From ce8ba9444287f5a39e5ecec8cf185b09ed088f75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 04:25:21 +0000 Subject: Message Composer File and Edit menus. * C/apx-menuref.sgml: Message Composer File and Edit menus. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- svn path=/trunk/; revision=4998 --- doc/C/apx-menuref.sgml | 189 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 188 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/C/apx-menuref.sgml') diff --git a/doc/C/apx-menuref.sgml b/doc/C/apx-menuref.sgml index 0566f8772d..fd3ad4f65d 100644 --- a/doc/C/apx-menuref.sgml +++ b/doc/C/apx-menuref.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ + Menu Reference @@ -304,8 +305,194 @@ The Message Composer Menus - Kevin might do this section. + The message composition window has its own set of menus: + File, which controls operations on files and + data, Edit, for text editing, + Format, which controls the file format of + messages you send, View, to set how you view + the message, and Insert, which holds tools + for embedding files and other items in messages. Here's what's in them: + + The Message Composer File Menu + + + + Open + + Open a text file or a draft mail message. + + + + + Save + + Save a mail message as a text file. + + + + + Save As + + Choose a file name and location for + a message you want to save as a text file. + + + + + Save in Folder + + Save a message as a draft, rather than + as a seperate text file. (FIXME: should be removed, and + functionality subsumed under "Save As"). + + + + + Insert Text File + + Open a text file and insert it into + the current message. (FIXME: belongs under "Insert"). + + + + + Send + + Sends the message immediately. + + + + + Close + + Closes the message composer. If you have not done so, + Evolution + will ask you if you want to save your message. + + + + + + + The Message Composer Edit Menu + + The Edit menu in the message composer + contains the following items. Keyboard shortcuts are listed + next to the items in the menus themselves. + + + + + Undo + + Undoes the last action you performed. + + + + + Redo + + If you change your mind about Undoing something, + you can always use this item. + + + + + Cut + + Removes the selected text from the text entry window and + retains it in the system "clipboard" memory, ready for pasting. + + + + + Copy + + Copies selected text to the system clipboard without deleting it. + The text can then be inserted elsewhere with the + Paste command. + + + + + Paste + + Inserts the contents of the system clipboard at the + location of the cursor. + + + + + Find + + Enter a phrase and find your match in your message body. + As with Find Regex, + Find Again, and + Replace, Evolution + will offer you the option to search forwards or backwards, and. + + + + + + Find Regex + + If you are familiar with regular expressions, often called + "regexes," you can search for something more complicated, + using wildcards and boolean logic. If you're not familiar with + them, there are numerous resources for you on the web. + + + + + Find Again + + Repeats your last search. + + + + + Replace + + Enter a word or phrase and the word or phrase with which you'd like + to replace it. + + + + + Properties + + This item brings up the Message Composer Properties Capplet, + a portion of the GNOME Control Center that determines the + key bindings for the message composer. Help for this capplet is + available directly from the Control Center. (FIXME: Write that help doc too). + + + + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3