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+ What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me? + + The idea of evolution as a process of improvement and + development is a strong influence on the developers at Helix + Code. We named our groupware suite + "Evolution" because we knew that it would be able to survive + in the wilderness of the software marketplace for one reason: + it's better. + + + Evolution is a suite of groupware + applications within the GNOME desktop environment that you can + use to send, receive, and organize email, manage address and + other contact information, and maintain a calendar. It + enables you to do those things 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 tasks with the power and + flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment. + + + We built Evolution with three groups of + people in mind: everyday users, system administrators, and + developers. + + + + + For everyday users, we made + Evolution easy to use without + sacrificing power. We made the interface familiar and + intuitive, but also allowed users to customize it to + their liking. We made the setup and configuration as + easy as possible. For any confusion, we wrote a + comprehensive manual and help system. + + + + + For administrators, we made sure + Evolution met and and + exceeded the standards set by currently available + groupware products, and we developed support for most + major network protocols so that it can integrate + seamlessly with existing hardware and network + environments. All of our efforts have made + Evolution both easy to use + and easy to support. + + + + + For developers, we built in + support for open standards and protocols to turn + Evolution into an advanced + development platform. From the simplest scripting to + the most complex network and component programming, + Evolution offers developers + the ideal environment for cutting-edge application + development. + + + + + For all three groups, we did our best to ensure the + safety of data. + + + + + + In action, Evolution makes most + daily tasks faster, because we built it to work with you + instead of against you. 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 + much 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. + + +
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+ About This Book + + + + This is a DRAFT of the Evolution + User's Guide. Please send comments on it to + aaron@helixcode.com. Items that are known to + need action are indicated as such, often with notation like + (INSERT CONTENT HERE). If you have content to add, please + contact me. This paragraph will be removed in later versions + of the manual. + + + + + This book is divided into three sections. The first section 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 advanced users and administrators. If you are + a network administrator, you may find yourself referring to + this section frequently. The third section is a quick developer's guide, for power users and + hackers. If you want to add advanced scripting to + Evolution, write your own + embeddable components, or simply want to find out just how + powerful Evolution can be, this is + the section for you. + + + Throughout the book, you'll find examples, tips and warnings + to help you along. Most of them are decent, hardworking + pieces of information, and genuinely try to be helpful. Some + of the tips, entitled Bad Ideas, + are, in fact, out to trick you. Please don't follow their + advice, no matter how appealing it may sound. + + + Typographical conventions + + Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography. + It's listed below: + + Applications + Commands + Labelsfor menu items and buttons + Other text treatments + more info here + + + +
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