From d33ffacc7075e91aaea8ecf1bc403db42d45c4a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:34:06 +0000 Subject: Somehow accidentally removed all these files. Don't know what that was. :( svn path=/trunk/; revision=15744 --- help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 925 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 925 insertions(+) create mode 100644 help/C/config-prefs.sgml (limited to 'help/C/config-prefs.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..15c9bf15a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,925 @@ + + + + Advanced Configuration + + Perhaps your mail server has changed names. Perhaps you've + grown tired of a certain layout for your appointments. + Whatever the reason, you want to change your + Evolution settings. This chapter + will tell you how to do just that. + + + + Mail Settings + + To change your mail settings, select + Tools Mail + Settings in the Inbox. This + will open the mail preferences window, + illustrated in . Mail + preferences are separated into several categories: + + + Accounts + + + This allows you to create and alter one or more + identities for your email. + + + + + Display + + + Allows you to edit how email appears. + + + + + Composer + + + Customizes the behavior of the email message composer. + + + + + Other + + + Configures miscellanious aspects of + Evolution such as character + set and encryption tools. + + + + + + + + +
+ Account Editor Window + + Account Editor Window + + + +
+ + + + + Working with the Accounts Tab + + Ximian Evolution allows you to + maintain multiple accounts, or identities. This is useful + want to keep personal and professional email separate, or if + you wear several hats at work. When you are writing an email + message, you can which account to use by selecting from the + drop-down list next to the From entry in + the message composer. + + + + Clicking Get Mail will refresh any + IMAP, mh, or + mbox listings + and check and download mail from all POP servers. In other + words, Get Mail gets your mail, no + matter how many sources you have, or what types they are. If + you don't want to check mail for a given account, select it + in the Accounts tab and click the + Disable button. + + + + To add a new account, simply click Add + to open the mail configuration assistant. To alter an + existing identity, select it in the + Preferences window, and then click + Edit to open the account editor + dialog. + + + The account editor dialog has six sections: + + + + Identity: + + + Here, enter the name, + email address, and other identifying information for the + account. + + + + + Receiving Mail + + + Here, select the way you will be getting mail: you may + download mail from a server (POP), read and keep it on the + server (Microsoft Exchange or IMAP), or read it from files + that already exist on your desktop computer. If you use + a server, it may permit or require you to use a Secure + Socket Layer (SSL) connection. To turn SSL connections + on, just click the Use Secure Connection + (SSL) button. + + +Specifying Port Numbers + +Your system administrator may ask you to connect to a specific port on +a mail server. To specify which port you use, just type a colon and +the port number after the server name. For example, to connect to port +143 on the server smtp.omniport.com, you would enter +as + +smtp.omniport.com:143 + as the server name. + + + + + + + + Receiving Options + + + Here, decide whether you'd like to check for mail + automatically and how often. + + + + If you chose POP: + + + + + Checking for new mail: If you would + like Evolution + to check for new mail automatically, + check the box and select a frequency in + minutes. + + + + + + Message Storage: If you'd like to store + copies of your mail on the server, check + this option. + + + + + + + + + If you chose Microsoft Exchange: + + + + + Checking for new mail: If you would like + Evolution to check for new mail + automatically, check the box and select a frequency in + minutes. + + + + + Exchange Server: If your active directory user name + is different from your Exchange mail user name, check this + box and enter your mail username here. + + + + + Create a Global Address List folder: If you would + like to have a seperate folder for the Active Directory's + Global Address List, leave this box checked. + + + + + Active Directory Server Name: In most organizations, + the Active Directory server will be different from + the Exchange mail server. If so, check the box and + enter the Active Directory server name here. + + + + + Limit number of Responses: Select a maximum number + of results for an address search. A maximum number of + results limits the load on your system and on your network. + + + + + + + + + If you chose IMAP: + + + + + + Checking for new mail: If you would like + Evolution to check for new mail + automatically, check the box and select a frequency in + minutes. + + + + + If you want Evolution + to check for new messages in all your + IMAP folders, make sure the Check for new + messages in all folders box is selected. + + + + Show only subscribed folders: Check this box if you + have more folders in your IMAP view than you want to + read. + + + + + Override server-supplied namespace: If you like, enter a + specific directory where your server stores mail for + you. Typical values are "mail" and "Mail." For more + information about how to use IMAP mail, see . + + + + Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on this + server: If you'd like your filters to work on this account + as well as on locally downloaded mail, check this box. + + + + + + + + + + + + + Sending Mail + + + In this section, you will choose and configure a method + for sending mail. You may choose SMTP, Microsoft Exchange (if + you have purchased the Ximian Connector for Microsoft + Exchange) or sendmail. + + + + + Special Folders + + + Here, you can decide where this account will store the + messages that it has sent, and the messages that you + save as drafts. + + + + + Security + + + In this section, you will set the security options for + this account. Enter your PGP Key ID and decide how + frequently to encrypt and sign your messages. You can + learn more about PGP and encryption in . + + + + + + + + + Mail Display Options + + In this tab you can decide how you would like + Ximian Evolution to display your + mail: how to display citations, how long to wait before + marking a message as read, and so forth. + + + This is also where you can decide how you would like + Ximian Evolution to handle inline + images in HTML mail that you get. There is a detailed + discussion of the issues surrounding these options in . + + + To hange the font which Ximian + Evolution uses to display mail, do the + following: + + + + Open the Control Center by selecting + System + Settings from + the menu panel. + + + + + Select the HTML Viewer settings tool. + + + + Choose the font and font size you would like to use. + + + + + Alternately, open a terminal and run the + gtkhtml-properties-capplet command. This + will open the GNOME HTML Display Properties tool, and you can + select a font and other attributes of your HTML display, + including that in Ximian Evolution. + + + + + Message Composer Preferences + + + Mercifully, there are only four preferences you can prefer in + the message composer preferences dialog: + + + Send mail in HTML format by default + + + If you would like all email messages that you compose + to begin in HTML format, leave this box checked. You + can convert messages between HTML and plain text by + selecting the Format + HTML toggle + in the message composer. + + + + + + Default Forward style + + + Select from: + + Attachment: the + message you forward appended to the message you send + as a seperate file. + + Inline: The message + you forward is included at the end of the message + you send. + + + Quoted: The message + you forward is included at the end of the message + you send, and a greater-than symbol (>) is + inserted at the beginning of each line to + indicate that it is quoted. + + + + + + + + Prompt when sending messages with an empty subject + + + The composer will warn you if you try to send a + message without a subject. + + + + + + Prompt when sending messages with only Bcc recipients defined + + + The composer will warn you if you try to send a + message that has only Bcc + recipients. This is important because some mail + servers will fail to honor blind carbon copy if you + do not have at least one recipient that is visible to + all readers. + + + + + + + + Other Mail Preferences + + Not everything fits neatly into categories. This tab + contains some miscellaneous configuration options that + didn't fit anywhere else. + + + + + PGP binary path + + + + The complete path to your external encryption tool On + most Linux systems, this will be + /usr/bin/gpg. + + + + + + + Remember PGP Passphrase until Exit + + + Check this box if you want Ximian + Evolution to remember your PGP + passphrase for as long as it is running. You will + still have to enter your passphrase again each time + you start Ximian Evolution. + + + + + + + Default Character Encoding + + Choose a default character encoding for + your messages. + + + + + + + Empty Trash Folders on Exit + + If you would like to expunge all deleted + mail when you quit Ximian + Evolution, check this box. + + + + + + + Log filter actions to: + + If you like, you can have + Ximian Evolution write all + its message filter actions to a log file. Select a log + file here. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Configuring the Calendar + + To set your calendar preferences, select + Settings + Calendar + Settings from the Calendar + view. This will open up the + Preferences window. It contains four + tabs: General, Display, Task List, and Other. The calendar + preferences window is illustrated in . + + +
+ Calendar Preferences Dialog + + If this worked on my job as well as my calendar... + + + +
+ + + + + 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 + + You may choose between twelve-hour (AM/PM) and + twenty-four hour time formats here by clicking the + appropriate radio button. + + + + + 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. + + + + Start of day + + + 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. + + + + + + + + Display + + The Display section lets you configure some visual properties of the calendar. + + The display properties you can set are: + + + + Time divisions + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + 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. + + + + + + Show week numbers in date navigator + + + This will show the week numbers next to the respective weeks in the calendar. + + + + + + + + + Task List Settings + + You can choose what information the To Do list displays and the + way it is displayed. + + + Tasks due today + + + Configures what color to set your tasks that are due today to. + + + + + Overdue tasks + + + Configures what color to set your overdue items to. + + + + + + + + + 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. + + + + + + + + + + Managing the Addressbook + + The addressbook does not have a large list of configuration + settings, but those that are there can be found in the + Tools menu. + + + + Adding Directory Servers + + To add a new LDAP server + to your available contact folders: + + + + Select + + Tools + Addressbook Sources + + from the menu. + + + + + Click the Add button on the right + side. + + + + + Enter the server information: + + + Account name + + + The name that you see on the screen. This could + be anything you wish. + + + + + Server name + + + Address of the server where the addressbook is located. + + + + + My server requires authentication + + + Select this if the server requires + Evolution to provide + a server in order to access the LDAP contacts. + + + + + Port + + + The internet port + Evolution connects to + in order to access the LDAP database. This is + normally 389. + + + + + Search base + + + The base entry to use for all your searches. + Contact your administrator for information about + the correct settings. + + + + + Search scope + + + How broad the search is in the directory. The + following options are available: + + + Base + + + Searches just the Search Base. Most of the time, + not very useful. + + + + + One + + + Searches the Search Base and one entry + below it. + + + + + Sub + + + Searches the Search Base and all entries + below it. + + + + + + + + + + + + + Click OK. + + + + + Click OK to permanenty make + changes or Apply to temporarily + set the changes. + + + + + + LDAP Configuration + + Rich works at a large chip manufacturer. He needs to + access the company's LDAP server. Their LDAP address is + wemakechips.com. + + + His Account Name would be: We Make Chips Employees + + + His Server Name would be: ldap.wemakechips.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3