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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-setup.sgml b/doc/C/usage-setup.sgml index 1290b000bb..3e793fdbcd 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-setup.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-setup.sgml @@ -1,46 +1,126 @@ - <chapter id="usage-setup"> - <title>A Quick Start</title> + <sect2 id="usage-setup"> + <title>Mail Setup</title> <para> - Start <application>Evolution</application> by selecting - <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> from the - <guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu> of the <guimenu>Main - Panel Menu</guimenu>, or by typing - <command>evolution</command> at the command-line. If this is - the first time you have run - <application>Evolution</application>, you'll be asked if you - want help setting up your email preferences. If you don't - plan to use email, or if you'd rather configure your email - preferences later, select <guibutton>No</guibutton>, and it - will go away. You can configure your email preferences later - by selecting SOMETHING from SOME MENU. + The first time you try to send or receive mail with + <application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail + setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you + set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use + email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences + later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>. </para> <para> - If you answer yes, it will guide you through the network - configuration process. It will ask you for the following - information: (FLESH OUT THIS LIST!) + The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm> + will guide you through the network configuration process. It + will ask you for some basic information; your system + administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need. + The mail setup druid is pictured in <xref + linkend="usage-setup-fig">. + +<!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> + + <figure id="usage-setup-fig"> + <title>Mail Setup Druid</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> +<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== --> + + + + The druid will ask you for the following information: <itemizedlist> - <listitem> <para> - Name— Your full name: eg. William Blake - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - UserName— Your user or account name: eg. wblake - </para></listitem> - <listitem><para> - Type of Server— POP vs. SMTP vs.... - </para></listitem> + <listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name— </guilabel> Your + full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>; + Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel> Organization—</guilabel> Any + organization you represent. Leave this blank if you + wish. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File—</guilabel> A text + file appended to any email you send, typically your name + and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be + under three lines of text.</para></listitem> <listitem> <para> - TERM— DESCRIPTION + <guilabel>Mail source type—</guilabel> + <application>Evolution</application> supports two mail + sources: POP servers, the most common email server type, + and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system + administrator which one you use. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - TERM— DESCRIPTION + <guilabel>Server—</guilabel> This should be the + name of your mail server, eg. + mailserver.organization.org + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel> Username— </guilabel>Usually, this is + the part of your email address before the @ character, + and <application>Evolution</application> has selected + that value as the default. If you have a different + username, you can enter it here. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Authentication—</guilabel> Select the + type of authentication you will use. You can click + <guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find + out which authentication protocols your network allows. + </para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Mail Transport—</guilabel> This is the + mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is + the default. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> - </chapter>
\ No newline at end of file + <para> + To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application> + in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set + them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">. + </para> + </sect2> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |