From 6675619cd7d0a9d0084413edc7b3ab8cd2824e05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 21:37:08 +0000 Subject: s/My Evolution/Summary/ 2001-08-17 Aaron Weber * C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: s/My Evolution/Summary/ * C/preface.sgml: Moved "Quickref" stuff to Menuref file. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: removed reference to faq. * C/menuref.sgml: Gutted. Filled with "quickref" stuff. * C/evolution.sgml: Removed FAQ. Re-added menuref. Menuref is now the "quick reference" section. svn path=/trunk/; revision=12182 --- help/C/evolution.sgml | 22 +- help/C/menuref.sgml | 1346 ++++++++-------------------------------- help/C/preface.sgml | 322 ---------- help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml | 28 +- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 12 +- help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 13 +- help/ChangeLog | 13 + 7 files changed, 306 insertions(+), 1450 deletions(-) (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/evolution.sgml b/help/C/evolution.sgml index c3c5a5fbc2..ae8aebfd5a 100644 --- a/help/C/evolution.sgml +++ b/help/C/evolution.sgml @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ - - + + @@ -119,21 +119,8 @@ implemented. --> &CONFIG-SYNC; - - - &FAQ; + + &MENUREF; &APX-GLOSS; &APX-BUGS; &APX-AUTHORS; @@ -149,4 +136,3 @@ COMMENTED OUT MENUREF --> - diff --git a/help/C/menuref.sgml b/help/C/menuref.sgml index a2a4ea1b32..e053f3250d 100644 --- a/help/C/menuref.sgml +++ b/help/C/menuref.sgml @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ - - Menu Reference + + Quick Reference - Evolution's menus may not hold the - secret to happiness, they do hold every ability that - Evolution has. This section will serve - as a reference for all those menus, and the capabilites that they - offer you. - - - In addition, the editor tools for messages, appointments, and - contacts all have menu bars of their own. From left to right, the - menus available to you when you are reading mail are: - File, Edit, - View, Settings, - Message, Folderand - Help. + You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall + next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of + the things you'll want to do with + Ximian Evolution. + - + + + Opening or Creating Anything - The Edit menu in the message composer - contains the following items. Keyboard shortcuts are listed - next to the items in the menus themselves. - - - - - Undo - - Undoes the last action you performed. - - - - - Redo - - If you change your mind about Undoing something, - you can always use this item. - - - - - Cut - - Removes the selected text from the text entry window and - retains it in the system "clipboard" memory, ready for pasting. - - - - - Copy - - Copies selected text to the system clipboard without deleting it. - The text can then be inserted elsewhere with the - Paste command. - - - - - Paste - - Inserts the contents of the system clipboard at the - location of the cursor. - - - - - Find - - Enter a phrase and find your match in your message body. - As with Find Regex, - Find Again, and - Replace, Evolution - will offer you the option to search forwards or backwards. - - - - - Find Regex - - If you are familiar with regular expressions, - often called "regexes," you can search for something more complicated, - using wildcards and boolean logic. - - - - - Find Again - - Repeats your last search. - - - - - Replace - - Enter a word or phrase and the word or phrase with which you'd like - to replace it. - - - - - Properties - - This item brings up the Message Composer Properties Capplet, - a portion of the GNOME Control Center that determines the - key bindings for the message composer. Help for this capplet is - available directly from the Control Center. - (FIXME: Write that help doc too) (FIXME: this is in the wrong place!) - + + + + Create a new folder + + + FileNew + Folder or + + Ctrl + Shift + F + + + + + + + Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar + + + File + New + Evolution Bar Shortcut or + + Ctrl + Shift + S + + + + + + + Create a new email message: + + + Use + FileNewMail + Message or + + Ctrl + Shift + M + + + + + + + Create a new Appointment + + + File + New + Appointment or + + Ctrl + Shift + A + + + + + + + + Enter a new Contact + + + File + New + Contact or + + Ctrl + Shift + C + + + + + + + + Create a new Task + + + File + New + Task or + + Ctrl + Shift + T + + + - - - The Message Composer's Format Menu - - The Format menu has only one item: - - - HTML - - Toggles HTML mode for the message composer. When selected, - the message is displayed and sent in HTML. If you have written a - message in HTML and turn HTML off, most formatting will be lost. - Evolution will attempt to preserve spacing - and to remove formatting gracefully, however. - - - - - - - The Message Composer's View Menu + + + Mail Tasks - The View menu controls the way messages are - displayed, and how much of the message, its headers, and - attachments appear. It contains: - - - Show Attachments - - Toggles the display of attachments. When this item is selected, - Evolution will create a separate pane - of the composition window to show what attachments you are appending - to the message. - - - - - - - The Message Composer's Insert Menu - - The Insert menu holds tools that allow you - to include images, horizontal rules, and other objects - in the body of your message. The tools are: - + Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for + navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the + mouse: + - - Image - - This tool will prompt you to select an image file to - insert into your HTML message. For text messages, this - is the same as attaching an image file. - + + Navigating the Message List with the Keyboard + + + Press N to jump to the next unread + message. P goes to the previous + unread message. Use the arrow keys to move up + and down along the list of all message. + + - - Link - - Opens the link creation window, - which lets you specify the URL and text description - for a link in your message. This only works with HTML - messages. - + + Move the display up and down in the preview pane + + + Press the space bar to go a page down. Press + Backspace to go a page up. + + - - Rule - - Opens the horizontal rule creation dialog, which lets you - create an HTML horizontal rule. For more information, - see . - This tool only works with HTML messages. - + + Reply to a Message + + + To reply to the sender of the message only: + click Reply in the + toolbar, or press + + Ctrl + R + + + + To reply to the sender and all the other visible + recipients of the message, click Reply to + All or select the message and press + + Shift + Ctrl + R + + + - - - Text File - - Open a text file and insert it into the current message. - This tool works with both plain text and HTML messages. - + + + Forward a Message + + + Select the message or messages you want to forward, + and click Forward in the + toolbar, or press + + Ctrl + F + + + - - - - - - The Calendar Menus - - The Main window of the calendar has the same menus as the main - window of the mail client. However, their contents vary in a - number of ways. - - - The Calendar Edit Menu - - The contents of the Edit menu are currently so borked that I - refuse to document them right now. (That means FIXME). They - should be: - - - - Item - - Description - - - - Item - - Description - + + Open a Message in a New Window + + + Double-click the message you want to view, or select + it and press + + Ctrl + O + + + - - Item - - Description - + + Create Filters and Virtual Folders + + + Right-click on a message and select "Create Rule..." + menu items. You can also create filters and virtual + folders in the Tools menu. + + + - - - The Calendar View Menu + + + Address Book - The Calendar's View menu contains the following items: - - - - Show Shortcut Bar - - Toggle the Shortcut Bar on and off with this item. - - - - - Show Folder Bar - - Toggle the folder bar on and off with this item. - See for - more information about the folder bar. - - - - - View By Day - - Switch to the day view for your calendar. - - - - - View Five Days - - View five calendar days at once. - - - - - View by Week - - Switch the calendar view to full week mode. - - - + - View By Month - - Look at a month at a time. - - - - - - - - The Calendar Settings Menu - - This menu is empty. - - + + + + + New Appointments Fast + + Double-click in a blank space to create a new contact. + + + + + + + + + Contact Manager + + Here are the most frequent tasks that are done in the Contact Manager, + with the shortcuts so that you can use these tasks without having to use + your mouse: - - The Appointment Editor Menus - - The appointment editor has its own menus, to help you use its - wide-ranging abilities. - - - - The Appointment Editor's File Menu - - This menu contains several items, including a - FileNew - submenu that is identical to that in the main window. The - other contents are: - - - - Send - - Opens a mail message with the appointment attached to it. - - - - - - Save - - Save this appointment in the existing location and name. If you have not yet - chosen a location and name, this is the same as Save As. - - - - - - Save As - - Choose a location and name for this appointment, and save it. - - - - - Delete - - Deletes the appointment. - - - - - Move to Folder - - Chose a folder, and move the appointment into it. - - - - - - Copy to Folder - - Chose a folder, and put a copy of the appointment into it. - - - - + - Page Setup Submenu - - This menu contains two items: - - - Memo Style — - FIXME: What does this do? - - - - Define Print Styles — - FIXME: What does this do? - + Edit a Contact + + + You can edit a contact two ways: + + + + Click once on the person's address card and you can + edit the person's properties all in the same window. + + + + + Double-click on the contact's card and alter their details. + + - - - - - Print Preview - Shows you what your appointment will look - like if you print it. See - for details on printing and the Print Preview function. - - - - - - Print - - Prints the appointment without preview. - - - - - - Properties - - FIXME: What does this do? - - - - + + + + + + - Close - - Close the appointment editor window. - + Deleting a Contact + + + Right click on a contact and click Delete + or select a contact and press the Delete + on the toolbar. + + - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Edit Menu - - FIXME: this menu is copied and pasted entirely from somewhere - else. - - - - - The Appointment Editor's View Menu - - This menu allows you to look at different appointments, and - set the way you look at them, without having to move back to - the Main Window. It contains: - - - - Previous - - The items in this submenu will take you to appointments - prior to the current one. (FIXME: describe). - - - - - Next - - The items in this submenu will take you to appointments - scheduled to occur after the current one. (FIXME: describe). - - - - - Calendar - - FIXME: What does this item do? - - - - - Toolbars - - The Toolbars submenu - allows you to choose which toolbars - are displayed in the - Appointment Editor. They are: - - - Standard — - Toggle the standard toolbar on and off. - - - - Formatting — - Toggle the formatting toolbar on and off. - - - Customize — - Select the contents of the formatting and standard toolbars. - - - - - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Insert Menu - - This menu contains: (FIXME: Insert Content Here) + - File - - Choose a file to append to your appointment or appointment request. - - - - - - Item - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - Object - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Format Menu - - This menu contains two items, neither of which - have any functionality yet: - - - Font - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - Paragraph - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Tools Menu - - This menu contains four items, including the - Forms submenu, which allows you to - alter calendar forms and create your own entries. None of - this works yet, though. - - - - - Spelling - - Checks the spelling of your calendar entry. - - - - - Check Names - Checks the names listed here against - those in your address book. - - - - - - Address Book - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - Forms Submenu - - The Forms submenu lets you alter the - appearance of Calendar Forms. - + Email a Contact + + + Right click on a contact and select + Send message to contact. + + - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Actions Menu - - This menu contains: - - - - Schedule Meeting - - Brings up the Meeting Invitation window, - described in . - - - - - Cancel Invitation - - Cancels the event, notifying all attendees. You may be prompted - to specify an invitation message. - - - - - Forward as vCalendar - - Opens the message composer with the current event attached. - - - + + - Forward as Text - - Opens the message composer with a text description of the current - event included in the message body. - + + + + + - - - - The Appointment Editor's File Menu - - This menu is empty. - - - - - - Contact Manager Menus - - The contact manager has six menus: File, - Edit, View, - Settings, Tools, and - Help. - - - - Contact Manager Edit Menu - - This menu is empty. - - - - - - Contact Manager View Menu - - This menu contains the following items: - - - - Show Shortcut Bar - - Toggle the Shortcut Bar on and off with this item. - - - - - Show Folder Bar - - Toggle the folder bar on and off with this item. - See for - more information about the folder bar. - - - - - As Table / As Minicards - - View your contacts as a table. - When in table-view mode, this menu item reads - As Minicards, and changes the view - back to the minicard format. - - - - - - - - Contact Manager Tools Menu - - This menu contains one item: - - - - Search for - Contacts Brings up - the in-depth search window. describes how to use this - feature. - - - - - - - - - Contact Manager Tools Menu - - This menu contains only one item: - - - - New Directory Server Brings up - the in-depth search window. describes how to use this - feature. - - - - - - - - - The Contact Editor Menus - - This window has only one menu: the file menu. - - - - Contact Editor File Menu - - This menu contains five items: - - - - Save - - - - - - - Save As - - Allows you to save the contact as an external - file in the VCard format. - - - - - Print - - Prints the current contact. - - - - - - Delete - - Deletes the current contact. - - - - - - Close - - Closes the Contact Editor without saving. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index b4423432e1..f1f14584b5 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -36,24 +36,6 @@ website at http://www.fsf.org. - - - This is a Beta release - - Evolution is now on the home - stretch to version 1.0. Please help prepare for the 1.0 - release by reporting bugs to us at bugzilla.ximian.com. There - are detailed bug reporting instructions in . - - - Please send comments on the guide to - aaron@ximian.com. The first person to send - some good suggestions gets a free Ximian t-shirt. - - - Evolution can help you work in a @@ -184,308 +166,4 @@ - - - Quick Reference for Common Tasks - - You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall - next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of - the things you'll want to do with - Evolution. - - - - Opening or Creating Anything - - - - - - Create a new folder - - - FileNew - Folder or - - Ctrl - Shift - F - - - - - - - Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar - - - File - New - Evolution Bar Shortcut or - - Ctrl - Shift - S - - - - - - - Create a new email message: - - - Use - FileNewMail - Message or - - Ctrl - Shift - M - - - - - - - Create a new Appointment - - - File - New - Appointment or - - Ctrl - Shift - A - - - - - - - - Enter a new Contact - - - File - New - Contact or - - Ctrl - Shift - C - - - - - - - - Create a new Task - - - File - New - Task or - - Ctrl - Shift - T - - - - - - - - - - Mail Tasks - - Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for - navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the - mouse: - - - - Navigating the Message List with the Keyboard - - - Press N to jump to the next unread - message. P goes to the previous - unread message. Use the arrow keys to move up - and down along the list of all message. - - - - - - Display the next page of a message in the preview pane - - - Press the space bar. - - - - - - Reply to a Message - - - To reply to the sender of the message only: - click Reply in the - toolbar, or press - - Ctrl - R - - - - To reply to the sender and all the other visible - recipients of the message, click Reply to - All or select the message and press - - Shift - Ctrl - R - - - - - - - Forward a Message - - - Select the message or messages you want to forward, - and click Forward in the - toolbar, or press - - Ctrl - F - - - - - - - Open a Message in a New Window - - - Double-click the message you want to view, or select - it and press - - Ctrl - O - - - - - - - Create Filters and Virtual Folders - - - Right-click on a message and select "Create Rule..." - menu items. You can also create filters and virtual - folders in the Tools menu. - - - - - - - - - Address Book - - - - - - - - New Appointments Fast - - Double-click in a blank space to create a new contact. - - - - - - - - - - - Contact Manager - - Here are the most frequent tasks that are done in the Contact Manager, - with the shortcuts so that you can use these tasks without having to use - your mouse: - - - - Edit a Contact - - - You can edit a contact two ways: - - - - Click once on the person's address card and you can - edit the person's properties all in the same window. - - - - - Double-click on the contact's card and alter their details. - - - - - - - - - - - Deleting a Contact - - - Right click on a contact and click Delete - or select a contact and press the Delete - on the toolbar. - - - - - - - - - Email a Contact - - - Right click on a contact and select - Send message to contact. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - diff --git a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml index 76724e4362..dc4a5d3160 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml @@ -1,23 +1,23 @@ - My Evolution + Using the Ximian Evolution Summary - My Evolution is designed to show you a + The Ximian Evolution Summary is designed to show you a summary of important information: the appointments for a given - day, important email, and so forth. To see your My Evolution, - click on the My Evolution + day, important email, and so forth. To see the Summary, + click on the Summary button in the shortcut bar, or select the - My Evolution folder in the folder + Summary folder in the folder bar. - Introducing My Evolution + Introducing Summary - The first thing you'll want to do with My Evolution + The first thing you'll want to do with Summary is add a service. Go to Tools - My Evolution Settings + Summary Settings then select one of the available services. Services may vary depending upon your system, but @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Choose Tools - My Evolution Settings + Summary Settings from the menubar. @@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ Deleting Components - To remove a service from My Evolution, do the following: + To remove a service from Summary, do the following: Choose Tools - My Evolution Settings + Summary Settings from the menubar. @@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ your needs. For instance, you may choose that you want to use different city choices than the default settings. Evolution lets you configure all the - components in My Evolution. + components in Summary. - Customizing My Evolution Mail Summary + Customizing Summary Mail Summary To modify mail: @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Choose Tools - My Evolution Settings + Summary Settings from the menubar. diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 8cfd78905e..737dce63b1 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ However, Evolution has some important differences. First, it's built to handle very large amounts of - mail without slowing down or crashing. Both the filtering and searching functions were built for speed and efficiency on gargantuan volumes of mail. There's also the Evolution - Virtual - Folder, an advanced organizational feature not found in - mainstream mail clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep - every message you get in case you need to refer to it later, - you'll find this feature especially useful. + vFolder, an + advanced organizational feature not found in mainstream mail + clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every message + you get in case you need to refer to it later, you'll find this + feature especially useful. diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index fe8f3458eb..38b3cdd1af 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ 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. + import from Mozilla. Please see the FAQ at the Ximian website + for more information. @@ -630,10 +630,9 @@ - Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything - in GNOME, and Evolution is no - exception. If you right-click on a folder, you'll have a - menu with the following options: + Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything in + 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 see it in a new Evolution window. @@ -644,10 +643,8 @@ 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. - - You can also rearrange folders and messages by dragging and dropping them. diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index 69181add49..105bbfa17c 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +2001-08-17 Aaron Weber + + * C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: s/My Evolution/Summary/ + + * C/preface.sgml: Moved "Quickref" stuff to Menuref file. + + * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: removed reference to faq. + + * C/menuref.sgml: Gutted. Filled with "quickref" stuff. + + * C/evolution.sgml: Removed FAQ. Re-added menuref. Menuref is now + the "quick reference" section. + 2001-08-17 Kevin Breit * C/usage-mail.sgml: Wrote documentation about HTML templates. -- cgit v1.2.3