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authorAaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>2000-08-31 22:53:41 +0800
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Added regular expressions to glossary. Explanation should be removed from
2000-08-31 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added regular expressions to glossary. Explanation should be removed from other portions of the book now. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Revisions, minor. * C/apx-menuref.sgml: Now named menuref.sgml, to reflect its new status as a part. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Structural alterations: Menuref is now a part, not an appendix. * C/apx-menuref.sgml: Added contextual menus for mail. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5140
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@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
<para>
Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label
- is displayed as bold text.
+ is displayed in bold text.
</para>
<para>
To delete a folder, right-click it and select
@@ -324,10 +324,8 @@
items will relate to mail; some will relate to other components
of <application>Evolution</application> and some, especially
those in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the
- application as a whole. This section describes those items that
- cover the application as a whole; items specific to mailer are
- discussed in the mail chapter, calendar items in the calendar
- chapter, and so forth.
+ application as a whole. The contents of the menu bar are
+ described in <xref linkend="menuref">.
</para>
<para>
<variablelist>
@@ -335,31 +333,11 @@
<term> <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</term>
<listitem><para>
- Anything related to a file falls under this
- menu:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- <guisubmenu>New... &mdash; </guisubmenu> If you
- want to create a new folder, calendar,
- appointment, address card, or message, this is
- where you should look.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- <guimenuitem>Go to Folder &mdash; </guimenuitem>
- Select this item, then choose which folder you'd
- like to view.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <guimenuitem>Exit &mdash; </guimenuitem> Quits the application.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- <guimenuitem>Print... &mdash; </guimenuitem> Opens the printing
- dialog box so you can print items from the view pane of
- <application>Evolution</application>.
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ 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.
+
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -368,7 +346,7 @@
<listitem><para>
Although it doesn't contain anything at first,
the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu fills up with
- useful editing tools when you're... editing.
+ useful tools that help you edit text and move it around.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -380,7 +358,8 @@
Configuration</guimenuitem> and the <guimenuitem>vFolder
Editor</guimenuitem>. For the
<interface>Calendar</interface> and the <interface>Contact
- Manager</interface> </para></listitem>
+ Manager</interface>, it's color, network, and layout
+ configuration. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -401,16 +380,17 @@
<term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</term>
<listitem><para>
Select among these items to open the
- <application>Help Browser</application> to the appropriate section.
+ <application>Help Browser</application>
+ and read the <application>Evolution</application> manual.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
- window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'lql
- start with your email inbox: you've got a letter waiting for you
- already.
+ window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'll
+ start with your email inbox, since you've got a letter waiting
+ for you already.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>