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<sect1 id="usage-mail-getnsend">
<title>Reading, Getting and Sending Mail</title>
+
<sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-read">
<title>Reading Mail</title>
<para>
@@ -55,161 +56,37 @@
<guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. By
default, the <interface>Inbox</interface> is open when you
start <application>Evolution</application>, and the first
- time you see your inbox, there's a message in it from Helix
+ time you see your Inbox, there's a message in it from Helix
Code welcoming you to the application.
</para>
<para>
- The first time you open your
- <application>Evolution</application>
- <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, you will see a window like the one
- in <xref linkend="usage-mail-intro-fig">, with a message from
- Helix Code in the <interface>message list</interface>. The
- message is displayed below that, in the <interface>view
- pane</interface>. If you find the <interface>view
- pane</interface> too small, you can double-click on the
- message in the <interface>message list</interface> to have it
- open in a new window. As is the case with folders, you can
- right-click on messages in the message list and get a menu of
- possible actions:
- <variablelist>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Open in New Window</guimenuitem> </term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to view the message in
- a new <application>Evolution</application>
- window.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Edit Message</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- This item is available only for messages and drafts
- that you have written. Select it to open the message
- composer and make changes to the message.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ The <application>Evolution</application>
+ <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, should look like the one in <xref
+ linkend="usage-mail-intro-fig">, which has a message from
+ Helix Code. The message summary appears at the top, in the
+ <interface>message list</interface>. The message itself is
+ displayed below that, in the <interface>view pane</interface>.
+ If you find the <interface>view pane</interface> too small,
+ you can double-click on the message in the <interface>message
+ list</interface> to have it open in a new window. Just like
+ with folders, you can right-click on messages in the message
+ list and get a menu of possible actions.
+ </para>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Print Message</guimenuitem> </term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to print a message.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Reply to Sender</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Use this item to reply only to the author of the message.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ <!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig">
+ <title>Evolution Mail</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mail-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Reply to All</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Send a reply to the author of the message
- and to all others on the recipient list. See <xref
- linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-send-reply"> for more information.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Forward Message</guimenuitem> </term>
- <listitem><para>
- Send the message on to another person.
- See <xref linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-fwd"> for
- information about how to use the Forward feature.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Delete Message</guimenuitem> </term>
- <listitem><para>
- Mark the message for deletion. Choose <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> to delete marked messages permanently.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Move Message</guimenuitem> </term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to move the message to another folder.
- This will open a dialog to let you choose the destination
- from a folder tree.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>vFolder for Subject</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to create a pre-fabricated vFolder based on
- the current message's Subject line.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>vFolder for Sender</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to create a pre-fabricated vFolder based on
- who sent the current message.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>vFolder for Recipients</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to create a pre-fabricated vFolder based on
- who the recipients are.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Filter for Subject</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to create a pre-fabricated filter based on
- the current message's Subject line.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Filter for Sender</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to create a pre-fabricated filter based on
- who sent the current message.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Filter for Recipients</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Select this item to create a pre-fabricated filter based on
- who the recipients are.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
-
- <note id="usage-mail-listorder">
- <title>The Order of the Message List</title>
- <para>
- You can also select the order in which messages appear in
- that list. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click on the
- bars with those labels at the top of the message list. If
- you click twice, you'll sort them in reverse order.
- </para>
- <para>
- Aside from sorting the messages, you can opt to have the
- messages threaded. Select <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Threaded Message
- List</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to turn the threaded view
- on or off. If the option selected,
- <application>Evolution</application> will attempt to
- associate related messages by using the
- <systemitem>References</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>In-Reply-To</systemitem>, and
- <systemitem>Subject</systemitem> message headers. Messages
- which are related are then placed next to each other, so
- that it's easier to follow the thread of a conversation from
- message to message.
- </para>
- </note>
<para>
Other actions you can perform are listed, appropriately, in
the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu in the menu bar:
@@ -249,6 +126,35 @@
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
+ <sect3 id="usage-mail-listorder">
+ <title>Sorting the message list</title>
+ <para>
+ You can also select the order in which messages appear in
+ that list. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click on the
+ bars with those labels at the top of the message list. If
+ you click twice, you'll sort them in reverse order.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Aside from sorting the messages, you can opt to have the
+ messages threaded. Select <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Threaded Message
+ List</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to turn the threaded view
+ on or off. If the option selected,
+ <application>Evolution</application> will attempt to
+ associate related messages by using the
+ <systemitem>References</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>In-Reply-To</systemitem>, and
+ <systemitem>Subject</systemitem> message headers. Messages
+ which are related are then placed next to each other, so
+ that it's easier to follow the thread of a conversation from
+ message to message.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get">
+ <title>Checking Mail</title>
+
<para>
Now that you've had a look around the
<interface>Inbox</interface>, select the welcome message in
@@ -263,22 +169,8 @@
marked as deleted. At some point in the future, this feature
will change to something a little less counter-intuitive.
</para>
- <!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
-
- <figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig">
- <title>Evolution Mail</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
- <graphic fileref="fig/mail-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get">
- <title>Checking Mail</title>
<para>
To check your email, just click <guibutton>Get
mail</guibutton> in the toolbar. If this is the first time
@@ -620,18 +512,10 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<term><guimenuitem>Find Regex</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Regular expressions, often called "regex" for short,
- are a powerful way of expressing complicated
- statements using metacharacters or wildcard symbols.
- For example, the statement
- <userinput>fly*so[a|u]p</userinput> means "any
- phrase beginning with 'fly' and ending in 'soup' or
- 'soap'", so you'd find both "fly in my soup" and
- "fly in my soap." There's not room here to go into
- depth here, but if you want, have a look at the
- documentation for the <command>grep</command>
- command.
- </para></listitem>
+ Perform a search for a <glossterm>regular
+ expression</glossterm>, or "regex."
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>