From cb5a1deee0c9cb099fdf5d561018febbc3c294df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:33:19 +0000 Subject: added some , added linkends to existing glossterms. 2000-11-29 Aaron Weber * C/config-setupassist.sgml: added some , added linkends to existing glossterms. 2000-11-28 Aaron Weber * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Changed intro to Config section. Now defines what, exactly, "configurable" means. * C/usage-print.sgml: Stylistic revisions. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Stylistic revisions. * C/usage-contact.sgml: Stylistic revisions. svn path=/trunk/; revision=6716 --- doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 2 +- doc/C/config-prefs.sgml | 17 +++-- doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml | 23 ++++--- doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml | 15 +++-- doc/C/menuref.sgml | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 35 +++++----- doc/C/usage-contact.sgml | 95 ++++++++++++++------------- doc/C/usage-mail.sgml | 61 +++++++++++++++-- doc/C/usage-print.sgml | 29 +++++--- doc/ChangeLog | 26 ++++++++ help/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 2 +- help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 17 +++-- help/C/config-setupassist.sgml | 23 ++++--- help/C/evolution-guide.sgml | 15 +++-- help/C/menuref.sgml | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ help/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 35 +++++----- help/C/usage-contact.sgml | 95 ++++++++++++++------------- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 61 +++++++++++++++-- help/C/usage-print.sgml | 29 +++++--- help/ChangeLog | 26 ++++++++ 20 files changed, 684 insertions(+), 214 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml index f04b381d19..365e64b60d 100644 --- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ A regular expression, or "regex", is a way of describing a string of text using metacharacters or wild-card symbols. For - example, the statement fly*so[a|u]p means + example, the statement fly.*so[a|u]p means "any phrase beginning with 'fly' and ending in 'soup' or 'soap'". If you searched for that expression, you'd find both "fly in my soup" and "fly in my soap." There's not room here to diff --git a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml index 27c1ac57db..157b61e1cc 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ - Advanced Configuration @@ -62,8 +61,6 @@ - - Other @@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ Miscellaneous mail and news settings, such as HTML handling preferences, and how long Evolution should wait before - marking message read. + marking a message read. @@ -175,7 +172,9 @@ Mail source type: - Select from IMAP or POP servers, or Unix-style + Select from IMAP or POP servers, or Unix-style mbox or mh files. @@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ Enter the name of the mail source server in this field. If you use an may or may not be the same as your - SMTP server. + SMTP server. @@ -249,13 +248,13 @@ The Mail Transports tab lets you set how you will send mail. Evolution currently supports two - mail transport options: SMTP, which + mail transport options: SMTP, which uses a remote mail server, and - sendmail, which uses the + sendmail, which uses the sendmail program on your local system. Sendmail is more difficult to configure, but offers more flexibility than - SMTP. + SMTP. To use SMTP, you'll need to enter the diff --git a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml index d9649f1adc..b9b72b568a 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml @@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ Evolution is highly configurable. Usually, when developers say that, they mean that they didn't test it out thoroughly and have left it to other programmers - to "configure" themselves a working system. But in the case - of Evolution, you can expect that - it will work perfectly well with minimal setup hassle, and - that you can alter its behavior to fit your needs with just a - little more work. This part of the book will describe that - process, from the quickest glimpse of the Setup Assistant to - an in-depth tour of the preferences dialogs. + to "configure" themselves a working system. In the case of + Evolution, "configurable" means + what it ought to. It means that, while you can expect the + program to work perfectly well in its default settings, it's + also easy to alter its behavior in a wide variety of ways, so + that it fits your needs exactly. This part of the book will + describe that process, from the quickest glimpse of the Setup + Assistant to an in-depth tour of the preferences dialogs. diff --git a/doc/C/menuref.sgml b/doc/C/menuref.sgml index 036b663b23..c1f6e31c1c 100644 --- a/doc/C/menuref.sgml +++ b/doc/C/menuref.sgml @@ -464,6 +464,152 @@ + + + The Message Heading Right-Click Menu + + At the top of the message list is the message list heading + bar; you can click on an individual heading — + Subject, for example, to have the + message list sorted by that attribute. However, if you right + click on a heading, you'll get the following menu: + + + + + + + Sort Ascending + + Sort the list, in ascending order, by the attribute you clicked. + + + + + Sort Descending + + Sort the list in descending order. + + + + + Unsort + + Undo any sorting by this attribute, and leave the message list sorted + by the previous one. + + + + + Group by this Field + + Instead of sorting the messages, group them in boxes. + + + + + Group by Box + If you have your messages grouped in + boxes, you can arrange the boxes as well, by choosing + this item. + + + + Remove this column + + Choose this to remove the column from the message list display. + + + + + Field Chooser + + Opens a palette of columns. You can drag the columns + you want from the palette into position in the + message list heading bar; red arrows appear + when you get close enough to a possibile position. + + + Your options are: + + + An Envelope which indicates whether a message has been read (closed for unread, open for read). + + + + An Exclamation Point for priority + + + + A Penguin which indicates something, although I'm not sure what. + + + + A Paper Clip which indicates that there is an attachment to the message. + + + + From, for the From field of a message. + + + Subject, for the Subject field of a message. + + + + Date, for the date and time a message was sent. + + + + Received, for the date and time you got the message. + + + + To, for the To field. + + + + Size, for a message's size. + + + + + + + + + Alignment + Use this item to decide upon the + alignment of the message attributes within their + columns. + + + + Best Fit + + Alters the width of the message list columns to maximize the amount of information displayed. + + + + + Format Columns... + + This item is not yet available. + + + + + + Customize + Views... Opens a + dialog box that lets you choose a complex set of + arrangements for your message list, so you can combine + sorting and grouping in as many ways as you like. + + + + + + diff --git a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 72f278a424..0c6165f80e 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ To begin using the calendar, select Calendar from the shortcut bar. By default, the calendar starts showing today's - schedule on a grey and white ruled background. At the upper - right, there's a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. - Below that, there's a TaskPad, where you can - keep a sort of glorified to-do list that's not linked to your - calendar. The calendar's daily view is shown in . + schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right, there's a + monthly calendar you can use to switch days. Below that, there's + a TaskPad, where you can keep a list of tasks + seperate from your calendar appointments. The calendar's daily + view is shown in .
@@ -31,9 +30,11 @@ Ways of Looking at your Calendar - You can view your calendar by the day, by the week, by the - month, or by the year; press the calendar-shaped buttons on the - right side of the toolbar to switch between views. + The toolbar offers you four different views of your calendar: + one day, five days, a week, or a month at once. Press the + calendar-shaped buttons on the right side of the toolbar to + switch between views. You can also select a range of days in + the small calendar at the upper right. To view yesterday's appointments, —last week's, if you're in @@ -65,15 +66,9 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar - The Evolution calendar allows you to - schedule events for yourself or a group of people. It can - handle events that repeat, event lengths from ten minutes to - multiple days, and events that have a date but no specific - time. Of course, you can also set event reminders and alarms - so that you don't forget about everything you've just put into - your calendar. From office or family to office - and family, - Evolution can handle the schedule. + Of course, you'll want to use the calendar to do more than find + out what day it is. This section will tell you how to schedule + events, set alarms, and determine event recurrence. Creating events @@ -193,8 +188,8 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. icon in the toolbar. That will save the event and close the event editor window. If you want, you can alter an event summary in the calendar view by clicking on it and typing. You - can change other settings by right-clicking on the event in - the and then choosing Edit this Appointment. + can change other settings by right-clicking on the event then + choosing Edit this Appointment. diff --git a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml index 21630cacb3..e1fa058fd8 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -11,27 +11,27 @@ Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book. Evolution also - allows easy synchronization with hand-held and remote devices. - Since Evolution supports most major - network protocols, including LDAP, it can - fit into almost any existing network. + allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since + Evolution supports the LDAP directory protocol, you can use + it with almost any type of existing directory server on your + network. Another advantage of the Evolution - address book is its integration with the rest of the - application. That means that when you look for someone's + contact manager is its integration with the rest of the + application. When you look for someone's address, you can also see a history of appointments with that person. Or, you can get an e-mail with contact information in it and create a new address card on the spot. In addition, - searches and folders and all work in the same way they do in the - other components, so you don't have to learn another system for - similar tasks. + searches and folders work in the same way they do in the + other components. This chapter will cover using the Evolution contact manager to organize any amount of contact information, share addresses over a - network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To + network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To learn about configuring the contact manager, see . @@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ - The rest of the contact manager is taken up by the display of - your contact information. You can view that display as a table - or as a list of cards— switch views in the - View menu — and move through them - alphabetically with the buttons and the scrollbar at the right - of the window. Of course, if you have more than a few people - listed, you'll want some way of finding them more quickly, - which is why there's a search feature. + Your contact information fills the rest of the display. By + default, Evolution shows it as a set + of small address cards, but you can set it to appear as a table + with the options in the View menu. Move + through the cards alphabetically with the buttons and the + scrollbar at the right of the window. Of course, if you have + more than a few people listed, you'll want some way of finding + them more quickly, which is why there's a search feature. @@ -113,22 +113,27 @@ hit Enter. Evolution will search through the contents of every displayed card to find one that - matches. That means that you can refine searches by doing several in - succession. + matches. In other words, you can refine searches by doing + several in succession. - If there are no matches, the card display will be blank. When - you'd like to see all the cards again, press Show - All. + If there are no matches, the card display will be + blank. When you'd like to see all the cards again, press + Show All. + Refining a Quick Search - Tom comes back from lunch and finds a note on his keyboard: - "Curtis in sales called for you, but he didn't leave a number, - and I forgot to write down the name of the company he works - for. He said it was important, though." Tom is not at all - annoyed. + Tom comes back from lunch and finds a note on his + keyboard: "Curtis in sales called for you, but he didn't + leave a number, and I forgot to write down the name of the + company he works for. He said it was important, though." + Tom is not at all annoyed. He opens his contacts folder, and runs a quick search for @@ -152,11 +157,11 @@ Click Add Criterion to increase the number of criteria you'd like to use in the search, and Remove Criterion to remove one from the - bottom of the list. Your criteria may be a searchs within the + bottom of the list. Your criteria may be a search within the Name or Email fields; alternately you can choose to search through all the - fields with a regular expression. Then, you can select all - the familiar requirements like Begins + fields with a regular expression. Then, you can select from + all the familiar requirements like Begins With and Does Not Contain, decide whether to match All or Any of your criteria, and press @@ -475,15 +480,15 @@ Sharing your Cards - If you keep your cards on a network using an - LDAP server, you can share access to - them. Actually, the server software takes care of that, and - also determines who is allowed to see and change them. This is - the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a + If you keep your cards on a network using an LDAP server, you can share access to + them, browse other address books, or maintain a shared set of + contact information for your company or your department. This + is the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a list of vendors and clients that needs constant updating. If you also share your calendars, people can avoid duplicating - work and keep up to date on developments within their work-group - or across the entire company. + work and keep up to date on developments within their + work-group or across the entire company. @@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ already scheduled a meeting with Company X next Thursday. He can either go to the meeting himself or ask Deanna to discuss his concerns for him. Either way, he avoids - scheduling an extra meeting with Company X. + scheduling an extra meeting with Company X. @@ -576,14 +581,16 @@ Evolution will fill in addresses from your contact manager's address cards if you let it. In addition to that, you can send email to everyone in a - particular group. + particular group if you choose. - Future versions of Evolution will - allow you to you export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, - database, or word processor so you can print address labels - or prepare large postal mailings. + You can also use the contact manager to handle lists of + postal addresses to print for labels. Future versions of + Evolution will allow you to you + export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, database, or word + processor so you can print address labels or prepare large + mailings. Fortunately, Evolution has the tools to help you do it. + + Sorting Mail with Column Headers + + By default, the columns in a mail message list are an + envelope icon indicating whether a message has been read + (closed for unread, open for read), an exclamation point + indicating priority, and the From, + Subject, and Date + fields. However, you can change that if you want. + + + Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of + options: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Getting Organized with Folders @@ -872,12 +918,15 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> When you click OK, your new folder will appear in the folder view. You can then put messages in it by dragging and dropping them, or by - using the Move button in the toolbar. - If you create a filter with the filter - assistant, you can have mail moved to your folder - automatically. + using the Move button in the + toolbar. If you want to move several messages at once, click + on the ones you want to move while holding down the + CTRL key, or use Shift to + select a range of messages. If you create a filter with the + filter assistant, you can have mail + moved to your folder automatically. - + Searching for Messages diff --git a/doc/C/usage-print.sgml b/doc/C/usage-print.sgml index 1af298eb42..cc1ac16357 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-print.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-print.sgml @@ -18,19 +18,25 @@ Print Preview - Print Preview, appears both as a button - in the printing dialog and as an item in the + Print Preview appears both as a button in + the printing dialog and as an item in the File menu. In both places, it does the same - thing: it opens a new window that displays an image of the current - message, calendar, appointment, or address card. + thing: it opens a new window that shows you what would happen if + you were to print the current message, calendar, appointment, or + address card. That window allows you to select which pages you want to see, and how close you'd like to look at them. Zoom in or out, fit - the page to the window (Fit) or match the - width of the page and the window (Fit - Width). If you're satisfied with the way it looks, - click Print to send your document on its way. + the page to the window (the Fit button) + or match the width of the page and the window (the + Fit Width button). None of these buttons + changes the way the page will be printed, but they do let you + get a better look. If you're satisfied with the way the things + look, click Print to send your document + on its way. If you'd like to change it, just close the + Print Preview window and make the changes + you want from the Mail, Calendar, or Contact Manager. @@ -90,3 +96,10 @@ + + + + + + + diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 3b2a5968d3..e72971a13d 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,29 @@ +2000-11-29 Aaron Weber + + * C/config-setupassist.sgml: added some , added linkends to existing glossterms. + +2000-11-28 Aaron Weber + + * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Changed intro to Config section. Now + defines what, exactly, "configurable" means. + + * C/usage-print.sgml: Stylistic revisions. + + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Stylistic revisions. + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: Stylistic revisions. + +2000-11-09 Aaron Weber + + * C/menuref.sgml: Message heading Right-Click Menu. + +2000-11-03 Aaron Weber + + * C/apx-gloss.sgml: The regexp example was quite wrong. Props to Sasha. + +2000-11-02 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: Style and spelling. 2000-11-01 Aaron Weber diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index f04b381d19..365e64b60d 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ A regular expression, or "regex", is a way of describing a string of text using metacharacters or wild-card symbols. For - example, the statement fly*so[a|u]p means + example, the statement fly.*so[a|u]p means "any phrase beginning with 'fly' and ending in 'soup' or 'soap'". If you searched for that expression, you'd find both "fly in my soup" and "fly in my soap." There's not room here to diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index 27c1ac57db..157b61e1cc 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ - Advanced Configuration @@ -62,8 +61,6 @@ - - Other @@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ Miscellaneous mail and news settings, such as HTML handling preferences, and how long Evolution should wait before - marking message read. + marking a message read. @@ -175,7 +172,9 @@ Mail source type: - Select from IMAP or POP servers, or Unix-style + Select from IMAP or POP servers, or Unix-style mbox or mh files. @@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ Enter the name of the mail source server in this field. If you use an may or may not be the same as your - SMTP server. + SMTP server. @@ -249,13 +248,13 @@ The Mail Transports tab lets you set how you will send mail. Evolution currently supports two - mail transport options: SMTP, which + mail transport options: SMTP, which uses a remote mail server, and - sendmail, which uses the + sendmail, which uses the sendmail program on your local system. Sendmail is more difficult to configure, but offers more flexibility than - SMTP. + SMTP. To use SMTP, you'll need to enter the diff --git a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml index d9649f1adc..b9b72b568a 100644 --- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml @@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ Evolution is highly configurable. Usually, when developers say that, they mean that they didn't test it out thoroughly and have left it to other programmers - to "configure" themselves a working system. But in the case - of Evolution, you can expect that - it will work perfectly well with minimal setup hassle, and - that you can alter its behavior to fit your needs with just a - little more work. This part of the book will describe that - process, from the quickest glimpse of the Setup Assistant to - an in-depth tour of the preferences dialogs. + to "configure" themselves a working system. In the case of + Evolution, "configurable" means + what it ought to. It means that, while you can expect the + program to work perfectly well in its default settings, it's + also easy to alter its behavior in a wide variety of ways, so + that it fits your needs exactly. This part of the book will + describe that process, from the quickest glimpse of the Setup + Assistant to an in-depth tour of the preferences dialogs. diff --git a/help/C/menuref.sgml b/help/C/menuref.sgml index 036b663b23..c1f6e31c1c 100644 --- a/help/C/menuref.sgml +++ b/help/C/menuref.sgml @@ -464,6 +464,152 @@ + + + The Message Heading Right-Click Menu + + At the top of the message list is the message list heading + bar; you can click on an individual heading — + Subject, for example, to have the + message list sorted by that attribute. However, if you right + click on a heading, you'll get the following menu: + + + + + + + Sort Ascending + + Sort the list, in ascending order, by the attribute you clicked. + + + + + Sort Descending + + Sort the list in descending order. + + + + + Unsort + + Undo any sorting by this attribute, and leave the message list sorted + by the previous one. + + + + + Group by this Field + + Instead of sorting the messages, group them in boxes. + + + + + Group by Box + If you have your messages grouped in + boxes, you can arrange the boxes as well, by choosing + this item. + + + + Remove this column + + Choose this to remove the column from the message list display. + + + + + Field Chooser + + Opens a palette of columns. You can drag the columns + you want from the palette into position in the + message list heading bar; red arrows appear + when you get close enough to a possibile position. + + + Your options are: + + + An Envelope which indicates whether a message has been read (closed for unread, open for read). + + + + An Exclamation Point for priority + + + + A Penguin which indicates something, although I'm not sure what. + + + + A Paper Clip which indicates that there is an attachment to the message. + + + + From, for the From field of a message. + + + Subject, for the Subject field of a message. + + + + Date, for the date and time a message was sent. + + + + Received, for the date and time you got the message. + + + + To, for the To field. + + + + Size, for a message's size. + + + + + + + + + Alignment + Use this item to decide upon the + alignment of the message attributes within their + columns. + + + + Best Fit + + Alters the width of the message list columns to maximize the amount of information displayed. + + + + + Format Columns... + + This item is not yet available. + + + + + + Customize + Views... Opens a + dialog box that lets you choose a complex set of + arrangements for your message list, so you can combine + sorting and grouping in as many ways as you like. + + + + + + diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 72f278a424..0c6165f80e 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ To begin using the calendar, select Calendar from the shortcut bar. By default, the calendar starts showing today's - schedule on a grey and white ruled background. At the upper - right, there's a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. - Below that, there's a TaskPad, where you can - keep a sort of glorified to-do list that's not linked to your - calendar. The calendar's daily view is shown in . + schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right, there's a + monthly calendar you can use to switch days. Below that, there's + a TaskPad, where you can keep a list of tasks + seperate from your calendar appointments. The calendar's daily + view is shown in .
@@ -31,9 +30,11 @@ Ways of Looking at your Calendar - You can view your calendar by the day, by the week, by the - month, or by the year; press the calendar-shaped buttons on the - right side of the toolbar to switch between views. + The toolbar offers you four different views of your calendar: + one day, five days, a week, or a month at once. Press the + calendar-shaped buttons on the right side of the toolbar to + switch between views. You can also select a range of days in + the small calendar at the upper right. To view yesterday's appointments, —last week's, if you're in @@ -65,15 +66,9 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar - The Evolution calendar allows you to - schedule events for yourself or a group of people. It can - handle events that repeat, event lengths from ten minutes to - multiple days, and events that have a date but no specific - time. Of course, you can also set event reminders and alarms - so that you don't forget about everything you've just put into - your calendar. From office or family to office - and family, - Evolution can handle the schedule. + Of course, you'll want to use the calendar to do more than find + out what day it is. This section will tell you how to schedule + events, set alarms, and determine event recurrence. Creating events @@ -193,8 +188,8 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. icon in the toolbar. That will save the event and close the event editor window. If you want, you can alter an event summary in the calendar view by clicking on it and typing. You - can change other settings by right-clicking on the event in - the and then choosing Edit this Appointment. + can change other settings by right-clicking on the event then + choosing Edit this Appointment. diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index 21630cacb3..e1fa058fd8 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -11,27 +11,27 @@ Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book. Evolution also - allows easy synchronization with hand-held and remote devices. - Since Evolution supports most major - network protocols, including LDAP, it can - fit into almost any existing network. + allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since + Evolution supports the LDAP directory protocol, you can use + it with almost any type of existing directory server on your + network. Another advantage of the Evolution - address book is its integration with the rest of the - application. That means that when you look for someone's + contact manager is its integration with the rest of the + application. When you look for someone's address, you can also see a history of appointments with that person. Or, you can get an e-mail with contact information in it and create a new address card on the spot. In addition, - searches and folders and all work in the same way they do in the - other components, so you don't have to learn another system for - similar tasks. + searches and folders work in the same way they do in the + other components. This chapter will cover using the Evolution contact manager to organize any amount of contact information, share addresses over a - network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To + network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To learn about configuring the contact manager, see . @@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ - The rest of the contact manager is taken up by the display of - your contact information. You can view that display as a table - or as a list of cards— switch views in the - View menu — and move through them - alphabetically with the buttons and the scrollbar at the right - of the window. Of course, if you have more than a few people - listed, you'll want some way of finding them more quickly, - which is why there's a search feature. + Your contact information fills the rest of the display. By + default, Evolution shows it as a set + of small address cards, but you can set it to appear as a table + with the options in the View menu. Move + through the cards alphabetically with the buttons and the + scrollbar at the right of the window. Of course, if you have + more than a few people listed, you'll want some way of finding + them more quickly, which is why there's a search feature. @@ -113,22 +113,27 @@ hit Enter. Evolution will search through the contents of every displayed card to find one that - matches. That means that you can refine searches by doing several in - succession. + matches. In other words, you can refine searches by doing + several in succession. - If there are no matches, the card display will be blank. When - you'd like to see all the cards again, press Show - All. + If there are no matches, the card display will be + blank. When you'd like to see all the cards again, press + Show All. + Refining a Quick Search - Tom comes back from lunch and finds a note on his keyboard: - "Curtis in sales called for you, but he didn't leave a number, - and I forgot to write down the name of the company he works - for. He said it was important, though." Tom is not at all - annoyed. + Tom comes back from lunch and finds a note on his + keyboard: "Curtis in sales called for you, but he didn't + leave a number, and I forgot to write down the name of the + company he works for. He said it was important, though." + Tom is not at all annoyed. He opens his contacts folder, and runs a quick search for @@ -152,11 +157,11 @@ Click Add Criterion to increase the number of criteria you'd like to use in the search, and Remove Criterion to remove one from the - bottom of the list. Your criteria may be a searchs within the + bottom of the list. Your criteria may be a search within the Name or Email fields; alternately you can choose to search through all the - fields with a regular expression. Then, you can select all - the familiar requirements like Begins + fields with a regular expression. Then, you can select from + all the familiar requirements like Begins With and Does Not Contain, decide whether to match All or Any of your criteria, and press @@ -475,15 +480,15 @@ Sharing your Cards - If you keep your cards on a network using an - LDAP server, you can share access to - them. Actually, the server software takes care of that, and - also determines who is allowed to see and change them. This is - the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a + If you keep your cards on a network using an LDAP server, you can share access to + them, browse other address books, or maintain a shared set of + contact information for your company or your department. This + is the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a list of vendors and clients that needs constant updating. If you also share your calendars, people can avoid duplicating - work and keep up to date on developments within their work-group - or across the entire company. + work and keep up to date on developments within their + work-group or across the entire company. @@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ already scheduled a meeting with Company X next Thursday. He can either go to the meeting himself or ask Deanna to discuss his concerns for him. Either way, he avoids - scheduling an extra meeting with Company X. + scheduling an extra meeting with Company X. @@ -576,14 +581,16 @@ Evolution will fill in addresses from your contact manager's address cards if you let it. In addition to that, you can send email to everyone in a - particular group. + particular group if you choose. - Future versions of Evolution will - allow you to you export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, - database, or word processor so you can print address labels - or prepare large postal mailings. + You can also use the contact manager to handle lists of + postal addresses to print for labels. Future versions of + Evolution will allow you to you + export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, database, or word + processor so you can print address labels or prepare large + mailings. Fortunately, Evolution has the tools to help you do it. + + Sorting Mail with Column Headers + + By default, the columns in a mail message list are an + envelope icon indicating whether a message has been read + (closed for unread, open for read), an exclamation point + indicating priority, and the From, + Subject, and Date + fields. However, you can change that if you want. + + + Right-click on one of the column headers to get a list of + options: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Getting Organized with Folders @@ -872,12 +918,15 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> When you click OK, your new folder will appear in the folder view. You can then put messages in it by dragging and dropping them, or by - using the Move button in the toolbar. - If you create a filter with the filter - assistant, you can have mail moved to your folder - automatically. + using the Move button in the + toolbar. If you want to move several messages at once, click + on the ones you want to move while holding down the + CTRL key, or use Shift to + select a range of messages. If you create a filter with the + filter assistant, you can have mail + moved to your folder automatically. - + Searching for Messages diff --git a/help/C/usage-print.sgml b/help/C/usage-print.sgml index 1af298eb42..cc1ac16357 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-print.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-print.sgml @@ -18,19 +18,25 @@ Print Preview - Print Preview, appears both as a button - in the printing dialog and as an item in the + Print Preview appears both as a button in + the printing dialog and as an item in the File menu. In both places, it does the same - thing: it opens a new window that displays an image of the current - message, calendar, appointment, or address card. + thing: it opens a new window that shows you what would happen if + you were to print the current message, calendar, appointment, or + address card. That window allows you to select which pages you want to see, and how close you'd like to look at them. Zoom in or out, fit - the page to the window (Fit) or match the - width of the page and the window (Fit - Width). If you're satisfied with the way it looks, - click Print to send your document on its way. + the page to the window (the Fit button) + or match the width of the page and the window (the + Fit Width button). None of these buttons + changes the way the page will be printed, but they do let you + get a better look. If you're satisfied with the way the things + look, click Print to send your document + on its way. If you'd like to change it, just close the + Print Preview window and make the changes + you want from the Mail, Calendar, or Contact Manager. @@ -90,3 +96,10 @@ + + + + + + + diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index 3b2a5968d3..e72971a13d 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,29 @@ +2000-11-29 Aaron Weber + + * C/config-setupassist.sgml: added some , added linkends to existing glossterms. + +2000-11-28 Aaron Weber + + * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Changed intro to Config section. Now + defines what, exactly, "configurable" means. + + * C/usage-print.sgml: Stylistic revisions. + + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Stylistic revisions. + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: Stylistic revisions. + +2000-11-09 Aaron Weber + + * C/menuref.sgml: Message heading Right-Click Menu. + +2000-11-03 Aaron Weber + + * C/apx-gloss.sgml: The regexp example was quite wrong. Props to Sasha. + +2000-11-02 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: Style and spelling. 2000-11-01 Aaron Weber -- cgit v1.2.3