From 52bbd2e62145bfb01a2703f884d58182b3ed2693 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:00:40 +0000 Subject: Fixed Grammar, edited a few answers, did the vfolder thing. svn path=/trunk/; revision=9851 --- doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml b/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml index cca5fb8a25..9065f93c23 100644 --- a/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml +++ b/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml @@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ file ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db - You want version 1.85 there. If version is 2, then your - current Evolution is probably linked against version 1.85 - and you cannot convert the database to the old format. + You want version 1.85 there. If your version is 2, then + your current Evolution is probably linked against + version 1.85 and you cannot convert the database to the + old format. To do that, follow these instructions: @@ -411,16 +412,18 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio - Normally, you shouldn't need t run + Normally, you shouldn't need to run oaf-slay, unless oafd gets stuck or confused. For example, it might help in case Evolution cannot activate components. - Notice that oaf-slay will also confuse - Nautilus; a nautilus-cleanup.sh -x should - be enough to restart it properly, though. + Using oaf-slay + oaf-slay is quite drastic and can cause + problems with other programs that use oaf, especially with + Nautilus. To avoid problems, do + not run oaf-slay while you are in GNOME. @@ -458,9 +461,9 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio - No. The Ximian bug tracker doesn't have an email-based - interface (yet), so Bug Buddy cannot talk to it. This will - be fixed eventually. + No. The Ximian bug tracker does not yet have an email-based + interface, so Bug Buddy cannot talk to it. This will be + fixed eventually. @@ -485,16 +488,16 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio First of all, in order to get a stack trace, your executable (and possibly the libraries) must be compiled with debugging symbols. Debugging symbols are created by default if you - compile from CVS, and are included in the; but if you decide - to compile by yourself with some custom CFLAGS value, make - sure -g is included in them. + compile from CVS, and are included in the snapshot builds. + If you decide to compile by yourself with some custom CFLAGS + value, make sure -g is included in them. - Finally, you must run the component that crashes into - gdb before starting Evolution. Make sure - all the components are dead (exit Evolution and - killev), then run the following command: + Finally, you must put the component that crashes through + gdb. Make sure all the components are + dead (exit Evolution and killev), then + run the following command: @@ -509,9 +512,9 @@ gdb name-of-component - Then get Evolution to crash or to hang normally, and go back - to the terminal where you ran gdb. If - the component crashed, you should have a prompt there; otherwise, just hit + Then, reproduce the crash, and go back to the terminal where + you ran gdb. If the component crashed, + you should have a prompt there; otherwise, just hit Control C @@ -686,7 +689,12 @@ cp -r ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/Foo ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/ - FIXME: Put a description that doesn't suck here. + A virtual folder is like a saved search: it is a view of + your mail. Regular folders actually contain the mail + messages. You can have one message be in multiple virtual + folders, but only in one regular folder. See the section in + the Evolution manual about virtual folders for more + information. @@ -701,7 +709,7 @@ cp -r ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/Foo ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/ mis-spelled word on the fly as you type them, and also give you suggestions for possible corrections. In order for this to work you need the gnome-spell - component which is not shipped with Ximian GNOME yet. + component, which is not shipped with Ximian GNOME yet. -- cgit v1.2.3