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It - enables you to do those things on one or several computers, - connected directly or over a network, for one person or for - large groups. <application>Evolution</application> can handle - almost all your communications tasks with the power and - flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment. - </para> - <para> - We built <application>Evolution</application> with three groups of - people in mind: everyday users, system administrators, and - developers. - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - For <emphasis>everyday users</emphasis>, we made - <application>Evolution</application> easy to use without - sacrificing power. We made the interface familiar and - intuitive, but also allowed users to customize it to - their liking. We made the setup and configuration as - easy as possible. For any confusion, we wrote a - comprehensive manual and help system. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - For <emphasis>administrators</emphasis>, we made sure - <application>Evolution</application> met and and - exceeded the standards set by currently available - groupware products, and we developed support for most - major network protocols so that it can integrate - seamlessly with existing hardware and network - environments. All of our efforts have made - <application>Evolution</application> both easy to use - and easy to support. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - For <emphasis>developers</emphasis>, we built in - support for open standards and protocols to turn - <application>Evolution</application> into an advanced - development platform. From the simplest scripting to - the most complex network and component programming, - <application>Evolution</application> offers developers - the ideal environment for cutting-edge application - development. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - For all three groups, we did our best to ensure the - safety of data. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - In action, <application>Evolution</application> makes most - daily tasks faster, because we built it to work with you - instead of against you. 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 - much lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate - advanced features like <link - linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolders</link>, which - let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail - folders. - </para> - - </section> - - <section id="aboutbook"> - <title>About This Book</title> - - <!-- ************** FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH FOR DRAFT ONLY ************* --> - <para> - This is a DRAFT of the <application>Evolution</application> - User's Guide. Please send comments on it to - <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. Items that are known to - need action are indicated as such, often with notation like - (INSERT CONTENT HERE). If you have content to add, please - contact me. This paragraph will be removed in later versions - of the manual. - </para> - <!-- ************* END DRAFT ONLY PARAGRAPH ************** --> - - <para> - This book is divided into three sections. The first section is - a <link linkend="usage">guided tour</link>— it will - explain how to use <application>Evolution</application>. If - you are new to <application>Evolution</application> or to - groupware in general, this is the section for you. The second - section, covering <link linkend="config">configuration</link>, - is targeted at advanced users and administrators. If you are - a network administrator, you may find yourself referring to - this section frequently. The third section is a quick <link - linkend="devel">developer's guide</link>, for power users and - hackers. If you want to add advanced scripting to - <application>Evolution</application>, write your own - embeddable components, or simply want to find out just how - powerful <application>Evolution</application> can be, this is - the section for you. - </para> - <para> - Throughout the book, you'll find examples, tips and warnings - to help you along. Most of them are decent, hardworking - pieces of information, and genuinely try to be helpful. Some - of the tips, entitled <emphasis>Bad Ideas</emphasis>, - are, in fact, out to trick you. Please don't follow their - advice, no matter how appealing it may sound. - </para> - <formalpara> - <title>Typographical conventions</title> - <para> - Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography. - It's listed below: - <simplelist> - <member><application>Applications</application></member> - <member><command>Commands</command></member> - <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel>for menu items and buttons</member> - <member>Other text treatments</member> - <member>more info here</member> - </simplelist> - </para> - </formalpara> - </section> - </preface>
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