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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml index 26c003442d..e983a2367d 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ 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 + width of the columns by clicking and dragging the grey column dividers. </para> @@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ <listitem><para> <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> deletes a selected card. </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guibutton>Show All</guibutton> Shows all cards. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guibutton>Stop</guibutton> Stop loading card data from the network. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> </para> <para> @@ -88,10 +97,9 @@ the cards to find one that matches. </para> <para> - If there are no matches, the card display will be blank. To - display <emphasis>all</emphasis> of your contacts, you can - leave the <guilabel>Quick Search</guilabel> field blank, and - press enter. + If there are no matches, the card display will be blank. When + you'd like to see all the cards again, press <guilabel>Show + All</guilabel>. </para> <para> The rest of the contact manager is taken up by the display of @@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ <para> To delete a card, click on it once to select it, then press the <guibutton>Delete Card</guibutton> button. If you have - multiple cards selected, you'll delete mutliple cards. + multiple cards selected, you'll delete multiple cards. </para> <para> Adding or changing cards is slightly more complicated. Any @@ -217,7 +225,7 @@ <userinput>Eva Lucianne Tester</userinput>. You'll notice that the <guilabel>File As</guilabel> field also fills up, but in reverse: - <computeroutput>Tester, Lucianne</computeroutput>. + <computeroutput>Tester, Eva</computeroutput>. You can pick <computeroutput>Eva Tester</computeroutput> from the drop-down, or type in your own, such as <userinput>Lucianne @@ -230,7 +238,7 @@ Don't enter something entirely different from the actual name, since you might forget that you've filed Eva's information under "F" for - "Fictitious Helix Code Employees" + "Fictitious Helix Code Employee." </para> </tip> </listitem> @@ -300,13 +308,12 @@ <!-- <para> - Another useful UNIMPLEMENTED - <application>Evolution</application> feature is its ability to - recognize when people live or work together. If several people - in your contact manager share an address, and you change the - address for one of them, <application>Evolution</application> - will ask you if you wish to change the address for all of them, - or just for one. + Another useful <application>Evolution</application> feature is + its ability to recognize when people live or work together. If + several people in your contact manager share an address, and you + change the address for one of them, + <application>Evolution</application> will ask you if you wish to + change the address for all of them, or just for one. </para> --> @@ -333,10 +340,11 @@ <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> - and that you can put new folders anywhere you like. Each - card must be in a folder, and no card can be in two places - at once. If you want more flexibility, try <xref - linkend="usage-contact-organize-group-category"> + and that you can put new folders anywhere you like. Just + like with mail, cards must be in a card folder, and no card + can be in two places at once. If you want more + flexibility, try <xref + linkend="usage-contact-organize-group-category">. </para> <para> To put a card into a folder, just drag it there from the @@ -371,13 +379,18 @@ <!-- FIXME --> Waiting for Evolution to support the operation. </para> + + <!-- FIXME: Feature Not Implemented <para> + If the master list of categories doesn't suit you, you can 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. </para> + --> + </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> @@ -392,7 +405,7 @@ the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a list of vendors and clients that needs constant updating. If you also share your calendars, people can avoid duplicating - work and keep up to date on developments within their workgroup + work and keep up to date on developments within their work-group or across the entire company. </para> @@ -424,19 +437,29 @@ the folder bar, and will work exactly like a local folder of cards, with the following exceptions: <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> They are only available when you are connected to the network. If you use a laptop or have a modem connection, you may wish to copy or cache the network directory and then synchronize your copy with the networked version periodically. </para></listitem> - + <listitem><para> + To prevent excess network traffic, + <application>Evolution</application> will not normally + load the contents of LDAP folders immediately upon + opening. You must click <guilabel>Display + All</guilabel> before LDAP folder cards will be loaded + from the network. You can change this behavior in the + <interface>Contact Preferences</interface> window. + </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - Your ability to view, change, add or delete contacts - depends on the settings of the LDAP server. For example, you may - read all the entries in the public Netcenter directory (available by default in the - <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel> folder), but you may not change or delete - any of them. + Your ability to view, change, add or delete + contacts depends on the settings of the LDAP server. + For example, you may read all the entries in the public + Netcenter directory (available by default in the + <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel> folder), but + you may not change or delete any of them. </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> |