From 07052702e460c9739ab71fd11e3101feb012c55f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 07:26:52 +0000 Subject: Redid filter and vFolder assistant descriptions. 2000-08-25 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mail.sgml: Redid filter and vFolder assistant descriptions. * C/fig/filter-new-fig.png: Replaced with new assistant pic. * C/fig/filter-assist-fig.png: New file, showing only assistant. * C/apx-menuref.sgml: Finished message composer and calendar editor menus. Looked at Contact Editor menus and decided to document those features after implementation. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5033 --- doc/C/usage-mail.sgml | 345 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 234 insertions(+), 111 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/C/usage-mail.sgml') diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml index 8785231686..ed101f6884 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -1029,20 +1029,75 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> Staying organized: Mail Filters in Evolution - Filters sort your email for you as it arrives. Most often, - you'll want to have Evolution 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 + Filters sort your email for you as you send or recieve + it. Most often, you'll want to have + Evolution 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, open the filter + assistant by selecting - Tools Filter - Assistant . This will bring up a - window which will guide you through filter creation. The - filter assistant is shown in + Tools + Mail Filters + . + + +
+ The Filter Assistant + + The Filter Assistant + + + +
+ + + The filter assistant window contains a + list of your current filters, sorted by the order in which + they will be performed. From the drop-down box at the top of + the window, choose whether to display all your filters, only + those filters which are performed on incoming mail, or only + filters for outgoing mail. + + + The filter assistant also has a set of + buttons: + + + + Add — Create a new filter. + + + + Edit — Edit an existing filter. + + + + Delete — Delete the selected filter. + + + + Up — Move the selected filter up in the list. + + + + Down — Move the selected filter down + in the list. + + + + If you don't have any filters set up, the only one you can + click is Add. When you do that, (or + when you click Edit with a filter + selected), the Add Rule window appears. + + + That window, shown in , is where you'll + actually create your filtering rule.
Creating a new Filter @@ -1052,14 +1107,151 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
+ + + Enter a name for your filter in the Name + field, and then begin choosing criteria. You can use multiple + criteria by pressing More, and remove + the last one by pressing Fewer. you can + choose from five types of criteria, and you can have as many + as you like. If you have multiple criteria, you should also + decide between Match all parts, which + will make the filter affect only those messages which meet all + the criteria you're about to describe, and Match any + part, which will make the filter affect any message + that meets even one of the criteria. + + + For each of your filter criteria, you must first select what + part of the message you want the filter to look at: + + + Sender + + The author of the message. + + + + + Recipients + + The recipients of the message. + + + + + Subject + + The subject line of the message. + + + + + Message Body + + The message body. + + + + + Expression + + Enter a regular expression (see + for more information), and Evolution + will match it for you. + + + + + + Then choose a rule for matching: + + + + Contains + + If the part of the message examined contains the text you enter, + the filter will perform its selected action. + + + + + Does not contain + + If the part of the message examined does not contain + the text you enter, + the filter will perform its selected action. + + + + + + + Then, enter the text you want the filter to find, and you're + done telling Evolution what sort of + messages you want it to filter. + + + + Now, tell it what to do with those messages. If you want multiple + actions, click More; if you want fewer, + click Fewer. And choose again: + + + Move to Folder + + If you select this item, Evolution + will put the messages into a folder you specify. Click the + <click here to select a folder> button + to select a folder. + + + + + Forward to Address + + Select this, enter an address, and the addressee will + get a copy of the message. + + + + + Delete + + Marks the message for deletion. You can still get the message + back, at least until you Expunge your + mail yourself. + + + + + Stop Processing + + Select this if you want to tell all other filters to ignore + this message. + + + + Assign Color + + Select this item, and Evolution + will mark the message with whatever color you please. + + + + + + You're done. Click OK to use this + filter, or Cancel to close the window + without saving any changes. - The filter assistant window - contains a window listing rules, and an option to create a - new rule. To start filtering your mail, click - Add to add a filtering rule. - You'll decide when it should take place: + + + - - - Then, the filter assistant will ask you which emails it should - act upon. You can set criteria based on message size, the - sender, primary addressee or Cc: list, words in the subject or - body of the message, or any combination of criteria. Check the - boxes next to each criterion you would like to use. - - - Once you've decided which messages to filter, the assistant - will ask you the sort of action you wish to take. You can - file, delete, or forward the message, and you can also have it - be exempted from other filters which would otherwise have - acted upon it. - + + --> Two Notable Filter Features @@ -1200,7 +1379,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> To create a vFolder, select VFolder - Assistant from the Tools + Editor from the Tools menu in the main window. This will bring up a dialog box that looks suspiciously like the Filter Assistant (for more information on filters, see @@ -1213,92 +1392,36 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> click Add to add a new vFolder. - 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: - - - For matching messages: - - - Choose this to create your own set of rules for the - vFolder. You may select one or more search criteria; - the vFolder you create will contain messages that - match all of them. - - - - - Messages from a certain person: - - - The remaining three rules are simpler. Select this - one to create a vFolder that will contain only - messages from an address you enter. - - - - - Messages to a certain address: - - - Any messages sent directly to this address will be in - the vFolder you create. This vFolder is an absolute - must for people with multiple email addresses. - - - - - Messages with a given subject: - - - Enter a subject, and the vFolder will contain messages - with that subject. - - - - - - The selection window is shown in Name. Then, tell + Evolution what messages to look + for. This process is exactly like filter creation: decide + between Match all parts and + Match any part, then choose what part of + the message to look in, what sort of matching to perform, and + specify exactly what text it is that you want to find. + + + The second part, however, is slightly different. In the + section of the window labelled vFolder Sources + is a list of folders in which + Evolution will search for the contents + of your vFolder. Click Add to add a folder, + or Remove to remove one. + + + The vFolder creation window is shown in
Selecting a vFolder Rule - Selecting a vFolder Rule + Creating a vFolder Rule
- - - Once you click Next, you'll customize - the vFolder rule. The rules for the vFolder you're creating - will appear as phrases in the bottom pane of the window. You - can click on the blue underlined text in the phrase to alter - it to your liking. For example, when I create a vFolder to - contain all messages from rupert@helixcode.com - that have the word "evolution" in the message body, the bottom - frame says: The From address matches - rupert@helixcode.com and the body contains - "evolution".. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3