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index cdbd119790..1772fd57bd 100644
--- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
+++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
<term><guilabel>Composer</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Customizes the composer window's behavior.
+ Customizes the composer's behavior.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
<title>Mail Sources</title>
<para>
The <interface>Mail Sources</interface> tab allows you to
- edit, add, or delete methods of retrieving mail from
+ add, edit, or delete methods of retrieving mail from
servers. Clicking on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or
<guibutton>Edit</guibutton> will bring up a dialog box to
offer you the following options:
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Enter the name of the mail source server in this
- field. If you use an may or may not be the same as your
+ field. Your POP server may or may not be the same as your
<glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm> server.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -221,14 +221,15 @@
listings and check and download mail from all POP servers.
In other words, <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> gets your
mail, no matter how many sources you have, or what types
- they are.
+ they are. You can disable checking mail on accounts in their
+ properties.
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports">
<title>Mail Transports</title>
<para>
- The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you set
+ The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you choose
how you will send mail. <application>Evolution</application> currently supports two
mail transport options: <glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm>, which
uses a remote mail server, and
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@
Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you
will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. You can have
- as many mail servers as you like, of course. News servers
+ as many news servers as you like, of course. News servers
will appear next to your IMAP servers in the
<interface>folder bar</interface>.
</para>
@@ -296,12 +297,12 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
- <guilabel>Mark Messages as Seen After</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Mark Messages as Read After</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem><para>
When you click on a message,
<application>Evolution</application> will wait a
- moment before marking it as seen. You can set the
+ moment before marking it as read. You can set the
delay, in milliseconds, here.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -336,10 +337,8 @@
<guimenuitem>Calendar
Configuration</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Calendar
view. This will open up the
- <interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains four
- tabs: <guilabel>Time display</guilabel>,
- <guilabel>Colors</guilabel>, <guilabel>To Do List</guilabel>
- and <guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
+ <interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains three
+ tabs: <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, <guilabel>Reminders</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
preferences window</interface> is illustrated in <xref
linkend="config-prefs-cal-fig">.
@@ -402,12 +401,12 @@
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 choose to alter that
+ 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 whose color you can set are:
+ <para>The display elements colors you can set are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -459,7 +458,7 @@
<listitem>
<para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is not yet
due:</guilabel> Text color for To-Do list items that are
- not yet due. (Or maybe background color? find out!)
+ not yet due.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -540,10 +539,10 @@
<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. If you leave this box
+ 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. These beeps
- are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms.
+ alert you to events by opening a dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>