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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 3dcc38db86..394c634c27 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ </variablelist> </para> <para> - If you don't like the shortcut bar, you can use keyboard - shortcuts, or <glossterm>hot keys</glossterm>. They're shown - next to their equivalent menu items in the menu bar. You can - also set your own hot keys for functions that don't have any; - this is covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're using the - keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the + If you don't like the shortcut bar, you can use the menu bar, or + keyboard shortcuts, also called <glossterm>hot keys</glossterm>. + They're shown next to their equivalent menu items in the menu + bar. You can also set your own hot keys for functions that don't + have any; this is covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're + using the keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the <interface>shortcut bar</interface> by selecting <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. @@ -350,32 +350,27 @@ </para></listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu> Menu </term> + <listitem><para> + This menu lets you decide how <application>Evolution</application> + should look. Some of the features control the appearance of + <application>Evolution</application> as a whole, and others + the way a particular kind of information appears. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> Menu </term> - <listitem><para> All of your assistants and configuration - tools go here. For the <interface>Inbox</interface>, that - means things like <guimenuitem>Mail - Configuration</guimenuitem> and the <guimenuitem>vFolder - Editor</guimenuitem>. For the + <term> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu </term> + <listitem><para> Tools for configuring, changing, and + setting up go here. For mail, that means things like + <guimenuitem>Mail Configuration</guimenuitem> and the + <guimenuitem>vFolder Editor</guimenuitem>. For the <interface>Calendar</interface> and the <interface>Contact Manager</interface>, it's color, network, and layout configuration. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> Menu </term> - <listitem><para> - This menu contains a list of actions you can perform on - the information you've stored with - <application>Evolution</application>. The contents vary - depending on the view, but for the - <interface>Inbox</interface>, it contains items like - <guimenuitem>Mark All Messages Read</guimenuitem> and - <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem>, to erase all the - messages you've marked for deletion. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</term> <listitem><para> @@ -387,6 +382,14 @@ </variablelist> </para> <para> + Other menus, like <guilabel>Folder</guilabel>, + <guilabel>Message</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Actions</guilabel>, + appear only occasionally. <guilabel>Message</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Folder</guilabel>, for example, have commands that only + relate to email, so they're only available when you're looking at + email. + </para> + <para> Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'll start with your email inbox, since you've got a letter waiting |