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To set your calendar preferences, select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Calendar
- Configuration</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Calendar
+ Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Calendar
view. This will open up the
- <interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains three
- tabs: <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, <guilabel>Reminders</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
+ <interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains four
+ tabs: <guilabel>General</guilabel>, <guilabel>Display</guilabel>, <guilabel>Task List</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Other</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
preferences window</interface> is illustrated in <xref
linkend="config-prefs-cal-fig">.
@@ -439,13 +439,21 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143
<!-- ==============End of Figure================-->
</para>
- <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-time">
- <title>Time Display Settings</title>
+ <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-general">
+ <title>Calendar's General Settings</title>
<para>
The <guilabel>Time display</guilabel> tab lets you set the
following:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>Time zone</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The city you're located in, to judge your time zone.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term>Time format</term>
<listitem>
<para>You may choose between twelve-hour (AM/PM) and
@@ -455,198 +463,168 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Weeks start on</term>
+ <term>Work Week</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When does your work day start, and when does it end?
+ In the day and week views,
+ <application>Evolution</application> displays all the
+ hours in the range you select here, even if there are
+ no appointments for those times. Of course, you can
+ still schedule an appointment outside of these hours,
+ and if you do, the display will be extended to show
+ it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>First day of the week</term>
<listitem>
<para>You can set weeks to start on Sunday or on Monday.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Day range</term>
+ <term>Start of day</term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- When does your work day start, and when does it end?
- In the day and week views,
- <application>Evolution</application> displays all the
- hours in the range you select here, even if there are
- no appointments for those times. Of course, you can
- still schedule an appointment outside of these hours,
- and if you do, the display will be extended to show
- it.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Says what time of the day your weekday starts. This will show all times till the end of the day, regardless of there is an appointment during the time period.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>End of day</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sets the time the day ends at.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-color">
- <title>Calendar Colors</title>
+ <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-display">
+ <title>Display</title>
<para>
- The <interface>colors tab</interface> allows you to decide
- what color your calendar will be. The tab consists of a
- sample calendar on the right and a list of ten items that can
- be colored in different ways. If you click on the color
- button to the right of each item, you will bring up a
- color-selector window where you can alter that
- color. By clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the color
- selection dialog, you can see the results of the color on the
- sample calendar.
- </para>
- <para>The display elements colors you can set are:
+ The <interface>Display</interface> section lets you configure some visual properties of the calendar.
+ </para>
+ <para>The display properties you can set are:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Time divisions</term>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Outline:</guilabel> The lines between days
- and at the top of the display.
+ Sets the increments shown on the daily view in the calendar. You can set this to be:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 5 minutes
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 10 minutes
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 15 minutes
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 30 minutes
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 60 minutes
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
- <listitem>
- <para> <guilabel>Headings:</guilabel> Text color for day
- and month names and other headings.
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Show appointment end times in week and month views</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If there is space, <application>Evolution</application> will show the end times in the week and month views for each appointment.
</para>
</listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Compress weekends in month view</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If checked, your weekends will be shown in one box, instead of one for each day in the month view.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
- <listitem>
- <para> <guilabel>Empty days:</guilabel> This is the
- background color for any time slots in which you have no appointments.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Appointments:</guilabel> This is the
- background color for any time slots in which you have appointments.
- </para>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Show week numbers in date navigator</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This will show the week numbers next to the respective weeks in the calendar.
+ </para>
</listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para> <guilabel>Highlighted day:</guilabel> The
- background color for a selected time slot.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Day numbers:</guilabel> Text color for date numbers.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Current day's number:</guilabel> Text color for today's date.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is not yet
- due:</guilabel> Text color for To-Do list items that are
- not yet due.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
-
- <listitem>
- <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is due today:</guilabel>
- Text color for today's tasks.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is overdue:</guilabel>
- Text color for overdue tasks.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-todo">
- <title>To Do List Settings</title>
+ <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-tasklist">
+ <title>Task List Settings</title>
<para>
You can choose what information the To Do list displays and the
- way it is displayed. The two areas of the <interface>To Do
- List</interface> tab offer several options each:
+ way it is displayed.
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Show on To Do List</term>
+ <term>Tasks due today</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This box contains three items. If you select the
- check boxes next to them, that information will appear
- in the To Do list for each task it contains:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Due Date</guilabel></para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Time Until Due</guilabel></para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Priority</guilabel></para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
+ Configures what color to set your tasks that are due today to.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Style Options</term>
+ <term>Overdue tasks</term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Select among the following checkboxes to determine
- how your To Do list will look:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Highlight overdue items</guilabel></para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Highlight items due today</guilabel></para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Highlight not yet due items</guilabel></para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Configures what color to set your overdue items to.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-alarms">
- <title>Alarms Settings</title>
- <para>
- The <interface>alarms tab</interface> enables you to select from three boxes:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Beep on display alarms</guilabel>: select
- this box to have <application>Evolution</application> beep
- at you for any alarms you have set. These beeps
- are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms. If you leave this box
- unchecked, <application>Evolution</application> will only
- alert you to events by opening a dialog box.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Audio alarms timeout after: </guilabel>
- Select this button to have your audio alarms stop
- automatically after a certain number of seconds. </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Enable snoozing for:</guilabel> If you
- would like to have the option to tell
- <application>Evolution</application> to repeat an alarm in
- a few minutes, select this button and decide how long
- you'd like it to wait.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-other">
+ <title>Other Calendar Settings</title>
+ <para>
+ This configures miscellaneous items for the calendar and todo list's functionality.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Ask for confirmation when deleting items</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When you delete an item in either the Task List or the Calendar, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to delete the item.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create new appointments with a default reminder</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ All your appointments will be created using a default reminder enabled. You can still change what way you are reminded though. If enabled, you can then set the time before your appointment to be reminded.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
-
</sect1>
<sect1 id="config-prefs-contact">