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diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index fa03971fc9..839dbdcb93 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -1,112 +1,10 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> --> - <preface id="introduction"> -<!-- =============Introduction ============================= --> - <title>Introduction</title> - - <sect1 id="what"> - <title>What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title> - <para> - Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible; - it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be - <emphasis>informed</emphasis>. - <application>Evolution</application>'s goal is to make the - tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving your personal - information easier, so you can work and communicate with - others. That is, it's a highly evolved <glossterm - linkend="groupware">groupware</glossterm> program, an integral - part of the Internet-connected desktop. - </para> - <para> - Without all the hot air, that means it's a tool to help you - get your work done. - </para> - <para> - Because it's part of the GNOME project, - <application>Evolution</application> is Free Software. The - program and its source code are released under the terms of - the GNU <ulink type="help" url="gnome-help:gpl"><citetitle>General - Public License (GPL)</citetitle></ulink>, and the - documentation falls under the <ulink type="help" - url="gnome-help:fdl"><citetitle>Free Documentation - License</citetitle></ulink> (FDL). For more information about - the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software Foundation's - website at <ulink - url="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</ulink>. - </para> - - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> can help you work in a - group by handling email, address and other contact - information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one - or several computers, connected directly or over a network, - for one person or for large groups. - </para> - <para> - The <application>Evolution</application> project has four - central goals: - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy - to use</emphasis>. In other words, it needs a familiar - and intuitive interface that users can customize to their - liking, and users should have access to shortcuts for - complex tasks. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> must meet and - exceed the standards set by other groupware products. - It must include support for major network <glossterm - linkend="protocol">protocols</glossterm> so that it can - integrate seamlessly with existing hardware and network - environments. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The project must support open standards and be open to - expansion, so that it can become a development platform - as well as an application. From the simplest scripting - to the most complex network and component programming, - <application>Evolution</application> must offer - developers an environment for cutting-edge application - development. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application> - must not lose mail, corrupt mailbox files or other data, - execute arbitrary <glossterm - linkend="script">scripts</glossterm>, or delete files from - your hard disk. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most - daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two - clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you - by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment. - <application>Evolution</application> makes displays faster and - more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is - lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate advanced - features like <link linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders"> - Virtual Folders</link>, which let you save searches as though - they were ordinary mail folders. - </para> - - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="aboutbook"> - <title>About This Book</title> + <title>About this Book</title> + <sect1 id="organization"> + <title>Organization</title> <para> This book is divided into two parts, with several appendices. The first part is a <link linkend="usage">guided @@ -119,14 +17,16 @@ <application>Evolution</application> looks or acts can benefit from reading it. </para> - <formalpara> + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="typography"> <title>Typographical conventions</title> <para> - Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography: + In this book, we'll mark some words with special typography: <simplelist> <member><application>Applications</application></member> - <member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member> - <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for interface items</member> + <member><command>Commands</command> you type at the command line</member> + <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for </member> <member> Menu selections look like this: <menuchoice> @@ -153,7 +53,7 @@ <example> <title>Example Example</title> <para> - This is what an example looks like. + This is what an example looks like. </para> </example> @@ -164,7 +64,6 @@ </para> </warning> </para> - </formalpara> - </sect1> + </sect1> </preface> |