also set it up as a 'Favorites' bar, and have it store all your favorite - folders, so you can access them quickly. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-4.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - Periodically, <application>Evolution</application> will need to quietly - display a message, or tell you the progress of something. This most - often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress - queues are shown here, in the <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>. - </para> - --> - <para> <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-1.png"></inlinegraphic> @@ -158,17 +110,6 @@ be deleted. </para> - <!-- - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-7.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> lets you search through your email - with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for. - </para> - --> <para> Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are listed in the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu in the menu @@ -350,7 +291,9 @@ <!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== --> <!-- Check the alignment of the following paragraph in the PS and - HTML output: it's indented for no good reason --> + HTML output: it's indented for no good reason + Kevin Breit: I dont see a problem with it. +--> <para> Enter an address in the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field, a subject in the <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel> and a message in @@ -546,6 +489,7 @@ <!-- note that this figure should have a reply message ready to send, with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> +<!-- I want to wait for the formatting bugs to be fixed first --> <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> <figure id="usage-mail-getnsend-reply-fig"> <title>Reply Message Window</title> @@ -580,7 +524,24 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </para> </example> </para> + <para> + You may want to reply to a whole mailing list. For this, you would + use the <guibutton>Reply to List</guibutton> instead of the standard + <guibutton>Reply</guibutton> or <guibutton>Reply to All</guibutton>. + <note> + <title>Whats a Mailing List?</title> + <para> + Mailing Lists are one of the most popular ways in which group + collaboration on the internet works. They allow people to send one + message to one server. The server then knows who is subscribed to the + mailing list, and sends a copy of your email to all the people on the + list. As a matter of fact, mailing lists are one of the main ways in + which <application>Evolution</application> was developed. + </para> + </note> + </para> </sect3> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-find"> <title>Searching and Replacing with the Composer</title> <para> @@ -819,8 +780,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </sect3> -<!-- Function not implemented, -possibly never will be due to security evil. --> +<!-- Function not implemented, possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <!-- <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-live"> <title>Live Documents</title> @@ -928,7 +888,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> When you reply or forward, include just enough of the previous message to provide context: not too much, not too little. - </para> + </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> @@ -962,48 +922,48 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> item in the right click menu for the column headings. </para> <para> - Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of - options: - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Sorts the messages top to bottom. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Sorts the messages bottom to top. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Groups messages instead of sorting them. (FIXME: Explain further) - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Remove this - Column</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> Remove - this column from the display. You can also remove - columns by dragging the header off the list and - letting it drop. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Field - Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> A list - of column headers; just drag and drop them into - place between two existing headers. A red arrow will - appear to show you where you're about to put the - column. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> + Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of + options: + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Sorts the messages top to bottom. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Sorts the messages bottom to top. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Groups messages instead of sorting them. (FIXME: Explain further) + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Remove this + Column</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> Remove + this column from the display. You can also remove + columns by dragging the header off the list and + letting it drop. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Field + Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> A list + of column headers; just drag and drop them into + place between two existing headers. A red arrow will + appear to show you where you're about to put the + column. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> </sect2> @@ -1242,6 +1202,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <guilabel>if all criteria are met</guilabel>, or <guilabel>if any criteria are met</guilabel>. </para> + <para> For each filter criterion, you must first select which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to @@ -1356,13 +1317,14 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> - <para> + + <para> Now, tell it what to do with those messages. If you want more actions, click <guibutton>Add Action</guibutton>; if you want fewer, click <guibutton>Remove Action</guibutton>. And choose again: - <variablelist> + <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Copy to Folder</guilabel></term> <listitem><para> @@ -1462,24 +1424,45 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> --> <note> - <title>Two Notable Filter Features</title> + <title>Notable Filter Features</title> <para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; - outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. - </para> + Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; + outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. + </para> </listitem> - - <listitem><para>If you move a folder, your filters - will follow it. </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> </note> - </sect2> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-organize-filters-mailing-lists"> + <title>Filtering by Mailing List</title> + <para> + You can tell <application>Evolution</application> to filter by + mailing list. This means that <application>Evolution</application> + will look at the mailing list address, and find out automatically + what list this is. If you are subscribed to mailing lists, you + should use the <guibutton>Filter by List</guibutton> instead of by + sender. + <example> + <title>Filter by List</title> + <para> + Kevin subscribes to bananas@ximian.com. However, there is also + a bananas@ximian.org address. If he used a regular + <guibutton>Filter by Sender</guibutton>, he would need to specify + one for each address. However, <guibutton>Filter by + List</guibutton> will recognize that both of them are the same + list. + </para> + </example> + </para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-vFolders"> <title>Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders</title> <para> diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 79a7b12437..f066a50732 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2001-06-25 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> + * C/usage-mail.sgml: Added info about mailing lists + * C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: Fixed a few typos * C/preface.sgml: Added section for importing files diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 3c88ea35fd..8254c98911 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -89,54 +89,6 @@ </screenshot> </figure> <!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> -<!-- - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-1.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guimenu>Menu Bar</guimenu> - </para> - - <para> - The menu items give you access to most of the functions available to you - including writing new email, editing your filters, and changing how - Evolution looks. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-2.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> gives you access to the most used - functions in <application>Evolution</application>. You can control - whether the toolbar has icons, text, or both. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-3.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> gives you quick and easy access to - the many components of <application>Evolution</application>. You can - also set it up as a 'Favorites' bar, and have it store all your favorite - folders, so you can access them quickly. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-4.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - Periodically, <application>Evolution</application> will need to quietly - display a message, or tell you the progress of something. This most - often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress - queues are shown here, in the <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>. - </para> - --> - <para> <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-1.png"></inlinegraphic> @@ -158,17 +110,6 @@ be deleted. </para> - <!-- - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-7.png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> lets you search through your email - with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for. - </para> - --> <para> Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are listed in the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu in the menu @@ -350,7 +291,9 @@ <!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== --> <!-- Check the alignment of the following paragraph in the PS and - HTML output: it's indented for no good reason --> + HTML output: it's indented for no good reason + Kevin Breit: I dont see a problem with it. +--> <para> Enter an address in the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field, a subject in the <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel> and a message in @@ -546,6 +489,7 @@ <!-- note that this figure should have a reply message ready to send, with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> +<!-- I want to wait for the formatting bugs to be fixed first --> <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> <figure id="usage-mail-getnsend-reply-fig"> <title>Reply Message Window</title> @@ -580,7 +524,24 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </para> </example> </para> + <para> + You may want to reply to a whole mailing list. For this, you would + use the <guibutton>Reply to List</guibutton> instead of the standard + <guibutton>Reply</guibutton> or <guibutton>Reply to All</guibutton>. + <note> + <title>Whats a Mailing List?</title> + <para> + Mailing Lists are one of the most popular ways in which group + collaboration on the internet works. They allow people to send one + message to one server. The server then knows who is subscribed to the + mailing list, and sends a copy of your email to all the people on the + list. As a matter of fact, mailing lists are one of the main ways in + which <application>Evolution</application> was developed. + </para> + </note> + </para> </sect3> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-find"> <title>Searching and Replacing with the Composer</title> <para> @@ -819,8 +780,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </sect3> -<!-- Function not implemented, -possibly never will be due to security evil. --> +<!-- Function not implemented, possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <!-- <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-live"> <title>Live Documents</title> @@ -928,7 +888,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> When you reply or forward, include just enough of the previous message to provide context: not too much, not too little. - </para> + </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> @@ -962,48 +922,48 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> item in the right click menu for the column headings. </para> <para> - Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of - options: - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Sorts the messages top to bottom. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Sorts the messages bottom to top. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Groups messages instead of sorting them. (FIXME: Explain further) - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Remove this - Column</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> Remove - this column from the display. You can also remove - columns by dragging the header off the list and - letting it drop. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Field - Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> A list - of column headers; just drag and drop them into - place between two existing headers. A red arrow will - appear to show you where you're about to put the - column. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> + Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of + options: + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Sorts the messages top to bottom. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Sorts the messages bottom to top. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem></term> + <listitem><para> + Groups messages instead of sorting them. (FIXME: Explain further) + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Remove this + Column</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> Remove + this column from the display. You can also remove + columns by dragging the header off the list and + letting it drop. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Field + Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> A list + of column headers; just drag and drop them into + place between two existing headers. A red arrow will + appear to show you where you're about to put the + column. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> </sect2> @@ -1242,6 +1202,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <guilabel>if all criteria are met</guilabel>, or <guilabel>if any criteria are met</guilabel>. </para> + <para> For each filter criterion, you must first select which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to @@ -1356,13 +1317,14 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> - <para> + + <para> Now, tell it what to do with those messages. If you want more actions, click <guibutton>Add Action</guibutton>; if you want fewer, click <guibutton>Remove Action</guibutton>. And choose again: - <variablelist> + <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Copy to Folder</guilabel></term> <listitem><para> @@ -1462,24 +1424,45 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> --> <note> - <title>Two Notable Filter Features</title> + <title>Notable Filter Features</title> <para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; - outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. - </para> + Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; + outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder. + </para> </listitem> - - <listitem><para>If you move a folder, your filters - will follow it. </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> </note> - </sect2> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-organize-filters-mailing-lists"> + <title>Filtering by Mailing List</title> + <para> + You can tell <application>Evolution</application> to filter by + mailing list. This means that <application>Evolution</application> + will look at the mailing list address, and find out automatically + what list this is. If you are subscribed to mailing lists, you + should use the <guibutton>Filter by List</guibutton> instead of by + sender. + <example> + <title>Filter by List</title> + <para> + Kevin subscribes to bananas@ximian.com. However, there is also + a bananas@ximian.org address. If he used a regular + <guibutton>Filter by Sender</guibutton>, he would need to specify + one for each address. However, <guibutton>Filter by + List</guibutton> will recognize that both of them are the same + list. + </para> + </example> + </para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-vFolders"> <title>Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders</title> <para> diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index 79a7b12437..f066a50732 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2001-06-25 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> + * C/usage-mail.sgml: Added info about mailing lists + * C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: Fixed a few typos * C/preface.sgml: Added section for importing files |