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@@ -103,22 +103,22 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Full Name &mdash; Your full name (Example: John Doe).
+ Full Name: Your full name (Example: John Doe).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Email Address &mdash; Your email address (Example: john@doe.com)
+ Email Address: Your email address (Example: john@doe.com)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Organization &mdash; The company where you work (optional).
+ Organization: The company where you work (optional).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Signature file &mdash; If you'd like to use an email
+ Signature file: If you'd like to use an email
<glossterm linkend="signature">signature</glossterm>,
select your signature file here. Normally, the
signature will be the contents of the
@@ -138,35 +138,34 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Server Type &mdash; There are numerous types of servers
+ Server Type: There are numerous types of servers
from which <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
- can fetch your mail:
+ can fetch your mail. Ask your system administrator if
+ you're not sure which of the following are available to
+ you:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- POP &mdash; Downloads your email to your hard disk for
+ POP: Downloads your email to your hard disk for
permanent storage.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- IMAPv4 &mdash; Keeps the email on your server so
- you can access your email from any computer that
- supports IMAPv4 and have everything be the
- same. For more information about how to use IMAP
- mail, see <xref
- linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">.
+ IMAP: Keeps the email on your server so you
+ can access your email from multiple systems.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Unix mail spool file &mdash; If you run a mail
- server on your desktop computer, choose this optino.
+ Unix mail spool file: If you run a mail
+ server on your desktop computer, choose this
+ option.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Standard Unix .mbox file &mdash; If you want
+ Standard Unix .mbox file: If you want
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> to
read mail from a specific file, or if you download
mail with another application, choose this option.
@@ -174,37 +173,57 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Qmail maildir format files &mdash; If you download your
+ Qmail maildir format files: If you download your
mail using qmail, you'll want to use this.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- None &mdash; How do you have None? figure out!
+ None: Select this if you do not plan to
+ check mail with this account.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
+ <note id="imap-note-one">
+ <title>What's an IMAP Namespace?</title>
+ <para>
+ For IMAP mail servers, your sysadmin may provide
+ you with a specific namespace, the path on the
+ IMAP server where you check for mail. If you
+ check your IMAP mail and your folder list includes
+ files that don't look like mail folders, you
+ probably need to change your mail
+ namespace. Typical values are "mail" and "Mail."
+ If you prefer, you can choose to subscribe to
+ individual mail folders one at a time. For more
+ information about how to use IMAP mail, see <xref
+ linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Email Server &mdash; This is the address of the server you're
+ Email Server: This is the address of the server you're
downloading from.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Username &mdash; The username that you login to your email. That
+ Username: The username that you login to your email. That
is often the part before the @ in your email.
</para>
<para>
- Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
- <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more
- details. You can have <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check
- by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>.
+ Authentication Type: Chances are you are using
+ <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator
+ for more details. You can have <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> make sure you've chosen
+ correctly by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported
+ types</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>
- Remember Password &mdash; If you prefer to not enter your
+ Remember Password: If you prefer to not enter your
password every time you check email, press this button.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -229,18 +248,18 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Server Type &mdash; There are numerous server types that
+ Server Type: There are numerous server types that
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports for sending your
mail.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- SMTP &mdash; Downloads mail into your mailbox file.
+ SMTP: Downloads mail into your mailbox file.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Sendmail &mdash; Uses another program to download your mail
+ Sendmail: Uses another program to download your mail
to your mailbox files.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -249,20 +268,20 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Host &mdash; If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name
+ Host: If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name
or IP address here.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Server requires authentication &mdash; If your server
+ Server requires authentication: If your server
requires you to enter a password to send mail, check
this box.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
+ Authentication Type: Chances are you are using
<guilabel>Password</guilabel>. If you're not sure, ask
your system administrator or ISP, or have
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> check for you by
@@ -272,14 +291,14 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Username &mdash; The account name you use when you login
+ Username: The account name you use when you login
to check your email. Normally, this is the part of your
email address before the '@' character.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Remember Password &mdash; If you prefer to not enter
+ Remember Password: If you prefer to not enter
your password every time you check email, press this
button.
</para>
@@ -291,35 +310,43 @@
<sect2 id="fourth-step">
<title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title>
<para>
- If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or address
- files from another application, it will offer to import them.
- If you're not sure which file format your mail program uses,
- ask your system administrator.
+ If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or
+ address files from another application, it will offer to
+ import them. If you're not sure which file format your mail
+ program uses, ask your system administrator. If you want, you
+ can skip this step and return to it at a later time by
+ selecting
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para>
<para>
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of
files:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd)</term>
+ <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd):</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The most common addressbook format.
+ The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and
+ many other contact management applications. You
+ should be able to export to VCard format from any
+ address book application.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term>
+ <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx):</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Email file format used by Outlook Express 4.
+ Email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express
+4. For other versions of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, see
+the workaround described in the note below.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>MBox (mbox)</term>
+ <term>MBox (mbox):</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape,
@@ -331,11 +358,13 @@
</para>
<para>
<note>
- <title>Outlook 2000 Users</title>
+ <title>Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users</title>
<para>
- Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that
- <application>Ximian Evolution</application> cannot import directly.
- To import files from Outlook 2000, do the following:
+ Microsoft Outlook, and versions of Outlook Express after
+ version 4, use proprietary formats that <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> cannot read or import. For contacts,
+ you may have to email them to yourself and import them that
+ way. For email, there is a simpler workaround:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
@@ -356,8 +385,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Use the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> import
- tool to import the files. Read the FAQ at the Ximian
- website for more information.
+ tool to import the files. There's more information about
+ why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -456,7 +485,7 @@
<para>
<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
- <guilabel>Search Tools</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
@@ -484,7 +513,7 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton></term>
+ <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Start your day here. The Ximian Evolution
@@ -498,7 +527,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term>
+ <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start
@@ -510,7 +539,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The Calendar can store your appointments and task lists
@@ -521,7 +550,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A full-size view of your calendar's task pad.
@@ -530,11 +559,11 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers,
- and contact information. Like calendar information,
+ The Addressbook holds contacts, with address, phone, and
+ other personal information. Like calendar information,
contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices
and shared over a network.
</para>
@@ -569,7 +598,7 @@
<application>Ximian Evolution</application>. It displays all your
appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot
like a <glossterm linkend="filetree">file
- tree</glossterm>&mdash; it starts small at the top, and branches
+ tree</glossterm>-- it starts small at the top, and branches
downwards. On most computers, there will be three or four
folders at the base. First, of course, is the
<guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, a customizable summary of your
@@ -637,12 +666,11 @@
<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
- switch from one part of the window to another. When you hide the folder
- bar,
- there is a menu on the left side of the window just below the toolbar
- to move about the folder tree, even with the folder and
- shortcut bars hidden.
+ around the main window. You can use the <keycap>Tab</keycap>
+ key to switch from one part of the window to another. When
+ you hide the folder bar, there is a menu on the left side of
+ the window just below the toolbar to move about the folder
+ tree, even with the folder and shortcut bars hidden.
</para>
</tip>
@@ -764,7 +792,7 @@
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para> Anything related to a file or to the
operations of the application generally falls under this
@@ -773,7 +801,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu holds
useful tools that help you edit text and move it around.
@@ -781,7 +809,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
This menu lets you decide how <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
should look. Some of the features control the appearance of
@@ -791,17 +819,17 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
Holds actions which maybe applied to a message. Normally,
- if there is only one target for the action &mdash; for
- example, replying to a message &mdash; you can find it in
+ if there is only one target for the action -- for
+ example, replying to a message -- you can find it in
the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
Tools for configuring, changing, and
setting up preferences go here. For mail, that means things like
@@ -814,7 +842,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
Select among these items to open the
<application>Help Browser</application>
@@ -845,9 +873,47 @@
</para>
<para>
- FIXME: Insert picture of the Summary and labels here.
+<figure>
+ <title>The Evolution Summary</title>
+
+<screenshot>
+<graphic format="png" fileref="figures/summary" srccredit="Kevin Breit">
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
</para>
+<para>
+<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Weather Summary</guilabel>
+</para>
+<para>
+Shows you the latest weather updates from hundreds of cities around the world.
+</para>
+<para>
+<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>News Feeds</guilabel>
+</para>
+<para>
+Displays up to the minute news from your favorite websites.
+</para>
+<para>
+<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Mail Summary</guilabel>
+</para>
+<para>
+Shows you how many email messages you have in your selected folders, waiting to be read.
+</para>
+<para>
+<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-4" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Calendar Summary</guilabel>
+</para>
+<para>
+Shows you your calendar.
+</para>
+<para>
+<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Tasks</guilabel>
+</para>
+<para>
+Shows your pending tasks
+</para>
+
+
<para>
To add additional services to your Summary, or to edit the
existing services, select
@@ -883,8 +949,8 @@
It supports multiple mail sources, including <glossterm
linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm
linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, local
- <filename>mbox</filename> and
- <filename>mh</filename> files.
+ <filename>mbox</filename> and <filename>mh</filename>
+ spools and files created by other mail programs.
<!-- NOT FOR 1.0, but maybe later
and even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't
@@ -940,11 +1006,11 @@
<para>
<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2"
- format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email List</guilabel>
+ format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Message List</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
- The <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> displays all the emails
+ The <guilabel>Message List</guilabel> displays all the emails
that you have. This includes all your read, unread, and email
that is flagged to be deleted.
</para>
@@ -955,9 +1021,13 @@
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.
+ up and down to select the size of the panes.
+
+</para>
+<para> Just like with folders, you can right-click on messages in the
+ message list and get a menu of possible actions: you can move,
+ delete, or undelete them, and create filters or vFolders based
+ on them.
</para>
<para>
Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are
@@ -1048,16 +1118,14 @@
<sect2 id="basics-contacts">
<title>Introducing the Address Book</title>
<para>
- The <application>Ximian 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>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to change an
- actual paper book. <application>Ximian Evolution</application> also
- allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since
- <application>Ximian 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.
+ The <application>Ximian 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>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to
+ change an actual paper book. <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> also allows easy synchronization with
+ hand-held devices and functions with <glossterm
+ linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directories on a network.
</para>
<para>
Another advantage of the <application>Ximian Evolution</application>