From 0432ec4d0ff907163693849b1c3ddb08ba3b33d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 23:24:58 +0000 Subject: improved filter instructions, vFolder instructions. still need work * C/usage-mail.sgml: improved filter instructions, vFolder instructions. still need work though. * C/usage-contact.sgml: added screenshot. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: added screenshot. * C/config-prefs.sgml: added screenshots, and now describes the actual prefs dialogs. * C/fig/config-camel.png: new (screenshot) file * C/fig/filter-druid.png: same * C/fig/vfolder-druid.png: same * C/fig/calendar.png: same * C/fig/contact.png: same * C/fig/vfolder-createrule-fig.png: same * C/fig/filter-new-fig.png: same * C/fig/config-camel-fig.png: same svn path=/trunk/; revision=3344 --- help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 148 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 118 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/config-prefs.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index 8ca4dbbc7d..d0ccf2c454 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ - Advanced Configuration with the Preferences Window + Advanced Configuration To change your configuration settings, select - Preferences from the - Settings menu. This will open the + Configure Camel Providers from the + Tools menu. This will open the preferences window, illustrated in . Preferences are seperated into several categories: @@ -18,8 +18,22 @@ - Mail, which allows you to specify - your email server and protocols, as well as attachment + Sources, which allows you to specify + your mail receiving server and protocols. + + + + + + Transports, which allows you to + specify how you will send mail. + + + + + @@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ Preferences Dialog Preferences dialog - + @@ -74,30 +88,54 @@ If you have only one email address, or use automatic forwarding to funnel multiple addresses into one, then you - will only need to configure one identity. To create a single - user with a single identity, enter the following information: - (INSERT detailed DESCRIPTION HERE) + will only need to configure one identity. You may, however, + want more thatn one. To alter an identity, click on it in + the Identity tab of the + Preferences window, and then click + Edit. To add a new identity, simply + click Add. - If you have one email accout for your personal life, and one - for work, you'll want to create multiple identities. You - can do this by: (INSERT DESCRIPTION HERE) - + In either case, you'll be presented with a dialog box with + four fields: + + + + Full Name: by default, this is the + same name as the full name described in your user + account on your computer. + + + + + Email address: Enter your email + address in this space. + + + + + Organization: If you send email as + a representative of a company or other organization, + enter its name here. + + + + + Signature file: You may choose a + small text file to be appended to every message that you + send. Typically, signature files include address or + other contact information, or a favorite quotation. + They should not be more than three lines long. + + + - - Multiple Identities and Network Settings - - If you use multiple network connections—if, for - example, you dial up an ISP for your personal mail, and use - a LAN for your work-related tasks— you will also have - to set seperate network settings for each identity. - - + - Setting up the Network + Network Settings In order to do much of anything with Evolution, you need to connect to @@ -107,14 +145,64 @@ you'll be using. If you're switching from another groupware or email progam, you can almost certainly use the same settings as you did with that program. Select the - Network tab in the - Preferences window to get started. + Sources tab in the + Preferences window to tell + Evolution where you want to get + your mail, and click Transports to + determine how you want to send your mail. - - Advanced Network Configuration + + Mail Sources - INSERT a little introduction paragraph here. + The Mail Sources tab allows you to + edit, add, or delete methods of retreiving mail from + servers. Clicking on Add or + Edit will bring up a dialog box to + offer you the following options: + + + + + Mail source type:At this point, you + can only select from POP or Unix-style mbox files, but + additional types will be supported in the future. + + + + + + Server:Enter the name of your mail + server in this field, eg: mail.mycompany.com + + + + + Username:Enter your user name here. + Eva Lucy Ann Tester's user name is eltester. + + + + + Authentication: Your system + administrator will know which type of authentication + your system requires. + Evolution can also detect + what sorts of authentication are available once it knows + where to find the server. + + + + + Test these values before continuing + If this box is checked, + Evolution will attempt to + make sure that all the other entries in the dialog box + are correct. + + + + Multiple Network Connections -- cgit v1.2.3