From 11c6852283b2aa7bf4c476bf1a468644322799e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:43:26 +0000 Subject: Minor revisions. 2001-07-23 Aaron Weber * C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: Minor revisions. * C/usage-contact.sgml: Added 'format="png"' to all tags missing the attribute. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Added 'format="png"' to all tags missing the attribute. * C/usage-mail.sgml: Added 'format="png"' to all tags missing the attribute. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Style. Merged info from preface. Added 'format="png"' to all tags missing the attribute. * C/preface.sgml: Style changes. Removed info that was duplicated in mainwindow.sgml. svn path=/trunk/; revision=11310 --- help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 630 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 342 insertions(+), 288 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 572f568c07..a2ce19a0cf 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -1,41 +1,350 @@ - + + The Evolution Workspace - Starting Evolution - - Start Evolution by selecting - Evolution from your - Programs menu, or by typing - evolution at the command line. The first time - you run the program, it will create a directory called - evolution in your home directory, where it - will keep all your Evolution-related - files. At this point, it will also offer to import old messages - from other mail clients, such as Netscape mail. - + The First Time you Start Evolution + + Start Evolution by selecting + Evolution from your + Programs menu, or by typing + evolution at the command line. The first + time you run the program, it will create a directory called + evolution in your home directory, where it + will keep all your Evolution-related + files. Then, it will offer to help you set up mail accounts and + import data from other applications. + + + The first screen welcomes you to the assistant. It is estimated that + configuring your mail will take 2 to 5 minutes and importing mail will + take 1 to 2 minutes. + + + + Step 1 of 4 + + The Identity window is the first of four steps in the + assistant. The identity step will ask you to enter your basic + personal information. + + + + Full Name — Your full name (Example: John Doe). + + + + + Email Address — Your email address (Example: john@doe.com) + + + + + Organization — The company where you work (optional). + + + + + Signature file — If you'd like to use an email + signature, + select your signature file here. Normally, the + signature will be the contents of the + .signature file in your home + directory. + + + + + + + + Step 2 of 4 + + The Recieving Email step lets you configure + receving email people have sent you. + + + + Server Type — There are numerous types of servers which + Evolution can download your email from: + + + + POP — Downloads your email to your hard disk for + permanent storage. + + + + + IMAPv4 — Keeps the email on your server so you can + access your email from any computer that supports IMAPv4 and + have everything be the same. + + + + + Unix mbox spool-format file — Bad description, we're + getting a better definition shortly. + + + + + Standard Unix mailbox file — Bad description, we're + getting a better definition shortly. + + + + + Qmail maildir format files — If you download your + mail using qmail, you'll want to use this. + + + + + None &mdash How do you have None? figure out! + + + + + + + + Email Server — This is the address of the server you're + downloading from. + + + + + Username — The username that you login to your email. That + is often the part before the @ in your email. + + + Authentication Type — Chances are you are using + Password. Ask your administrator for more + details. You can have Evolution check + by clicking Check for supported types. + + + Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter your + password everytime you check email, press this button. + + + + + + + Step 3 or 4 + + The Sending Email step lets you configure sending + email. + + + + Server Type — There are numerous server types that + Evolution supports for sending your + mail. + + + + SMTP — Downloads mail into your mailbox file. + + + + + Sendmail — Uses another program to download your mail + to your mailbox files. + + + + + + + + Host — If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name + or IP address here. + + + + + Server requires authentication — If your server + requires you to enter a password to send mail, check + this box. + + + + + Authentication Type — Chances are you are using + Password. If you're not sure, ask + your system administrator or ISP, or have + Evolution check for you by + clicking Check for supported + types. + + + + + Username — The account name you use when you login + to check your email. Normally, this is the part of your + email address before the '@' character. + + + + + Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter + your password every time you check email, press this + button. + + + + + + + + Step 4 of 4 + + Chances are, Evolution isn't your first email + program. You're probably switching from another program and will want + access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these + situations that Evolution includes an import + feature. + + + Evolution can import the following types of + files: + + VCard (.vcf, gcrd) + + + The most common addressbook format. + + + + + + Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) + + + Email file format used by Outlook Express 4. + + + + + + MBox (mbox) + + + The email box format used by Netscape, Evolution, + Eudora, and many other email clients. + + + + + + + + Outlook 2000 + + Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that + Evolution cannot import directly. + To import files from Outlook 2000, you will need to boot to + Windows, import the files into Mozilla mail, then reboot and + import from Mozilla. Please see the FAQ for more + information. + + + + + Ask your system administrator if you aren't sure which you use. + + + + Exporting Files From Evolution + + Evolution uses standard file types for all its information, + so you should have no trouble taking your information + elsewhere if you want. + + + For mail, that's mbox, for calendar, + iCal, and for the address book, vCards + in a .db3 database. + + + - - Evolution Basics + + What's What in Evolution - After Evolution starts up, you will - see the main window, with the - Inbox open. On the left of - the main window is the shortcut - bar, with several buttons in it. Just underneath the - title bar is a series of menus in the menu - bar, and below that, the tool - bar with buttons for different functions. The largest - part of the main window is taken up by the - content view, where your messages are displayed. Above that is - the message list view, where a summary of your email is displayed. - If you're running the program for the first time, - you'll have one message: a welcome from Ximian. + Now that you've gotten the first-run configuration out of the + way, you're ready to get down to work. Here's a quick + explanation of what's going on in your main + Evolution window. + +
+ The Evolution Main Window + + Inbox + + + +
+ + + + Menubar + + + + The Menubar gives you access to nearly all the + features that can be found in Evolution. + + + + + Toolbar + + + + The Toolbar gives you fast and easy access to the + most used features in each component. + + + + + Shortcut Bar + + + + The Shortcut Bar lets you go to your favorite + components with the click of a click of a button. + + + + + Status Bar + + + + Periodically, Evolution will need to quietly + display a message, or tell you the progress of a task. This most + often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress + queues are shown here, in the Status Bar. + + + + + Search Bar + + + + The Search Bar lets you search through your email + with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for. + + + The Shortcut Bar @@ -448,266 +757,11 @@ Once you've familiarized yourself with the main window you can start doing things with it. We'll - start with your executive summary. - - - - - First Time Druid - - When you first start Evolution, you are - presented with a first time druid. The druid will help you get your email - preferences configured and import your email from your other program. - - - The first screen welcomes you to the druid. It is estimated that - configuring your mail will take 2 to 5 minutes and importing mail will - take 1 to 2 minutes. + start with My Evolution, the summary of + everything that's going on. - - Step 1 of 4 - - The Identity window is the first of four steps in the druid. The - identity step lets you configure your basic, personal information. - - - - Full Name — Your full name (Example: John Doe). - - - - - Email Address — Your email address (Example: john@doe.com) - - - - - Organization — The name of the organization you are a part - of (example: Big Company, Inc.). - - - - - Signature file — You can setup - Evolution to put text at the end of all - your emails. This is the file which that text is located in. - - - - - - - Step 2 of 4 - - The Recieving Email step lets you configure - receving email people have sent you. - - - - Server Type — There are numerous types of servers which - Evolution can download your email from: - - - - POP — Downloads your email to your hard disk for - permanent storage. - - - - - IMAPv4 — Keeps the email on your server so you can - access your email from any computer that supports IMAPv4 and - have everything be there. - - - - - Unix mbox spool-format file — Bad description, we're - getting a better definition shortly. - - - - - Standard Unix mailbox file — Bad description, we're - getting a better definition shortly. - - - - - Qmail maildir format files — Mail format which the - qmail server writes as. - - - - - None &mdash You intend on not reading email using this identity. - - - - - - - - Email Server — This is the address of the server you're - downloading from. - - - - - Username — The username that you login to your email. That - is often the part before the @ in your email. - - - Authentication Type — Chances are you are using - Password. Ask your administrator for more - details. You can have Evolution check - by clicking Check for supported types. - - - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter your - password everytime you check email, press this button. - - - - - - - Step 3 or 4 - - The Sending Email step lets you configure sending - email. - - - - Server Type — There are numerous server types that - Evolution supports for sending your - mail. - - - - SMTP — Downloads mail from a server using Evolution. - - - - - Sendmail — Uses another program to download your mail - to your mailbox files. Evolution - then reads the mail from the files. - - - - - - - - Host — The server that sends your email. - - - - - Server requires authentication — Check if you need a password to - send mail. - - - - - Authentication Type — Chances are you are using - Password. Ask your administrator for more - details. You can have Evolution check - by clicking Check for supported types. - - - - - Username — The username that you login to your email. That - is often the part before the @ in your email. - - - - - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter your - password everytime you check email, press this button. - - - - - - - - - Step 4 of 4 - - Chances are, Evolution isn't your first email - program. You're probably switching from another program and will want - access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these - situations that Evolution includes an import - feature. - - - Evolution can import the following types of - files: - - - - VCard (.vcf, gcrd) - Contacts - - - - - Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) - Email - - - - - MBox(mbox) - Email - - - - VCard is a format to store addressbooks and contact information. Outlook - handles your email. If you're coming from - Windows, you're probably going to be importing Outlook Express files. If - you're coming from a Unix program, you're probably using mbox. Ask your - system administrator if you aren't sure which you use. - - - Eudora - - Eudora email client uses mbox format to store mail. So if you're coming - from Eudora, you'll want to select mbox. - - - - Outlook 2000 - - Outlook 2000 uses a format which Evolution - cannot directly import. However, you can import it using Mozilla on - Windows. Please see the FAQ for more information. - - - - - To import your files, go to - - File - Import File - - - - An assistant will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to - specify where the file is that you want to import. Click - Next and then Import. - Evolution will present you with the Folder - dialoge, so you can specify where your new messages will go. Select the - desired folder, and your file will be imported into - Evolution. - - - And if you're timid about using Evolution, - don't worry. Evolution won't mangle your - files, so if you choose to use your old application instead, you can - import your files right back in. - + -- cgit v1.2.3