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diff --git a/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml b/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml index eb30901422..e7a501acba 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-bugs.sgml @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ <abstract> <para> This appendix describes known bugs and limitations of - <application>Evolution</application>. Please contact the - Evolution team (<email>bugs@helixcode.com</email>) or use - <application>bug-buddy</application> if you find one we have not - listed, or if you have a patch to fix one. + <application>Evolution</application>. Please use the GNOME + <application>Bug Report Tool</application> (known as + <command>bug-buddy</command> at the command line) if you find one + we have not listed. </para> </abstract> diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index fb05344813..55ab3ed8a1 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ <glossdef> <para> To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an - executable. In order to be execute program, a user must have - the proper permissions. + executable. <application>Evolution</application> can download + executable attachments, but before they can be run, the files must + be marked as executable with a shell or file manager. This + security precaution prevents the automatic or accidental execution + of malicious programs. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -96,7 +99,9 @@ <glossdef> <para> Within <application>Evolution</application>, a filter is a method - of sorting mail automatically. + of sorting mail automatically. You can create filters to perform + one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide + range of criteria. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ <glossterm>Forward</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - By forwarding an e-mail, the user can send a third party a message + the user can send a third party a message which was sent to the user originally. </para> </glossdef> @@ -115,8 +120,9 @@ <glossterm>Groupware</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Groupware is a term describing an application who has many - productivity features built into one program. + Groupware is a term describing an application which helps groups + of people work together. Typically, a groupware application will + have several productivity features built into one program. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -183,8 +189,10 @@ <glossterm>Mail Client</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - A mail client is the application which a user reads and sends - their e-mail with. + A mail client is the application with which a person reads and + sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail + servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from + sender to recipient. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -255,8 +263,10 @@ <glossterm>Spam</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Spam: useless e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of - chain-letters and advertisements for websites or services. + Spam: useless, unwanted e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of + chain-letters and advertisements for unscrupulous websites or + services. Messages that are merely useless are called + "opt-in newsletters." </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index 687a75e9f0..c2839f741b 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ <term><guilabel>Username:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Enter your user name here. Eva Lucy Ann Tester's + Enter your user name here. Eva Lucianne Tester's user name is <userinput>eltester</userinput>. </para> </listitem> diff --git a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml index 6690c766ad..2652644ec7 100644 --- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The setup assistant can gather most of the information necessary for <application>Evolution</application>'s daily operation. If you prefer more detailed or advanced - configuration, see <xref linkend="config-prefs"> + configuration, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">. </para> <sect1 id="config-setupassist-mail"> @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ <listitem> <para> This should be the name of your mail server: it should - look something like: + look something like: <userinput>mailserver.organization.org</userinput>. </para> </listitem> diff --git a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml index f844db46c0..67b26e4783 100644 --- a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml +++ b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml @@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ Documentation License</citetitle>, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover - Texts. You may obtain a copy of the <citetitle>GNU Free - Documentation License</citetitle> from the Free Software - Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http" + Texts. The license is included with this document in <xref + linkend="fdl">, and you may also obtain a copy from the Free + Software Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http" url="http://www.fsf.org">their Web site</ulink> or by writing to: Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index a228998027..bb6cb4d948 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -14,16 +14,29 @@ </para> <para> As part of the GNOME project, - <application>Evolution</application> is free software, and is - released under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). As - stated previously, the documentation falls under the Free - Documentation License (FDL), which is included with this - document in <xref linkend="fdl">. For more information about - the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software Foundation's - website at <ulink + <application>Evolution</application> is free software. The + program and its source code are released under the terms of + the GNU Public License (GPL), and the documentation falls + under the Free Documentation License (FDL), which is included + with this document (<xref linkend="fdl">). For more + information about the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software + Foundation's website at <ulink url="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</ulink>. </para> <para> + <note> + <title>This is a preview release</title> + <para> + Please help develop <application>Evolution</application> + by submitting bug reports when you find bugs. You can do + so by using the <application>Bug Report + Tool</application> (known as <command>bug-buddy</command> + at the command line). + </para> + </note> + </para> + + <para> <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of tools to help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive, and organize email, manage address and other contact @@ -125,8 +138,7 @@ <formalpara> <title>Typographical conventions</title> <para> - Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography. - It's listed below: + Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography: <simplelist> <member><application>Applications</application></member> <member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member> diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 3da93260a5..5cc7588dcd 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. network. <guilabel>Public</guilabel> is the default category, and a public event can be viewed by anyone on the calendar sharing network. <guilabel>Private</guilabel> denotes one - level of security, and <guilabel>Confidential</guilabel> - means that . + level of security, and <guilabel>Confidential</guilabel> a + higer level. <!-- FIXME --> Exact determinations and implementations of + this feature have yet to be determined. <!-- FIXME --> </para> <para> The <guilabel>Recurrence</guilabel> tab lets you describe @@ -307,9 +308,8 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. she maintains one for the conference room, so people know when they can schedule meetings. On the local network, she maintains a calendar that reflects when consultants are going - to be on site, and another that keeps track of the various - company managers, so that people know where to find each - other. + to be on site, and another that keeps track of when the Red + Sox are playing. </para> </example> <para> @@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Calendar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. - You can place the calendar in any calendar folder and access it from the folder view. </para> diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index fc5c5781ed..c937e957b5 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -102,21 +102,21 @@ </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-contact-cards"> - <title>Create, Change, and Delete Cards</title> + <title>Destroy, Create, or Change Cards</title> <para> - The easiest thing you can do with a card is delete it. To - delete a card, click on it once to select it, then press the - <guibutton>Delete Card</guibutton> button. + To delete a card, click on it once to select it, then press the + <guibutton>Delete Card</guibutton> button. If you have + multiple cards selected, you'll delete mutliple cards. </para> - <para> - Any time you add new information to a card, whether it's an old - card you're editing or a new card you're just adding to your - address book, you'll use the contact editor. To change a card - that already exists, just double click it to open the contact - editor window with all the current information already filled - in. If you want to create a new one, clicking the + Adding or changing cards is slightly more complicated. Any + time you add information to the contact manager, whether it's + an old card you're editing or a new card you're just adding to + your address book, you'll use the contact editor. To change a + card that already exists, just double click it to open the + contact editor window with all the current information already + filled in. If you want to create a new one, clicking the <guibutton>New Card</guibutton> button will open up that same window, but with empty fields instead of full ones. Either way, it's the same tool for quite similar tasks, and you'll @@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ than you'd think would fit onto a file card. </para> - <sect2 id="usage-contact-editor"> - <title>The Contact Editor</title> - <para> + <para> The contact editor window has two tabs, <guilabel>General</guilabel>, for basic contact information, and <guilabel>Details</guilabel>, for a more specific @@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ </para> --> - </sect2> + <!--- ############# This section isn't implemented yet either: <sect2> diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 2664d121d2..60ac9e0303 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ <title>Writing and Sending Mail</title> <para> You can start writing a new email message by selecting - <guimenuitem>New Mail</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>File - Menu</guimenu>, or by pressing the + <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem> + Mail</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or by pressing the <guibutton>Compose</guibutton> button in the Inbox toolbar. When you do so, the <interface>New Message</interface> window will open, as shown in <xref @@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ <title>New Message Window</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="fig/newmsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + <graphic fileref="fig/newmsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> </graphic> </screenshot> </figure> @@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <term>Alignment</term> <listitem> <para> - Located next to the text style buttons, + Located next to the text style buttons, these three paragraph icons should be familiar to users of most word processing software. The leftmost button will make your text left-justified, @@ -479,12 +480,14 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </variablelist> </para> <para> - There are two tools that you can find only in the + There are three tools that you can find only in the <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> menu. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Insert Link</guimenuitem>: Use this tool to + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Insert Link</guimenuitem>:</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Use this tool to put hyperlinks in your HTML messages. When you select it, <application>Evolution</application> will prompt you for the <guilabel>Text</guilabel> that @@ -492,6 +495,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> you should enter the actual web address (URL). </para> </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> <guimenuitem>Insert Image</guimenuitem>:</term> <listitem> <para> <guimenuitem>Insert Image</guimenuitem>: Select this item to @@ -500,7 +506,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> cursor. </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><guimenuitem>Insert Rule</guimenuitem>:</term> + <listitem><para> + This will insert a horizontal line, or rule, into your document. + You'll be presented with a dialog box which gives you + the choice of size, percentage of screen, shading, and + alignment; if you leave everything at the default + values you'll get a thin black rule all the way across + the screen.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> </para> <note> <title>A Technical note on HTML Tags</title> @@ -676,16 +694,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <application>Evolution</application> will as you for the name and the type of the folder, and will provide you with a folder tree so you can pick where it goes. - <note> - <title>Folders have Limits</title> - <para> - 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. - </para> - </note> + </para> <para> When you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, your new folder will @@ -770,16 +779,20 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-filters"> <title>Staying organized: Mail Filters in Evolution</title> <para> - Filters sort your email for you. People who subscribe to - multiple mailing lists, or who often need to refer to messages - they have sent, find filters especially helpful to separate - personal from list-related mail, but they're good for anybody - who gets more than a few messages a day. To create a filter, - 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 - linkend="usage-mail-filters-fig-new"> + Filters sort your email for you as it arrives. Most often, + you'll want to have <application>Evolution</application> put + mail into different folders, but you can have it do anything + you like. People who subscribe to multiple mailing lists, or + who often need to refer to messages they have sent, find + filters especially helpful to separate personal from + list-related mail, but they're good for anybody who gets more + than a few messages a day. To create a filter, select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Filter + Assistant</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. This will bring up a + window which will guide you through filter creation. The + <interface>filter assistant</interface> is shown in <xref + linkend="usage-mail-filters-fig-new"> <figure id="usage-mail-filters-fig-new"> <title>Creating a new Filter</title> @@ -914,23 +927,21 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <example id="usage-mail-organize-vFolders-ex"> <title>Using Folders, Searches, and vFolders</title> <para> - To organize my mail box, I can set up a vFolder - for emails from my friend Vince, by doing (INSERT - PROCESS HERE). Then, whenever I want to see the - messages Vince has sent me, I open the vFolder, and - every message he's sent me shows up, no matter where - I've actually filed it. If I want, I can also create a - vFolder containing any message from my list of - co-workers which also has the name of the project in - it. That way, when Vince sends me mail about the - project, I can see that message both in the "Vince" - vFolder and in the "Project" vFolder. That's because - when I open up the "Vince" folder, I'm really - performing a search for all the mail from Vince, and - when I open the "Project" folder I'm really performing + To organize my mail box, I can set up a vFolder for emails + from my friend Vince. Then, whenever I want to see the + messages Vince has sent me, I open the vFolder, and every + message he's sent me shows up, no matter where I've + actually filed it. If I want, I can also create a vFolder + containing any message from my list of co-workers which + also has the name of the project in it. That way, when + Vince sends me mail about the project, I can see that + message both in the "Vince" vFolder and in the "Project" + vFolder. That's because when I open up the "Vince" folder, + I'm really performing a search for all the mail from Vince, + and when I open the "Project" folder I'm really performing a search for all the mail about the project. - (INSERT SCREENSHOT HERE) + <!-- (INSERT SCREENSHOT HERE) --> </para> </example> @@ -949,9 +960,9 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a new vFolder. </para> <para> - You'll be prompted to create a filtering rule. To do so, - select one of the base rules, and click - <guibutton>Next</guibutton> to customize it. Your options are: + You'll be prompted to create a filtering rule. You can build + your own from the ground up, or select one of several base + rules to customize. Your options are: <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>For matching messages:</guilabel></term> @@ -967,8 +978,8 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <term><guilabel>Messages from a certain person:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Enter an email address, and the vFolder will contain - any messages from that address. + The vFolder will contain messages from an address + you enter. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -992,7 +1003,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> </varlistentry> </variablelist> - as is shown in <xref + The selection window is shown in <xref linkend="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> <figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index d03aaada50..051d16b900 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -63,19 +63,19 @@ <title>The Shortcut Bar</title> <para> <application>Evolution</application>'s most important job is - to give you access to your information, and help you use it + to give you access to your information and help you use it quickly. One way it does that is through the <interface>shortcut bar</interface>, the column on the left - hand side of the main window. The shortcut bar has two types - of buttons: big ones with names like - <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> and <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, - and small rectangular ones at the top and bottom, which are - called category buttons. + hand side of the main window. The large buttons with names + like <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> are the shortcuts, and you can + select different groups of shortcuts by clicking the + rectangular category buttons. </para> <para> - The category buttons are labelled <guilabel>Evolution - Shortcuts</guilabel> and <guilabel>Internet - Directories</guilabel>. When you click on them, they'll slide + The category buttons are <guibutton>Evolution + Shortcuts</guibutton> and <guibutton>Internet + Directories</guibutton>. 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> @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ others you or your system administrator might have added. Internet directories behave a lot like the local contact manager, which is covered in <xref linkend="usage-contact">. - </para> + </para> <para> Take a look at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel> again. They are: @@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ To remove a shortcut from the shortcut bar, right-click on it and select <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem>. </para> <para> - To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in the - shortcut bar but not on a button. From the menu that - appears, you can select icon sizes. + To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in an + empoy space on the shortcut bar. From the menu that appears, + you can select icon sizes. </para> </tip> </sect1> @@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel>, for contact directories stored on a network. The most important one is probably <guilabel>Local</guilabel>, which you can use to access - 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: + all the data that's 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> @@ -250,6 +250,17 @@ <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> for storing contacts. </para> + <note> + <title>Folders have Limits</title> + <para> + 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. + </para> + </note> + <!-- UNIMPLEMENTED <para> Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything |