From 9ce7743077b2526245234e5d59cd499381801784 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:42:57 +0000 Subject: A long list of updates for all these files. 2003-04-14 Aaron Weber A long list of updates for all these files. * C/config-prefs.xml: Many changes, expansion. * C/usage-mail-org.xml: can't vfolder on arbitrary folders. * C/legal.xml: update trademark/copyright hoo-ha. * C/usage-mail-org.xml: add flag-for-followup instructions. * C/usage-exchange.xml : add more features, description, better links to and from config-prefs sections. * C/evolution-1.4.xml: validation, interstitial text phrasing. * C/usage-mainwindow.xml: phrasing, changes in links to config prefs. svn path=/trunk/; revision=20838 --- help/C/config-prefs.xml | 420 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 297 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/config-prefs.xml') diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.xml b/help/C/config-prefs.xml index 1ef309a783..c783cd8ede 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.xml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.xml @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@ - Advanced Configuration @@ -71,8 +68,10 @@ These are overall mail reading preferences: display settings, notification options, security, and so - forth. These are covered in . + forth. Settings that vary per-account are in the Mail + Accounts tool, described in , but most of the + mail settings are here. @@ -102,21 +101,23 @@ - Directory Servers + Exchange Delegation - If you want to use a shared directory server (LDAP - server), this is the place to set it up. + This item will only appear if you have Ximian Connector + for Microsoft Exchange installed. It will allow you to + choose who has access to your Exchange account. This + feature is covered in . - Font Preferences + Directory Servers - Choose the fonts that Evolution will use to edit and display email - here. + This item allows you to enter account information for + connecting to remote directory (LDAP) servers. @@ -127,23 +128,30 @@ Set the mail folders, news feeds, schedule summary length, and weather locations to be displayed here. For - news feeds, enter the web address of any RDF file. + news feeds, enter the web address of any RDF + file. Summary customization is covered in rather than in this + chapter. + + Out of Office + + + This item will only appear if you have Ximian Connector + for Microsoft Exchange installed. It allows you to create + and remove automatic "vacation" messages. For + information about how to use this feature, read . + + + - - - Mail Settings - - The first few tools, with the exception of the folder tool, - cover mail tasks: - - - + Working with Mail Accounts Ximian Evolution allows you to @@ -186,7 +194,8 @@ Here, enter the name, email address, and other identifying information for the - account. + account. You may also choose a default signature to + insert into messages sent from this account. @@ -276,39 +285,51 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Checking for new mail: If you would like - Evolution to check for new mail - automatically, check the box and select a frequency in - minutes. + 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. + + Global Catalog server name: enter the name of your + Global Catalog server to create a folder for your + organization's Global Address List. - Create a Global Address List folder: If you would - like to have a separate folder for the Active Directory's - Global Address List, leave this box checked. + Limit number of Responses: Select a maximum number + of results for an address search. Lowering the maximum + number the load on your system and on your + network. Most servers will not send more than 1000 + results, regardless of the value you select here. + + + + + Mailbox Name: Enter your mailbox name. + - 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. + OWA Path: Enter the path used with Outlook Web Access on your server. - 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. - + + Public Folder Server: Enter the name of your public + folder server, if it differs from your Exchange server. + + + + + Apply Filters to new messages in Inbox on this + server: check this box if you wish to apply filters + to this account. + @@ -353,8 +374,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 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. + server: If you'd like your filters to work on this + account, check this box. + @@ -387,6 +409,14 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Exchange) or sendmail. + + If you choose Exchange or Sendmail, you're done with + this tab. SMTP offers you a choice of hostname, + connection security level, and authentication type, + which you will recognize as similar to those for + IMAP and POP servers in the Receiving + Mail tab. + @@ -395,7 +425,16 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Here, you can decide where this account will store the messages that it has sent, and the messages that you - save as drafts. + save as drafts. If you wish to revert to the "factory" + settings, click the Restore + Defaults button. + + + If you wish to send someone a copy of every message from + this account, check the box labeled Always + carbon-copy (Cc) to: or Always + blind carbon-copy (Bcc) to:, and enter one or + more addresses. @@ -404,63 +443,208 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 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 . + this account. If you use encryption, enter your PGP + key id (see for more + information) and select among the four options below to + determine key and signature handling. - + + + Folder Settings + + There are three sets of folder options. In the first, + Defaults, select which folders will be + your usual mail, contact, calendar, and task folders. These + are the folders opened when you click items in the shortcut + bar, and when you want to save a calendar attachment or + address card. + + + The Offline Folders are the ones which + will be cached when you activate the Go + Offline feature. + + + Select one or more folders of contacts for your + Autocompletion Folders. When you type a + few letters into the message composer address fields, + Evolution will look for matches in the folders you choose here. + + - - Mail Display Options + + Mail 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. + The Mail Options tool lets you choose how + to display citations, how long to wait before marking a + message as read, and other mail display settings. There are + three categories of settings: General, HTML Mail, and + Colors. + + + For information on individual email account settings, see . - - 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 change the font which Ximian - Evolution uses to display mail, do the - following: - - - - Open the Evolution preferences dialog by selecting - Tools - Settings . - - - - - Select the Font Settings portion of the - settings dialog. - - - - Choose the font and font size you would like to use. - - - - - - + + In the General tab, your options are: + + + Message Fonts + + + Normally, Evolution will use the same fonts as other + GNOME applications. To choose different fonts, uncheck + the box Use the same fonts as other + applications and select one font for standard typefaces and + a second for monospace, or terminal, display. + + + + + + Message Display + + + These three settings handle the way messages appear to + you. + + + Mark Messages as Read + + + Normally, Evolution will mark a message as read as soon + as it is displayed. If you prefer, you may set this to + happen only after a delay, or disable it entirely and + mark messages as read only when you choose to do so. + + + + + + Default Character Encoding + + + This setting allows you to select character + interpretation sets so that Evolution can display + different alphabets. If you are not sure, pick + Unicode (UTF-8), which will work for a large + number of languages and character sets. + + + + + + Quotation Highlight Color + + + Choose a color to highlight quotations from other + messages. + + + + + + + + + + Deleting Mail + + + Here, choose whether to delete messages automatically + when quitting Evolution, and whether you wish to + explicitly confirm the final deletion of messages. + + + + + + New Mail Notification + + + Evolution can alert you to the arrival of new mail with + a beep or by playing a sound file. Choose your alert + noise, or select none, as you wish. + + + + + + + The options in the HTML Mail section are: + + + + Loading Images + + + You can embed a message in an email and have it load only + when the message arrives. However, spammers can use image loading + patterns to confirm "live" addresses and invade your + privacy. You may elect never to load images + automatically, to load images only if the sender is in + your addressbook, or always load images. + + + If you have chosen not to load images automatically, you + can choose to see the images in one message at a time by selecting + ViewMessage Display + Load Images. + + + + + + Show animated images + + + Turn animation on or off here. + + + + + + Automatically detect links + + + Check this box to have Evolution look for web addresses in your mail + and make them clickable automatically. + + + + + + Prompt when sending HTML messages to contacts that don't want them + + + Some people do not like HTML mail, and you can set + Evolution to warn you. This warning will appear only + when you send HTML mail to people in your address book + who are listed as disliking HTML. + + + + + + + The Colors tab lets you select different + color labels for individual messages. You can return to the default + settings by clicking the Restore Defaults + button. + + + + + Message Composer Preferences - There are three whole tabs of settings you can change for the + There are three tabs of settings you can change for the message composer. The General tab covers shortcuts and assorted behavior, and the other two control signatures and spell checking. In the General tab, you can set: @@ -528,12 +712,11 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - The signature editor is new for Evolution 1.2. It allows you - to create several different signatures in plain text or in - HTML, and to specify which of them will be added to emails - you create in the message composer. If you prefer to use an - alternate signature or none at all, you can select it from - the mail composer itself. + The signature editor allows you to create several different + signatures in plain text or in HTML, and to specify which of + them will be added to emails you create in the message + composer. If you prefer to use an alternate signature or + none at all, you can select it from the mail composer itself. In the spell-checking tool, you can set spelling options, @@ -544,8 +727,14 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Red Carpet and are detected automatically if you have installed them. - - + + You can check the spelling of messages by selecting + EditSpell Check + Document. + Alternately, check the Check spelling while i + type box, and choose a color for your misspelled words. + + +--> + Calendar and Task List Settings @@ -738,21 +928,20 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - Managing the Addressbook + Directory Server Settings Addressbook settings are limited to the usage and configuration of directory servers (LDAP and - Exchange). Contact folders for the mailer's autocompletion - feature are set in the Folders tool above, and all other - addressbook controls are available in the addressbook window - itself. + Exchange). To learn how to set autocompletion options, see . + Other addressbook controls are available in the addressbook + window itself. - - Adding Directory Servers To add a new LDAP server to your available contact folders: + @@ -912,26 +1101,11 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 + + Editing a directory server account means changing that same + information, although it is displayed in a slightly different order. + + - - - - \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3