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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 144adf8bfb..0a0997b123 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ </para> </abstract> + <sect1 id="usage-mail-getnsend"> <title>Reading, Getting and Sending Mail</title> @@ -88,34 +89,112 @@ <title>Evolution Mail</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="fig/mail-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + <graphic fileref="fig/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> </graphic> </screenshot> </figure> <!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> <para> - Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are - listed in the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu in the menu - bar. The most frequently used ones, like - <guimenuitem>Reply</guimenuitem> and - <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem>, also appear as buttons in + <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-1"></inlinegraphic> + <guimenu>Menu Bar</guimenu> + </para> + + <para> + The menu items give you access to most of the functions available to you + including writing new email, editing your filters, and changing how + Evolution looks. + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-2"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> gives you access to the most used + functions in <application>Evolution</application>. You can control + whether the toolbar has icons, text, or both. + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-3"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> gives you quick and easy access to + the many components of <application>Evolution</application>. You can + also set it up as a 'Favorites' bar, and have it store all your favorite + folders, so you can access them quickly. + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-4"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + Periodically, <application>Evolution</application> will need to quietly + display a message, or tell you the progress of something. This most + often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress + queues are shown here, in the <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>. + <!-- This sucks, rewrite this paragraph! --> + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-5"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Email Viewer</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + This is where your email is displayed. + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-6"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> lists off all the emails that you + have. This includes all your read, unread, and email that is flagged to + be deleted. + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="fig/full-7"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> lets you search through your email + with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for. + <!-- End Marketing Sounding Stuff Here --> + </para> + + <para> + Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are + listed in the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu in the menu + bar. The most frequently used ones, like + <guimenuitem>Reply</guimenuitem> and + <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem>, also appear as buttons in the toolbar, and almost all of them are duplicated in the - right-click menu and as keyboard shortcuts, which tend to be - faster once you get the hang of them. You can choose - whichever way you like best; the idea is that the software - should work the way you want, rather than making you work the - way the it does. + right-click menu and as keyboard shortcuts, which tend to be + faster once you get the hang of them. You can choose + whichever way you like best; the idea is that the software + should work the way you want, rather than making you work the + way the it does. <tip id="view-headers"> - <title>Take a look at the headers</title> - <para> - To look at the entire source of your email message, including - all the header information, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Source</guimenuitem></menuchoice> - </para> - </tip> - </para> - + <title>Take a look at the headers</title> + <para> + To look at the entire source of your email message, including + all the header information, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Source</guimenuitem></menuchoice> + </para> + </tip> + </para> + <sect3 id="usage-mail-listorder"> <title>Sorting the message list</title> <para> |