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diff --git a/help/C/menuref.xml b/help/C/menuref.xml index a88dc9962a..f3cbab4a5f 100644 --- a/help/C/menuref.xml +++ b/help/C/menuref.xml @@ -15,25 +15,128 @@ <note id="shortcuts"> <title>Custom Keyboard Shortcuts</title> <para> - If you have set custom keyboard shortcuts for your desktop, (you can - do this the control center: select - <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> - from your menu panel), they may interfere with Evolution keyboard - shortcuts. -</para> -<para> - For example, if you have chosen Emacs-style key bindings for your - desktop-wide text editor, the shortcut + As of GNOME 2.0, custom keyboard shortcuts lose out to keyboard + shortcuts as defined in application menus. For example, even if you have + chosen Emacs-style keybindings, the +<keycombo> +<keycap>Ctrl</keycap> +<keycap>A</keycap> +</keycombo> shortcut +select the entire message (as noted in in +<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Select +All</guimenuitem></menuchoice>), not go to the beginning of a line, as it would in Emacs. + </para> + + <para> + Keybindings that are not overridden by menu definitions are not affected. For example, <keycombo action="simul"> <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> - <keycap>W</keycap> + <keycap>K</keycap> </keycombo> - will act as "Cut region" rather than as "Close Window" in the - message composer. + still acts as "cut line." +</para> + +<para> + To change keybinding settings, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Personal + Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> + from your menu panel and double-click the +<guiicon>Shortcuts</guiicon> icon. </para> + </note> +<sect1 id="commandline"> + <title>Command Line Options</title> + <para> + Evolution is primarily a graphical (GUI) tool, but it has a few + command-line flags and options you may want to use. + </para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Force Evolution to Quit</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Earlier versions of Evolution shipped with a "killev" + script to halt all Evolution processes. Evolution 1.4 uses + the --force-shutdown flag instead. If Evolution has + stopped responding, try runing the command <command>evolution-1.4 + --force-shutdown</command>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Handling Mailto Links with a Subject</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Evolution handles mailto links from browsers. If you use + Galeon, you can set the mail handler by selecting + <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Personal + Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and double-clicking the <guiicon>File + Associations</guiicon> icon. + </para> + <para> + For other browsers or applications, enter your custom + email handler as the command <userinput>evolution-1.4 "%s"</userinput> </para> + <para> + To create a preformed subject, enter the command like so: + <command>evolution-1.4 mailto:address@isp.com?subject="Subject of Message"</command> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + + + <varlistentry> + <term> Disable splash screen</term> + <listitem> + <para> + If you dislike the splash screen, add the flag + <userinput>--no-splash.</userinput> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Start Online or Offline</term> + <listitem> + <para> + To start in online mode or in offline mode, add the <userinput>--offline</userinput> + or <userinput>--online</userinput> flag to the command line. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Capture Debugging Output</term> + <listitem> + <para> + To gather debugging information for a bug report, run + Evolution with the flag + <userinput>--debug=filename.txt</userinput>. All debugging output + will go to the file name you choose. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Additional Command Line Help</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Run <command>evolution --help</command> or + <command>evolution -?</command> to get a long listing of + additional options, most of which are available for all GNOME + applications. To get a short syntax summary, run the command + <command>evolution-1.4 --usage</command>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + +</sect1> <sect1 id="quickref-open"> |