From 450f001dcb55c52753d8c78ca0c96995a5ec6321 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 20:08:43 +0000 Subject: add a couple "expert tips" that don't really go anywhere else. 2003-02-19 Aaron Weber * C/preface.xml: add a couple "expert tips" that don't really go anywhere else. svn path=/trunk/; revision=19949 --- help/C/preface.xml | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) (limited to 'help/C/preface.xml') diff --git a/help/C/preface.xml b/help/C/preface.xml index 56d6ff6c9d..02e17f610c 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.xml +++ b/help/C/preface.xml @@ -358,3 +358,73 @@ Lastly, we'll have warnings, in cases where you should be careful: + + + Introductory Tips for Experienced Users + + This section has a few tips for experienced users of Linux or + UNIX systems: + + + + Backups and File Locations + + + To create a backup of your Evolution data, copy the + ~/evolution/local/ directory to + your backup disk. To access data you + have backed up, use the Import tool to + restore individual files as needed. + + + + + + Default Browsers + + + To set the browser that opens when you click a link in + an email, open the GNOME preferences tool + (SystemSettings + or gnome-control-center) and start the + File Associations tool. There, look under + Internet Services, select + World wide web (http), and select + the browser of your choice. If you wish to use a + browser other than the ones suggested, you will need to + enter the full shell command. For example you might use + mybrowser "%s" to start the + mybrowser program at the right page. + + + + + + Making Evolution Your Default Mail Client + + + For GNOME desktops, you can set + Evolution to be the default + mail client, so that it opens when you click a mailto: + link in web pages and help tools. To do that, open the + GNOME preferences tool and start the File + Associations tool. There, look under + Internet Services, select + Electronic mail transmission + (mailto), and select + Evolution from the drop-down + list. + + + For applications such as Mozilla and Netscape, which do + not use the GNOME preference tools, you will need to + find the protocol handler preference tool for that + application and enter evolution + "%s" as your choice for handling mailto links. + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3