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diff --git a/help/no/config-prefs.sgml b/help/no/config-prefs.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b3e27fce98 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/no/config-prefs.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,669 @@ +<!-- +<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> +--> +<chapter id="config-prefs"> + + <title>Advanced Configuration</title> + <para> + Perhaps your mail server has changed names. Perhaps you've + grown tired of a certain layout for your appointments. + Whatever the reason, you want to change your + <application>Evolution</application> settings. This chapter + will tell you how to do just that. + </para> + + <sect1 id="config-prefs-mail"> + <title>Mail Settings</title> + <para> + To change your mail settings, select <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Mail + Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the Inbox. This + will open the <interface>mail preferences window</interface>, + illustrated in <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-fig">. Mail + preferences are separated into several categories: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Accounts</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This allows you to create and alter one or more identities for your + email. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Allows you to edit how email is handled and displayed. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Composer</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Customizes the composer's behavior. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Other</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Configures miscellanious aspects of <application>Evolution</application> + such as character sets. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + </para> + + <!-- ==============Figure===================== --> + <figure id="config-prefs-mail-fig"> + <title>Mail Preferences Dialog</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Setting mail preferences</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="figures/config-mail" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <!-- ==============End of Figure================--> + + + <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-identity"> + <title>Identity Settings</title> + <para> + If you have only one email account, or send email from only + one address, you will only need to configure one identity. If + you want, however, you can have multiple identities. This + can be useful if you want to keep personal and professional + email separate, or if you wear several hats at work. + + </para> + <para> + To add a new identity, simply click + <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. To alter an existing identity, + click on it in the <guilabel>Identity</guilabel> tab of the + <interface>Preferences</interface> window, and then click + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. + </para> + + <para> + <application>Evolution</application> will then present you + with a dialog box containing four fields: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Full Name:</guilabel> by default, this is the + same name as the full name described in your user + account on your computer. You can select another if you + wish. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Email address:</guilabel> Enter your email + address in this space. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Organization:</guilabel> If you send email as + a representative of a company or other organization, + enter its name here. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Signature file:</guilabel> You may choose a + small text file to be appended to every message that you + send. Typically, signature files include address or + other contact information, or a favorite quotation. + It's good form to keep it to four lines at the maximum. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-network"> + <title>Network Settings</title> + <para> + In order to send mail with + <application>Evolution</application>, you need to connect to + your network. To do that, you'll need to know your user name + and password, what sort of mail sending and receiving + protocols your network uses, and the names of the servers + you'll be using. If you're switching from another groupware + or email program, you can almost certainly use the same + settings as you did with that program. Network-related + settings are in the <guilabel>Mail Sources</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Mail Transport</guilabel> tabs. + </para> + + <sect3 id="config-prefs-network-sources"> + <title>Mail Sources</title> + <para> + The <interface>Mail Sources</interface> tab allows you to + add, edit, or delete methods of retrieving mail from + servers. Clicking on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> will bring up a dialog box to + offer you the following options: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Mail source type:</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Select from <glossterm + linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm> or <glossterm + linkend="pop">POP</glossterm> servers, or Unix-style + <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> + or <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> + files. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> <guilabel>Server:</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Enter the name of the mail source server in this + field. Your POP server may or may not be the same as your + <glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm> server. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Username:</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Enter the user name for the account you have on the + server - this should the part of your email address + before the @. If you use + <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> + or <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> + files as your mail source, you do not need to enter + a username. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Authentication:</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Tell <application>Evolution</application> how to + verify your identity with the server. Your options + vary depending upon the type of server you are + using, and the ways it is configured. Given the + name of a server, + <application>Evolution</application> can detect what + sorts of authentication it offers. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Test Settings</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Click this button to have + <application>Evolution</application> check to see if + mail sources are configured correctly. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + <para> + If you have several mail sources, clicking <guibutton>Get + Mail</guibutton> will refresh any IMAP, + <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem>, or + <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> + listings and check and download mail from all POP servers. + In other words, <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> gets your + mail, no matter how many sources you have, or what types + they are. You can disable checking mail on accounts in their + properties. + </para> + <tip> + <title>Sharing Mailboxes with Other Mail Programs</title> + <para> + If you want to use <application>Evolution</application> + and another email client, such as + <application>Mutt</application>, at the same time, + here's how: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Download your mail in the other application as + you would normally. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + In <application>Evolution</application> + <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Mail + Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, and pick the account + you'd like to use to share mail. You may want to + create a new account just for this source of + mail. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Under the <guilabel>Receiving Mail</guilabel> + tab, select the type of mail file that your + other mail application uses, and then enter the + full path to that file. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + </tip> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports"> + <title>Mail Transports</title> + <para> + The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you choose + how you will send mail. <application>Evolution</application> currently supports two + mail transport options: <glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm>, which + uses a remote mail server, and + <glossterm linkend="sendmail">sendmail</glossterm>, which uses the + <application>sendmail</application> program on your local + system. <application>Sendmail</application> is more + difficult to configure, but offers more flexibility than + <glossterm>SMTP</glossterm>. + </para> + <para> + To use <guilabel>SMTP</guilabel>, you'll need to enter the + name of your SMTP server. It may have the same name as + your mail source server. + </para> + <para> + <application>Evolution</application> can attempt to + determine if you have entered a valid server name. To + have it do so, click the <guilabel>Test + Settings</guilabel> button. + </para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-news"> + <title>News Servers</title> + <para> + Newsgroups are so much like mailing lists that there's no + reason not to keep them right next to your mail. When you + first select the <guilabel>News Servers</guilabel> tab, + you will see a blank box with the three familiar buttons + on the right: <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>, and + <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. + </para> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you + will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. You can have + as many news servers as you like, of course. News servers + will appear next to your IMAP servers in the + <interface>folder bar</interface>. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-other"> + <title>Other Mail Preferences</title> + <para> + Not everything fits neatly into categories. This tab + contains some miscellaneous configurations that don't have + too much to do with each other. + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <guilabel>Send messages in HTML format</guilabel> + </term> + <listitem><para> + If you check this box, you will send + messages as HTML by default. If you leave it unchecked, your + messages will be sent without HTML formatting unless you select + <menuchoice> <guimenu>Format</guimenu> <guimenuitem>HTML</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> in the message composer. + See <xref linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html"> + for more information about HTML mail. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <guilabel>Mark Messages as Read After</guilabel> + </term> + <listitem><para> + When you click on a message, + <application>Evolution</application> will wait a + moment before marking it as read. You can set the + delay, in milliseconds, here. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <guilabel>Folder Format</guilabel> + </term> + <listitem> <para> By default, + <application>Evolution</application> saves its mail + in the + <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> + format. You can switch to the + <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> + format if you like. Note that this is an advanced + feature and may cause you to lose some messages, so + you should probably make a backup of your + <systemitem><filename>evolution</filename></systemitem> + directory first. In addition, it will take quite + some time if you have a large mailbox. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="config-prefs-cal"> + <title>Configuring the Calendar</title> + <para> + To set your calendar preferences, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Calendar + Configuration</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Calendar + view. This will open up the + <interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains three + tabs: <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, <guilabel>Reminders</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar + preferences window</interface> is illustrated in <xref + linkend="config-prefs-cal-fig">. + + <!-- ==============Figure===================== --> + <figure id="config-prefs-cal-fig"> + <title>Calendar Preferences Dialog</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>If this worked on my job as well as my calendar...</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="figures/config-cal" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <!-- ==============End of Figure================--> + </para> + + <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-time"> + <title>Time Display Settings</title> + <para> + The <guilabel>Time display</guilabel> tab lets you set the + following: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Time format</term> + <listitem> + <para>You may choose between twelve-hour (AM/PM) and + twenty-four hour time formats here by clicking the + appropriate radio button. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Weeks start on</term> + <listitem> + <para>You can set weeks to start on Sunday or on Monday.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Day range</term> + <listitem> + <para> + When does your work day start, and when does it end? + In the day and week views, + <application>Evolution</application> displays all the + hours in the range you select here, even if there are + no appointments for those times. Of course, you can + still schedule an appointment outside of these hours, + and if you do, the display will be extended to show + it. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-color"> + <title>Calendar Colors</title> + <para> + The <interface>colors tab</interface> allows you to decide + what color your calendar will be. The tab consists of a + sample calendar on the right and a list of ten items that can + be colored in different ways. If you click on the color + button to the right of each item, you will bring up a + color-selector window where you can alter that + color. By clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the color + selection dialog, you can see the results of the color on the + sample calendar. + </para> + <para>The display elements colors you can set are: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Outline:</guilabel> The lines between days + and at the top of the display. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> <guilabel>Headings:</guilabel> Text color for day + and month names and other headings. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> <guilabel>Empty days:</guilabel> This is the + background color for any time slots in which you have no appointments. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Appointments:</guilabel> This is the + background color for any time slots in which you have appointments. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> <guilabel>Highlighted day:</guilabel> The + background color for a selected time slot. + </para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Day numbers:</guilabel> Text color for date numbers. + </para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Current day's number:</guilabel> Text color for today's date. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is not yet + due:</guilabel> Text color for To-Do list items that are + not yet due. + </para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is due today:</guilabel> + Text color for today's tasks. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is overdue:</guilabel> + Text color for overdue tasks. + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-todo"> + <title>To Do List Settings</title> + <para> + You can choose what information the To Do list displays and the + way it is displayed. The two areas of the <interface>To Do + List</interface> tab offer several options each: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Show on To Do List</term> + <listitem> + <para> + This box contains three items. If you select the + check boxes next to them, that information will appear + in the To Do list for each task it contains: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Due Date</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Time Until Due</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Priority</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Style Options</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Select among the following checkboxes to determine + how your To Do list will look: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Highlight overdue items</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Highlight items due today</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Highlight not yet due items</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-alarms"> + <title>Alarms Settings</title> + <para> + The <interface>alarms tab</interface> enables you to select from three boxes: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Beep on display alarms</guilabel>: select + this box to have <application>Evolution</application> beep + at you for any alarms you have set. These beeps + are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms. If you leave this box + unchecked, <application>Evolution</application> will only + alert you to events by opening a dialog box. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Audio alarms timeout after: </guilabel> + Select this button to have your audio alarms stop + automatically after a certain number of seconds. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Enable snoozing for:</guilabel> If you + would like to have the option to tell + <application>Evolution</application> to repeat an alarm in + a few minutes, select this button and decide how long + you'd like it to wait. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect2> + + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="config-prefs-contact"> + <title>Managing the Contact Manager</title> + <para> + To set the behavior of your Contact Manager, click on the + <guibutton>Contact Manager</guibutton> tab in the + <interface>Preferences</interface> window. + </para> + <para> + You can set the following options: <!--insert variable list + here--> + </para> + + <sect2 id="config-prefs-contact-ldap-add"> + <title>Adding Directory Servers</title> + <para> + To add a new LDAP server to your available contact + folders, select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>New Directory Server</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. This brings up a small dialog box which + will let you enter the following options: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + <guilabel>Name</guilabel> — any name you choose for the server. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guilabel>Description</guilabel> — a longer description of the server. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guilabel>LDAP Server</guilabel> — the network address of the server. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guilabel>Port Number</guilabel> — by default, the port number is 389. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guilabel>Root DN</guilabel> — enter the root DN here. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + + + <sect1 id="config-prefs-general"> + <title>General Preferences</title> + <para> + Additional configuration options will be covered here, as + they become available. + </para> + </sect1> +</chapter> + + + + + + |