From cfa918989ab23e88aa01a3d4672ee39b86e87a93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 01:06:03 +0000 Subject: proofing all over. 2000-07-25 Aaron Weber * C/evolution-guide.sgml: proofing all over. * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Minor fixes. * C/fig/* Replaced screenshots (Kevin's screenshots). * C/apx-fdl.sgml: Appendix C no more! svn path=/trunk/; revision=4341 --- help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index bc6b6c27d4..d03aaada50 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ Evolution from the Applications of the Main Panel Menu, or by typing evolution at the - command-line. After Evolution starts + 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. + + + After Evolution starts up, you will see the main window, with the Inbox open. It should look a lot like the picture in . On the left of @@ -21,22 +27,16 @@ bar with buttons for different functions. The largest part of the main window is taken up by the actual Inbox, where messages are listed - and displayed for . If you're running the program for the first - time, you'll have just one message: a welcome from Helix Code. + and displayed. If you're running the program for the first time, + you'll have just one message: a welcome from Helix Code. - - -
Evolution Main Window and Inbox Evolution Main Window - +
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? The Way Evolution Looks - The appearance of both - Evolution and - GNOME is very easy to - customize, so your screen might not look like this - picture. You might configure - Evolution to start with a - different view, or without the shortcut - bar or folder view. + The appearance of both Evolution + and GNOME is very easy to + customize, so your screen might not look like this picture. + You might configure Evolution to + start with a different view, without the shortcut + bar, or with the folder bar + instead. @@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? - Inbox + Inbox: The Inbox will show you all of your email. Your Inbox @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? - Calendar + Calendar: The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? - Contacts + Contacts: The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, @@ -139,20 +139,22 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? - - Notes + Notes: - The notepad is your catch-all tool: use it to take + The note pad is your catch-all tool: use it to take messages from phone conversations, keep small things organized, write haiku, or whatever you like. This feature is not yet implemented, but will be @@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? - + The Folder View The folder view is a more comprehensive @@ -200,12 +202,12 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? will be three folders at the base. The first one is VFolders, for virtual folders (discussed in . The next one is - External Directories, which (FIXME: What is - this for?). The most important one is probably - Local, which contains all the data that's - actually stored on your computer. If you click on the plus sign - plus sign next to the Local folder, you'll - see the contents: + External Directories, for contact + directories stored on a network. The most important one is + probably Local, which you can use to access + all the data that's actually stored on your computer. If you + click on the plus sign plus sign next to the + Local folder, you'll see the contents: @@ -238,6 +240,17 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? + + To create a new folder, select + File New + Folder. You'll be asked where you want to + put it, and what kind of folder it should be. You can choose + from three types: Mail, for storing mail, + Calendar for storing calendars, and + Contacts for storing contacts. + + + Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label is displayed as bold text. - - You can move folders and other items using - drag-and-drop. You can drag the folders - inside the folder view to change their order or put one folder - inside another. To delete a folder, right-click it and select + To delete a folder, right-click it and select Delete from the menu that pops up. - The same goes for individual messages, appointments, and address - cards, whether they're in the folder view - or not: drag them where you want them, and they will go there. - + To change the order of folders, or put one inside another, use + drag-and-drop. To move individual + messages, appointments, and address cards between folders, you + can do the same thing: drag them where you want them, and + they'll go. -- cgit v1.2.3