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diff --git a/calendar/doc/C/gnomecal.sgml b/calendar/doc/C/gnomecal.sgml index a286798600..fd5b98c581 100644 --- a/calendar/doc/C/gnomecal.sgml +++ b/calendar/doc/C/gnomecal.sgml @@ -177,12 +177,13 @@ Calendar </primary> </indexterm> - The GNOME Calendar is a simple calendar applications which can be - quite useful in your daily work. The Calendar, like the rest of - GNOME, is in its infancy and while it is a very useful application, - there will be some very impressive functionality that will come - like network shared calendar usage, and syncing capability with - Palm Pilots and other hand held PDAs. + The GNOME Calendar is a simple calendar applications which can be quite + useful in your daily work. The Calendar, like much of GNOME, is in its + infancy and while it is a very useful application, there is some very + impressive functionality still to come like network shared calendar usage, + and syncing capability with Palm Pilots and other hand held PDAs. The + Calendar can be launched from the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> submenu of + the Main Menu. </para> <para> The Calendar is broken up into four main tabs: Day, Week, Month, @@ -201,12 +202,12 @@ </sect1> <sect1 id="calsetup" <title>Setting Up the GNOME Calendar</title> <para> - The GNOME Calendar can be used in the state which it is shipped - but there are some tools available to make sure it is setup the - way you would like it to be. The first place you should go is the - GNOME Calendar Preferences. You can find the Preferences dialog - by selecting the <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> menu item - from the <guimenu> File</guimenu> menu. + The GNOME Calendar can be used in the state which it is shipped but there + are tools available to make sure it is setup the way you would like it to + be. The first place you should go is the GNOME Calendar Preferences. You + can find the Preferences dialog by selecting the + <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> menu item from the <guimenu> + Settings</guimenu> menu. <figure> <title>The GNOME Calendar Preferences</title> <screenshot> @@ -217,61 +218,62 @@ </figure> </para> <para> - The Calendar Preferences dialog is broken up into two tabs, Time - display and Colors. - </para> + The Calendar Preferences dialog is broken up into three tabs, Time + display and Colors, and Todo list + </para> + <para> + Time - This tab is broken up into three main sections: Time format, Weeks + start on, and Time range. </para> <para> - Time - This tab is broken up into three main sections: Time format, - Weeks start on, and Day range. - </para> + Time format - This allows you to choose between a 12 or 24 hour format + clock. + </para> <para> - Time format - This allows you to choose between a 12 or 24 hour - format clock. + Weeks start on - This allows you to define what day your week will start + on, Sunday or Monday. This will affect how the calendar is laid out in the + Day and Week views. </para> <para> - Weeks start on - This allows you to define what day your week - will start on, Sunday or Monday. This will affect how the - calendar is laid out in the Day and Week views. + Day range - This section lets you choose what time your days will start + and end. Any hours outside the range selected will be shaded on your Day + view. </para> <para> - Day range - This section lets you choose what time your days - will start and end. Any hours outside the range selected will - not be displayed on your Day view. + Colors - This tab allows you to change the default colors used in the + Calendar. There are seven color choices you can customize: Outline, + Headings, Empty days, Appointments, Highlighted day, Day numbers, and + Current day's number. Each choice has a small color selector box next to + it. When you press this box you will be given a color selector dialog in + which you can choose the color you want. Once you have selected a color the + small sample calendar on the right side of the tab will preview your choice. </para> <para> - Colors - This tab allows you to change the default colors used in - the Calendar. There are seven color choices you can customize: - Outline, Headings, Empty days, Appointments, Highlighted day, Day - numbers, and Current day's number. Each choice has a small color - selector box next to it. When you press this box you will be given - a color selector dialog in which you can choose the color you - want. Once you have selected a color the small sample calendar on - the right side of the tab will preview your choice. + Todo List - This tab allows you to define which columns will be shown in the + Todo List in the Day View. You can set the Summary, Due Date, and Priority + columns. </para> <para> - Once you have made the changes to the Calendar Preferences you may - press the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to apply them. + Once you have made the changes to the Calendar Preferences you may press the + <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to apply them. </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="caluse"> <title>Using the GNOME Calendar</title> <para> - Using the GNOME Calendar is quite simple and most tasks can be - performed from any of the major views, Day, Week, Month or - Year. Probably one of the most important features to remember is - that at any time you may right mouse click on a particular day and - add a new appointment. There are many other features which will be - described below in each of the major views. + Using the GNOME Calendar is quite simple and most tasks can be performed + from any of the major views, Day, Week, Month or Year. Probably one of the + most important features to remember is that at any time you may right mouse + click on a particular day and add a new appointment. There are many other + features which will be described below in each of the major views. </para> <sect2 id="calday"> <title>The Day View</title> <para> - The Day tab is probably the most useful view in the GNOME - Calendar as it acts just as a day timer would. On the left of the - tab is the hour listing for the current day. The light grey - coloring in the hour list separates the work hours from the - non-work hours. If you would like to change the work hours - displayed in light grey you can do so in <xref + The Day tab is probably the most useful view in the GNOME Calendar as it + acts just as a day timer would. On the left of the tab is the hour listing + for the current day. The light grey coloring in the hour list separates + the work hours from the non-work hours. If you would like to change the + work hours displayed in light grey you can do so in <xref LinkEnd="calsetup">. </para> <figure> @@ -294,37 +296,35 @@ </para> </tip> <para> - Next to the hours listing in the right hand corner is a small - full month calendar. You may change the month or year of the - small month calendar by pressing the forward and backward arrows - on the top. You may use the small month calendar to navigate the - days as well. Double clicking on any day in the small month - calendar will move the current day view to that particular day. + Next to the hours listing in the top right hand corner is a small full + month calendar. You may change the month or year of the small month + calendar by pressing the forward and backward arrows on the top. You may + use the small month calendar to navigate the days as well. Double clicking + on any day in the small month calendar will move the current day view to + that particular day. </para> <para> - Below the small month calendar is your To-do list. The To-do list - is a simple list where you can keep all your tasks on hand. To - add an item to the To-do list press the - <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. This will launch a small - editing box where you can type in the item. Once you have entered - an item in the To-do list you may use the - <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> to - manage you items. The To-do items are available no matter which - days are displayed in the Day View and can only be deleted with - the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button. + Below the small month calendar is your Todo list. The Todo list is a + simple list where you can keep all your tasks on hand. To add an item to + the Todo list press the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. This will + launch a small editing box where you can type in the item. Once you have + entered an item in the Todo list you may use the + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> to manage your + items. The To-do items are available no matter which days are displayed in + the Day View and can only be deleted with the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> + button. </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="calweek"> <title>The Week View</title> <para> - The Week View shows the current week with detailed descriptions of - your appointments. If you would like to add an appointment any of - the days in the week view you may right mouse click on the day - and select the <guimenuitem>New appointment</guimenuitem> menu - item from the <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may also use - the week view to navigate to particular days in the Day - View. Double-click on any day in the Week View and you will go to - that day in the Day View. + The Week View shows the current week with detailed descriptions of your + appointments. If you would like to add an appointment for any of the days + in the week view, you may right mouse click on the day and select the + <guimenuitem>New appointment</guimenuitem> menu item from the + <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may also use the week view to navigate + to particular days in the Day View. Double-click on any day in the Week + View and you will go to that day in the Day View. </para> <figure> <title>The Week View</title> @@ -346,21 +346,19 @@ <sect2 id="calmonth"> <title>The Month View</title> <para> - The Month View shows the entire month with brief detailed - descriptions of your appointments. The Month View makes use of - the customized colors available in the Calendar. You may read - about how to set these colors in <xref - Linkend="calsetup">. For any day with a brief description of an - appointment you may click on the day to display a detailed - description of the appointment in a pop-up window. If you would - like to add an appointment to a day in the Month View you may - right mouse click on any day and select the <guimenuitem>New - Appointment in this day</guimenuitem> item from the - <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may use the items in the - <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu to navigate in the Day, Week, and - Year views by selecting either <guimenuitem>Jump to this - day</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Jump to this week</guimenuitem>, - or <guimenuitem>Jump to this Year</guimenuitem>. + The Month View shows the entire month with brief detailed descriptions of + your appointments. The Month View makes use of the customized colors + available in the Calendar. You may read about how to set these colors in + <xref Linkend="calsetup">. For any day with a brief description of an + appointment you may click on the day to display a detailed description of + the appointment in a pop-up window. If you would like to add an + appointment to a day in the Month View you may right mouse click on any day + and select the <guimenuitem>New Appointment in this day</guimenuitem> item + from the <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may use the items in the + <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu to navigate in the Day, Week, and Year views + by selecting either <guimenuitem>Jump to this day</guimenuitem>, + <guimenuitem>Jump to this week</guimenuitem>, or <guimenuitem>Jump to this + Year</guimenuitem>. </para> <figure> <title>The Month View</title> @@ -402,19 +400,17 @@ <sect1 id="calappoint"> <title>Making a New Appointment</title> <para> - There are many methods for making a new appointment in the GNOME - Calendar, the easiest by pressing the <guibutton>New</guibutton> - button on the button bar. Whenever you make a new appointment you - will launch the Create New Appointment dialog that allows you to - set the properties of that appointment. The Create New - Appointment dialog is broken into two different tabs, the General - and the Recurrence tabs. + There are many methods for making a new appointment in the GNOME Calendar, + the easiest by pressing the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button on the + button bar. Whenever you make a new appointment you will launch the Create + New Appointment dialog that allows you to set the properties of that + appointment. The Create New Appointment dialog is broken into two + different tabs, the General and the Recurrence tabs. </para> <para> - General - The General tab is the area in which you define when - the appointment is and set reminders for yourself. There are four - different areas on the General tab: Summary, Time, Alarms, and - Classification. + General - The General tab is the area in which you specify the time of the + appointment and set reminders for yourself. There are four different areas + on the General tab: Summary, Time, Alarms, and Classification. <ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet"> <listitem> <para> @@ -425,28 +421,26 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Time - The Time area allows you to set the time range for the - appointment by selecting the date and hours. Beside each start - and end days there is a small selection box named - Calendar. This will bring up a small Calendar when - pressed. You may select the start and end date in the small - calendar. Beside the start and end hours there is a small - button which will display the hours of the day when - pressed. Each hour in the list will have a sub menu displaying - each quarter hour so you may select them. + Time - The Time area allows you to set the time range for the + appointment by selecting the date and hours. To the right of the start + and end days there is a small selection box named Calendar. This will + bring up a small Calendar when pressed. You may select the start and end + date in the small calendar. To the right of the start and end hours + there is a small button which will display the hours of the day when + pressed. Each hour in the list will have a sub menu displaying each + quarter hour so you may select them. The hours are restricted to those + included in the Day Range. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Alarms - The Alarms area allows you to set up an alarm to - remind you of an appointment. There are four different types - of alarms you may use to remind yourself of appointments: - Display, Audio, Program, and Mail. The Display alarm will - display a message on your screen in the time you set. The Audio - alarm will play an audio file in the time you set. The Program - alarm will run a program you specify in the time you set. The - Mail alarm will send email to the user specified in the time - you set. + Alarms - The Alarms area allows you to set up an alarm to remind you of + an appointment. There are four different types of alarms you may use to + remind yourself of appointments: Display, Audio, Program, and Mail. The + Display alarm will display a message on your screen at the time you + set. The Audio alarm will play an audio file at the time you set. The + Program alarm will run a program you specify at the time you set. The + Mail alarm will send email to the user specified at the time you set. </para> </listitem> <!-- <listitem> @@ -457,15 +451,14 @@ </itemizedlist> </para> <para> - Recurrence - The Recurrence tab allows you to specify how often - an appointment should recur, if at all. The first property you - should set if you want a recurring appointment is the Recurrence - rule. You may choose among None, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and - Yearly. For each selection you may adjust the recurrence - properties for your selection. In the Ending date area you may - set a rule which will stop the recurrence of your appointment or - allow it to repeat forever. In the Exceptions area you may make - exceptions to the recurring appointment by selecting the date a + Recurrence - The Recurrence tab allows you to specify how often an + appointment should recur, if at all. The first property you should set if + you want a recurring appointment is the Recurrence rule. You may choose + among None, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly. For each selection you may + adjust the recurrence properties for your selection. In the Ending date + area you may set a rule which will stop the recurrence of your appointment + or allow it to repeat forever. In the Exceptions area you may make + exceptions to the recurring appointment by double-clicking the date and pressing the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. </para> </sect1> |