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-rw-r--r--help/C/apx-authors.sgml1
-rw-r--r--help/C/evolution-guide.sgml2
-rw-r--r--help/C/preface.sgml4
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-calendar.sgml73
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-contact.sgml6
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-mail.sgml2
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml15
-rw-r--r--help/C/usage-notes.sgml41
8 files changed, 121 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml
index 6cd1fc3b7f..647bf0b49a 100644
--- a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml
+++ b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
<member>Tuomas Kuosmanen: <email>tigert@gimp.org</email></member>
<member>Christopher J. Lahey: <email>clahey@helixcode.com</email></member>
<member>Matthew Loper: <email>matt@helixcode.com</email></member>
- <member>Dave Mason <email>dcm@redhat.com</email></member>
<member> Federico Mena: <email>federico@helixcode.com</email></member>
<member>Eskil Heyn Olsen<email>deity@eski.dk</email></member>
<member> Nat Friedman: <email>nat@helixcode.com</email></member>
diff --git a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
index 02b03c3851..b322e106a5 100644
--- a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
+++ b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAIL SYSTEM "usage-mail.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-CONTACT SYSTEM "usage-contact.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-CALENDAR SYSTEM "usage-calendar.sgml">
+<!ENTITY USAGE-NOTES SYSTEM "usage-notes.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-SYNC SYSTEM "usage-sync.sgml">
<!ENTITY CONFIG-SETUPASSIST SYSTEM "config-setupassist.sgml">
<!ENTITY CONFIG-PREFS SYSTEM "config-prefs.sgml">
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural.
&USAGE-MAIL;
&USAGE-CONTACT;
&USAGE-CALENDAR;
+ &USAGE-NOTES;
&USAGE-SYNC;
</part>
diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml
index 551c5b5ec5..f8c74c67d2 100644
--- a/help/C/preface.sgml
+++ b/help/C/preface.sgml
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
<member><application>Applications</application></member>
<member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member>
<member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for menu items and buttons</member>
- <member>Other text treatments</member>
- <member>Other text treatments</member>
+ <member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></member>
+ <member><computeroutput>Text output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</formalpara>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml
index 6270b16a83..962cdf2fac 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+<!-- UNCOMMENT FOR VALIDATION ONLY:
+ <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
+-->
<chapter id="usage-calendar">
<title>The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire</title>
@@ -27,14 +30,11 @@
<title>Ways of Looking at your Calendar</title>
<para>
You can view your calendar by the day, by the week, by the
- month, or by the year. To do so, use the calendar-shaped
- buttons on the right side of the toolbar.
- </para>
- <para>
- Describe the less-obvious differences among the views of time
- here.
+ month, or by the year; press the calendar-shaped buttons on the
+ right side of the toolbar to switch between views.
</para>
+
<!-- ############### FIXME FIXME FIXME ############
Feature not yet implemented, and may not be implemented due to
lack of time, resources, and interest.
@@ -45,11 +45,8 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<guimenuitem>GUIMENUITEM</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>GUIMENU</guimenu>.
</para>
--->
- <para>
- Describe the ways that different calendars can work here, and
- how the different calendars work together.
- </para>
+################ END FIXME AREA ################## -->
+
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-calendar-apts">
<title>Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar</title>
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
In addition, you can use
<application>Evolution</application> to mark a meeting
- request on another person's calendar. To do so, first
+ request on another person's calendar. To do it, first
select <guimenuitem>New Appointment</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>MENU</guimenu>, or press <keysym>KEYSYM</keysym>
to bring up the <interface>new event</interface> window.
@@ -206,6 +203,58 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
</sect2>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="usage-calendar-todo">
+ <title>The To-Do List</title>
+ <para>
+ The to-do list, located in the lower right corner of the
+ calendar, lets you keep a list of tasks seperate from your
+ calendar events. Tasks are colored by priority and due-date
+ (see <xref linkend="config-prefs">), and are included with
+ calendar data during synchronization with a hand-held device.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To record a new task, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>
+ button below the list. <application>Evolution</application>
+ will pop up a small window with five items in it:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Summary:</guilabel>The description you enter
+ here will appear in the To Do list itself.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Due Date:</guilabel> Decide when this item is
+ due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from
+ the <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton> and time drop-down menus.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Priority:</guilabel>Select a level of importance from 1 to 9.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Item Comments:</guilabel>If you wish, you can
+ keep a more detailed description of the item here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary
+ appears in the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> section of the
+ calendar window. To edit an item, double-click on it, or
+ select it and click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. You can
+ delete items by selecting them and clicking on the
+ <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="usage-calendar-organize">
<title>Organizing your Appointments</title>
<para>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
index 7fefa9d707..65af93e000 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
-<!-- uncomment this during validation and debugging -->
+
+<!-- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
+ uncomment this during validation and debugging -->
+
<chapter id="usage-contact">
<title>The Evolution Contact Manager</title>
<abstract>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
index a0d64b6d74..656fdb9a44 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
unless you explicitly ask for HTML. To send HTML mail,
you will need to select <guilabel>Send Messages as
HTML</guilabel> in the mail settings dialog box. See
- <xref linkend="config-mail"> for more information.
+ <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-other"> for more information.
</para>
<para>
If you format a message with HTML, but do not have
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
index 99f108aa0f..4ba1c29292 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
+
+<!-- UNComment the following during debugging:
+ <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> -->
+
+
<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
<title>The Main Window: Evolution Basics</title>
@@ -133,15 +137,16 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
daily events.
</para>
</listitem>
-
+-->
<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.
+ 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>
</listitem>
--->
+
</itemizedlist>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-notes.sgml b/help/C/usage-notes.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..184d0c5709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/usage-notes.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<chapter id="usage-notes">
+ <title>Evolution Notes</title>
+ <abstract>
+ <title> An Overview of the Evolution Notes</title>
+ <para>
+ Sticky Notes(tm) have become an almost necessary part of our lives.
+ They can be used to write school notes on and take down phone numbers,
+ among other things. Thus, it only makes sense that <application>
+ Evolution</application> has a Notes feature. <application>Evolution
+ </application> can help you take notes in the following ways:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can take down phone numbers, take school notes, take phone
+ messages, or even write poetry.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can color code each note to help cateogrize each note into
+ a topic.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Something
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Something
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can start reading notes by clicking <guibutton>Notes</guibutton> in the
+ shortcut bar.
+ </para>
+ </abstract>
+</chapter>