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<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
- <title>Getting Started with Evolution</title>
+ <title>Getting Started with Ximian Evolution</title>
+
+ <sect1 id="what">
+ <title>What is Ximian Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
+ <para>
+ Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible;
+ it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be
+ <emphasis>informed</emphasis>. The goal of
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> is to make the
+ tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving your personal
+ information easier, so you can work and communicate with
+ others. That is, it's a highly evolved <glossterm
+ linkend="groupware">groupware</glossterm> program, an integral
+ part of the Internet-connected desktop.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In other words, <application>Ximian Evolution</application> is
+ a tool to help you get your work done.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> is Free Software. The
+ program and its source code are released under the terms of
+ the GNU <ulink type="help"
+ url="gnome-help:gpl"><citetitle>General Public License
+ (GPL)</citetitle></ulink>, and the documentation falls under
+ the <ulink type="help" url="gnome-help:fdl"><citetitle>Free
+ Documentation License</citetitle></ulink> (FDL). For more
+ information about the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software
+ Foundation's website at <ulink
+ url="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can help you work in a
+ group by handling email, address and other contact
+ information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one
+ or several computers, connected directly or over a network,
+ for one person or for large groups.
+ </para>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ With <application>Ximian Evolution</application>, you can
+ accomplish your most common daily tasks faster. For example, it
+ takes only one or two clicks to enter an appointment or an
+ address card sent to you by email, or to send email to a contact
+ or appointment. <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
+ makes displays faster and more efficient, so searches are faster
+ and memory usage is lower. People who get lots of mail will
+ appreciate advanced features like <link
+ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders"> Virtual Folders</link>,
+ which let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail
+ folders.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-starting">
- <title>The First Time you Start Evolution</title>
+ <title>The First Time you Start Ximian Evolution</title>
<para>
- Start <application>Evolution</application> by selecting
- <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> from your
- <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu, or by typing
- <command>evolution</command> at the command line. The first
- time you run the program, it will create a directory called
- <filename>evolution</filename> in your home directory, where it
- will keep all your <application>Evolution</application>-related
- files. Then, it will offer to help you set up mail accounts and
- import data from other applications.
+ To start <application>Ximian Evolution</application>, do either
+ of the following:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> from your
+ menu panel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Type <command>evolution</command> at the command line.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The first time you run the program, it will create a directory
+ called <filename>evolution</filename> in your home directory,
+ where it will store all of its local data. Then, it will open a
+ first-run assistant to help you set up mail accounts and import
+ data from other applications.
</para>
<para>
- The first screen welcomes you to the assistant. It is estimated that
- configuring your mail will take 2 to 5 minutes and importing mail will
- take 1 to 2 minutes.
+ Using the first-run assistant will take approximately two to
+ five minutes.
</para>
<sect2 id="first-step">
@@ -70,7 +139,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Server Type &mdash; There are numerous types of servers which
- <application>Evolution</application> can download your email from:
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can download your email from:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -128,7 +197,7 @@
<para>
Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
<guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more
- details. You can have <application>Evolution</application> check
+ details. You can have <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check
by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -139,9 +208,13 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<tip id="exchange-info">
- <title>Does Evolution Talk to Exchange?</title>
+ <title>Can Ximian Evolution Talk to Exchange?</title>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> will only work with the popular email server, Microsoft Exchange, if you have <application>Exchange</application> set to use standard protocols such as POP or IMAP. Support for shared calendars is not supported at this time.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can work with the
+ <application>Microsoft Exchange</application> server over
+ standard protocols such as POP or IMAP. Check with your
+ system administrator to see if you can get POP or IMAP
+ access to your email server.
</para>
</tip>
</sect2>
@@ -154,7 +227,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Server Type &mdash; There are numerous server types that
- <application>Evolution</application> supports for sending your
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports for sending your
mail.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -189,7 +262,7 @@
Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
<guilabel>Password</guilabel>. If you're not sure, ask
your system administrator or ISP, or have
- <application>Evolution</application> check for you by
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check for you by
clicking <guibutton>Check for supported
types</guibutton>.
</para>
@@ -215,11 +288,13 @@
<sect2 id="fourth-step">
<title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title>
<para>
- If <application>Evolution</application> finds mail or address
+ If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or address
files from another application, it will offer to import them.
+ If you're not sure which file format your mail program uses,
+ ask your system administrator.
</para>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of
files:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -244,8 +319,8 @@
<term>MBox (mbox)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The email box format used by Netscape, Evolution,
- Eudora, and many other email clients.
+ The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape,
+ Ximian Evolution, Eudora, and many other email clients.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -256,33 +331,50 @@
<title>Outlook 2000 Users</title>
<para>
Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that
- <application>Evolution</application> cannot import directly.
- To import files from Outlook 2000, you will need to boot to
- Windows, import the files into Mozilla mail, then reboot and
- import from Mozilla. Please see the FAQ at the Ximian website
- for more information.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> cannot import directly.
+ To import files from Outlook 2000, do the following:
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ While using Windows, import the files into Mozilla Mail (or
+ another mailer, such as Netscape or Eudora, that uses the
+ standard mbox format).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Copy the files to the system or partition you use for
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> import
+ tool to import the files. Read the FAQ at the Ximian
+ website for more information.
</para>
</note>
-
<note>
<title>Netscape Users</title>
<para>
Before importing mail from Netscape, make sure you select
<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Compact All
Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you don't,
- <application>Evolution</application> will import your deleted
- messages, and they will reappear in the mailboxes.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> will import and undelete
+ the messages in your Trash folders.
</para>
</note>
- Ask your system administrator if you aren't sure which you use.
</para>
<tip>
- <title>Exporting Files From Evolution</title>
+ <title>Exporting Files From Ximian Evolution</title>
<para>
- Evolution uses standard file types for all its information,
+ Ximian Evolution uses standard file types for all its information,
so you should have no trouble taking your information
elsewhere if you want.
</para>
@@ -296,16 +388,16 @@
</sect1>
<sect1 id="ui-intro">
- <title>What's What in Evolution</title>
+ <title>What's What in Ximian Evolution</title>
<para>
Now that you've gotten the first-run configuration out of the
way, you're ready to get down to work. Here's a quick
explanation of what's going on in your main
- <application>Evolution</application> window.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> window.
</para>
<figure id="preface-basic-interface">
- <title>The Evolution Main Window</title>
+ <title>The Ximian Evolution Main Window</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="figures/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit">
@@ -320,7 +412,7 @@
<para>
The <guilabel>Menubar</guilabel> gives you access to nearly all the
- features that can be found in <application>Evolution</application>.
+ features that can be found in <application>Ximian Evolution</application>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -349,7 +441,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- Periodically, <application>Evolution</application> will need to quietly
+ Periodically, <application>Ximian Evolution</application> will need to quietly
display a message, or tell you the progress of a task. This most
often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress
queues are shown here, in the <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>.
@@ -357,11 +449,11 @@
<para>
<inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></inlinegraphic>
- <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Search Tools</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
- The <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> lets you search through your email
+ The <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel> lets you search through your email
with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for.
</para>
@@ -369,7 +461,7 @@
<sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar">
<title>The Shortcut Bar</title>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application>'s most important job is
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>'s most important job is
to give you access to your information and help you use it
quickly. One way it does that is through the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface>, the column on the left
@@ -385,14 +477,15 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guibutton>My Evolution</guibutton></term>
+ <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Start your day here. <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>
- gives you a quick summary of new or important messages,
- daily appointments and urgent tasks. You can customize
+ Start your day here. The Ximian Evolution
+ <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> gives you a quick
+ summary of new or important messages, daily
+ appointments and urgent tasks. You can customize
its appearance and content, and use it to access
- Evolution services.
+ Ximian Evolution services.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -403,7 +496,7 @@
<para>
Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start
reading your mail. Your Inbox is also where you can
- access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and
+ access Ximian Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and
search your mail.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -466,21 +559,22 @@
<para>
The <interface>folder bar</interface> is a more comprehensive
way to view the information you've stored with
- <application>Evolution</application>. It displays all your
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>. It displays all your
appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot
like a <glossterm linkend="filetree">file
tree</glossterm>&mdash; it starts small at the top, and branches
downwards. On most computers, there will be three or four
- folders at the base. First is the <guilabel>Local</guilabel>
- folder, which holds all the <application>Evolution</application>
- data that's stored on your computer. After that are
- <guilabel>Other Contacts</guilabel>, <glossterm
- linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> contact directories stored on a
- network, followed by any <glossterm
- linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm> mail folders you may have
- available to you over your network. Lastly, there are
- <guilabel>Virtual Folders</guilabel>, discussed in <xref
- linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">,
+ folders at the base. First, of course, is the
+ <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, a customizable summary of your
+ information. Below that are your <guilabel>Local
+ Folders</guilabel>, which hold all the
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> data that's stored on your
+ computer. After that are your network servers: <glossterm
+ linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> servers that host shared contact
+ directories, and <glossterm linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm> mail
+ folders to which you subscribe. Lastly, there are
+ <guilabel>vFolders</guilabel>, or virtual folders, discussed in
+ <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">,
</para>
<para>
@@ -488,12 +582,6 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>, a quick summary to help you do
- your tasks.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and
event listings.
</para>
@@ -518,7 +606,7 @@
<para>
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, for messages you have written
but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use
- <application>Evolution</application> while offline.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> while offline.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -530,11 +618,9 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, a virtual folder view of all
- the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet
- <glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>. Note that
- once you have expunged a message, it
- is permanently deleted.
+ <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, a vFolder view of all the
+ messages you have marked for deletion but not yet
+ <glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -579,7 +665,6 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Select the folder type. The available options are.
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -598,31 +683,16 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Mail Storage
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- My Evolution
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
Tasks
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- vTrash
- </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Select the folder for the new folder to go in.
+ Choose the location of the new folder.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -631,7 +701,7 @@
<sect3 id="subfolders">
<title>Subfolders</title>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> lets you nest folders
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> lets you nest folders
inside of each other, so that you can have a detailed
organizational system.
</para>
@@ -646,11 +716,11 @@
<para>
Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything in
- <application>Evolution</application>. If you right-click on a
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>. If you right-click on a
folder, you'll have a menu with the following options:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem>, to view the folder. </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Open in New Window</guimenuitem>, to see it in a new Evolution window. </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Open in New Window</guimenuitem> to view the folder in another window. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>, to move the folder to another location. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, to duplicate the folder. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, to delete the folder and all its contents. </para></listitem>
@@ -665,18 +735,6 @@
dropping them.
</para>
-<!--
- <tip>
- <title>Context-Sensitive Help</title>
- <para>
- GNOME 2.0 offers context-sensitive help, which means you can
- almost always get help on an item by right-clicking it. If
- you're not sure what something is, or don't know what you can
- do with it, choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the
- right-click menu is a good way to find out.
- </para>
- </tip>
--->
<para>
Any time new mail arrives in a mail folder, that folder
label is displayed in bold text, along with the number of
@@ -692,7 +750,7 @@
provide all the possible actions for any given view of your
data. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items
will relate to mail; some will relate to other components of
- <application>Evolution</application> and some, especially those
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> and some, especially those
in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the
application as a whole.
</para>
@@ -701,13 +759,10 @@
<varlistentry>
<term> <guimenu>File</guimenu></term>
- <listitem><para>
- 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>
+ <listitem><para> Anything 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>
<varlistentry>
@@ -721,9 +776,9 @@
<varlistentry>
<term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
- This menu lets you decide how <application>Evolution</application>
+ This menu lets you decide how <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
should look. Some of the features control the appearance of
- <application>Evolution</application> as a whole, and others
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> as a whole, and others
the way a particular kind of information appears.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -738,7 +793,6 @@
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
<term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -757,7 +811,7 @@
<listitem><para>
Select among these items to open the
<application>Help Browser</application>
- and read the <application>Evolution</application> manual.
+ and read the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> manual.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
@@ -766,8 +820,9 @@
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'll
- start with <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>, the summary of
- everything that's going on.
+ start with the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, which provides a
+ quick overview of your <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> information.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="basics-summary">
@@ -800,7 +855,7 @@
<sect2 id="basics-mail">
<title>Introducing Email</title>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> email is like other
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> email is like other
email programs in several ways:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -838,13 +893,13 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
- However, <application>Evolution</application> has some
+ However, <application>Ximian Evolution</application> has some
important differences. First, it's built to handle very large
amounts of mail. Both the <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and
<link linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link>
functions were built for speed and efficiency on large volumes
- of mail. There's also the <application>Evolution</application>
+ of mail. There's also the <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
<link linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolder</link>,
an advanced organizational feature not found in mainstream
mail clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every
@@ -857,7 +912,7 @@
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
<figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig">
- <title>Evolution Mail</title>
+ <title>Ximian Evolution Mail</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="figures/mail-inbox" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit">
@@ -930,9 +985,9 @@
<!-- ============== Figure ============================= -->
<figure id="usage-calendar-fig">
- <title>Evolution Calendar View</title>
+ <title>Ximian Evolution Calendar View</title>
<screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo>
+ <screeninfo>Ximian Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="figures/calendar" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
@@ -984,19 +1039,19 @@
<sect2 id="basics-contacts">
<title>Introducing the Address Book</title>
<para>
- The <application>Evolution</application> address book can
+ The <application>Ximian Evolution</application> address book can
handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or
Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update
- <application>Evolution</application> than it is to change an
- actual paper book. <application>Evolution</application> also
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to change an
+ actual paper book. <application>Ximian Evolution</application> also
allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since
- <application>Evolution</application> supports the <glossterm
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports the <glossterm
linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directory protocol, you can
use it with almost any type of existing directory server on
your network.
</para>
<para>
- Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application>
+ Another advantage of the <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
address book is its integration with the rest of the
application. For example, you can create an address card from
an email just by right-clicking on the sender's email address.
@@ -1017,9 +1072,9 @@
The address book looks like this:
<figure id="usage-contact-fig">
- <title>Evolution Contact Interface</title>
+ <title>Ximian Evolution Contact Interface</title>
<screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo>
+ <screeninfo>Ximian Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="figures/contact" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
@@ -1030,7 +1085,6 @@
format="png"></inlinegraphic> <guilabel>Contact
List</guilabel>
</para>
-
<para>
The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts.
</para>
@@ -1039,9 +1093,5 @@
read <xref linkend="usage-contact">.
</para>
</sect2>
-
</sect1>
-</chapter>
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