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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update
<application>Evolution</application> than it is to change an
actual paper book. <application>Evolution</application> also
- allows easy synchronization with handheld and remote devices.
+ allows easy synchronization with hand-held and remote devices.
Since <application>Evolution</application> supports most major
network protocols, including <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>, it can
fit into almost any existing network.
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@
<guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. The
contact manager is illustrated in <xref
linkend="usage-contact-fig">. By default, the contact manager
- shows all your cards in alphabetical order, and in a
- <glossterm>minicard</glossterm> format.
+ shows all your cards in alphabetical order, in a
+ <glossterm>minicard</glossterm> format. You can select other
+ views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust the
+ width of the colums by clicking and dragging the grey column
+ dividers.
</para>
@@ -128,8 +131,7 @@
<guilabel>General</guilabel>, for basic contact information,
and <guilabel>Details</guilabel>, for a more specific
description of the person. In addition, it contains a full
- menu bar. FIXME: The contents are still changing rapidly,
- but you should be able to guess what they're for.
+ menu bar, which is still evolving rapidly. <!-- FIXME -->
</para>
<figure id="usage-contact-editor-fig">
@@ -141,17 +143,17 @@
</screenshot>
</figure>
- <para>
- The <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab contains no less
+ <para> The <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab contains no less
than seven sections, each with an icon: a face, for name and
company; a telephone for phone numbers; an envelope for email
- address; a house for postal address; a handshake for contacts
- (FIXME: I don't understand this feature, and the button
- doesn't do anything yet.); and a briefcase for categories.
- You can guess what sort of information belongs in fields like
- <guilabel>Job Title</guilabel> and <guilabel>Web page
- address</guilabel>, but there are several parts of the window
- that are a little more interesting. </para> <para>
+ address; a house for postal address; a file folder for
+ contacts, and a briefcase for categories. You can guess what
+ sort of information belongs in fields like <guilabel>Job
+ Title</guilabel> and <guilabel>Web page address</guilabel>,
+ but there are several parts of the window that are a little
+ more interesting.
+ </para>
+ <para>
<guilabel>Categories</guilabel> feature, which is discussed in
<xref linkend="usage-contact-organize">, there are a few
things you'll want to know about: the first of these is the
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@
square button for the list of labels, any that you've already
filled in will be marked. </para>
- <!-- FIXME: do this whole thing later.
+ <!-- FIXME: do this whole thing right before release 0.4! FIXME.
<variablelist>
<listitem>
<term>
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@
add your own. Just enter the new category's name in the
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.)
+ window that appears.
</para>
<tip id="usage-contact-categories-multiple">
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@
<para>
To begin sharing a folder of address cards, wait until
<application>Evolution</application> supports this
- feature. (FIXME!)
+ feature. <!-- FIXME -->
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -460,12 +462,14 @@
<application>Evolution</application> will fill in addresses
from your contact manager's address cards if you let it. In
addition to that, you can send email to everyone in a
- particular group by (FIXME: wait for feature implementation,
- then document). Future versions of
- <application>Evolution</application> will allow you to you
- export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, database, or word
- processor so you can print address labels or prepare large
- postal mailings.
+ particular group.
+ </para>
+ <!-- FIXME this feature not yet implemented -->
+ <para>
+ Future versions of <application>Evolution</application> will
+ allow you to you export a group of cards to a spreadsheet,
+ database, or word processor so you can print address labels
+ or prepare large postal mailings.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-contact-automation-extra">