From 66de89050fed92eb4ad979d193bf281ce8dddb67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 23:06:11 +0000 Subject: Minor fixes. * C/preface.sgml: Minor fixes. * C/usage-notes.sgml: New File for feature that is yet to come. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Added entity for notes chapter. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Un-commented references to notes section. * C/apx-authors.sgml: Removed dcm from author list. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Added to-do list features. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3818 --- help/C/apx-authors.sgml | 1 - help/C/evolution-guide.sgml | 2 ++ help/C/preface.sgml | 4 +-- help/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- help/C/usage-contact.sgml | 6 ++-- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 2 +- help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 15 ++++++--- help/C/usage-notes.sgml | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) create mode 100644 help/C/usage-notes.sgml (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml index 6cd1fc3b7f..647bf0b49a 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml @@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Tuomas Kuosmanen: tigert@gimp.org Christopher J. Lahey: clahey@helixcode.com Matthew Loper: matt@helixcode.com - Dave Mason dcm@redhat.com Federico Mena: federico@helixcode.com Eskil Heyn Olsendeity@eski.dk Nat Friedman: nat@helixcode.com diff --git a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml index 02b03c3851..b322e106a5 100644 --- a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml +++ b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ + @@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural. &USAGE-MAIL; &USAGE-CONTACT; &USAGE-CALENDAR; + &USAGE-NOTES; &USAGE-SYNC; diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index 551c5b5ec5..f8c74c67d2 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Applications Commands typed at the command line Labels for menu items and buttons - Other text treatments - Other text treatments + Anything you type in + Text output from a computer diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 6270b16a83..962cdf2fac 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,7 @@ + The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire @@ -27,14 +30,11 @@ Ways of Looking at your Calendar You can view your calendar by the day, by the week, by the - month, or by the year. To do so, use the calendar-shaped - buttons on the right side of the toolbar. - - - Describe the less-obvious differences among the views of time - here. + month, or by the year; press the calendar-shaped buttons on the + right side of the toolbar to switch between views. + - - Describe the ways that different calendars can work here, and - how the different calendars work together. - +################ END FIXME AREA ################## --> + Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar @@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. In addition, you can use Evolution to mark a meeting - request on another person's calendar. To do so, first + request on another person's calendar. To do it, first select New Appointment from the MENU, or press KEYSYM to bring up the new event window. @@ -206,6 +203,58 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. + + The To-Do List + + The to-do list, located in the lower right corner of the + calendar, lets you keep a list of tasks seperate from your + calendar events. Tasks are colored by priority and due-date + (see ), and are included with + calendar data during synchronization with a hand-held device. + + + To record a new task, click the Add + button below the list. Evolution + will pop up a small window with five items in it: + + + + Summary:The description you enter + here will appear in the To Do list itself. + + + + + + Due Date: Decide when this item is + due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from + the Calendar and time drop-down menus. + + + + + + Priority:Select a level of importance from 1 to 9. + + + + + Item Comments:If you wish, you can + keep a more detailed description of the item here. + + + + + + Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary + appears in the Summary section of the + calendar window. To edit an item, double-click on it, or + select it and click Edit. You can + delete items by selecting them and clicking on the + Delete button. + + + Organizing your Appointments diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index 7fefa9d707..65af93e000 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ - - + + + The Evolution Contact Manager diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index a0d64b6d74..656fdb9a44 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> unless you explicitly ask for HTML. To send HTML mail, you will need to select Send Messages as HTML in the mail settings dialog box. See - for more information. + for more information. If you format a message with HTML, but do not have diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 99f108aa0f..4ba1c29292 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ - + + + + The Main Window: Evolution Basics @@ -133,15 +137,16 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? daily events. - +--> Notes is your catch-all notepad: write haiku, take down - messages from phone conversations, or keep small - things organized. + messages from phone conversations, or keep small things + organized. This feature is not yet implemented, but will + be soon. See for more information. ---> + diff --git a/help/C/usage-notes.sgml b/help/C/usage-notes.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..184d0c5709 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/usage-notes.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ + + Evolution Notes + + An Overview of the Evolution Notes + + Sticky Notes(tm) have become an almost necessary part of our lives. + They can be used to write school notes on and take down phone numbers, + among other things. Thus, it only makes sense that + Evolution has a Notes feature. Evolution + can help you take notes in the following ways: + + + + You can take down phone numbers, take school notes, take phone + messages, or even write poetry. + + + + + You can color code each note to help cateogrize each note into + a topic. + + + + + Something + + + + + Something + + + + + + You can start reading notes by clicking Notes in the + shortcut bar. + + + -- cgit v1.2.3