From 97bf6378069d105024d207ffa9f397a86b76bb21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Breit Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 01:06:04 +0000 Subject: Rewrite of the calendar preferences. I love how I'm having to rewrite this 2001-10-27 Kevin Breit * C/config-prefs.sgml: Rewrite of the calendar preferences. I love how I'm having to rewrite this 48 hours before the freeze. Why are we waiting this long? It's beyond me, but oh well. I'll continue writing and listening to The Doors. svn path=/trunk/; revision=14249 --- help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 290 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 134 insertions(+), 156 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/config-prefs.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index 5b53ff727e..de0717d199 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -420,10 +420,10 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 To set your calendar preferences, select Settings Calendar - Configuration from the Calendar + Settings from the Calendar view. This will open up the - Preferences window. It contains three - tabs: Calendar, TaskPad, Reminders. The calendar + Preferences window. It contains four + tabs: General, Display, Task List, and Other. The calendar preferences window is illustrated in . @@ -439,12 +439,20 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - - Time Display Settings + + Calendar's General Settings The Time display tab lets you set the following: + + Time zone + + + The city you're located in, to judge your time zone. + + + Time format @@ -455,198 +463,168 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - Weeks start on + Work Week + + + When does your work day start, and when does it end? + In the day and week views, + Evolution displays all the + hours in the range you select here, even if there are + no appointments for those times. Of course, you can + still schedule an appointment outside of these hours, + and if you do, the display will be extended to show + it. + + + + + First day of the week You can set weeks to start on Sunday or on Monday. - Day range + Start of day - - When does your work day start, and when does it end? - In the day and week views, - Evolution displays all the - hours in the range you select here, even if there are - no appointments for those times. Of course, you can - still schedule an appointment outside of these hours, - and if you do, the display will be extended to show - it. - + + Says what time of the day your weekday starts. This will show all times till the end of the day, regardless of there is an appointment during the time period. + + + + + End of day + + + Sets the time the day ends at. + - - Calendar Colors + + Display - The colors tab allows you to decide - what color your calendar will be. The tab consists of a - sample calendar on the right and a list of ten items that can - be colored in different ways. If you click on the color - button to the right of each item, you will bring up a - color-selector window where you can alter that - color. By clicking OK in the color - selection dialog, you can see the results of the color on the - sample calendar. - - The display elements colors you can set are: + The Display section lets you configure some visual properties of the calendar. + + The display properties you can set are: - - + + + Time divisions + - Outline: The lines between days - and at the top of the display. + Sets the increments shown on the daily view in the calendar. You can set this to be: + + + + 5 minutes + + + + + 10 minutes + + + + + 15 minutes + + + + + 30 minutes + + + + + 60 minutes + + + + - - Headings: Text color for day - and month names and other headings. + + Show appointment end times in week and month views + + + If there is space, Evolution will show the end times in the week and month views for each appointment. + + + Compress weekends in month view + + + If checked, your weekends will be shown in one box, instead of one for each day in the month view. + + + - - Empty days: This is the - background color for any time slots in which you have no appointments. - - - - - - Appointments: This is the - background color for any time slots in which you have appointments. - + + Show week numbers in date navigator + + + This will show the week numbers next to the respective weeks in the calendar. + - - - Highlighted day: The - background color for a selected time slot. - - - - - - - Day numbers: Text color for date numbers. - - - - - - - Current day's number: Text color for today's date. - - - - - To-Do item that is not yet - due: Text color for To-Do list items that are - not yet due. - - - - - - To-Do item that is due today: - Text color for today's tasks. - - - - - To-Do item that is overdue: - Text color for overdue tasks. - - - - - + + + - - To Do List Settings + + Task List Settings You can choose what information the To Do list displays and the - way it is displayed. The two areas of the To Do - List tab offer several options each: + way it is displayed. - Show on To Do List + Tasks due today - This box contains three items. If you select the - check boxes next to them, that information will appear - in the To Do list for each task it contains: - - - Due Date - - - Time Until Due - - - Priority - - - + Configures what color to set your tasks that are due today to. + - Style Options + Overdue tasks - - Select among the following checkboxes to determine - how your To Do list will look: - - - Highlight overdue items - - - Highlight items due today - - - Highlight not yet due items - - - + + Configures what color to set your overdue items to. + - - Alarms Settings - - The alarms tab enables you to select from three boxes: - - - Beep on display alarms: select - this box to have Evolution beep - at you for any alarms you have set. These beeps - are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms. If you leave this box - unchecked, Evolution will only - alert you to events by opening a dialog box. - - - - Audio alarms timeout after: - Select this button to have your audio alarms stop - automatically after a certain number of seconds. - - - Enable snoozing for: If you - would like to have the option to tell - Evolution to repeat an alarm in - a few minutes, select this button and decide how long - you'd like it to wait. - - - + + Other Calendar Settings + + This configures miscellaneous items for the calendar and todo list's functionality. + + + Ask for confirmation when deleting items + + + When you delete an item in either the Task List or the Calendar, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to delete the item. + + + + + Create new appointments with a default reminder + + + All your appointments will be created using a default reminder enabled. You can still change what way you are reminded though. If enabled, you can then set the time before your appointment to be reminded. + + + + - -- cgit v1.2.3