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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 53f01af0da..54922ecac4 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -1,69 +1,29 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> --> + <chapter id="usage-mail"> <title>Using Evolution for Email</title> - <abstract> - <title> A Guide to the Evolution Mailer</title> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> email is like other email - programs in all the ways that matter: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - It can sort and organize your mail in a wide variety of ways with - folders, searches, and filters. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It can send and receive mail in HTML or as plain text, and - makes it easy to send and recieve multiple file attachments. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It supports multiple mail sources, including <glossterm - linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm - linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, local - <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> and - <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> files, and - even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't technically - email. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Lets you enhance your security with encryption. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - However, <application>Evolution</application> has some important - differences. First, it's built to handle very large amounts of - mail. Both the <link - linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and <link - linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link> functions - were built for speed and efficiency on large volumes of - mail. There's also the <application>Evolution</application> - <link linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolder</link>, an - advanced organizational feature not found in mainstream mail - clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every message - you get in case you need to refer to it later, you'll find this - feature especially useful. - </para> - </abstract> + <para> + This chapter, and <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize">, will + provide you with an in-depth guide to the capabilities of + Evolution as a mail client. For information about how to set up + your mail account, see <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail">. + </para> <sect1 id="usage-mail-getnsend-read"> - <title>Reading Mail</title> - <para> - You can start reading email by clicking - <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. The first - time you use <application>Evolution</application>, it will - start with the <interface>Inbox</interface> open and show you a - message from Ximian welcoming you to the application. - </para> + <title>Reading Mail</title> + <para> + Start the mail client by clicking on the + <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> icon in the shortcut bar, or by + selecting a mail folder in the folder bar. To read a message, + select it in the message list; if you'd like to see it in its + own window, double-click on it or press + <keycombo action="simul"> + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> + <keycap>O</keycap> + </keycombo>. + </para> <tip id="spaceandbs"> <title>Reading Mail with the Keyboard</title> @@ -74,80 +34,6 @@ </para> </tip> - <para> - Your <application>Evolution</application> - <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> will look something like the one in - <xref linkend="usage-mail-intro-fig">. - If you find the <interface>view pane</interface> too small, you can resize - the pane, enlarge the whole window, or double-click on the - message in the <interface>message list</interface> to have it - open in a new window. To change the sizes of a pane, just click - and hold on the divider between the two panes. Then you can drag - up and down to select the size of the panes. Just like with - folders, you can right-click on messages in the message list and - get a menu of possible actions. - </para> - - <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> - - <figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig"> - <title>Evolution Mail</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/mail-inbox" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> -<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Email Viewer</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - This is where your email is displayed. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> displays all the emails that you - have. This includes all your read, unread, and email that is flagged - to be deleted. - </para> - - <para> - Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are - listed in the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu in the menu bar. - The most frequently used ones, like - <guimenuitem>Reply</guimenuitem> and - <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem>, also appear as buttons in - the toolbar. Almost all of them are also located in the - right-click menu and as keyboard shortcuts, which tend to be - faster once you get the hang of them. You can choose whichever - way you like best; the idea is that the software should work the - way you want, rather than making you work the way the it does. - - <tip id="view-headers"> - <title>Email Headers</title> - <para> - To look at the complete headers for email messages, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message - Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Full - Headers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To see absolutely every - bit, choose - <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message - Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Email Source - </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. - </para> - </tip> - - </para> - <sect2 id="usage-mail-listorder"> <title>Sorting the message list</title> <para> @@ -166,6 +52,21 @@ instructions on how to customize your message display columns in <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-columns">. </para> + + <tip id="view-headers"> + <title>Email Headers</title> + <para> + To look at the complete headers for email messages, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message + Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Full + Headers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To see absolutely every + bit, choose + <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message + Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Email Source + </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para> + </tip> + <para> You can also choose a threaded message view. Select <menuchoice> @@ -912,16 +813,15 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <para> Some people do not have HTML-capable mail clients, or prefer not to receive HTML-enhanced mail because it is - slower to download and display. <emphasis>Some</emphasis> - people don't like HTML mail and - get very angry if you send them HTML mail, which is why + slower to download and display. Because some people may + prefer not to get HTML mail, <application>Evolution</application> sends plain text unless you explicitly ask for HTML. To send HTML mail, you will need to select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Format</guimenu> <guimenuitem> - HTML</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternately, you can set - your default mail format preferences in the mail - configuration dialog. See <xref + HTML</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To send all your mail as + HTML, you can set your default mail format preferences in + the mail configuration dialog. See <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-other"> for more information. </para> </note> |