From 91953dd4767bbe17e436f72a4a2aae11b1c711bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:41:18 +0000 Subject: overhaul. still need to improve examples. 2002-06-24 Aaron Weber * C/config-prefs.sgml: overhaul. still need to improve examples. * C/usage-mail.sgml: link to somewhere i have deleted. * C/usage-contact.sgml: fix sharing section more svn path=/trunk/; revision=17266 --- help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 500 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------- help/C/figures/config-mail.png | Bin 10885 -> 25374 bytes help/C/usage-contact.sgml | 20 +- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 2 +- 4 files changed, 246 insertions(+), 276 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C') diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index 15c9bf15a1..eae8247681 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -11,70 +11,142 @@ Evolution settings. This chapter will tell you how to do just that. + + Evolution 1.2 brings with it a redesigned comprehensive + settings window that you can open by choosing + Tools + Configure, no matter + where you are in Evolution. On the left half of the settings + window is a column, similar to the Evolution shortcut bar, + which lets you choose which portion of Evolution to + customize. The right half of the window is where you'll make + your actual changes. + - - Mail Settings - - To change your mail settings, select - Tools Mail - Settings in the Inbox. This - will open the mail preferences window, - illustrated in . Mail - preferences are separated into several categories: - - - Accounts - - - This allows you to create and alter one or more - identities for your email. - - - - - Display - - - Allows you to edit how email appears. - - - - - Composer - - - Customizes the behavior of the email message composer. - - - - - Other - - - Configures miscellanious aspects of - Evolution such as character - set and encryption tools. - - - - - -
- Account Editor Window + Changing Mail Settings - Account Editor Window + Changing Mail Settings
+ + There are eight items you can customize. From top to bottom, they + are: + + + Mail Accounts + + + Here, add or change information about your email + accounts: the servers to which you connect, the way you + download mail, your password authentication mode, and so + forth. This is the most complex item in the list, and is + covered in . + + + + + + Folder Settings + + + Here, you can choose the default folders for various + components of Evolution, the folders that will be cached + locally when you go to offline mode, and the folders that + Evolution will use when it is searching for + autocompletion information as you address a mail. + + + + + + Mail Preferences + + + These are overall mail reading preferences: display + settings, notification options, security, and so + forth. These are covered in . + + + + + + Composer Preferences + + + Settings for the way that you use the mail composer: + shortcuts, signatures, spelling, and so forth. One fun + feature here is the ability to substitute graphical + smiley-faces for "emoticons" such as :) that many people + use in email. This tool is covered in . + + + + + + Calendar and Tasks + + + Here, you can set the way the calendar behaves, including + your time zone and the length of your work-week. + + + + + + Directory Servers + + + If you want to use a shared directory server (LDAP + server), this is the place to set it up. + + + + + + Font Preferences + + + Choose the fonts that Evolution will use to display email + here. You can choose fonts for the mail composer by + selecting Edit + Properties from + within the composer window. + + + + + + Summary Preferences + + + Set the mail folders, news feeds, schedule summary + length, and weather locations to be displayed here. + + + + + + + - - Working with the Accounts Tab + + 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 maintain multiple accounts, or identities. This is useful @@ -105,6 +177,7 @@ Edit to open the account editor dialog. + The account editor dialog has six sections: @@ -320,6 +393,7 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 + Mail Display Options @@ -370,148 +444,92 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Message Composer Preferences - - Mercifully, there are only four preferences you can prefer in - the message composer preferences dialog: + There are three whole 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: + - - Send mail in HTML format by default - - - If you would like all email messages that you compose - to begin in HTML format, leave this box checked. You - can convert messages between HTML and plain text by - selecting the Format - HTML toggle - in the message composer. - - - - Default Forward style + Shortcuts Type - Select from: - - Attachment: the - message you forward appended to the message you send - as a seperate file. - - Inline: The message - you forward is included at the end of the message - you send. - - - Quoted: The message - you forward is included at the end of the message - you send, and a greater-than symbol (>) is - inserted at the beginning of each line to - indicate that it is quoted. - - + Choose a keyboard shortcut scheme: do you prefer + keyboard shortcuts similar to those of Microsoft + Windows, XEmacs, or Emacs? - Prompt when sending messages with an empty subject + Default Behavior - The composer will warn you if you try to send a - message without a subject. + Choose how you will normally forward and reply + messages, what character set they will use, whether + they will be in HTML, and whether that HTML can + contain smiley face images. - - Prompt when sending messages with only Bcc recipients defined - - - The composer will warn you if you try to send a - message that has only Bcc - recipients. This is important because some mail - servers will fail to honor blind carbon copy if you - do not have at least one recipient that is visible to - all readers. - - - - - - - - Other Mail Preferences - - Not everything fits neatly into categories. This tab - contains some miscellaneous configuration options that - didn't fit anywhere else. - - - PGP binary path - + Alerts - The complete path to your external encryption tool On - most Linux systems, this will be - /usr/bin/gpg. - - - - - - - Remember PGP Passphrase until Exit - - - Check this box if you want Ximian - Evolution to remember your PGP - passphrase for as long as it is running. You will - still have to enter your passphrase again each time - you start Ximian Evolution. - + There are two optional alerts here: + + + Prompt when sending messages with an empty subject + + + The composer will warn you if you try to send a + message without a subject. + + + + + + Prompt when sending messages with only Bcc recipients defined + + + The composer will warn you if you try to send a + message that has only Bcc + recipients. This is important because some mail + servers will fail to honor blind carbon copy if you + do not have at least one recipient that is visible to + all readers. + + + + + + + - - - Default Character Encoding - - Choose a default character encoding for - your messages. - - - - - - - Empty Trash Folders on Exit - - If you would like to expunge all deleted - mail when you quit Ximian - Evolution, check this box. - - - - - - - Log filter actions to: - - If you like, you can have - Ximian Evolution write all - its message filter actions to a log file. Select a log - file here. - - - - - - - + + 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. + + + In the spell-checking tool, you can set spelling options, + including the language or languages you will use. Note that you + must install the gnome-spell package, available through Red + Carpet, for spell-checking to be available in + Evolution. Alternate dictionaries are aslo available through + Red Carpet and are detected automatically if you have installed + them. + + - + Configuring the Calendar @@ -611,7 +629,10 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Start of day - Says what time of the day your weekday starts. This will show all times till the end of the day, regardless of there is an appointment during the time period. + Says what time of the day your weekday starts. This + will show all times till the end of the day, + regardless of there is an appointment during the time + period. @@ -623,13 +644,26 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 + + + + Alerts + + + If you'd like to be warned before you delete any + appointment, or to have a reminder automatically + appear for each event, select the check boxes here. + + + Display - The Display section lets you configure some visual properties of the calendar. + The Display section lets you choose how + your appointments and tasks will appear in your calendar. The display properties you can set are: @@ -638,35 +672,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Time divisions - Sets the increments shown on the daily view in the calendar. You can set this to be: - - - - 5 minutes - - - - - 10 minutes - - - - - 15 minutes - - - - - 30 minutes - - - - - 60 minutes - - - - + Sets the increments shown on the daily view in the + calendar. You can set this to be anywhere from five + minutes to an hour, in five minute increments. @@ -674,7 +682,10 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Show appointment end times in week and month views - If there is space, Evolution will show the end times in the week and month views for each appointment. + If there is space, + Evolution will show the end + times in the week and month views for each + appointment. @@ -682,7 +693,8 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Compress weekends in month view - If checked, your weekends will be shown in one box, instead of one for each day in the month view. + If checked, your weekends will be shown in one box, + instead of one for each day in the month view. @@ -691,25 +703,18 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Show week numbers in date navigator - This will show the week numbers next to the respective weeks in the calendar. + This will show the week numbers next to the respective + weeks in the calendar. - - - - - Task List Settings - - You can choose what information the To Do list displays and the - way it is displayed. - Tasks due today - Configures what color to set your tasks that are due today to. + Configures what color to set your tasks that are due + today to. @@ -717,40 +722,14 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Overdue tasks - Configures what color to set your overdue items to. - - - - - - - - - Other Calendar Settings - - This configures miscellaneous items for the calendar and todo list's functionality. - - - Ask for confirmation when deleting items - - - When you delete an item in either the Task List or the Calendar, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to delete the item. - - - - - Create new appointments with a default reminder - - - All your appointments will be created using a default reminder enabled. You can still change what way you are reminded though. If enabled, you can then set the time before your appointment to be reminded. + Choose the color for overdue tasks. - - + Managing the Addressbook @@ -887,39 +866,26 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - + + + - - - - - - - - - - + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/help/C/figures/config-mail.png b/help/C/figures/config-mail.png index 32d03785cd..6e3f2a1e87 100644 Binary files a/help/C/figures/config-mail.png and b/help/C/figures/config-mail.png differ diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index c66de53b7a..5424ce17c5 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ + Working with Your Contacts @@ -503,14 +504,15 @@ - Sharing your Cards + LDAP: Shared Addressbooks on a Network + The LDAP protocol was - created to let users share contact information over a network. - LDAP allows a company to maintain a shared set of contact - information for a company or department. Many companies keep a - common LDAP address book for all their employees or for client - contacts. + created to let users share contact information over a network by + sharing access to a central address book. LDAP allows a company + to maintain a shared set of contact information for a company or + department. Many companies keep a common LDAP address book for + all their employees or for client contacts. @@ -546,8 +548,9 @@ - LDAP servers do not normally permit individual users to - alter or delete cards. + You cannot add, delete, or alter cards on the LDAP + server. If you need to change information there, you + will need to speak to your system administrator @@ -594,3 +597,4 @@ + diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index ad984dd335..a027162286 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ To send all your mail as HTML by default, set your mail format preferences in the mail configuration dialog. See - for more + for more information. -- cgit v1.2.3