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authorAaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>2000-11-02 10:44:40 +0800
committerAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2000-11-02 10:44:40 +0800
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Fixed validation errors.
2000-11-01 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/config-prefs.sgml: Fixed validation errors. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Fixed HTML, style stuff. * C/usage-mail.sgml: Stylistic overhaul. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Fixed groups in shortcut bar, fixed folder navigation tips. 2000-10-31 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/preface.sgml: Minor stylistic revisions. 2000-10-30 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * COPYING-DOCS: New file. This is the official place to put the FDL now. svn path=/trunk/; revision=6334
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@@ -50,11 +50,9 @@
The appearance of both <application>Evolution</application>
and <application>GNOME</application> is very easy to
customize, so your screen might not look like this picture.
- You might configure <application>Evolution</application> to
- start with a different view, without the <interface>shortcut
- bar</interface>, or with the <link
- linkend="usage-mainwindow-folderbar">folder bar</link>
- instead.
+ You might decide to have <application>Evolution</application>
+ start with the calendar and a folder bar, or with the contact
+ manager occupying the entire window.
</para>
</note>
</para>
@@ -70,10 +68,10 @@
like <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> are the shortcuts, and you can
select different groups of shortcuts by clicking the
- rectangular category buttons.
+ rectangular group buttons.
</para>
<para>
- The category buttons are <guibutton>Evolution
+ The shortcut group buttons are <guibutton>Evolution
Shortcuts</guibutton> and <guibutton>Internet
Directories</guibutton>. When you click on them, they'll slide
up and down to give you access to different sorts of shortcuts.
@@ -83,9 +81,12 @@
Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and you'll see buttons
for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Netcenter</guilabel> directories, as well as any
- others you or your system administrator might have added.
- Internet directories behave a lot like the local contact
- manager, which is covered in <xref linkend="usage-contact">.
+ others you or your system administrator might have added. You
+ can add more groups by right-clicking on the background of the
+ shortcut bar and selecting <guimenuitem>Menu
+ Group</guimenuitem>. Internet directories behave a lot like
+ the local contact manager, which is covered in <xref
+ linkend="usage-contact">.
</para>
<para>
Take a look at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>
@@ -192,16 +193,6 @@
empty space on the shortcut bar. From the menu that appears,
you can select icon sizes.
</para>
- <para>
- You don't need the folder bar to move between folders. You
- can use <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Go
- to Folder...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to move to a
- particular folder. It's faster, however, to click on the
- <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> label just below the toolbar, to
- the right of the shortcut bar, and select a folder from
- there. The <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> label will change to
- reflect your location in the folder tree.
- </para>
</tip>
</sect1>
@@ -258,6 +249,16 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
+ <tip id="foldertips">
+ <title>Navigating without the Folder Bar</title>
+ <para>
+ You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move
+ around the main window. You can use <keycap>Tab</keycap> to
+ switch from one part of the window to another, and the folder
+ menu on the right side of the window just below the toolbar
+ to move about the folder tree.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
<para>
To create a new folder, select <menuchoice>
@@ -295,11 +296,11 @@
<tip>
<title>Context-Sensitive Help</title>
<para>
- GNOME 2.0 supports 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.
+ GNOME 2.0 will support 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>