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That is, - it's a highly evolved groupware program, an integral - part of the Internet-connected desktop. On the inside, it's a - powerful database; on the outside, it's a tool to help you get - your work done. - - - Because it's part of the GNOME project, - Evolution 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). For more information about - the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software Foundation's - website at http://www.fsf.org. - - - - This is a preview release - - Evolution is not complete, and - still has a lot of flaws. Please help improve it by - letting us know about them. You should do this by - submitting bug reports with the GNOME Bug - Report Tool (known as - bug-buddy at the command line). - - - - - - Evolution can help you work in a - group, by handling email, address and other contact - information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one - or several computers, connected directly or over a network, - for one person or for large groups. - Evolution can handle almost all - your communications and information management tasks with the - power and flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment. - - - The Evolution project has four - central goals: - - - - - The application must be both powerful and easy - to use. That means a familiar and intuitive - interface that users can customize to their liking, and - the development of shortcuts for complex tasks. - - - - - Evolution must meet and - exceed the standards set by other groupware products. - It must include support for major network protocols so that it can - integrate seamlessly with existing hardware and network - environments. - - - - - The project must support open standards and be open to - expansion, so that it can become a development platform - as well as an application. From the simplest scripting - to the most complex network and component programming, - Evolution must offer - developers an environment for cutting-edge application - development. - - - - - Data must be safe: Evolution - must not lose mail, corrupt mailbox files or other - data, execute arbitrary scripts, - or delete files from your hard disk. - - - - - - Evolution is designed to make most - daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two - clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you - by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment. - Evolution makes displays faster and - more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is - lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate advanced - features like vFolders, which - let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail - folders. - - - - - - About This Book - - - This version of the Evolution - User's Guide is a draft. It describes - version 0.6 of the software. It is missing huge - chunks of information, and many of the features it describes - are unimplemented. All the content is subject to change, - especially if you help. Please send comments on the guide to - aaron@helixcode.com. If you would like to work - on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME Documentation - project web - site. This paragraph will be removed in later - versions of the manual. - - - - - This book is divided into two parts, with several - appendices. The first part is a guided - tour— it will explain how to use - Evolution. If you are new to - Evolution or to groupware in - general, this is the section for you. The second section, - covering configuration, is - targeted at more advanced users, but anyone who wants to - change the way Evolution looks or - acts can benefit from reading it. In addition, there is a - comprehensive menu - reference which describes nearly every capability that - Evolution has to offer. - - - Typographical conventions - - Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography: - - Applications - Commands typed at the command line - Labels for interface items - - Menu selections look like this: - - Menu - Submenu - Menu Item - - - Buttons you can - click Anything you type - in Text - output from a computer - Words - that are defined in the . - - - - - - Quick Reference for Common Tasks - - You might want to get a copy of this section and tape it to - the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of - most of the things you'll want to do with - Evolution, and pointers to the - sections of the book where you'll find more in-depth - description of those tasks. - - - Opening or Creating Anything - - Here are the keyboard shortcuts and menu items you're most - likely to use: (Please note that the shortcuts listed are - probably wrong at this point). - - - - - Create a new folder - - - FileNew - Folder or - - Ctrl - Shift - F - - - - - - - Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar - - - File - New - Evolution Bar Shortcut or - - Ctrl - Shift - S - - - - - - - Create a new email message: - - - Use - FileNewMail - Message or - - Ctrl - Shift - M - - - - - - - Create a new Appointment - - - File - New - Appointment or - - Ctrl - Shift - A - - - - - - - Create a new Task - - - File - New - Task or - - Ctrl - Shift - T - - - - - - - Enter a new Contact - - - File - New - Contact or - - Ctrl - Shift - C - - - - - - - - - Mail Tasks - - Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the mouse: - - - Check Mail - - - Click Get Mail in the toolbar, or press - - FIXME - FIXME - FIXME - - - - - - - Reply to a Message - - - Select the message to which you want to reply, and - click Reply in the - toolbar, or press - - FIXME - FIXME - FIXME - - - - - - - Forward a Message - - - Select the message you want to forward, and - click Forward in the - toolbar, or press - - FIXME - FIXME - FIXME - - - - - - - Open a Message in a New Window - - - Double-click the message you want to view, or press - - Ctrl - O - - - - - - - Create Filters and vFolders - - - You can create filters and vFolders based on specific - message attributes by right-clicking on a message or - by selecting Tools - Mail Filters - or Tools - vFolder Editor - . Filters are discussed in , and vFolders - in . - - - - - - - - - Calendar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contact Manager - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- cgit v1.2.3