From 1265f5c0b1f6aba78139605f4df86f87f399832a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:26:26 +0000 Subject: Spellchecking, proofing in all .sgml files except FDL and authors. 2000-07-26 Aaron Weber * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Spellchecking, proofing in all .sgml files except FDL and authors. svn path=/trunk/; revision=4358 --- doc/C/apx-bugs.sgml | 8 +-- doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 30 +++++++---- doc/C/config-prefs.sgml | 2 +- doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml | 4 +- doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml | 6 +-- doc/C/preface.sgml | 30 +++++++---- doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 11 ++-- doc/C/usage-contact.sgml | 28 +++++------ doc/C/usage-mail.sgml | 113 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 43 ++++++++++------ 10 files changed, 158 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/C/apx-bugs.sgml b/doc/C/apx-bugs.sgml index eb30901422..e7a501acba 100644 --- a/doc/C/apx-bugs.sgml +++ b/doc/C/apx-bugs.sgml @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ This appendix describes known bugs and limitations of - Evolution. Please contact the - Evolution team (bugs@helixcode.com) or use - bug-buddy if you find one we have not - listed, or if you have a patch to fix one. + Evolution. Please use the GNOME + Bug Report Tool (known as + bug-buddy at the command line) if you find one + we have not listed. diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml index fb05344813..55ab3ed8a1 100644 --- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an - executable. In order to be execute program, a user must have - the proper permissions. + executable. Evolution can download + executable attachments, but before they can be run, the files must + be marked as executable with a shell or file manager. This + security precaution prevents the automatic or accidental execution + of malicious programs. @@ -96,7 +99,9 @@ Within Evolution, a filter is a method - of sorting mail automatically. + of sorting mail automatically. You can create filters to perform + one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide + range of criteria. @@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ Forward - By forwarding an e-mail, the user can send a third party a message + the user can send a third party a message which was sent to the user originally. @@ -115,8 +120,9 @@ Groupware - Groupware is a term describing an application who has many - productivity features built into one program. + Groupware is a term describing an application which helps groups + of people work together. Typically, a groupware application will + have several productivity features built into one program. @@ -183,8 +189,10 @@ Mail Client - A mail client is the application which a user reads and sends - their e-mail with. + A mail client is the application with which a person reads and + sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail + servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from + sender to recipient. @@ -255,8 +263,10 @@ Spam - Spam: useless e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of - chain-letters and advertisements for websites or services. + Spam: useless, unwanted e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of + chain-letters and advertisements for unscrupulous websites or + services. Messages that are merely useless are called + "opt-in newsletters." diff --git a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml index 687a75e9f0..c2839f741b 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Username: - Enter your user name here. Eva Lucy Ann Tester's + Enter your user name here. Eva Lucianne Tester's user name is eltester. diff --git a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml index 6690c766ad..2652644ec7 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The setup assistant can gather most of the information necessary for Evolution's daily operation. If you prefer more detailed or advanced - configuration, see + configuration, see . @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ This should be the name of your mail server: it should - look something like: + look something like: mailserver.organization.org. diff --git a/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml index f844db46c0..67b26e4783 100644 --- a/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml +++ b/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml @@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover - Texts. You may obtain a copy of the GNU Free - Documentation License from the Free Software - Foundation by visiting , and you may also obtain a copy from the Free + Software Foundation by visiting their Web site or by writing to: Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml index a228998027..bb6cb4d948 100644 --- a/doc/C/preface.sgml +++ b/doc/C/preface.sgml @@ -14,15 +14,28 @@ As part of the GNOME project, - Evolution is free software, and is - released under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). As - stated previously, the documentation falls under the Free - Documentation License (FDL), which is included with this - document in . For more information about - the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software Foundation's - website at 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), which is included + with this document (). 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 + + Please help develop Evolution + by submitting bug reports when you find bugs. You can do + so by using the Bug Report + Tool (known as bug-buddy + at the command line). + + + + Evolution is a suite of tools to help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive, @@ -125,8 +138,7 @@ Typographical conventions - Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography. - It's listed below: + Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography: Applications Commands typed at the command line diff --git a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 3da93260a5..5cc7588dcd 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. network. Public is the default category, and a public event can be viewed by anyone on the calendar sharing network. Private denotes one - level of security, and Confidential - means that . + level of security, and Confidential a + higer level. Exact determinations and implementations of + this feature have yet to be determined. The Recurrence tab lets you describe @@ -307,9 +308,8 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. she maintains one for the conference room, so people know when they can schedule meetings. On the local network, she maintains a calendar that reflects when consultants are going - to be on site, and another that keeps track of the various - company managers, so that people know where to find each - other. + to be on site, and another that keeps track of when the Red + Sox are playing. @@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. New Calendar . - You can place the calendar in any calendar folder and access it from the folder view. diff --git a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml index fc5c5781ed..c937e957b5 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -102,21 +102,21 @@ - Create, Change, and Delete Cards + Destroy, Create, or Change Cards - The easiest thing you can do with a card is delete it. To - delete a card, click on it once to select it, then press the - Delete Card button. + To delete a card, click on it once to select it, then press the + Delete Card button. If you have + multiple cards selected, you'll delete mutliple cards. - - Any time you add new information to a card, whether it's an old - card you're editing or a new card you're just adding to your - address book, you'll use the contact editor. To change a card - that already exists, just double click it to open the contact - editor window with all the current information already filled - in. If you want to create a new one, clicking the + Adding or changing cards is slightly more complicated. Any + time you add information to the contact manager, whether it's + an old card you're editing or a new card you're just adding to + your address book, you'll use the contact editor. To change a + card that already exists, just double click it to open the + contact editor window with all the current information already + filled in. If you want to create a new one, clicking the New Card button will open up that same window, but with empty fields instead of full ones. Either way, it's the same tool for quite similar tasks, and you'll @@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ than you'd think would fit onto a file card. - - The Contact Editor - + The contact editor window has two tabs, General, for basic contact information, and Details, for a more specific @@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ --> - + Alignment - Located next to the text style buttons, + Located next to the text style buttons, these three paragraph icons should be familiar to users of most word processing software. The leftmost button will make your text left-justified, @@ -479,12 +480,14 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - There are two tools that you can find only in the + There are three tools that you can find only in the Insert menu. - - - - Insert Link: Use this tool to + + + Insert Link: + + + Use this tool to put hyperlinks in your HTML messages. When you select it, Evolution will prompt you for the Text that @@ -492,6 +495,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> you should enter the actual web address (URL). + + + Insert Image: Insert Image: Select this item to @@ -500,7 +506,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> cursor. - + + + Insert Rule: + + This will insert a horizontal line, or rule, into your document. + You'll be presented with a dialog box which gives you + the choice of size, percentage of screen, shading, and + alignment; if you leave everything at the default + values you'll get a thin black rule all the way across + the screen. + + + A Technical note on HTML Tags @@ -676,16 +694,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> Evolution will as you for the name and the type of the folder, and will provide you with a folder tree so you can pick where it goes. - - Folders have Limits - - You can always place a folder inside other folders, - regardless of folder type. However, calendars, - contacts, and mail can't go into the same - folder. Calendars have to go in calendar folders, mail - in mail folders, and contacts in contact folders. - - + When you click OK, your new folder will @@ -770,16 +779,20 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> Staying organized: Mail Filters in Evolution - Filters sort your email for you. 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 Filter Assistant from the - Tools menu. This will bring up a window - which will guide you through filter creation. The - filter assistant is shown in + 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 + + Tools Filter + Assistant . This will bring up a + window which will guide you through filter creation. The + filter assistant is shown in
Creating a new Filter @@ -914,23 +927,21 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> Using Folders, Searches, and vFolders - To organize my mail box, I can set up a vFolder - for emails from my friend Vince, by doing (INSERT - PROCESS HERE). Then, whenever I want to see the - messages Vince has sent me, I open the vFolder, and - every message he's sent me shows up, no matter where - I've actually filed it. If I want, I can also create a - vFolder containing any message from my list of - co-workers which also has the name of the project in - it. That way, when Vince sends me mail about the - project, I can see that message both in the "Vince" - vFolder and in the "Project" vFolder. That's because - when I open up the "Vince" folder, I'm really - performing a search for all the mail from Vince, and - when I open the "Project" folder I'm really performing + To organize my mail box, I can set up a vFolder for emails + from my friend Vince. Then, whenever I want to see the + messages Vince has sent me, I open the vFolder, and every + message he's sent me shows up, no matter where I've + actually filed it. If I want, I can also create a vFolder + containing any message from my list of co-workers which + also has the name of the project in it. That way, when + Vince sends me mail about the project, I can see that + message both in the "Vince" vFolder and in the "Project" + vFolder. That's because when I open up the "Vince" folder, + I'm really performing a search for all the mail from Vince, + and when I open the "Project" folder I'm really performing a search for all the mail about the project. - (INSERT SCREENSHOT HERE) + @@ -949,9 +960,9 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> click Add to add a new vFolder. - You'll be prompted to create a filtering rule. To do so, - select one of the base rules, and click - Next to customize it. Your options are: + 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: @@ -967,8 +978,8 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> Messages from a certain person: - Enter an email address, and the vFolder will contain - any messages from that address. + The vFolder will contain messages from an address + you enter. @@ -992,7 +1003,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> - as is shown in
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index d03aaada50..051d16b900 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -63,19 +63,19 @@ The Shortcut Bar Evolution's most important job is - to give you access to your information, and help you use it + to give you access to your information and help you use it quickly. One way it does that is through the shortcut bar, the column on the left - hand side of the main window. The shortcut bar has two types - of buttons: big ones with names like - Inbox and Calendar, - and small rectangular ones at the top and bottom, which are - called category buttons. + hand side of the main window. The large buttons with names + like Inbox and + Contacts are the shortcuts, and you can + select different groups of shortcuts by clicking the + rectangular category buttons. - The category buttons are labelled Evolution - Shortcuts and Internet - Directories. When you click on them, they'll slide + The category buttons are Evolution + Shortcuts and Internet + Directories. When you click on them, they'll slide up and down to give you access to different sorts of shortcuts. When you first start Evolution, you are looking at the Evolution Shortcuts @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ others you or your system administrator might have added. Internet directories behave a lot like the local contact manager, which is covered in . - + Take a look at the Evolution Shortcuts again. They are: @@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ To remove a shortcut from the shortcut bar, right-click on it and select Remove. - To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in the - shortcut bar but not on a button. From the menu that - appears, you can select icon sizes. + To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in an + empoy space on the shortcut bar. From the menu that appears, + you can select icon sizes. @@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ External Directories, for contact directories stored on a network. The most important one is probably Local, which you can use to access - all the data that's actually stored on your computer. If you - click on the plus sign plus sign next to the - Local folder, you'll see the contents: + all the data that's stored on your computer. If you click on + the plus sign plus sign next to the Local + folder, you'll see the contents: @@ -250,6 +250,17 @@ Contacts for storing contacts. + + Folders have Limits + + You can always place a folder inside other folders, + regardless of folder type. However, calendars, + contacts, and mail can't go into the same + folder. Calendars have to go in calendar folders, mail + in mail folders, and contacts in contact folders. + + +