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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 26db4d892d..7d54c9a033 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ </para> <sect2 id="first-step"> - <title>Step 1 of 4</title> + <title>Defining Your Identity</title> <para> The Identity window is the first of four steps in the assistant. The identity step will ask you to enter your basic - personal information. + personal information. You can define multiple identities + later on with the <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Mail Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> tool. <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> @@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ </sect2> <sect2 id="second-step"> - <title>Step 2 of 4</title> + <title>Recieving Email</title> <para> The <guilabel>Recieving Email</guilabel> step lets you configure receving email people have sent you. @@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="third-step"> - <title>Step 3 or 4</title> + <title>Sending Email</title> <para> The <guilabel>Sending Email</guilabel> step lets you configure sending email. @@ -202,13 +204,10 @@ </sect2> <sect2 id="fourth-step"> - <title>Step 4 of 4</title> + <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> <para> - Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email - program. You're probably switching from another program and will want - access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these - situations that <application>Evolution</application> includes an import - feature. + If <application>Evolution</application> finds mail or address + files from another application, it will offer to import them. </para> <para> <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of @@ -522,7 +521,7 @@ </para> <tip id="foldertips"> - <title>Navigating without the Folder Bar</title> + <title>Navigating without the Folder Bar or the Shortcut Bar</title> <para> You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move around the main window. You can use <keycap>Tab</keycap> to @@ -535,9 +534,8 @@ </tip> <para> - If you get any serious amount of mail, you'll want more folders - than just your Inbox. - To create a new folder: + If you get large volumes of mail, you'll want more folders than + just your Inbox. To create a new folder: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> <listitem> <para> @@ -758,10 +756,275 @@ everything that's going on. </para> </sect2> + <sect2 id="basics-summary"> + <title>Introducing the Summary</title> + <para> + The Ximian Evolution Summary provides you with a quick + run-down of important information: your appointments for a + given day, how much new mail you have, headlines from + selected news services, and so forth. To see the Summary, + click on the <guibutton>Summary</guibutton> button in the + shortcut bar, or select the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> + folder in the folder bar. + </para> + + <para> + FIXME: Insert picture of the Summary and labels here. + </para> + + <para> + To add additional services to your Summary, or to edit the + existing services, select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Summary Settings</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. + </para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="basics-mail"> + <title>Introducing Email</title> + <para> + <application>Evolution</application> email is like other + email programs in several ways: + <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> + It lets you guard your privacy 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> + <para> + Here's what the mailer looks like: + + <!-- ==============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> + <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> + 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> + <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. + </para> + + <para> + For an in-depth guide to the email capabilities of Ximian + Evolution, read <xref linkend="usage-mail">. + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="basics-calendar"> + <title>Introducing the Calendar</title> + <para> + To begin using the calendar, select + <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton> from the <interface>shortcut + bar</interface>. By default, the calendar starts showing + today's schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right, + there's a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. Below + that, there's a <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, where you can + keep a list of tasks separate from your calendar appointments. + The day view in the calendar looks like this: + + <!-- ============== Figure ============================= --> + <figure id="usage-calendar-fig"> + <title>Evolution Calendar View</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="figures/calendar" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <!-- ============== End of Figure ============================= --> + + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" + format="png"></inlinegraphic> <guilabel>Appointment + List</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Appointment List</guilabel> is responsible for showing you all of + your scheduled appointments, whether they are all day appointments or simply one time + appointments that last a half an hour. + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> compliments the + <guilabel>Appointment List </guilabel> as it keeps track of + tasks which don't have any time associated with them. These + may include "" or "Call Repairman". </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Calendar Window</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Calendar Window</guilabel> has a graphical representation of + the calendar, so you can select what days to view in the <guilabel>Appointment + List</guilabel>. + </para> + + <para> + For more information about the calendar + read <xref linkend="usage-calendar">. + </para> + + </sect2> + <sect2 id="basics-contacts"> + <title>Introducing the Address Book</title> + <para> + The <application>Evolution</application> address book can + handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or + Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update + <application>Evolution</application> than it is to change an + actual paper book. <application>Evolution</application> also + allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since + <application>Evolution</application> supports the <glossterm + linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directory protocol, you can + use it with almost any type of existing directory server on + your network. + </para> + <para> + Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application> + address book is its integration with the rest of the + application. For example, you can create an address card from + an email just by right-clicking on the sender's email address. + </para> + <para> + To open your address book, click on + <guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> in the shortcut bar, or select + one of your contacts folders from the folder bar. <xref + linkend="usage-contact-fig"> shows the address book in all its + organizational glory. By default, the address book shows all + your cards in alphabetical order, in a <glossterm + linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> view. You can select + other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust + the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the grey + column dividers. + </para> + <para> + The address book looks like this: + + <figure id="usage-contact-fig"> + <title>Evolution Contact Interface</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="figures/contact" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + </para> + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" + format="png"></inlinegraphic> <guilabel>Contact + List</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts. + </para> + <para> + For detailed instructions on how to use the address book, + read <xref linkend="usage-contact">. + </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> - </chapter> - |