From a5762961956addd80f6f6b6c9e4c54b513e6f80e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:46:16 +0000 Subject: Credit kmarass. 2001-09-04 Aaron Weber * C/apx-authors.sgml: Credit kmarass. * C/usage-contact.sgml: groups-of-contacts-management. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Add more info, "whatis" section, "Ximian Evolution" and "vFolder." * C/evolution.sgml: "Ximian Evolution" not "Evolution" * C/preface.sgml: Moved "whatis" section to usage-mainwindow, as per new-outline. * C/usage-mail.sgml: Expand deletion info. Also composer work. svn path=/trunk/; revision=12581 --- help/C/apx-authors.sgml | 6 + help/C/evolution.sgml | 34 ++-- help/C/preface.sgml | 123 ++------------ help/C/usage-contact.sgml | 2 +- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 381 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 324 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------- help/ChangeLog | 20 +++ 7 files changed, 462 insertions(+), 428 deletions(-) (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml index c0c06d355b..a1664ab0a5 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml @@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ and other dedicated GNOME programmers. Hector Garcia Alvarez for .es + + + Kjartaan Marass for .no + + + diff --git a/help/C/evolution.sgml b/help/C/evolution.sgml index ae8aebfd5a..1138c0d0f1 100644 --- a/help/C/evolution.sgml +++ b/help/C/evolution.sgml @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ implemented. --> - A User's Guide to Evolution + A User's Guide to Ximian Evolution AaronWeber KevinBreit @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ implemented. --> - This is version 0.11 of the Evolution manual. + This is version 0.11 of the Ximian Evolution manual. @@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ implemented. --> &PREFACE; - Getting Started with Evolution 1.0 + Getting Started with Ximian Evolution - Part one of the Evolution manual - describes how to use Evolution for + Part one of the Ximian Evolution manual + describes how to use Ximian Evolution for email, contact management, and appointment and task scheduling. You'll find as you go along that there's more than one way to do things, and you can pick whichever method @@ -99,19 +99,21 @@ implemented. --> &USAGE-PRINT; - Configuring and Managing Evolution + Configuring and Managing Ximian Evolution - Evolution is highly configurable. - Usually, when developers say that, they mean that they didn't - test it out thoroughly and have left it to other programmers - to "configure" themselves a working system. In the case of - Evolution, "configurable", it means that, while you can expect the - program to work perfectly well in its default settings, it's - also easy to alter its behavior in a wide variety of ways, so - that it fits your needs exactly. This part of the book will - describe that process, from the quickest glimpse of the Setup - Assistant to an in-depth tour of the preferences dialogs. + Ximian Evolution is highly + configurable. Usually, when developers say that, they mean + that they didn't test it out thoroughly and have left it to + other programmers to "configure" themselves a working + system. In the case of Ximian + Evolution, "configurable", it means that, while + you can expect the program to work perfectly well in its + default settings, it's also easy to alter its behavior in a + wide variety of ways, so that it fits your needs exactly. + This part of the book will describe that process, from the + quickest glimpse of the Setup Assistant to an in-depth tour of + the preferences dialogs. diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index fa03971fc9..839dbdcb93 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -1,112 +1,10 @@ - - - Introduction - - - What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me? - - Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible; - it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be - informed. - Evolution's goal is to make the - tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving your personal - information easier, so you can work and communicate with - others. That is, it's a highly evolved groupware program, an integral - part of the Internet-connected desktop. - - - Without all the hot air, that means it's a tool to help you - get your work done. - - - Because it's part of the GNOME project, - Evolution is Free Software. The - program and its source code are released under the terms of - the GNU General - Public License (GPL), and the - documentation falls under the Free Documentation - License (FDL). For more information about - the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software Foundation's - website at http://www.fsf.org. - - - - Evolution can help you work in a - group by handling email, address and other contact - information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one - or several computers, connected directly or over a network, - for one person or for large groups. - - - The Evolution project has four - central goals: - - - - - The application must be both powerful and easy - to use. In other words, it needs a familiar - and intuitive interface that users can customize to their - liking, and users should have access to shortcuts for - complex tasks. - - - - - Evolution must meet and - exceed the standards set by other groupware products. - It must include support for major network protocols so that it can - integrate seamlessly with existing hardware and network - environments. - - - - - The project must support open standards and be open to - expansion, so that it can become a development platform - as well as an application. From the simplest scripting - to the most complex network and component programming, - Evolution must offer - developers an environment for cutting-edge application - development. - - - - - Data must be safe: Evolution - must not lose mail, corrupt mailbox files or other data, - execute arbitrary scripts, or delete files from - your hard disk. - - - - - - Evolution is designed to make most - 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 or appointment. - Evolution makes displays faster and - more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is - lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate advanced - features like - Virtual Folders, which let you save searches as though - they were ordinary mail folders. - - - - - - About This Book + About this Book + + Organization This book is divided into two parts, with several appendices. The first part is a guided @@ -119,14 +17,16 @@ Evolution looks or acts can benefit from reading it. - + + + Typographical conventions - Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography: + In this book, we'll mark some words with special typography: Applications - Commands typed at the command line - Labels for interface items + Commands you type at the command line + Labels for Menu selections look like this: @@ -153,7 +53,7 @@ Example Example - This is what an example looks like. + This is what an example looks like. @@ -164,7 +64,6 @@ - - + diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index 209b73d4ab..80c438283d 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ - Managing a Mailing list + Sending Mail to Categories of Contacts You already know that when you are writing an email, you can address it to one or more people, and that diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 6bcad754ed..04215bcaba 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -108,13 +108,22 @@ choose Delete. - Deleted but still here? + Why do I still see deleted mail? - When you do this, your message is marked to be - deleted. Your email is not gone until you have - expunged it. When you "Expunge" a folder, you remove - all the mail that you have marked for deletion. + When you press Delete or click + the trash button, your mail isn't actually deleted, + but is marked for deletion. Your email is not gone + until you have expunged it. When you "Expunge" a + folder, you remove all the mail that you have marked + for deletion. + + If you don't like this behavior, select + ViewHide + Deleted Messages. Then, + you will only see deleted messages when you look in + your Trash folder. + @@ -184,7 +193,7 @@ - Checking Mail + Checking for New Mail Now that you've had a look around the Inbox, it's time to check for new mail. @@ -232,7 +241,7 @@ - + + Working with Attachments and HTML Mail If someone sends you an attachment, @@ -256,63 +266,96 @@ as part of the message, rather than at the end of the message as an attachment. + + + Saving or Opening Attachments + + If you get an attachment with an email message, + Ximian Evolution can help you save + it or open it with the appropriate applications. + - To Save an Attachment to Disk: + To save an attachment to disk: - Open up the desired email + Click the downward pointing arrow on the attachment icon + and select Save to Disk. - Click on the down arrow at the bottom of the email for the desired - attachment. + Choose a location and name for the file. - Select Save to Disk. - - - - - Choose the directory and filename you wish. - - - - - Click OK + Click OK. + - When someone sends you HTML mail, and includes an image in - the actual mail (that is, they use the - Insert Image - tool, not the Attach - tool), Evolution will display the - image inside the message. + To Open an Attachment in a Program: + + + + Open the mail message with the attachment you want to read. + + + + + Click the arrow next the attachment icon. + + + + + Select the program you'd like to use. It will start up + and open the document. + + + - If an HTML mail uses a link to an image, and asks - Evolution to download the image - from the Internet, Evolution will - not display the image unless you ask it to. This is because - remotely hosted images can slow down your system, and can be - used by spammers to track who reads their email. Having - images not load automatically helps protect your privacy. + + + + Images in HTML Mail - If you want the images to load, select + When someone sends you HTML mail that includes an image in + the body of the message— like the welcome message in + your Inbox when you first started Ximian + Evolution— + Evolution will display the image + inside the message. You can create messages like this by + using the + InsertImage + tool in the message composer. + + + + If the image isn't included in the message, but is, instead, + a link to an image, Evolution can + download the image from the Internet for you. However, + Evolution will not display the + image unless you ask it to. This is because remotely hosted + images can be slow to load and display, and can even be used + by spammers to track who reads their email. Having images + not load automatically helps protect your privacy. + + + If you want the images to load for one message, select View Message Display Load Images . - You can also set image loading behavior in the - Display tab of the + + If you want Ximian Evolution to + load remotely hosted images more often, go to the + Display tab of the Tools Mail Settings @@ -324,7 +367,8 @@ If you use an HTTP proxy, Evolution must be able to find it through the gnome-vfs subsystem - before it can load iamges from the net. + before it can load iamges from the Internet. You can set + this in one of two ways: Configure it with Nautilus @@ -405,33 +449,12 @@ - - - To Open an Attachment in a Program: - - - - Open the mail message with the attachment you want to read. - - - - - Click the arrow next the attachment icon. - - - - - Select the program you'd like to use. It will start up - and open the document. - - - - + - Writing and Sending Mail + Composing New Email Messages You can start writing a new email message by selecting File @@ -455,30 +478,42 @@ - Enter an address in the To: field. If you wish - enter a subject in the Subject: and a message in - the big empty box at the bottom of the window. Once you have revised - your message, press Send. + Enter an address in the To: field. If you + wish, enter a subject in the Subject:, and + a message in the big empty box at the bottom of the window. + Once you have written your message, press + Send. - Saving Messages for Later + Sending Composed Messages Later - Evolution will send mail immediately unless you tell it to - do otherwise by selecting - File Send + Evolution will send mail + immediately unless you tell it to do otherwise by selecting + File Send Later. This will add your - messages to the Outbox queue. Then, - when you press Send in another - message, or Get Mail in the main - mail window, all your unsent messages will go out at once. - You might want to use "Send Later" becuase it gives - you a chance to change your mind about a message before you send it. + messages to the Outbox queue. The + "Send Later" feature is particularly useful if you use a + modem to connect to the Internet and pay per-minute + charges: you can remain offline until you need to send + mail, then connect and send all your mail at once. To learn more about how you can specify message queue and filter behavior, see . + + Working Offline + + Select + FileWork + Offline to have + Ximian Evolution disconnect + from the Internet while you work. When you want to + reconnect, choose + FileWork + Online + You can also choose to save messages as drafts or as text @@ -512,7 +547,7 @@ - Advanced Mail Composition + More About Mail Composition In the next few sections, you'll see how Evolution handles advanced email @@ -560,7 +595,7 @@ - Types of Recipients + Specifying Recipients for Email Evolution, like most email programs, recognizes three types of addressee: primary @@ -588,40 +623,6 @@ groups of people, especially if they don't know each other or if privacy is a concern. - - - Using the Cc: field - - When Susan sends an email to a client, she puts her - co-worker, Tim, in the in the - Cc: field, so that he know - what's going on. The client can see that Tim also - received the message, and knows that he can talk to - Tim about the message as well. - - - - - - - Using the Bcc: field - - Tim is sending an email announcement to all of his - company's clients, some of whom are in competition - with each other, and all of whom value their - privacy. He needs to use the - Bcc: field here. If he puts - every address from his address book's "Clients" - category into the To: or - Cc: fields, he'll make the - company's entire client list - public. But putting his "Clients" addressbook - into the Bcc: section, that will cause them to be hidden - from the competition. It seems insignificant, but it can - make a huge difference in some situations. - - - @@ -633,11 +634,16 @@ drop down list of possible address completions from your address book. If you enter a name or nickname that can go with more than one card, Evolution will open a dialog box to - ask you which person you meant. Also, - Evolution will add a domain to - any unqualified addresses. By default, this is your domain, - but you can choose which one mail preferences dialog. + ask you which person you meant. + + + + Alternately, you can click on the To:, Cc:, or @@ -657,7 +663,7 @@ - Replying to Messages + Replying to Email Messages To reply to a message, press the Reply: button while it is selected, @@ -810,14 +816,13 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> Enhance your email with HTML Normally, you can't set text styles or insert pictures in - emails, which is why you've probably seen people use far - too many exclamation points for emphasis, or use - text drawn facial expressions to - convey their feelings. However, most newer email programs - can display images and text styles as well as basic - alignment and paragraph formatting. They do this with - HTML, just like web - pages do. + emails, which is why email is often regarded as + uncommunicative and cold, and why people often resort to + using far too many exclamation points to convey their + feelings. However, most newer email programs can display + images and text styles as well as basic alignment and + paragraph formatting. They do this with HTML, just like web pages do. HTML Mail is not a Default Setting @@ -827,13 +832,20 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> slower to download and display. Because some people may prefer not to get HTML mail, Evolution sends plain text - unless you explicitly ask for HTML. To send HTML mail, - you will need to select + unless you explicitly ask for HTML. + + + + You can change the format of an email message between + plain text and HTML by choosing Format - HTML. To send all your mail as - HTML, you can set your default mail format preferences in - the mail configuration dialog. See for more information. + HTML. + + + To send all your mail as HTML by default, set your mail + format preferences in the mail configuration dialog. See + for more + information. @@ -956,16 +968,21 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - Make the email HTML mail by clicking + Make sure that you have the Format HTML + selector checked. - Click the Image button in the Toolbar. + Click the Insert Image button in the toolbar, or select + + Insert + Image + . @@ -999,11 +1016,12 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - Make the email HTML mail by clicking + Make sure that you have the Format HTML + selector checked. @@ -1013,9 +1031,25 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - Select the template to use for the rule. + Select the type of rule. You can use a plain + line, a 3D line, or a yellow line with flowers. + + + + + Choose the size of the line, as a percentage of the width of the email window. + + + + + + Choose the alignment and style. For the plain + line, you can choose the thickness of the line, + and whether it will be shaded, or solid. For the + other types, you can only choose alignment. + Click Insert to insert the rule. @@ -1030,7 +1064,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - Select the text you want to link from + Select the text you want to display as a link. @@ -1051,55 +1085,55 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - - + + + To add an image to your HTML message: - Click + Select Insert Image - + . - Click Browse + Click Browse to select the image + you want to include in your email. + - Select the image you want to include in your email. + Along the right side of the window, choose the alignment, + border, and other attributes of the image. If you change + the size attributes, the image will be shrunk or stretched + to fit the size you have chosen. + - Press OK + If you would like to make the image a clickable link, + enter a URL in the Link tab of the + window. + - Press Insert + When you are finished, press + Insert to include the image in + your message. - - A Technical note on HTML Tags - - The composer is a WYSIWYG - (What You See Is What You Get) - editor for HTML. That means that if you enter HTML - directly into the composer— say, - <B>Bold Text</B>, the - the composer will assume you meant exactly that string - of characters, and not "make this text bold," as an HTML - composition tool or text editor would. - - + HTML Templates @@ -1159,7 +1193,11 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> Tables in Email - Evolution allows you to put tables in your HTML email to help organize your thoughts. These tables are a simplified version of what you might find in a spreadsheet program such as Gnumeric. + Evolution allows you to put + tables in your HTML email to help organize your thoughts. + These tables are a simplified version of what you might find + in a spreadsheet program like + Gnumeric. To include a table in your email: @@ -1171,7 +1209,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> - Enable HTML in your email by clicking + Make sure you have the Format @@ -1180,16 +1218,35 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> HTML + selector checked. + + + + + + Select + + + Insert + + + Table + + + or click the Table button in the + toolbar. + - Select the template to use for the table. + Select the template, or style, you want to use for the + table. - Set up how many rows and columns you want. + Set the number of rows and columns you want. diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 6d902ad5c6..80e00b6e31 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -3,24 +3,93 @@ --> - Getting Started with Evolution + Getting Started with Ximian Evolution + + + What is Ximian Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me? + + Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible; + it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be + informed. The goal of + Ximian Evolution is to make the + tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving your personal + information easier, so you can work and communicate with + others. That is, it's a highly evolved groupware program, an integral + part of the Internet-connected desktop. + + + In other words, Ximian Evolution is + a tool to help you get your work done. + + + Ximian Evolution is Free Software. The + program and its source code are released under the terms of + the GNU General Public License + (GPL), and the documentation falls under + the Free + Documentation License (FDL). For more + information about the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software + Foundation's website at http://www.fsf.org. + + + + Ximian Evolution can help you work in a + group by handling email, address and other contact + information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one + or several computers, connected directly or over a network, + for one person or for large groups. + + + + 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 + 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 + appreciate advanced features like Virtual Folders, + which let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail + folders. + + + - The First Time you Start Evolution + The First Time you Start Ximian Evolution - Start Evolution by selecting - Evolution from your - Programs menu, or by typing - evolution at the 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. Then, it will offer to help you set up mail accounts and - import data from other applications. + To start Ximian Evolution, do either + of the following: + + + + Select Programs + Evolution from your + menu panel. + + + + + + Type evolution at the command line. + + + + + + + The first time you run the program, it will create a directory + called evolution in your home directory, + where it will store all of its local data. Then, it will open a + first-run assistant to help you set up mail accounts and import + data from other applications. - The first screen welcomes you to the assistant. It is estimated that - configuring your mail will take 2 to 5 minutes and importing mail will - take 1 to 2 minutes. + Using the first-run assistant will take approximately two to + five minutes. @@ -70,7 +139,7 @@ Server Type — There are numerous types of servers which - Evolution can download your email from: + Ximian Evolution can download your email from: @@ -128,7 +197,7 @@ Authentication Type — Chances are you are using Password. Ask your administrator for more - details. You can have Evolution check + details. You can have Ximian Evolution check by clicking Check for supported types. @@ -139,9 +208,13 @@ - Does Evolution Talk to Exchange? + Can Ximian Evolution Talk to Exchange? - Evolution will only work with the popular email server, Microsoft Exchange, if you have Exchange set to use standard protocols such as POP or IMAP. Support for shared calendars is not supported at this time. + Ximian Evolution can work with the + Microsoft Exchange server over + standard protocols such as POP or IMAP. Check with your + system administrator to see if you can get POP or IMAP + access to your email server. @@ -154,7 +227,7 @@ Server Type — There are numerous server types that - Evolution supports for sending your + Ximian Evolution supports for sending your mail. @@ -189,7 +262,7 @@ Authentication Type — Chances are you are using Password. If you're not sure, ask your system administrator or ISP, or have - Evolution check for you by + Ximian Evolution check for you by clicking Check for supported types. @@ -215,11 +288,13 @@ Importing Mail (Optional) - If Evolution finds mail or address + If Ximian Evolution finds mail or address files from another application, it will offer to import them. + If you're not sure which file format your mail program uses, + ask your system administrator. - Evolution can import the following types of + Ximian Evolution can import the following types of files: @@ -244,8 +319,8 @@ MBox (mbox) - The email box format used by Netscape, Evolution, - Eudora, and many other email clients. + The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape, + Ximian Evolution, Eudora, and many other email clients. @@ -256,33 +331,50 @@ Outlook 2000 Users Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that - 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 at the Ximian website - for more information. + Ximian Evolution cannot import directly. + To import files from Outlook 2000, do the following: + + + + + While using Windows, import the files into Mozilla Mail (or + another mailer, such as Netscape or Eudora, that uses the + standard mbox format). + + + + + + Copy the files to the system or partition you use for + Ximian Evolution. + + + + + + Use the Ximian Evolution import + tool to import the files. Read the FAQ at the Ximian + website for more information. - Netscape Users Before importing mail from Netscape, make sure you select FileCompact All Folders. If you don't, - Evolution will import your deleted - messages, and they will reappear in the mailboxes. + Ximian Evolution will import and undelete + the messages in your Trash folders. - Ask your system administrator if you aren't sure which you use. - Exporting Files From Evolution + Exporting Files From Ximian Evolution - Evolution uses standard file types for all its information, + Ximian Evolution uses standard file types for all its information, so you should have no trouble taking your information elsewhere if you want. @@ -296,16 +388,16 @@ - What's What in Evolution + What's What in Ximian Evolution Now that you've gotten the first-run configuration out of the way, you're ready to get down to work. Here's a quick explanation of what's going on in your main - Evolution window. + Ximian Evolution window.
- The Evolution Main Window + The Ximian Evolution Main Window Inbox @@ -320,7 +412,7 @@ The Menubar gives you access to nearly all the - features that can be found in Evolution. + features that can be found in Ximian Evolution. @@ -349,7 +441,7 @@ - Periodically, Evolution will need to quietly + Periodically, Ximian Evolution will need to quietly display a message, or tell you the progress of a task. This most often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress queues are shown here, in the Status Bar. @@ -357,11 +449,11 @@ - Search Bar + Search Tools - The Search Bar lets you search through your email + The Search Tool lets you search through your email with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for. @@ -369,7 +461,7 @@ The Shortcut Bar - Evolution's most important job is + 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 @@ -385,14 +477,15 @@ - My Evolution + Summary - Start your day here. My Evolution - gives you a quick summary of new or important messages, - daily appointments and urgent tasks. You can customize + Start your day here. The Ximian Evolution + Summary gives you a quick + summary of new or important messages, daily + appointments and urgent tasks. You can customize its appearance and content, and use it to access - Evolution services. + Ximian Evolution services. @@ -403,7 +496,7 @@ Click the Inbox button to start reading your mail. Your Inbox is also where you can - access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and + access Ximian Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and search your mail. @@ -466,32 +559,27 @@ The folder bar is a more comprehensive way to view the information you've stored with - Evolution. It displays all your + Ximian Evolution. It displays all your appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot like a file tree— it starts small at the top, and branches downwards. On most computers, there will be three or four - folders at the base. First is the Local - folder, which holds all the Evolution - data that's stored on your computer. After that are - Other Contacts, LDAP contact directories stored on a - network, followed by any IMAP mail folders you may have - available to you over your network. Lastly, there are - Virtual Folders, discussed in , + folders at the base. First, of course, is the + Summary, a customizable summary of your + information. Below that are your Local + Folders, which hold all the + Ximian Evolution data that's stored on your + computer. After that are your network servers: LDAP servers that host shared contact + directories, and IMAP mail + folders to which you subscribe. Lastly, there are + vFolders, or virtual folders, discussed in + , A typical Local folder contains the following folders: - - - My Evolution, a quick summary to help you do - your tasks. - - Calendar, for appointments and @@ -518,7 +606,7 @@ Outbox, for messages you have written but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use - Evolution while offline. + Ximian Evolution while offline. @@ -530,11 +618,9 @@ - Trash, a virtual folder view of all - the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet - expunged. Note that - once you have expunged a message, it - is permanently deleted. + Trash, a vFolder view of all the + messages you have marked for deletion but not yet + expunged. @@ -579,7 +665,6 @@ Select the folder type. The available options are. - @@ -596,33 +681,18 @@ Mail - - - Mail Storage - - - - - My Evolution - - Tasks - - - vTrash - - - Select the folder for the new folder to go in. + Choose the location of the new folder. @@ -631,7 +701,7 @@ Subfolders - Evolution lets you nest folders + Ximian Evolution lets you nest folders inside of each other, so that you can have a detailed organizational system. @@ -646,11 +716,11 @@ Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything in - Evolution. If you right-click on a + 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 see it in a new Evolution window. + Open in New Window to view the folder in another window. Move, to move the folder to another location. Copy, to duplicate the folder. Delete, to delete the folder and all its contents. @@ -665,18 +735,6 @@ dropping them. - Any time new mail arrives in a mail folder, that folder label is displayed in bold text, along with the number of @@ -692,7 +750,7 @@ 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 - Evolution and some, especially those + Ximian Evolution and some, especially those in the File Menu will relate to the application as a whole. @@ -701,13 +759,10 @@ File - - Anything even related to a file or to the operations - of the application generally falls under this - menu: creating things, saving them to disk, - printing them, and quitting the program itself. - - + Anything related to a file or to the + operations of the application generally falls under this + menu: creating things, saving them to disk, printing them, + and quitting the program itself. @@ -721,9 +776,9 @@ View - This menu lets you decide how Evolution + This menu lets you decide how Ximian Evolution should look. Some of the features control the appearance of - Evolution as a whole, and others + Ximian Evolution as a whole, and others the way a particular kind of information appears. @@ -738,7 +793,6 @@ - Tools @@ -757,7 +811,7 @@ Select among these items to open the Help Browser - and read the Evolution manual. + and read the Ximian Evolution manual. @@ -766,8 +820,9 @@ Once you've familiarized yourself with the main window you can start doing things with it. We'll - start with My Evolution, the summary of - everything that's going on. + start with the Summary, which provides a + quick overview of your Ximian + Evolution information. @@ -800,7 +855,7 @@ Introducing Email - Evolution email is like other + Ximian Evolution email is like other email programs in several ways: @@ -838,13 +893,13 @@ - However, Evolution has some + However, Ximian Evolution has some important differences. First, it's built to handle very large amounts of mail. Both the filtering and searching functions were built for speed and efficiency on large volumes - of mail. There's also the Evolution + of mail. There's also the Ximian Evolution vFolder, an advanced organizational feature not found in mainstream mail clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every @@ -857,7 +912,7 @@
- Evolution Mail + Ximian Evolution Mail Inbox @@ -930,9 +985,9 @@
- Evolution Calendar View + Ximian Evolution Calendar View - Evolution Contact Manager Window + Ximian Evolution Contact Manager Window @@ -984,19 +1039,19 @@ Introducing the Address Book - The Evolution address book can + 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 - Evolution than it is to change an - actual paper book. Evolution also + Ximian Evolution than it is to change an + actual paper book. Ximian Evolution also allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since - Evolution supports the Ximian Evolution supports the LDAP directory protocol, you can use it with almost any type of existing directory server on your network. - Another advantage of the Evolution + 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. @@ -1017,9 +1072,9 @@ The address book looks like this:
- Evolution Contact Interface + Ximian Evolution Contact Interface - Evolution Contact List Window + Ximian Evolution Contact List Window @@ -1030,7 +1085,6 @@ format="png"> Contact List - The Contact List lists your contacts. @@ -1039,9 +1093,5 @@ read . - - - - - + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index ae79f90dff..ddc875712e 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ +2001-09-04 Aaron Weber + + * C/apx-authors.sgml: Credit kmarass. + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: groups-of-contacts-management. + + * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Add more info, "whatis" section, + "Ximian Evolution" and "vFolder." + + * C/evolution.sgml: "Ximian Evolution" not "Evolution" + + * C/preface.sgml: Moved "whatis" section to usage-mainwindow, as + per new-outline. + + * C/usage-mail.sgml: Expand deletion info. Also composer work. + +2001-08-30 Aaron Weber + + * C/apx-gloss.sgml: remove Spam, emoticon, haiku. Revise "Virus" + 2001-09-04 Kevin Breit * C/usage-print.sgml: Added infoa about Windows not handling .ps -- cgit v1.2.3