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diff --git a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml index b322e106a5..c6e844025b 100644 --- a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml +++ b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ <bookinfo> <title>A User's Guide to Evolution</title> <authorgroup> - <author><firstname>Aaron</firstname><surname>Weber</surname></author> + <author><firstname>Aaron</firstname><surname>Weber</surname></author> <author><firstname>Kevin</firstname><surname>Breit</surname></author> - - </authorgroup> + </authorgroup> <copyright> - <year>2000</year><holder>Helix Code, Inc.</holder> + <year>2000</year> + <holder>Helix Code, Inc. </holder> <holder>Kevin Breit</holder> </copyright> @@ -42,16 +42,6 @@ </releaseinfo> <!-- this is version of manual, not application --> -<!-- ########## TO DO LIST: ########### --> - <!-- -finish content. -standardize capitalization/formatting of titles, interface and -component names. -standardize spelling of buzzwords & techterms like email -add glossterms and glossary -standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural. ---> - </bookinfo> &PREFACE; diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 88b7db86eb..16edcf15ca 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <listitem> <para> It supports multiple mail sources, including IMAP, POP3, - and local mbox files. + and local <filename>mbox</filename> files. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -125,17 +125,18 @@ <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach"> <title>Attachments, HTML Mail, and Live Documents</title> <para> - If you receive a file attached to an email, - <application>Evolution</application> will display it at the - bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, HTML, - and most images will be displayed in the message itself. - For other files, <application>Evolution</application> will - provide a link and icon at the end of the message. Click on - that, and <application>Evolution</application> will ask you - where you want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and - saved the file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just - like any other, using <application>Nautilus</application> or - your favorite shell or file manager. + If someone sends you a file attached to an email (an + "attachment"), <application>Evolution</application> will + display the file at the bottom of the message to which it's + attached. Text, HTML, and most images will be displayed in + the message itself. For other files, + <application>Evolution</application> will provide a link and + icon at the end of the message. Click on that, and + <application>Evolution</application> will ask you where you + want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and saved the + file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just like any + other, using <application>Nautilus</application> or your + favorite shell or file manager. </para> <para> @@ -235,8 +236,17 @@ feature, once it is decided upon). --> If you enter a name or nickname that can go with more than one card, Evolution will open a dialog box to ask you which person you meant. - <!-- (QUESTION: will users be able to drag & drop address cards - to send email?). --> For more information about using email + </para> + <para> + Alternately, you can click on the + <guibutton>To:</guibutton>, <guibutton>Cc:</guibutton>, or + <guibutton>Bcc:</guibutton> buttons to get a list of email + addresses. Click the checkboxes next to the addresses, then + click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and the address will be + added to the appropriate form field. + </para> + <para> + For more information about using email together with the contact manager and the calendar, see <xref linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref linkend="usage-calendar-apts-group">. @@ -265,7 +275,7 @@ She puts her co-worker, Tim, in the in the <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> field, so that he know what's going on. The client can see that Tim also - recieved the message, and know that they can talk to + recieved the message, and knows that he can talk to Tim about the message as well. </para> </example> @@ -279,20 +289,21 @@ <guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field get the message, but nobody else sees their email address. They will still see the list of addresses from the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> - and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields. + and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, though. <example id="ex-mail-bcc"> <title>Using the Bcc: field</title> <para> - Tim is sending out a message to all of his company's - clients, some of whom are in competition with each - other, and all of whom value their privacy. If he - puts every address from his address book's "Clients" + Tim is sending an email announcement to all of his + company's clients, some of whom are in competition + with each other, and all of whom value their + privacy. He needs to use the + <guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field here. If he puts + every address from his address book's "Clients" category into the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> or - <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll have made the - <emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list public. - Don't assume it won't happen to you; I got careless - one day and did it myself. + <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll make the + company's <emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list + public. Don't assume it won't happen to you! </para> </example> </para> @@ -383,9 +394,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> If you format a message with HTML, but do not have <guilabel>Send Messages as HTML</guilabel> enabled in your mail settings, the composer will remove your text styles. - It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. It will - do the same thing for any individuals in your address book - whom you have marked as preferring not to receive HTML. + It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. The + same is true for individuals in your address book whom you + have not marked as wanting to receive HTML mail. </para> </note> <para> @@ -404,7 +415,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <term>Headers and lists</term> <listitem> <para> - Choose <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default + Choose <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for a default text style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through <guilabel>Header 6</guilabel> for varying sizes of header. You can also select @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <listitem> <para> <itemizedlist mark="none"> - <listitem><para><guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text</para></listitem> + <listitem><para><guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>I</guilabel> for italics</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>U</guilabel> to underline</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>S</guilabel> for a strikethrough.</para></listitem> @@ -488,18 +499,24 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> of characters, and not "make this text bold," as an HTML composition tool or text editor would. </para> - </note> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach"> - <title>Attachments</title> - <para> - If you want to attach a file to your email message, just - click the button with a paper clip on it, labelled - <guibutton>Attach</guibutton>. - <application>Evolution</application> will then ask you to - select the file. Do so, and then send the message. Be - aware that big attachments can take a long time to - download. + </note> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach"> + <title>Attachments</title> + <para> + If you want to attach a file to your email message, you + can drag it from your desktop into the message window, or + click the button in the toolbar with a paper clip on it, + labelled <guibutton>Attach</guibutton>. If you click the + <guibutton>Attach</guibutton> button, + <application>Evolution</application> will open a file + selection dialog box, to ask you which file you want to + send. Select the file and click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. + </para> + <para> + When you send the message, a copy of the file will + go with it. Be aware that big attachments can take a long + time to download. </para> </sect3> @@ -527,7 +544,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> works in much the same way. It's particularly useful if you have received a message and you think someone else would like to see it. You can forward a message as an attachment - to a new message (this is the default way of forwarding) or + to a new message (this is the default) or you can send it <glossterm>inline</glossterm> as a quoted portion of the message you are sending. Attachment forwarding is best if you want to send the full, unaltered @@ -542,9 +559,10 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> To forward a message, first make sure it is selected by clicking it once in the message list. Then, press <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> on the toolbar, or select - SOMETHING. To forward a message + <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem> from the + <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu. To forward a message <glossterm>inline</glossterm> instead of attached, select - <guimenuitem>Forward Inline </guimenuitem> from the + <guimenuitem>Forward Inline</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu. Choose an addressee as you would when sending a new message; the subject will already be entered, but you can alter it. Enter your comments on @@ -607,7 +625,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <listitem> <para> When you reply or forward, include just enough of - the previous message to provide context. Not too + the previous message to provide context: not too much, not too little. </para> </listitem> @@ -646,10 +664,12 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <note> <title>Folders have Limits</title> <para> - A folder can hold mail, calendars, or address cards, but - you can't mix them up. Also, an email message can be in - only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real - folders. If you need more flexibility, try vFolders. + You can always place a folder inside other folders, + regardless of folder type. However, calendars, + contacts, and mail can't go into the same + folder. Calendars have to go in calendar folders, mail + in mail folders, and contacts in contact folders. + FIXME: should this go in a different section? </para> </note> </para> @@ -741,8 +761,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> they have sent, find filters especially helpful to seperate personal from list-related mail, but they're good for anybody who gets more than a few messages a day. To create a filter, - go to your <interface>Inbox</interface>. Then select - <guimenuitem>Filter Assistant</guimenuitem> from the + select <guimenuitem>Filter Assistant</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu. This will bring up a window which will guide you through filter creation. The <interface>filter assistant</interface> is shown in <xref diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 4ba1c29292..e9d2babb3b 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ - -<!-- UNComment the following during debugging: - <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> --> - +<!-- + <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> +--> <chapter id="usage-mainwindow"> @@ -21,9 +20,9 @@ bar</interface>, and below that, the <interface>tool bar</interface> with buttons for different functions. The largest part of the <interface>main window</interface> is taken up by the - actual <interface>Inbox</interface>, with a listing of messages - you have recieved. If you're running the program for the first - time, you'll just have one: a welcome message from Helix Code. + actual <interface>Inbox</interface>, where messages are listed + and displayed for . If you're running the program for the first + time, you'll have just one message: a welcome from Helix Code. <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> @@ -75,59 +74,71 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? </para> <para> The category buttons are labelled <guilabel>Evolution - Shortcuts</guilabel> <guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>. - When you click on them, they'll slide up and down to give you - access to different sorts of shortcuts. When you first start - <application>Evolution</application>, you are looking at the - <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel> category. If you click - <guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and - you'll see buttons for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and + Shortcuts</guilabel> and <guilabel>Internet + Directories</guilabel>. When you click on them, they'll slide + up and down to give you access to different sorts of shortcuts. + When you first start <application>Evolution</application>, you + are looking at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel> + category. If you click <guilabel>Internet + Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and you'll see buttons + for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and <guilabel>Netcenter</guilabel> directories, as well as any others you or your system administrator might have added. - Click on <guibutton>Evolution Shortcuts</guibutton> to look at - the shortcuts again. - </para> + Internet directories behave a lot like the local contact + manager, which is covered in <xref linkend="usage-contact">. + </para> <para> - They are: - <itemizedlist> + Take a look at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel> + again. They are: + + <variablelist> <!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED! + <varlistentry> + <term> <guibutton>Today</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> - <guibutton>Today</guibutton>, which will bring up a summary - of any new messages you've recieved, along with the tasks and - appointments you have lined up for today. - </para> - </listitem> + This will bring up a summary of any new messages you've + recieved, along with the tasks and appointments you have + lined up for today. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> --> - <listitem> - <para> - <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton>, which will show you all - of your email. Your Inbox is also where you can - access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, - and search your mail. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton>, which can store - appointments for you. Connected to a network, you - can use it to keep a group of people on schedule and - up to date. + <varlistentry> + <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The Inbox will show you all of your email. Your Inbox + is also where you can access Evolution's tools to + filter, sort, organize, and search your mail. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists + for you. Connected to a network, you can use it to keep + a group of people on schedule and up to date. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, + and contact information. Like calendar information, + contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices + and shared over a network. </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - The <guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> tool holds your - addresses, phone numbers, and contact information. - Like calendar information, contact data can be - synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a - network. - </para> - </listitem> - + </listitem> + </varlistentry> <!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED YET <listitem> @@ -138,19 +149,19 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? </para> </listitem> --> + <varlistentry> + <term> <guibutton>Notes</guibutton></term> <listitem> - <para> <guibutton>Notes</guibutton> is your catch-all - notepad: write <glossterm>haiku</glossterm>, take down - messages from phone conversations, or keep small things - organized. This feature is not yet implemented, but will - be soon. See <xref linkend="usage-notes"> for more information. + <para> The notepad is your catch-all tool: use it to take + messages from phone conversations, keep small things + organized, write <glossterm>haiku</glossterm>, or whatever + you like. This feature is not yet implemented, but will be + soon. See <xref linkend="usage-notes"> for more + information. </para> </listitem> - - - </itemizedlist> - - + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> <para> If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, or <glossterm>hot @@ -173,43 +184,42 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? <application>Evolution</application>. It displays all your appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>— it starts small - at the top, and branches downwards. On my computer, I have only - one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>. When I click on the plus sign - next to the label, I see the contents: + at the top, and branches downwards. On most computers, there + will be three folders at the base. The first one is + <guilabel>VFolders</guilabel>, for virtual folders (discussed in + <xref linkend="usage-mail-vfolders">. The next one is + <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel>, which (FIXME: What is + this for?). The most important one is probably + <guilabel>Local</guilabel>, which contains all the data that's + actually stored on your computer. If you click on the plus sign + plus sign next to the <guilabel>Local</guilabel> folder, you'll + see the contents: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where I keep - appointments and event listings. + <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and + event listings. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where address - cards are stored. + <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, for address cards. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Directories</guilabel>, for search directories, which - have not been implemented yet. + <guilabel>Directories</guilabel>, for Internet contact directories. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail, and all - the rest of my mail folders. + <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, which is for - drafts of messages and mail that's already been sent. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, which is for trash. + <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, which is for drafts of + messages and mail that's already been sent. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -240,36 +250,20 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? </tip> <para> - If a folder has other folders inside it, there will be a plus - sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and the folder will - open to let you see the other folders inside. This may - change in the future to something more attractive, like - triangles that drop down as you click on them to display the - rest of the tree. + Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label + is displayed as bold text. </para> <para> - Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder - will be highlighted, or its label displayed as bold - text. You can learn more about customizing - <application>Evolution</application> alerts and appearance - in <xref linkend="config">. - </para> - - <para> - Moving and deleting folders and other items works in one of - two ways: using <glossterm>drag-and-drop</glossterm> or by - right-clicking and selecting an item from the - <interface>right-click menu</interface>. You can drag the - folders inside the folder view to change their order or put - one folder inside another. To delete a folder, drag it into - the trash folder or right-click it and select - <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the menu that pops - up. The same goes for individual messages, appointments, - and address cards, whether they're in the <interface>folder - view</interface> or not: drag them where you want them, and - they will go there. <!-- ****This paragraph could use some - work**** --> + You can move folders and other items using + <glossterm>drag-and-drop</glossterm>. You can drag the folders + inside the folder view to change their order or put one folder + inside another. To delete a folder, right-click it and select + <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the menu that pops up. + The same goes for individual messages, appointments, and address + cards, whether they're in the <interface>folder view</interface> + or not: drag them where you want them, and they will go there. + <!-- ****This paragraph could use some work**** --> </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar"> @@ -291,7 +285,6 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? <application>Evolution</application>. </para> - <para> Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main window</interface> you can start doing things with it. |