From fe922f643779c83d9c71b7fc19a0f66d9f15d37a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:20:34 +0000 Subject: lots of minor fixes to language. added desc. of clahey's cool 2000-07-19 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mail.sgml: lots of minor fixes to language. added desc. of clahey's cool button-address thing. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: fixed itemizedlists, ch. to shortcut bar & folder descs, removed refs to trash. svn path=/trunk/; revision=4219 --- doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml | 18 +--- doc/C/usage-mail.sgml | 121 +++++++++++++++----------- doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 205 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- doc/ChangeLog | 70 +++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 243 insertions(+), 171 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml index b322e106a5..c6e844025b 100644 --- a/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml +++ b/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ A User's Guide to Evolution - AaronWeber + AaronWeber KevinBreit - - + - 2000Helix Code, Inc. + 2000 + Helix Code, Inc. Kevin Breit @@ -42,16 +42,6 @@ - - - &PREFACE; diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml index 88b7db86eb..16edcf15ca 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ It supports multiple mail sources, including IMAP, POP3, - and local mbox files. + and local mbox files. @@ -125,17 +125,18 @@ Attachments, HTML Mail, and Live Documents - If you receive a file attached to an email, - Evolution will display it at the - bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, HTML, - and most images will be displayed in the message itself. - For other files, Evolution will - provide a link and icon at the end of the message. Click on - that, and Evolution will ask you - where you want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and - saved the file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just - like any other, using Nautilus or - your favorite shell or file manager. + If someone sends you a file attached to an email (an + "attachment"), Evolution will + display the file at the bottom of the message to which it's + attached. Text, HTML, and most images will be displayed in + the message itself. For other files, + Evolution will provide a link and + icon at the end of the message. Click on that, and + Evolution will ask you where you + want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and saved the + file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just like any + other, using Nautilus or your + favorite shell or file manager. @@ -235,8 +236,17 @@ feature, once it is decided upon). --> If you enter a name or nickname that can go with more than one card, Evolution will open a dialog box to ask you which person you meant. - For more information about using email + + + Alternately, you can click on the + To:, Cc:, or + Bcc: buttons to get a list of email + addresses. Click the checkboxes next to the addresses, then + click OK, and the address will be + added to the appropriate form field. + + + For more information about using email together with the contact manager and the calendar, see and . @@ -265,7 +275,7 @@ She puts her co-worker, Tim, in the in the Cc: field, so that he know what's going on. The client can see that Tim also - recieved the message, and know that they can talk to + recieved the message, and knows that he can talk to Tim about the message as well. @@ -279,20 +289,21 @@ Bcc: field get the message, but nobody else sees their email address. They will still see the list of addresses from the To: - and Cc: fields. + and Cc: fields, though. Using the Bcc: field - Tim is sending out a message to all of his company's - clients, some of whom are in competition with each - other, and all of whom value their privacy. If he - puts every address from his address book's "Clients" + Tim is sending an email announcement to all of his + company's clients, some of whom are in competition + with each other, and all of whom value their + privacy. He needs to use the + Bcc: field here. If he puts + every address from his address book's "Clients" category into the To: or - Cc: fields, he'll have made the - entire client list public. - Don't assume it won't happen to you; I got careless - one day and did it myself. + Cc: fields, he'll make the + company's entire client list + public. Don't assume it won't happen to you! @@ -383,9 +394,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> If you format a message with HTML, but do not have Send Messages as HTML enabled in your mail settings, the composer will remove your text styles. - It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. It will - do the same thing for any individuals in your address book - whom you have marked as preferring not to receive HTML. + It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. The + same is true for individuals in your address book whom you + have not marked as wanting to receive HTML mail. @@ -404,7 +415,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> Headers and lists - Choose Normal for your default + Choose Normal for a default text style, or Header 1 through Header 6 for varying sizes of header. You can also select @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - B is for bold text + B is for bold text I for italics U to underline S for a strikethrough. @@ -488,18 +499,24 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> of characters, and not "make this text bold," as an HTML composition tool or text editor would. - - - - Attachments - - If you want to attach a file to your email message, just - click the button with a paper clip on it, labelled - Attach. - Evolution will then ask you to - select the file. Do so, and then send the message. Be - aware that big attachments can take a long time to - download. + + + + Attachments + + If you want to attach a file to your email message, you + can drag it from your desktop into the message window, or + click the button in the toolbar with a paper clip on it, + labelled Attach. If you click the + Attach button, + Evolution will open a file + selection dialog box, to ask you which file you want to + send. Select the file and click OK. + + + When you send the message, a copy of the file will + go with it. Be aware that big attachments can take a long + time to download. @@ -527,7 +544,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> works in much the same way. It's particularly useful if you have received a message and you think someone else would like to see it. You can forward a message as an attachment - to a new message (this is the default way of forwarding) or + to a new message (this is the default) or you can send it inline as a quoted portion of the message you are sending. Attachment forwarding is best if you want to send the full, unaltered @@ -542,9 +559,10 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> To forward a message, first make sure it is selected by clicking it once in the message list. Then, press Forward on the toolbar, or select - SOMETHING. To forward a message + Forward from the + Message menu. To forward a message inline instead of attached, select - Forward Inline from the + Forward Inline from the Message menu. Choose an addressee as you would when sending a new message; the subject will already be entered, but you can alter it. Enter your comments on @@ -607,7 +625,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> When you reply or forward, include just enough of - the previous message to provide context. Not too + the previous message to provide context: not too much, not too little. @@ -646,10 +664,12 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> Folders have Limits - A folder can hold mail, calendars, or address cards, but - you can't mix them up. Also, an email message can be in - only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real - folders. If you need more flexibility, try vFolders. + 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. + FIXME: should this go in a different section? @@ -741,8 +761,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> they have sent, find filters especially helpful to seperate personal from list-related mail, but they're good for anybody who gets more than a few messages a day. To create a filter, - go to your Inbox. Then select - Filter Assistant from the + 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 --> - + @@ -21,9 +20,9 @@ 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, with a listing of messages - you have recieved. If you're running the program for the first - time, you'll just have one: a welcome message from Helix Code. + actual Inbox, where messages are listed + and displayed for . If you're running the program for the first + time, you'll have just one message: a welcome from Helix Code. @@ -75,59 +74,71 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? The category buttons are labelled Evolution - Shortcuts 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 + 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 might have added. - Click on Evolution Shortcuts to look at - the shortcuts again. - + Internet directories behave a lot like the local contact + manager, which is covered in . + - They are: - + Take a look at the Evolution Shortcuts + again. They are: + + - - - Inbox, which will show you all - of your email. Your Inbox is also where you can - access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, - and search your mail. - - - - - The Calendar, which can store - appointments for you. Connected to a network, you - can use it to keep a group of people on schedule and - up to date. + + Inbox + + + The Inbox will show you all of your email. Your Inbox + is also where you can access Evolution's tools to + filter, sort, organize, and search your mail. + + + + + + Calendar + + + The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists + for you. Connected to a network, you can use it to keep + a group of people on schedule and up to date. + + + + + + Contacts + + + The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, + and contact information. Like calendar information, + contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices + and shared over a network. - - - - - The Contacts tool holds your - addresses, phone numbers, and contact information. - Like calendar information, contact data can be - synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a - network. - - - + + + + Notes - Notes is your catch-all - notepad: write haiku, take down - messages from phone conversations, or keep small things - organized. This feature is not yet implemented, but will - be soon. See for more information. + The notepad is your catch-all tool: use it to take + messages from phone conversations, keep small things + organized, write haiku, or whatever + you like. This feature is not yet implemented, but will be + soon. See for more + information. - - - - - + + If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, or hot @@ -173,43 +184,42 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? Evolution. It displays all your appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot like a file tree— it starts small - at the top, and branches downwards. On my computer, I have only - one: Local. When I click on the plus sign - next to the label, I see the contents: + at the top, and branches downwards. On most computers, there + will be three folders at the base. The first one is + VFolders, for virtual folders (discussed in + . The next one is + External Directories, which (FIXME: What is + this for?). The most important one is probably + Local, which contains 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: - Calendar, where I keep - appointments and event listings. + Calendar, for appointments and + event listings. - Contacts, where address - cards are stored. + Contacts, for address cards. - Directories, for search directories, which - have not been implemented yet. + Directories, for Internet contact directories. - Inbox, for incoming mail, and all - the rest of my mail folders. + Inbox, for incoming mail. - Outbox, which is for - drafts of messages and mail that's already been sent. - - - - - Trash, which is for trash. + Outbox, which is for drafts of + messages and mail that's already been sent. @@ -240,36 +250,20 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? - If a folder has other folders inside it, there will be a plus - sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and the folder will - open to let you see the other folders inside. This may - change in the future to something more attractive, like - triangles that drop down as you click on them to display the - rest of the tree. + Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label + is displayed as bold text. - Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder - will be highlighted, or its label displayed as bold - text. You can learn more about customizing - Evolution alerts and appearance - in . - - - - Moving and deleting folders and other items works in one of - two ways: using drag-and-drop or by - right-clicking and selecting an item from the - right-click menu. You can drag the - folders inside the folder view to change their order or put - one folder inside another. To delete a folder, drag it into - the trash folder or right-click it and select - Delete from the menu that pops - up. The same goes for individual messages, appointments, - and address cards, whether they're in the folder - view or not: drag them where you want them, and - they will go there. + You can move folders and other items using + drag-and-drop. You can drag the folders + inside the folder view to change their order or put one folder + inside another. To delete a folder, right-click it and select + Delete from the menu that pops up. + The same goes for individual messages, appointments, and address + cards, whether they're in the folder view + or not: drag them where you want them, and they will go there. + @@ -291,7 +285,6 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? Evolution. - Once you've familiarized yourself with the main window you can start doing things with it. diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index ffc357b892..683793ff0a 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,18 +1,88 @@ +2000-07-19 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-mail.sgml: lots of minor fixes to language. added + desc. of clahey's cool button-address thing. + + * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: fixed itemizedlists, ch. to shortcut + bar & folder descs, removed refs to trash. + +2000-07-18 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: Altered category addition stuff, plus + suggestions from Kevin. + + * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added ldap and signature definitions (from + Kevin). + + * C/usage-mail.sgml: Move to variablelists from itemizedlists. + +2000-07-14 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: moved to variablelists from itemizedlists + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: moved to variablelists from itemizedlists + +2000-06-29 Aaron Weber + + * C/preface.sgml: Minor fixes. + + * C/usage-notes.sgml: New File for feature that is yet to come. + * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Added entity for notes chapter. + * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Un-commented references to notes section. + + * C/apx-authors.sgml: Removed dcm from author list. + + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Added to-do list features. + +2000-06-28 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: commented out future features; redid + contact editor stuff. + + * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Removed "live doc" and added "minicard" + +2000-06-27 Aaron Weber + + * C/devel-action.sgml: Removed file. + * C/devel-script.sgml: Same. + * C/devel-component.sgml: Same. + * C/preface.sgml: Removed references to devel section. + * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Removed references to devel section. + +2000-06-23 Aaron Weber + + * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Made moderate to major stylistic updates + to this, apx-gloss.sgml, and to all files beginning with "usage," + especially wrt HTML mail. + + +<<<<<<< ChangeLog +2000-06-15 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: Category stuff improved. + + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Now covers how to add an event properly. + +======= +======= +======= 2000-07-17 Federico Mena Quintero * Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): Added the devel directory. +>>>>>>> 1.15 2000-06-28 Peter Williams * C/Makefile.am (SGML_FILES): Don't depend on the newly-removed devel-*.sgml files. +>>>>>>> 1.13 2000-06-16 Damon Chaplin * C/.cvsignore: added evolution-guide and evolution-guide.junk so we don't get the '? doc/C/evolution-guide' messages each time we do a cvs update. +>>>>>>> 1.12 2000-06-14 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: added sect on menubar, other minor changes. -- cgit v1.2.3