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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml index 88b7db86eb..16edcf15ca 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <listitem> <para> It supports multiple mail sources, including IMAP, POP3, - and local mbox files. + and local <filename>mbox</filename> files. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -125,17 +125,18 @@ <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach"> <title>Attachments, HTML Mail, and Live Documents</title> <para> - If you receive a file attached to an email, - <application>Evolution</application> will display it at the - bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, HTML, - and most images will be displayed in the message itself. - For other files, <application>Evolution</application> will - provide a link and icon at the end of the message. Click on - that, and <application>Evolution</application> will ask you - where you want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and - saved the file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just - like any other, using <application>Nautilus</application> or - your favorite shell or file manager. + If someone sends you a file attached to an email (an + "attachment"), <application>Evolution</application> will + display the file at the bottom of the message to which it's + attached. Text, HTML, and most images will be displayed in + the message itself. For other files, + <application>Evolution</application> will provide a link and + icon at the end of the message. Click on that, and + <application>Evolution</application> will ask you where you + want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and saved the + file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just like any + other, using <application>Nautilus</application> or your + favorite shell or file manager. </para> <para> @@ -235,8 +236,17 @@ feature, once it is decided upon). --> If you enter a name or nickname that can go with more than one card, Evolution will open a dialog box to ask you which person you meant. - <!-- (QUESTION: will users be able to drag & drop address cards - to send email?). --> For more information about using email + </para> + <para> + Alternately, you can click on the + <guibutton>To:</guibutton>, <guibutton>Cc:</guibutton>, or + <guibutton>Bcc:</guibutton> buttons to get a list of email + addresses. Click the checkboxes next to the addresses, then + click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and the address will be + added to the appropriate form field. + </para> + <para> + For more information about using email together with the contact manager and the calendar, see <xref linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref linkend="usage-calendar-apts-group">. @@ -265,7 +275,7 @@ She puts her co-worker, Tim, in the in the <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> field, so that he know what's going on. The client can see that Tim also - recieved the message, and know that they can talk to + recieved the message, and knows that he can talk to Tim about the message as well. </para> </example> @@ -279,20 +289,21 @@ <guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field get the message, but nobody else sees their email address. They will still see the list of addresses from the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> - and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields. + and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, though. <example id="ex-mail-bcc"> <title>Using the Bcc: field</title> <para> - Tim is sending out a message to all of his company's - clients, some of whom are in competition with each - other, and all of whom value their privacy. If he - puts every address from his address book's "Clients" + Tim is sending an email announcement to all of his + company's clients, some of whom are in competition + with each other, and all of whom value their + privacy. He needs to use the + <guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field here. If he puts + every address from his address book's "Clients" category into the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> or - <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll have made the - <emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list public. - Don't assume it won't happen to you; I got careless - one day and did it myself. + <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll make the + company's <emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list + public. Don't assume it won't happen to you! </para> </example> </para> @@ -383,9 +394,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> If you format a message with HTML, but do not have <guilabel>Send Messages as HTML</guilabel> enabled in your mail settings, the composer will remove your text styles. - It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. It will - do the same thing for any individuals in your address book - whom you have marked as preferring not to receive HTML. + It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. The + same is true for individuals in your address book whom you + have not marked as wanting to receive HTML mail. </para> </note> <para> @@ -404,7 +415,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <term>Headers and lists</term> <listitem> <para> - Choose <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default + Choose <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for a default text style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through <guilabel>Header 6</guilabel> for varying sizes of header. You can also select @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <listitem> <para> <itemizedlist mark="none"> - <listitem><para><guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text</para></listitem> + <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> @@ -488,18 +499,24 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> of characters, and not "make this text bold," as an HTML composition tool or text editor would. </para> - </note> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach"> - <title>Attachments</title> - <para> - If you want to attach a file to your email message, just - click the button with a paper clip on it, labelled - <guibutton>Attach</guibutton>. - <application>Evolution</application> will then ask you to - select the file. Do so, and then send the message. Be - aware that big attachments can take a long time to - download. + </note> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach"> + <title>Attachments</title> + <para> + If you want to attach a file to your email message, you + can drag it from your desktop into the message window, or + click the button in the toolbar with a paper clip on it, + labelled <guibutton>Attach</guibutton>. If you click the + <guibutton>Attach</guibutton> button, + <application>Evolution</application> will open a file + selection dialog box, to ask you which file you want to + send. Select the file and click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. + </para> + <para> + When you send the message, a copy of the file will + go with it. Be aware that big attachments can take a long + time to download. </para> </sect3> @@ -527,7 +544,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> works in much the same way. It's particularly useful if you have received a message and you think someone else would like to see it. You can forward a message as an attachment - to a new message (this is the default way of forwarding) or + to a new message (this is the default) or you can send it <glossterm>inline</glossterm> as a quoted portion of the message you are sending. Attachment forwarding is best if you want to send the full, unaltered @@ -542,9 +559,10 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> To forward a message, first make sure it is selected by clicking it once in the message list. Then, press <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> on the toolbar, or select - SOMETHING. To forward a message + <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem> from the + <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu. To forward a message <glossterm>inline</glossterm> instead of attached, select - <guimenuitem>Forward Inline </guimenuitem> from the + <guimenuitem>Forward Inline</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu. Choose an addressee as you would when sending a new message; the subject will already be entered, but you can alter it. Enter your comments on @@ -607,7 +625,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <listitem> <para> When you reply or forward, include just enough of - the previous message to provide context. Not too + the previous message to provide context: not too much, not too little. </para> </listitem> @@ -646,10 +664,12 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <note> <title>Folders have Limits</title> <para> - A folder can hold mail, calendars, or address cards, but - you can't mix them up. Also, an email message can be in - only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real - folders. If you need more flexibility, try vFolders. + You can always place a folder inside other folders, + regardless of folder type. However, calendars, + contacts, and mail can't go into the same + folder. Calendars have to go in calendar folders, mail + in mail folders, and contacts in contact folders. + FIXME: should this go in a different section? </para> </note> </para> @@ -741,8 +761,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> they have sent, find filters especially helpful to seperate personal from list-related mail, but they're good for anybody who gets more than a few messages a day. To create a filter, - go to your <interface>Inbox</interface>. Then select - <guimenuitem>Filter Assistant</guimenuitem> from the + select <guimenuitem>Filter Assistant</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu. This will bring up a window which will guide you through filter creation. The <interface>filter assistant</interface> is shown in <xref |