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authorAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2001-05-17 03:00:40 +0800
committerAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2001-05-17 03:00:40 +0800
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Fixed Grammar, edited a few answers, did the vfolder thing.
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@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ file ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db
</programlisting>
<para>
- You want version 1.85 there. If version is 2, then your
- current Evolution is probably linked against version 1.85
- and you cannot convert the database to the old format.
+ You want version 1.85 there. If your version is 2, then
+ your current Evolution is probably linked against
+ version 1.85 and you cannot convert the database to the
+ old format. To do that, follow these instructions:
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -411,16 +412,18 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio
</para>
<para>
- Normally, you shouldn't need t run
+ Normally, you shouldn't need to run
<command>oaf-slay</command>, unless <command>oafd</command>
gets stuck or confused. For example, it might help in case
Evolution cannot activate components.
</para>
<para>
- Notice that <command>oaf-slay</command> will also confuse
- Nautilus; a <command>nautilus-cleanup.sh -x</command> should
- be enough to restart it properly, though.
+ Using <command>oaf-slay</command>
+ <command>oaf-slay</command> is quite drastic and can cause
+ problems with other programs that use oaf, especially with
+ <application>Nautilus</application>. To avoid problems, do
+ not run <command>oaf-slay</command> while you are in GNOME.
</para>
</sect1> <!-- End Section: Troubleshooting -->
@@ -458,9 +461,9 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio
</title>
<para>
- No. The Ximian bug tracker doesn't have an email-based
- interface (yet), so Bug Buddy cannot talk to it. This will
- be fixed eventually.
+ No. The Ximian bug tracker does not yet have an email-based
+ interface, so Bug Buddy cannot talk to it. This will be
+ fixed eventually.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -485,16 +488,16 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio
First of all, in order to get a stack trace, your executable
(and possibly the libraries) must be compiled with debugging
symbols. Debugging symbols are created by default if you
- compile from CVS, and are included in the; but if you decide
- to compile by yourself with some custom CFLAGS value, make
- sure <command>-g</command> is included in them.
+ compile from CVS, and are included in the snapshot builds.
+ If you decide to compile by yourself with some custom CFLAGS
+ value, make sure <command>-g</command> is included in them.
</para>
<para>
- Finally, you must run the component that crashes into
- <command>gdb</command> before starting Evolution. Make sure
- all the components are dead (exit Evolution and
- <command>killev</command>), then run the following command:
+ Finally, you must put the component that crashes through
+ <command>gdb</command>. Make sure all the components are
+ dead (exit Evolution and <command>killev</command>), then
+ run the following command:
</para>
<programlisting>
@@ -509,9 +512,9 @@ gdb name-of-component
</para>
<para>
- Then get Evolution to crash or to hang normally, and go back
- to the terminal where you ran <command>gdb</command>. If
- the component crashed, you should have a prompt there; otherwise, just hit
+ Then, reproduce the crash, and go back to the terminal where
+ you ran <command>gdb</command>. If the component crashed,
+ you should have a prompt there; otherwise, just hit
<keycombo action=simul>
<keycap>Control</keycap>
<keycap>C</keycap>
@@ -686,7 +689,12 @@ cp -r ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/Foo ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/
</title>
<para>
- FIXME: Put a description that doesn't suck here.
+ A virtual folder is like a saved search: it is a view of
+ your mail. Regular folders actually contain the mail
+ messages. You can have one message be in multiple virtual
+ folders, but only in one regular folder. See the section in
+ the Evolution manual about virtual folders for more
+ information.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -701,7 +709,7 @@ cp -r ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/Foo ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/
mis-spelled word on the fly as you type them, and also give
you suggestions for possible corrections. In order for this
to work you need the <filename>gnome-spell</filename>
- component which is not shipped with Ximian GNOME yet.
+ component, which is not shipped with Ximian GNOME yet.
</para>
<para>