From bd6d1b36233615b02a6fc91bca54e0dd36c03dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:24:54 +0000 Subject: C2004-02-10 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mail.xml: Fix bugs noted by Dimitrios. Special thanks to him for this patch. * C/usage-mail-org.xml: especially to filtering section * C/usage-print.xml: Remove, this is not a useful section. * C/usage-contacts: spelling * C/config-prefs.xml: lots of user-suggested corrections here. * C/Makefile.am: delete printing page and related images. * Also some places in menuref and so forth. svn path=/trunk/; revision=24693 --- help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml | 210 ++++++++++---------------------------------- 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 163 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml') diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml index f614ac2c0b..a303cc11d8 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ With Ximian Evolution, you can accomplish your most common daily tasks faster. For example, it - takes only one or two clicks to enter an appointment or an - address card sent to you by email, or to send email to a contact + takes only one or two clicks to enter appointment or + contact information sent to you by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment. Ximian Evolution makes displays faster and more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is lower. People who get lots of mail will @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ files: - VCard (.vcf, gcrd): + VCard (.vcf, .gcrd): The address book format used by the GNOME, KDE, and @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ standard mbox file format, which Ximian Evolution's most important job is to give you access to your information and help you use it quickly. One way it does that is through the - shortcut bar, the column on the left + shortcut bar, the column on the left hand side of the main window. The buttons with names like Mail and Contacts are the shortcuts. Above them @@ -902,124 +902,32 @@ standard mbox file format, which - - A typical Local folder contains the following folders: - - - - Calendar, for appointments and - event listings. - - - - - Contacts, for address cards. - - - - - Drafts, for messages you started and didn't finish. - - - - - Inbox, for incoming mail. - - - - - - Outbox, for messages you have written - but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use - Ximian Evolution while offline. - - - - - - Sent, for sent mail. - - - - - - Tasks, for your task list. Portions - of your task list are reflected in the calendar, as well - as in the summary folder. - - - - - - Trash, a vFolder view of all the - messages you have marked for deletion but not yet - expunged. - - - - + If you get large volumes of mail, you'll want more folders than + just your Inbox; you can also create multiple calendar, task, + or address book folders. - - Navigating without the Shortcut Bar - - You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move - around the main window. You can use the Tab - key to switch from one part of the window to another. - - - - If you get large volumes of mail, you'll want more folders than - just your Inbox. To create a new folder: + To create a new folder: - Select - File - New - Folder - or press the keyboard shortcut + Right click on the list of folders, and select + New Folder. + - Select the name of the folder in the Folder + Enter the name of the folder in the Folder Name field. - - - Select the folder type. The available options are. - - - - Calendar - - - - - Contacts - - - - - Mail - - - - - Tasks - - - - - - + Choose the location of the new folder. @@ -1027,7 +935,7 @@ standard mbox file format, which - + Subfolders @@ -1036,28 +944,18 @@ standard mbox file format, which organizational system. - - Folders Have Limits - - Calendars must go in calendar folders, mail in mail - folders, and contacts in contact folders. - - - Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything in Ximian Evolution. If you right-click on a folder, you'll have a menu with the following options: - View, to view the folder. - Open in New Window to view the folder in another window. + Copy, to copy the folder to another place. When you select this item, Evolution offers a choice of locations to copy to. Move, to move the folder to another location. - Copy, to duplicate the folder. Delete, to delete the folder and all its contents. + New Folder, to create another folder in the same location. Rename, to change its name. - Create New Folder, to create another folder in the same location. - Add to Shortcut Bar, to add the folder to your shortcut bar. - Properties, to view or change the folder properties. + Delete, to delete the folder. + Properties, which lets you check the number of total and unread messages in a folder, and, for remote folders, lets you decide whether to copy the folder to your local system for offline operation. @@ -1076,7 +974,7 @@ standard mbox file format, which The Menu Bar - The menu bar's contents will always + The menu bar's contents will always provide all the possible actions for any given view of your data. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items will relate to mail; some will relate to other components of @@ -1126,18 +1024,12 @@ standard mbox file format, which Tools: - Tools for configuring, changing, and - setting up go here. For mail, that means things like - and the - Virtual Folder Editor. For the - Calendar and the Contact - Manager, it's color, network, and layout - configuration. - + For all components of Evolution, you can access the + settings and configuration options in the tools menu. You + can also find things like filter settings and the Virtual + Folder editor. - - Search: @@ -1152,17 +1044,16 @@ standard mbox file format, which Help: - Select among these items to open the - Help Browser - and read the Ximian Evolution manual. + Select among these items to open the + Ximian Evolution manual. - Once you've familiarized yourself with the main - window you can start doing things with it. We'll + Once you've familiarized yourself with the main + window you can start doing things with it. We'll start with the Summary, which provides a quick overview of your Ximian Evolution information. @@ -1256,9 +1147,9 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced - If you find the view pane too small, you can resize + If you find the view pane too small, you can resize the pane, enlarge the whole window, or double-click on the - message in the message list to have it + message in the message list to have it open in a new window. To change the sizes of a pane, just click and hold on the divider between the two panes. Then you can drag up and down to select the size of the panes. @@ -1292,8 +1183,8 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced Introducing the Calendar To begin using the calendar, click the - Calendar button in the shortcut - bar. By default, the calendar starts showing + Calendar button in the shortcut + bar. By default, the calendar starts showing today's schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right, there's a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. Below that, there's a Task pad, where you can @@ -1320,9 +1211,7 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced - The Appointment List is responsible for showing you all of - your scheduled appointments, whether they are all day appointments or simply one time - appointments that last a half an hour. + The appointment list displays all your scheduled appointments. @@ -1331,13 +1220,9 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced - The Task List compliments the - Appointment List as it keeps track of - tasks which don't have a time associated with them. Tasks can - have complex notes associated with them, and you can also note - their completeness on a percentage scale. To display more - information about your notes, drag the column border to the - left. For a very detailed view of your tasks, click the + Tasks are distinct from appointments in that they generally + don't have times associated with them. You can see a larger + view of your task list by clicking the Tasks button in the shortcut bar. @@ -1347,11 +1232,11 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced - The month pane is a small view of your calendar by month. To - display more months here, drag the column border to the left. - To view a specific series of days, select them in the month - view and they will display all the planned events in the - Appointment List. + The month pane is a small view of a calendar month. + To display additional months, drag the column border to + the left. You can also select a range of days in the month + pane to get a custom range of days displayed in the + appointment list. @@ -1366,8 +1251,7 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced The Ximian Evolution address book can handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update - Ximian Evolution than it is to - change an actual paper book. Ximian + Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book. Ximian Evolution also allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices and functions with LDAP directories on a network. @@ -1375,15 +1259,15 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced Another advantage of the Ximian Evolution address book is its integration with the rest of the - application. For example, you can create an address card from - an email just by right-clicking on the sender's email address. + application. For example, you can right-click on an email + address in Evolution mail to create a contact entry instantly. To open your address book, click on Contacts in the shortcut bar. shows the address book in all its organizational glory. By default, the address book shows all - your cards in alphabetical order, in a minicard view. You can select other views from the View menu, and adjust the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the gray @@ -1409,7 +1293,7 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder, an advanced The largest section of the address book lists your - contacts. You can also search through the cards in the same way + contacts. You can also search through the contacts in the same way that you search email folders, with the search tool on the right side of the toolbar. -- cgit v1.2.3