From fd6e3e1eaa982649388fa2ac8d5464be47e10993 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 02:05:13 +0000 Subject: Overhaul. Now accurate and truthful and clear. 2001-02-09 Aaron Weber * C/config-sync.sgml: Overhaul. Now accurate and truthful and clear. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Minor Changes. svn path=/trunk/; revision=8155 --- help/C/config-sync.sgml | 149 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ help/C/menuref.sgml | 2 +- help/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 26 ++++--- help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml | 9 ++- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 2 +- help/ChangeLog | 6 ++ 6 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/config-sync.sgml b/help/C/config-sync.sgml index 8fcf94e3af..68d4ebdb88 100644 --- a/help/C/config-sync.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-sync.sgml @@ -2,57 +2,118 @@ Setting up your synchronization system Synchronization presents you with two issues you'll need to - deal with. The first one is pretty simple: you'll need to get - the data to move among the various devices you're using. If - you've already got Gnome-Pilot - working, then all you have to do is tell it to use the - Evolution - conduit. If you haven't used - Gnome-Pilot before, you'll need to - run the GNOME Control Center and go - through the hand-held device setup assistant. Then you can - select the Evolution conduit and press the hotsync button. + deal with. + + + Your computer needs to recognize and access your handheld. + At this time, Evolution only + supports Palm-OS devices like the PalmPilot and the + Handspring Visor. + + + You should decide what sort of synchronization behavior you + want. + + + + + + If you haven't used a handheld device with your computer + before, you'll need to run the GNOME Control + Center and make sure that Pilot + Link is properly configured. Then, select the + Evolution conduits under the + Pilot Conduits section of the Control + Center. - - If that doesn't work, jump up and down several times and swear - loudly. Then make sure you've got - Gnome-Pilot going to the right - device (for my serial port, it's /dev/ttys0, not the default - /dev/pilot) and that you have read and write permission on - that device. If you don't, you'll need to be added to whatever - group has those permissions (probably tty). - - Once Evolution knows how to get the - mail, address, and calendar data, it needs to know what to do - with it. When you synchronize your local data with the data - on a server or handheld device, you may run into conflicts: - perhaps you have ended up with two cards with the same name - and different addresses, or old mail that has been deleted - from one device but not the other. What if you want to keep - only the a few contacts or messages on your hand-held or your - laptop, but keep all the data server or your desktop machine? - Select the Synchronization tab from the - Preferences window to set up the - conflict resolution preferences. - - - You can set Evolution's - synchronization behavior in the following ways: - - + Once your computer and your Palm-OS device are talking happily + to each other, you'll have to decide what exactly you want + them to do with the data they exchange. Your options may vary + depending on the conduit, but typically they will be: + + + + Disabled + + + Do nothing. + + + + + + Synchronize + + + Copy new data from the computer to the handheld, and + from the handheld to the computer. Remove items + that were on both systems but have been deleted on + one. + + + + + + Copy From Pilot + + + If there is any new data on the the handheld device, + copy it to the computer. + + + + + + Copy To Pilot + + + Copy new data from the computer to the handheld. + + + + + + Merge From Pilot + + + Copy new data from the handheld to the computer, and + remove any information from the computer that has + been deleted on the handheld. + + + + + + Merge To Pilot + + + Copy new data from the computer to the handheld, and + remove any information from the handheld that has + been deleted on the computer. + + + + + + + + Select a behavior for each conduit available. For the most + part, you'll want to stick with + Synchronize. Then, put your handheld on + its cradle and press the synchronization button. + + + Data Loss Prevention - It's always a good idea to make a backup. If you set your - synchronization behaviors wrong, you could end up deleting - the messages and cards you want to keep, and keeping the - ones you want to delete. Before you change these - preferences, make a backup of your the - evolution - directory. + It's always a good idea to make a backup. To do that, + make a copy of your + ~/evolution directory. + diff --git a/help/C/menuref.sgml b/help/C/menuref.sgml index 77dc66c1d5..d82191cb17 100644 --- a/help/C/menuref.sgml +++ b/help/C/menuref.sgml @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ We'll leave this section blank until the UI stabilizes a little more. - + diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 8bcda744d0..409d63bf90 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ the small calendar at the upper right. - To view yesterday's appointments, —last week's, if you're in - the weekly view, and last month's for the monthly view— click - the Prev button. For tomorrow, next week, - or next month, click Next, and of course, - click Today for today. + To view yesterday's appointments, —last week's, if you're + in the weekly view, and last month's for the monthly + view— click the Prev button. For + tomorrow, next week, or next month, click + Next. Of course, click + Today for today. To visit a specific date's calendar entries, click @@ -177,10 +178,13 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. The Recurrence tab lets you describe repetition in events ranging from once every day up to once - every 100 years. You can then choose a time when repetition - will stop, and, under Exceptions, pick - individual days when the event will not - recur. + every 100 years. You can then choose a time and date when the + event will stop recurring, and, under + Exceptions, pick individual days when the + event will not recur. Make your + selections from left to right, and you'll form a sentence: + "Every two weeks on Monday and Friday until January 3, 2003" + or "Every month on the first Friday for 12 occurrences." @@ -258,7 +262,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. calendar events. Tasks are colored and sorted by priority and due-date (see for more information), and are included with calendar data during - synchronization with a hand-held device. You can also see the + synchronization with a hand-held device. You can also use the list in a larger format by choosing the Tasks button in the shortcut bar or in the folder tree. @@ -331,7 +335,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. Keeping Multiple Calendars - Keelyn. the office manager for a small company, has one + Keelyn, the office manager for a small company, has one calendar for her own schedule. On the local network, she maintains one for the conference room, so people know when they can schedule meetings. Next to that, she maintains a diff --git a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml index 2b16ffa98d..3cdb1a5cb6 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + The Executive Summary The Evolution Executive Summary is designed to show you a @@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ + + + + + + + diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 7fabfed099..71163e1975 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ To look at the entire source of your email message, including all the header information, select - ViewSource + ViewSource diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index fdcb46140d..22a8b99862 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2001-02-09 Aaron Weber + + * C/config-sync.sgml: Overhaul. Now accurate and truthful and clear. + + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Minor Changes. + 2001-02-08 Aaron Weber * C/usage-contact.sgml: Minor Changes. -- cgit v1.2.3