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+<!-- UNCOMMENT FOR VALIDATION ONLY:
+ <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
+-->
<chapter id="usage-calendar">
<title>The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire</title>
@@ -27,14 +30,11 @@
<title>Ways of Looking at your Calendar</title>
<para>
You can view your calendar by the day, by the week, by the
- month, or by the year. To do so, use the calendar-shaped
- buttons on the right side of the toolbar.
- </para>
- <para>
- Describe the less-obvious differences among the views of time
- here.
+ month, or by the year; press the calendar-shaped buttons on the
+ right side of the toolbar to switch between views.
</para>
+
<!-- ############### FIXME FIXME FIXME ############
Feature not yet implemented, and may not be implemented due to
lack of time, resources, and interest.
@@ -45,11 +45,8 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<guimenuitem>GUIMENUITEM</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>GUIMENU</guimenu>.
</para>
--->
- <para>
- Describe the ways that different calendars can work here, and
- how the different calendars work together.
- </para>
+################ END FIXME AREA ################## -->
+
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-calendar-apts">
<title>Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar</title>
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
In addition, you can use
<application>Evolution</application> to mark a meeting
- request on another person's calendar. To do so, first
+ request on another person's calendar. To do it, first
select <guimenuitem>New Appointment</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>MENU</guimenu>, or press <keysym>KEYSYM</keysym>
to bring up the <interface>new event</interface> window.
@@ -206,6 +203,58 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
</sect2>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="usage-calendar-todo">
+ <title>The To-Do List</title>
+ <para>
+ The to-do list, located in the lower right corner of the
+ calendar, lets you keep a list of tasks seperate from your
+ calendar events. Tasks are colored by priority and due-date
+ (see <xref linkend="config-prefs">), and are included with
+ calendar data during synchronization with a hand-held device.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To record a new task, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>
+ button below the list. <application>Evolution</application>
+ will pop up a small window with five items in it:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Summary:</guilabel>The description you enter
+ here will appear in the To Do list itself.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Due Date:</guilabel> Decide when this item is
+ due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from
+ the <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton> and time drop-down menus.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Priority:</guilabel>Select a level of importance from 1 to 9.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Item Comments:</guilabel>If you wish, you can
+ keep a more detailed description of the item here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary
+ appears in the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> section of the
+ calendar window. To edit an item, double-click on it, or
+ select it and click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. You can
+ delete items by selecting them and clicking on the
+ <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="usage-calendar-organize">
<title>Organizing your Appointments</title>
<para>