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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index ebada4540a..c06259ad17 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> --> -<!-- NOTE: Queue handling, Outbox, and Written Message Editing are not -implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong --> <chapter id="usage-mail"> <title>Evolution Mail</title> @@ -91,47 +89,23 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong --> </figure> <!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> - - <para> - Other actions you can perform are listed, appropriately, in - the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu in the menu bar: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Mark all Messages Read</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - <application>Evolution</application> keeps track of which - messages you have read, and which ones you haven't: - When you've looked at a message for more than a few seconds, - it's no longer marked as new. If you want to mark all mail - in a folder as read, select this item. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>View Message</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - <guimenuitem>View Message</guimenuitem> opens the selected message - in its own window. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Edit Message</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Only available for messages you have written (drafts and - mail in the <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, this item opens the message - in a new mail composition window. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem><para> - Clicking the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button marks - messages for deletion. <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> - wipes them off the face of the earth. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> + 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. + </para> + <para> + While you're there, have a look at the items items the bottom + of the list, which are shortcuts for simple filter and + vFolder creation. You can learn more about filters and + vFolders in <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize">; a + comprehensive description of this menu (and all the others) + is in <xref linkend="menuref">. </para> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-listorder"> <title>Sorting the message list</title> <para> @@ -143,11 +117,10 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong --> <para> Aside from sorting the messages, you can opt to have the messages threaded. Select <menuchoice> - <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Threaded Message - List</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to turn the threaded view - on or off. If the option selected, - <application>Evolution</application> will attempt to - associate related messages by using the + <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Threaded</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to turn the threaded view on or off. If the + option selected, <application>Evolution</application> will + attempt to associate related messages by using the <systemitem>References</systemitem>, <systemitem>In-Reply-To</systemitem>, and <systemitem>Subject</systemitem> message headers. Messages @@ -168,7 +141,7 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong --> <para> If you really want to get rid of it, choose <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> from the - <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. That will delete it + <guimenu>Folder</guimenu> menu. That will delete it permanently. If you want to keep it, click <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> again, and it will no longer be marked as deleted. At some point in the future, this @@ -230,7 +203,7 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong --> your password. If you'd like <application>Evolution</application> to forget your password sooner, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forget + <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forget Passwords</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, and it will do so immediately. </para> |