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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index c6a252ac78..94c65acfd8 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ <term> <guibutton>Inbox:</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> - The Inbox will show you all of your email. Your Inbox - is also where you can access Evolution's tools to - filter, sort, organize, and search your mail. + Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start + reading your mail. Your Inbox is also where you can + access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and + search your mail. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -169,15 +170,16 @@ </variablelist> </para> <para> - If you don't like the shortcut bar, you can use the menu bar, or - keyboard shortcuts, also called <glossterm linkend="hot-key">hot keys</glossterm>. - They're shown next to their equivalent menu items in the menu - bar. You can also set your own hot keys for functions that don't - have any; this is covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're - using the keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the - <interface>shortcut bar</interface> by selecting <menuchoice> - <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Shortcut - Bar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. + If you don't like the shortcut bar, you can use the folder bar + or the menu bar to navigate. Press + <keycombo action="simul"> + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> + <keycap>O</keycap> + </keycombo> + to choose from a list of folders you'd like to visit, or use the + drop-down folder bar. You can hide and show the folder bar and + the shortcut bar by selecting those items in the + <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu. </para> <tip> @@ -187,7 +189,8 @@ and select <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem>. To add one, select <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Evolution Bar - Shortcut</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> + Shortcut</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. + </para> <para> To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in an empty space on the shortcut bar. From the menu that appears, @@ -206,18 +209,21 @@ like a <glossterm linkend="filetree">file tree</glossterm>— it starts small at the top, and branches downwards. On most computers, there will be three folders at the - base. At the top are your <guilabel>vFolders</guilabel>, or + base. First, and probably most important, is the + <guilabel>Local</guilabel> folder, which holds all the + <application>Evolution</application> data that's stored on your + computer. After that come <guilabel>vFolders</guilabel>, or virtual folders, discussed in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">. After that come any + linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">, followed by any <glossterm linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm> mail folders you - might have available to you over your network. The next folder - is called <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel>, and holds - <glossterm linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> contact directories - stored on a network. The most important one is probably - <guilabel>Local</guilabel>, which you can use to access all the - data that's stored on your computer. If you click on the plus - sign plus sign next to the <guilabel>Local</guilabel> folder, - you'll see the contents: + might have available to you over your network. Lastly, there + are <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel>, <glossterm + linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> contact directories stored on a + network. + </para> + <para> + + A typical <guilabel>Local</guilabel> folder contains the following folders: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> @@ -232,20 +238,35 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Directories</guilabel>, for Internet contact directories. + <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail. </para> </listitem> - <listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Drafts</guilabel>, for messages you started and didn't finish. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail. + <guilabel>Sent</guilabel>, for sent mail. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, which is for drafts of - messages and mail that's already been sent. + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, which is used to store + messages you don't want, but keep around just in case you + change your mind. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, for messages you have written + but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use + <application>Evolution</application> while offline. + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> </para> @@ -273,11 +294,13 @@ <note> <title>Folders Have Limits</title> <para> - 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. + No matter where they exist, calendars must go in + calendar folders, mail in mail folders, and contacts in + contact folders. Network folders follow the same type + restriction, because the network servers are only set up + to handle one kind of information. Within your local + system, though you can folders inside each other, + regardless of type. </para> </note> |