From 4b11ecbffc519e8dfccdebaa26b021f131254d78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Breit Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:58:35 +0000 Subject: Added definition. * doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added definition. * doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Routine updates. svn path=/trunk/; revision=10298 --- doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 125 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 50b8d245f2..7f5957ffb2 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ bar, and below that, the tool bar with buttons for different functions. The largest part of the main window is taken up by the - actual Inbox, where messages are listed - and displayed. If you're running the program for the first time, - you'll have just one message: a welcome from Ximian. + content view, where your messages are displayed. Above that is + the message list view, where a summary of your email is displayed. + If you're running the program for the first time, + you'll have one message: a welcome from Ximian. @@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ The Way Evolution Looks - The appearance of both Evolution - and GNOME is very easy to - customize, so your screen might not look like this picture. + Both GNOME and + Evolution's appearances can be customized, + so your graphics may not look the same as the screenshots. @@ -68,26 +69,8 @@ rectangular group buttons. - The shortcut group 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 - category. If you click Internet - Directories, it will slide up and you'll see buttons - for the Bigfoot and - Netcenter directories, as well as any - others you or your system administrator may have added. You can - add more groups by right-clicking on the background of the - shortcut bar and selecting Menu - Group. Internet directories behave a lot like - the local contact manager, which is covered in . - - - Take a look at the Evolution Shortcuts - again. The shortcut buttons in that category are: + Take a look at the Shortcut Bar + The shortcut buttons in that category are: @@ -102,8 +85,6 @@ ---> - Executive Summary: @@ -116,10 +97,10 @@ - +--> - Inbox: + Inbox Click the Inbox button to start @@ -131,7 +112,7 @@ - Calendar: + Calendar The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists @@ -142,7 +123,7 @@ - Tasks: + Tasks A full-size view of your calendar's task pad. @@ -151,7 +132,7 @@ - Contacts: + Contacts The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, @@ -236,6 +217,11 @@ A typical Local folder contains the following folders: + + + My Evolution, a quick summary to help you do + your tasks. + Calendar, for appointments and @@ -252,11 +238,6 @@ Drafts, for messages you started and didn't finish. - - - Executive Summary, the quick guide to everything. - - Inbox, for incoming mail. @@ -264,7 +245,7 @@ - + Outbox, for messages you have written but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use Evolution while offline. @@ -272,7 +253,7 @@ - + Sent, for sent mail. @@ -281,11 +262,11 @@ Trash, a virtual folder view of all the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet - expunged. Note that once you have expunged a message, it + expunged. Note that + once you have expunged a message, it is gone for good. - @@ -306,13 +287,28 @@ than just your Inbox. To create a new folder, select File New - Folder. You'll be + Folder + + Shift + Ctrl + E + . You'll be asked where you want to put it, and what kind of folder it should be. You can choose from three types: Mail, for storing mail, Calendar for storing calendars, and Contacts for storing contacts. + + + Subfolders + + Evolution can also manage subfolders. + Subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if + you want to try to separate your home folders from your work + folders. + + Folders Have Limits @@ -360,7 +356,8 @@ Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label - is displayed in bold text. + is displayed in bold text, along with the amount of new messages in + that folder inside of paranthesis. @@ -379,7 +376,7 @@ - File Menu + File Anything even related to a file or to the operations @@ -391,7 +388,7 @@ - Edit Menu + Edit The Edit menu holds useful tools that help you edit text and move it around. @@ -399,7 +396,7 @@ - View Menu + View This menu lets you decide how Evolution should look. Some of the features control the appearance of @@ -409,19 +406,21 @@ - Actions Menu + Actions - If you've got a direct object in mind, - look for the verb here. + Holds actions which maybe applied to a message. + Normally, if there is only one target for the + action(example: reply to message), then the + action will be in here. - Tools Menu + Tools Tools for configuring, changing, and - setting up go here. For mail, that means things like + setting up preferences go here. For mail, that means things like Mail Configuration and the Virtual Folder Editor. For the Calendar and the Contact @@ -431,7 +430,7 @@ - Help Menu + Help Select among these items to open the Help Browser @@ -449,23 +448,3 @@ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- cgit v1.2.3