From 9aa111c5c129c90ede69ae644280004529f63839 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 04:39:55 +0000 Subject: + * C/evo_book_0.1.sgml: new file (doc sgml) + + * C/ : New directory for doc sgml & graphics svn path=/trunk/; revision=2457 --- doc/C/evo_book_0.1.sgml | 449 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/ChangeLog | 6 + 2 files changed, 455 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/C/evo_book_0.1.sgml (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/C/evo_book_0.1.sgml b/doc/C/evo_book_0.1.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..357da80224 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/C/evo_book_0.1.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,449 @@ + + + + + Evolution Users Guide + AaronWeber + 2000Aaron Weber and Helix Code, inc. + + +PUT THE RIGHT LEGALNOTICE IN HERE + + Windows, Exchange, and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. + Lotus and Lotus Notes are trademarks of The Louts Corporation. + Macintosh and Apple are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. + All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. + + + + This is version 0.0 of Evolution manual. + + + + + + + Introduction + +
What is Evolution? + + Evolution is a suite of groupware applications + for mail, contact management, and calendaring. It is + included in the package Evolution, which is a + part of the GNOME desktop environment. This document describes + version &version; of Evolution + + + + What that means is that Evolution is your personal secretary. It can keep track of + memos, emails, + and appointments for you and for everyone in your office. + + + Evolution can be started by + selecting Evolution from + SUBMENU submenu of the Main + Menu, or by running the command + evolution on the commandline. + + + + + + +Using Evolution + + + + As was said before, Evolution can be + used to send and recieve email, manage address and other contact information, + and maintain This section describes basic usage of + Evolution in each of those functions. As with most of Linux, + there's more than one way to do things, and you should pick whichever one strikes you as most + appropriate. + + + + + + Basic usage + + When you first start Evolution, you see + the Main window, as shown in + the following figure. + From there, you should select which features you wish to + use by clicking on their icons in the left-hand navigational column. + The Mail features can be accessed by clicking on the Mail, + and likewise for other features. + +
+ Evolution Main Window + + Evolution Main Window + + + +
+ + + + + + + The Evolution Mailer + + + This chapter covers the use of the Evolution Mailer. + Configuration of the mail client is discussed in . + If you are already accustomed to other email programs, + you can probably skip the mail sending and checking sections. + The more complex functions, such as filtering, organizing, and searching mail, + have some features that are not found in other email programs, and + even power users may wish to review these sections of the guide. + + + + + + Sending and Recieving Mail + + You can start writing a new email message by selecting New Mail from + the FilMenu, or by pressing NEW-MESSAGE-COMBO. + When you do so, the New Message window will open, as shown in + . + + + +
+ New Message Window + + Evolution Main Window + + + +
+ + + + + + You can pick recipients in several ways: + The TO: field is for the primary recipients of the message your are going to send. + It is considered bad form to have more than a few email addresses in this form. + + + If you want to send a copy of the message to someone, you may also use the Cc: field. + "Cc" stands for "Carbon Copy"-- Those people will recieve a copy of the message. They will see + the rest of the message list, and are noted as secondary recipients of the message. + + + + If you have a large number of recipients, or if you want to send mail to several people without + telling them that it's gone to multiple people, you should use BCC. BCC stands + for "Blind Carbon Copy". Addresses entered into this field will recieve the message + but the message headers will not see the rest of the recipient list. + + + + Enter a subject into the Subject: field. + + Enter the text of your message into the Message: text area. + + + + If you want to attach a document to your email message, you can do so by + . If the people you are sending a message to + can read HTML mail, you can embed an image into the mail. Otherwise, + it's best to attach images, just like other documents. Be aware that a large + attachment will take a long time to download. + + + + + Click Send or press SENDCOMBO to send the mail. + + + Send Now, Send Later + + Evolution will send mail immediately unless you set it to do so otherwise. It also checks for + new mail every time you send mail. If you + want, however, you can queue your messages to be sent at a later time, and also set your + preferences to check mail on a regular basis, and alert you whenever it finds new messages. + I like to use "Send Later" because it gives me a chance change my mind about a message + before it goes out, and I have Evolution set to check my mail every ten minutes, and beep + when I get mail that it thinks isn't spam. + Use the Mail Preferences to specify message queue and filter behavior. + Preferences are discussed in . + + + + + + Organizing Your Mail + + + If you only get a few messages a day, you probably don't need to to sort or organize them. When you get several hundred each day, + and when you want to refer to a message you've recieved six weeks ago, you want a real + organizing system. This section will cover the mail sorting and organization: folders, searches, vFolders, and filters. + + + + + You can create new folders by selecting ITEM from the MENU, or by + pressing SENDCOMBO. Move mail to them by selecting ITEM from the + MENU, or by pressing SENDCOMBO. An email message can be in only one folder at a time, + just like real mail in real folders. If you forget where an email is, you can search for it. If you find that you want + an email to be in several places at once, you should consider creating a vFolder, or virtual folder. + + + + + + Because Evolution automatically creates an index of every email you recieve, it can search through your old + messages and present you with the results in short order. + + + + + If you find yourself performing a search frequently, you can save it as vFolder. + + + + + + Virtual Folders, or vFolders, are one of the more advanced features of Evolution. If they confuse you, + you don't have to use them. However, if you get a lot of mail, and find yourself referring to messages, looking for old email, + or just living in your email client, you'll probably want to use them. + Basically, a vFolder is a saved search, which you can access the same way you would a normmal folder. + There are several important differences between the two, however, which come from the fact that a conventional + folder actually contains a message, but a virtual folder is really a different view of all your email. This means that + while a message can be in several vFolders, it can be in only one conventional folder. Also, + you cannot add or delete a message from a vFolder, and when you delete a message from a conventional folder, + it will disappear from all your vFolders--a search can't find a deleted message. + + + + Using vFolders + + I have a vFolder set up for all the mail about a project I'm + working on, and another one for all the mail from my friend Bernie. + If Bernie sends me mail about the project, I can see that message both in the "Bernie" folder and in the "Project" folder. + That's because when I open up the "Bernie" folder, I'm really performing a search for all the mail from Bernie, and when you open the + "Project" folder you're really performing a search for all the mail about the project. That particular message + actually resides in some other folder, + maybe just in my Inbox. I can't delete it from the vFolder, because the vFolder is really a different view of my messages. + When I delete it from + the Inbox, I have also removed it from all my vFolders, because no search can find a deleted message. + + + + + + + + Filters sort your email for you, automatically. You can access the Filter functions of + the email client by . + + + + Email starts in your Inbox. As it arrives, it is indexed and filtered from ther. Any email + that does not meet filter action criteria remains in the Inbox. To create a filter, + f you have filters enabled, + + + + + + Using the Calendar + To begin using the calendar, select Calendar + from the main navigational frame. This will cause the calendar component of + Evolution to become active. This is illustrated in + the figure below: + +
+ Evolution Contact Manager Window + + Evolution Contact Manager Window + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + +Administration and Large-scale setup + + + + + + ... + ... + ... + + + + + + +Administration and Large-scale setup + + + + + + ... + ... + ... + + + + + + + + + + +Configuring Evolution + + +The Preferences Dialog + + + To change default settings, select + Preferences command in + Settings menu. This launches the + Preferences dialog, shown in . + + +
+ Preferences Dialog + + Preferences dialog + + + +
+ + + + + + + +Administration and Large-scale setup + + + + + + + + + + Known bugs and limitations + + + This appendix describes known bugs and limitations of + Evolution. Please + contact the appropriate people if you find one we have not listed, + or if you have a patch to fix one. + + + + + The program currently does not work. At all. + + + + + + + + + Authors + + Evolution was written by: + + Seth Alves: alves@helixcode.com + Anders Carlssonandersca@helixcode.com + Damon Chaplin:damon@helixcode.com + Clifford R. Conover rusty@zootweb.com + Miguel De Icaza: miguel@helixcode.com + Arturo Espinoza arturo@nucleu.unam.mx + Larry Ewing: lewing@helixcode.com + Bertrand Guiheneuf: bertrand@helixcode.com + Tuomas Kuosmanen: tigert@gimp.org + Christopher J. Lahey: clahey@helixcode.com + Matthew Loper: matt@helixcode.com + Dave Mason dcm@redhat.com + Federico Mena: federico@helixcode.com + Eskil Heyn Olsendeity@eski.dk + Nat Friedman: nat@helixcode.com + Ettore Perazzoli:ettore@helixcode.com + Russell Steinthal: rms39@columbia.edu + Peter Teichman: peter@helixcode.com + Chris Toshok: toshok@helixcode.com + Radek Doulik: rodo@helixcode.com + Dan Winship: winship@helixcode.com + Michael Zucchi: notzed@helixcode.com + +and other dedicated GNOME programmers. + + + TheEvolution code owes a great debt to + GNOME-pim, KHTMLW + and the developers of Evolution acknowledge the efforts and contributions of its members. + + + + For more information please visit Evolution Web page. + Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the + GNOME bug + tracking database. Instructions for submitting bug reports + can be found on-line at + http://bugs.gnome.org/Reporting.html. If you are using GNOME + 1.1 or later, you can also use command + bug-buddy for submitting bug reports. + + + This manual was written by Aaron Weber + (aaron@helixcode.com) with the help of the application programmers. + Please send all comments + and suggestions regarding the manual to the GNOME Documentation + Project at docs@gnome.org. You can also add your + comments online by using GNOME Documentation + Status Table. + + + + + + ... + ... + ... + + + diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index a2e752f9ec..8561476fd4 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2000-04-16 Aaron Weber + + * C/evo_book_0.1.sgml: new file (doc sgml) + + * C/ : New directory for doc sgml & graphics + 2000-03-05 Christopher James Lahey * white-papers/widgets/e-table.sgml: Added Miguel to the author -- cgit v1.2.3