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author | Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com> | 2001-08-23 06:01:04 +0800 |
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committer | Aaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org> | 2001-08-23 06:01:04 +0800 |
commit | 93000e97271436d0c27a2f31c469e0a4622b4bc8 (patch) | |
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Removed NNTP docs. Improved IMAP docs. IMAP still needs more work though.
2001-08-22 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>
* C/usage-mail.sgml: Removed NNTP docs. Improved IMAP docs. IMAP
still needs more work though.
* C/config-prefs.sgml: Removed NNTP docs.
* C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: s/todo/task list/, fix grammar/style.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=12399
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-rw-r--r-- | help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 50 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 45 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | help/ChangeLog | 9 |
4 files changed, 71 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index b3e27fce98..64439b16c5 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ </para> </sect3> </sect2> +<!-- NOT FOR 1.0, see usage-mail.sgml <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-news"> <title>News Servers</title> <para> @@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ <interface>folder bar</interface>. </para> </sect2> - +--> <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-other"> <title>Other Mail Preferences</title> <para> diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 54922ecac4..40234825df 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ your mail account, see <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail">. </para> +<note> +<title>If you use IMAP Mail</title> +<para> +If you chose IMAP mail during the setup process, you must subscribe to +your mail folders before you can read mail in them. Use the +subscription management tool by selecting +<menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Subscribe to +Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para> +</note> + + <sect1 id="usage-mail-getnsend-read"> <title>Reading Mail</title> <para> @@ -126,8 +138,8 @@ <note> <title>Trash is Actually a vFolder?</title> <para> - Your trash bin is actually a vFolder that displays - all messages you have marked for later deletion. For more + Your trash folder is actually a vFolder that displays all + messages you have marked for later deletion. For more information about vFolders, see <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">. If you choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Empty @@ -220,6 +232,7 @@ </para> </note> +<!-- NOT FOR 1.0 <sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-news"> <title>Using Evolution for News </title> <para> @@ -233,7 +246,7 @@ messages. </para> </sect2> - +--> <sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach"> <title>Working with Attachments and HTML Mail</title> <para> @@ -285,13 +298,13 @@ image inside the message. </para> <para> - If an HTML mail with images does not include an image, but - asks <application>Evolution</application> to go download the - image from a website, <application>Evolution</application> - won't display the image unless you ask it to. This is because + If an HTML mail uses a link to an image, and asks + <application>Evolution</application> to download the image + from the Internet, <application>Evolution</application> will + not display the image unless you ask it to. This is because remotely hosted images can slow down your system, and can be - used by spammers to track reads their email. So having them - not load automatically helps protect your privacy. + used by spammers to track who reads their email. Having + images not load automatically helps protect your privacy. </para> <para> If you want the images to load, select @@ -1178,11 +1191,24 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions"> <title>Subscription Management</title> <para> - <application>Evolution</application> lets you handle your - IMAP and newsgroup subscriptions with the same tool: the + Since IMAP folders exist on the server, and opening them or + checking them takes time, you need fine-grained control over + the way that you use IMAP folders. That's why + <application>Evolution</application> has an IMAP subscriptions manager. - + </para> + <para> + To use it: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + + <listitem> + <para> + Select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Subscribe + to Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> In the <guilabel>Store</guilabel> section, click on the diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 7d54c9a033..1603ca4892 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - IMAPv4 — Keeps the email on your server so you can - access your email from any computer that supports IMAPv4 and - have everything be the same. + IMAPv4 — Keeps the email on your server so + you can access your email from any computer that + supports IMAPv4 and have everything be the + same. For more information about how to use IMAP + mail, see <xref + linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -255,7 +258,6 @@ </para> </note> - Ask your system administrator if you aren't sure which you use. </para> @@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> - The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists + The Calendar can store your appointments and task lists for you. Connected to a network, you can use it to keep a group of people on schedule and up to date. </para> @@ -611,14 +613,11 @@ <sect3 id="subfolders"> <title>Subfolders</title> <para> - <application>Evolution</application> can also manage subfolders, - subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if - you want to try to separate your home folders from your work - folders, or if you like to keep very organized. + <application>Evolution</application> lets you nest folders + inside of each other, so that you can have a detailed + organizational system. </para> - - <note> <title>Folders Have Limits</title> <para> @@ -648,8 +647,6 @@ dropping them. </para> - - <!-- <tip> <title>Context-Sensitive Help</title> @@ -675,13 +672,12 @@ <para> The <interface>menu bar</interface>'s contents will always provide all the possible actions for any given view of your - data. That means that, depending on the context, menu bar items - will change. 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 in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the + 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 + in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the application as a whole. - </para> + </para> <para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> @@ -808,9 +804,12 @@ linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, local <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> and - <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> files, + <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> files. + +<!-- NOT FOR 1.0, but maybe later and even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't technically email. +--> </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -907,7 +906,7 @@ bar</interface>. By default, the calendar starts showing today's schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right, there's a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. Below - that, there's a <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, where you can + that, there's a <guilabel>Task</guilabel> pad, where you can keep a list of tasks separate from your calendar appointments. The day view in the calendar looks like this: @@ -938,11 +937,11 @@ <para> <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> + <guilabel>Task List</guilabel> </para> <para> - The <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> compliments the + The <guilabel>Task List</guilabel> compliments the <guilabel>Appointment List </guilabel> as it keeps track of tasks which don't have any time associated with them. These may include "" or "Call Repairman". </para> diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index 5a79ff9520..f707b7adb0 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2001-08-22 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com> + + * C/usage-mail.sgml: Removed NNTP docs. Improved IMAP docs. IMAP + still needs more work though. + + * C/config-prefs.sgml: Removed NNTP docs. + + * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: s/todo/task list/, fix grammar/style. + 2001-08-22 Peter Williams <peterw@ximian.com> * sgmldocs.make (omf_timestamp): Put in a $(srcdir) here for when |