Using the Ximian Evolution Summary
Introducing Summary
The Ximian Evolution Summary can show you what you need to
know at a glance. To make it work for you, you can customize
it so it displays the information you want, when you want it.
To begin customizing your Summary, select
Tools Summary
Settings , then select one of the
available services. Services may vary depending upon your
system, but most installations will have at least the
following options:
Mail
Display amount of unread email in your selected folders.
RDF Summary
News headlines from sites that allow this
feature. The default
is news about the GNOME project from gnotices.
Weather
Shows you the current weather for the cities of your choice.
Schedule
Lets you see the events for the day.
Evolution comes with ... enabled by
default.
Adding New Components
To add a new service:
Choose
Tools
Summary Settings
from the menubar.
Select the service you wish to add by clicking on the respective
tab.
Choose OK when finished configuring the
item.
Deleting Components
To remove a service from Summary, do the following:
Choose
Tools
Summary Settings
from the menubar.
Click the Enable button in the component you
would like to disable.
Modifying Components
Chances are, the components that you setup aren't going to be setup for
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 Summary.
Customizing Summary Mail Summary
To modify mail:
Choose
Tools
Summary Settings
from the menubar.
Click the Mail tab at the top of the
window.
The Mail service window is broken up into two
sections. The left section is where your mail folders are listed.
The right section shows which folders are displayed.
To add a folder to the summary, click on a folder in the
All folders section and click the
Add button.
To remove a folder from the service, click on the folder in the
Display folders section and click the
Remove button.