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diff --git a/help/C/preface.xml b/help/C/preface.xml index 2518c67bea..ef803c9049 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.xml +++ b/help/C/preface.xml @@ -3,87 +3,24 @@ <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 - tour</link>, which will explain how to use - Evolution. If you are new to - Evolution or to groupware in - general, this section is for you. The second section, covering - <link linkend="config">configuration</link>, is targeted at - more advanced users, but anyone who wants to change the way - Evolution looks or acts can benefit - from reading it. + The first part of this book is a <link linkend="usage">guided + tour</link>, which will explain how to use Evolution. If you + are new to Evolution or to groupware in general, this section is + for you. The second section, covering <link + linkend="config">configuration</link>, is targeted at more + advanced users, but anyone who wants to change the way Evolution + looks or acts can benefit from reading it. </para> </sect1> - <sect1 id="typography"> - <title>Typographical conventions</title> - <para> - In this book, we'll mark some words with special typography: - <simplelist> - <member><command>Commands</command> you type at the command line</member> - - <member> Menu selections look like this: - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Menu</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>Submenu</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Menu Item</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </member> - <member><guilabel>Buttons and item labels</guilabel> in the user interface</member> - <member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></member> - <member><command>File names or text output from the computer</command></member> - <member><glossterm linkend="apx-gloss">Words</glossterm> - that are defined in the <xref linkend="apx-gloss"/>.</member> - </simplelist> -</para> -<para> -We'll provide assorted bits of additional information in tips set off from the rest of the book, as well. - - <tip id="example-tip"> - <title>Tip</title> - <para> - Tips and bits of extra information will look like - this. - </para> - </tip> -</para> - -<para> -Examples are also set off from the rest of the text. They look like this: - - <example> - <title>Example Example</title> - <para> - This is what an example looks like. We'll provide - examples for some of the more complicated tasks you - might be performing. - </para> - </example> -</para> -<para> - Lastly, we'll have warnings, in cases where you should be careful: - - <warning id="example-warning"> - <title>Example Warning</title> - <para> - This is what a warning looks like. If there's a chance - you'll run into trouble, we'll warn you beforehand. - </para> - </warning> - </para> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="other-help"> <title>Additional Help Sources</title> <para> You can find additional help in three places. For information about command-line options, open a terminal window and type - <command> man evolution</command> or <command>evolution - --help</command>. For support, late-breaking news, and errata, - visit the Ximian support center at <ulink - url="http://support.ximian.com">support.ximian.com</ulink>. + <command>evolution --help</command>. For support, + late-breaking news, and errata, visit the Novell support center at + <ulink url="http://support.novell.com">support.novell.com</ulink>. </para> </sect1> @@ -102,9 +39,14 @@ Examples are also set off from the rest of the text. They look like this: <term>Junk Mail (Spam) Filtering</term> <listitem> <para> - Novell Evolution &appversion; uses the same font - smoothing technology as the rest of your GNOME 2 - desktop. + Novell Evolution &appversion; includes trainable + Bayesian junk mail filters. When you get mail you + don't want, click the <guilabel>Junk</guilabel> button + in the toolbar. Check your <guilabel>Junk + Mail</guilabel> folder periodically to see if it's + filtered out anything you want to keep, and mark it as + <guilabel>Not Junk.</guilabel> As you correct the + filter, it will become more effective. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -116,12 +58,12 @@ Examples are also set off from the rest of the text. They look like this: Now you can access GroupWise servers as well as IMAP and POP mail servers, with no additional installation required. Connection to Microsoft Exchange 2000 and - 2003 servers is possible with the Evolution Connector. + 2003 servers is possible with the Evolution Connector, + now available at no charge and under the GPL license. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> <term>User Interface Updates</term> <listitem> @@ -151,9 +93,8 @@ Examples are also set off from the rest of the text. They look like this: <para> The <command>~/evolution/</command> directory has been moved to - <command>~/.evolution</command>, and therefore - normally tucked out of sight in most directory - listings. + <command>~/.evolution</command>, keeping it + out of sight in most cases. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -185,18 +126,27 @@ Examples are also set off from the rest of the text. They look like this: <term>Default Browsers</term> <listitem> <para> - To set the browser that opens when you click a link in - an email, open the GNOME preferences tool - (<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Personal Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> - or <command>gnome-control-center</command>) and start the - <guilabel>File Associations</guilabel> tool. There, look under - <guilabel>Internet Services</guilabel>, select - <guilabel>World wide web (http)</guilabel>, and select - the browser of your choice. If you wish to use a + To set the browser used for links from email addresses, + open the GNOME preferences tool + (<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Personal + Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> + or <command>gnome-control-center</command>) and click + <guilabel>File Associations</guilabel>. On some systems, + this may be called <guilabel>MIME Types</guilabel> or + <guilabel>Default Applications</guilabel>. + </para> + <para> + In the <guilabel>File Associations</guilabel> tool, go to the + <guilabel>Internet Services</guilabel> section and click + <guilabel>World wide web (http)</guilabel>, then select + the browser of your choice. If you wish to use a browser other than the ones suggested, you will need to - enter the full shell command. For example you might use - <userinput>mybrowser "%s"</userinput> to start the - mybrowser program at the right page. + enter a complete shell command, rather than just the + browser name: <userinput>mybrowser + `%s`</userinput> rather than + <guilabel>My Browser</guilabel>. + Some systems may require you to set the browser used for + https:// links seperately. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -218,15 +168,23 @@ Examples are also set off from the rest of the text. They look like this: list. </para> <para> + If you are using KDE, you can also set Evolution as the + default through the KDE control center. Go to the + <guilabel>KDE Components</guilabel> section and select + <guilabel>Component Chooser</guilabel>, then + <guilabel>Email Client</guilabel>. Click the + <guilabel>Use a different email client</guilabel> option + and enter <userinput>evolution `%s`</userinput>. + </para> + <para> For applications such as Mozilla and Netscape, which do not use the GNOME preference tools, you will need to find the protocol handler preference tool for that application and enter <userinput>evolution - "%s"</userinput> as your choice for handling mailto links. + `%s`</userinput> as your choice for handling mailto links. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> - </sect1> - + </sect1>
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