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</para>
</formalpara>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="ui-intro">
+ <title>Evolution Interface Introduction</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> follows a consistent UI. This means
+ that in each component, you will find many UI characteristics the same as
+ others components.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure id="preface-basic-interface">
+ <title>Evolution's Interface</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mainwindow-pic.png" srccredit="Kevin Breit">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-1.png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <guilabel>Menubar</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Menubar</guilabel> gives you access to nearly all the
+ features that can be found in <application>Evolution</application>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-2.png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> gives you fast and easy access to the
+ most used features in each component.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-3.png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> lets you go to your favorite
+ components with a click of a button. You can even add your favorite
+ folders to the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-4.png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Periodically, <application>Evolution</application> will need to quietly
+ display a message, or tell you the progress of something. This most
+ often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress
+ queues are shown here, in the <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-5.png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> lets you search through your email
+ with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="commontasks">
<title>Quick Reference for Common Tasks</title>
<para>
- You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall
- next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of
- the things you'll want to do with
- <application>Evolution</application>. Read <xref
- linkend="menuref"> if you would like a complete list of
- keyboard shortcuts for menu commands.
+ You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall
+ next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of
+ the things you'll want to do with
+ <application>Evolution</application>. Read <xref linkend="menuref"> if
+ you would like a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for menu commands.
</para>
-
+
<sect2 id="quickref-newthings">
<title>Opening or Creating Anything</title>
<para>
-
+
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -415,7 +485,7 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
-
+
</para>
</sect2>