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Calendar
</primary>
</indexterm>
- The GNOME Calendar is a simple calendar applications which can be
- quite useful in your daily work. The Calendar, like the rest of
- GNOME, is in its infancy and while it is a very useful application,
- there will be some very impressive functionality that will come
- like network shared calendar usage, and syncing capability with
- Palm Pilots and other hand held PDAs.
+ The GNOME Calendar is a simple calendar applications which can be quite
+ useful in your daily work. The Calendar, like much of GNOME, is in its
+ infancy and while it is a very useful application, there is some very
+ impressive functionality still to come like network shared calendar usage,
+ and syncing capability with Palm Pilots and other hand held PDAs. The
+ Calendar can be launched from the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> submenu of
+ the Main Menu.
</para>
<para>
The Calendar is broken up into four main tabs: Day, Week, Month,
@@ -201,12 +202,12 @@
</sect1>
<sect1 id="calsetup" <title>Setting Up the GNOME Calendar</title>
<para>
- The GNOME Calendar can be used in the state which it is shipped
- but there are some tools available to make sure it is setup the
- way you would like it to be. The first place you should go is the
- GNOME Calendar Preferences. You can find the Preferences dialog
- by selecting the <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> menu item
- from the <guimenu> File</guimenu> menu.
+ The GNOME Calendar can be used in the state which it is shipped but there
+ are tools available to make sure it is setup the way you would like it to
+ be. The first place you should go is the GNOME Calendar Preferences. You
+ can find the Preferences dialog by selecting the
+ <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> menu item from the <guimenu>
+ Settings</guimenu> menu.
<figure>
<title>The GNOME Calendar Preferences</title>
<screenshot>
@@ -217,61 +218,62 @@
</figure>
</para>
<para>
- The Calendar Preferences dialog is broken up into two tabs, Time
- display and Colors.
- </para>
+ The Calendar Preferences dialog is broken up into three tabs, Time
+ display and Colors, and Todo list
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Time - This tab is broken up into three main sections: Time format, Weeks
+ start on, and Time range. </para>
<para>
- Time - This tab is broken up into three main sections: Time format,
- Weeks start on, and Day range.
- </para>
+ Time format - This allows you to choose between a 12 or 24 hour format
+ clock.
+ </para>
<para>
- Time format - This allows you to choose between a 12 or 24 hour
- format clock.
+ Weeks start on - This allows you to define what day your week will start
+ on, Sunday or Monday. This will affect how the calendar is laid out in the
+ Day and Week views.
</para>
<para>
- Weeks start on - This allows you to define what day your week
- will start on, Sunday or Monday. This will affect how the
- calendar is laid out in the Day and Week views.
+ Day range - This section lets you choose what time your days will start
+ and end. Any hours outside the range selected will be shaded on your Day
+ view.
</para>
<para>
- Day range - This section lets you choose what time your days
- will start and end. Any hours outside the range selected will
- not be displayed on your Day view.
+ Colors - This tab allows you to change the default colors used in the
+ Calendar. There are seven color choices you can customize: Outline,
+ Headings, Empty days, Appointments, Highlighted day, Day numbers, and
+ Current day's number. Each choice has a small color selector box next to
+ it. When you press this box you will be given a color selector dialog in
+ which you can choose the color you want. Once you have selected a color the
+ small sample calendar on the right side of the tab will preview your choice.
</para>
<para>
- Colors - This tab allows you to change the default colors used in
- the Calendar. There are seven color choices you can customize:
- Outline, Headings, Empty days, Appointments, Highlighted day, Day
- numbers, and Current day's number. Each choice has a small color
- selector box next to it. When you press this box you will be given
- a color selector dialog in which you can choose the color you
- want. Once you have selected a color the small sample calendar on
- the right side of the tab will preview your choice.
+ Todo List - This tab allows you to define which columns will be shown in the
+ Todo List in the Day View. You can set the Summary, Due Date, and Priority
+ columns.
</para>
<para>
- Once you have made the changes to the Calendar Preferences you may
- press the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to apply them.
+ Once you have made the changes to the Calendar Preferences you may press the
+ <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to apply them.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="caluse">
<title>Using the GNOME Calendar</title>
<para>
- Using the GNOME Calendar is quite simple and most tasks can be
- performed from any of the major views, Day, Week, Month or
- Year. Probably one of the most important features to remember is
- that at any time you may right mouse click on a particular day and
- add a new appointment. There are many other features which will be
- described below in each of the major views.
+ Using the GNOME Calendar is quite simple and most tasks can be performed
+ from any of the major views, Day, Week, Month or Year. Probably one of the
+ most important features to remember is that at any time you may right mouse
+ click on a particular day and add a new appointment. There are many other
+ features which will be described below in each of the major views.
</para>
<sect2 id="calday">
<title>The Day View</title>
<para>
- The Day tab is probably the most useful view in the GNOME
- Calendar as it acts just as a day timer would. On the left of the
- tab is the hour listing for the current day. The light grey
- coloring in the hour list separates the work hours from the
- non-work hours. If you would like to change the work hours
- displayed in light grey you can do so in <xref
+ The Day tab is probably the most useful view in the GNOME Calendar as it
+ acts just as a day timer would. On the left of the tab is the hour listing
+ for the current day. The light grey coloring in the hour list separates
+ the work hours from the non-work hours. If you would like to change the
+ work hours displayed in light grey you can do so in <xref
LinkEnd="calsetup">.
</para>
<figure>
@@ -294,37 +296,35 @@
</para>
</tip>
<para>
- Next to the hours listing in the right hand corner is a small
- full month calendar. You may change the month or year of the
- small month calendar by pressing the forward and backward arrows
- on the top. You may use the small month calendar to navigate the
- days as well. Double clicking on any day in the small month
- calendar will move the current day view to that particular day.
+ Next to the hours listing in the top right hand corner is a small full
+ month calendar. You may change the month or year of the small month
+ calendar by pressing the forward and backward arrows on the top. You may
+ use the small month calendar to navigate the days as well. Double clicking
+ on any day in the small month calendar will move the current day view to
+ that particular day.
</para>
<para>
- Below the small month calendar is your To-do list. The To-do list
- is a simple list where you can keep all your tasks on hand. To
- add an item to the To-do list press the
- <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. This will launch a small
- editing box where you can type in the item. Once you have entered
- an item in the To-do list you may use the
- <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> to
- manage you items. The To-do items are available no matter which
- days are displayed in the Day View and can only be deleted with
- the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button.
+ Below the small month calendar is your Todo list. The Todo list is a
+ simple list where you can keep all your tasks on hand. To add an item to
+ the Todo list press the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. This will
+ launch a small editing box where you can type in the item. Once you have
+ entered an item in the Todo list you may use the
+ <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> to manage your
+ items. The To-do items are available no matter which days are displayed in
+ the Day View and can only be deleted with the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>
+ button.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="calweek">
<title>The Week View</title>
<para>
- The Week View shows the current week with detailed descriptions of
- your appointments. If you would like to add an appointment any of
- the days in the week view you may right mouse click on the day
- and select the <guimenuitem>New appointment</guimenuitem> menu
- item from the <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may also use
- the week view to navigate to particular days in the Day
- View. Double-click on any day in the Week View and you will go to
- that day in the Day View.
+ The Week View shows the current week with detailed descriptions of your
+ appointments. If you would like to add an appointment for any of the days
+ in the week view, you may right mouse click on the day and select the
+ <guimenuitem>New appointment</guimenuitem> menu item from the
+ <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may also use the week view to navigate
+ to particular days in the Day View. Double-click on any day in the Week
+ View and you will go to that day in the Day View.
</para>
<figure>
<title>The Week View</title>
@@ -346,21 +346,19 @@
<sect2 id="calmonth">
<title>The Month View</title>
<para>
- The Month View shows the entire month with brief detailed
- descriptions of your appointments. The Month View makes use of
- the customized colors available in the Calendar. You may read
- about how to set these colors in <xref
- Linkend="calsetup">. For any day with a brief description of an
- appointment you may click on the day to display a detailed
- description of the appointment in a pop-up window. If you would
- like to add an appointment to a day in the Month View you may
- right mouse click on any day and select the <guimenuitem>New
- Appointment in this day</guimenuitem> item from the
- <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may use the items in the
- <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu to navigate in the Day, Week, and
- Year views by selecting either <guimenuitem>Jump to this
- day</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Jump to this week</guimenuitem>,
- or <guimenuitem>Jump to this Year</guimenuitem>.
+ The Month View shows the entire month with brief detailed descriptions of
+ your appointments. The Month View makes use of the customized colors
+ available in the Calendar. You may read about how to set these colors in
+ <xref Linkend="calsetup">. For any day with a brief description of an
+ appointment you may click on the day to display a detailed description of
+ the appointment in a pop-up window. If you would like to add an
+ appointment to a day in the Month View you may right mouse click on any day
+ and select the <guimenuitem>New Appointment in this day</guimenuitem> item
+ from the <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. You may use the items in the
+ <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu to navigate in the Day, Week, and Year views
+ by selecting either <guimenuitem>Jump to this day</guimenuitem>,
+ <guimenuitem>Jump to this week</guimenuitem>, or <guimenuitem>Jump to this
+ Year</guimenuitem>.
</para>
<figure>
<title>The Month View</title>
@@ -402,19 +400,17 @@
<sect1 id="calappoint">
<title>Making a New Appointment</title>
<para>
- There are many methods for making a new appointment in the GNOME
- Calendar, the easiest by pressing the <guibutton>New</guibutton>
- button on the button bar. Whenever you make a new appointment you
- will launch the Create New Appointment dialog that allows you to
- set the properties of that appointment. The Create New
- Appointment dialog is broken into two different tabs, the General
- and the Recurrence tabs.
+ There are many methods for making a new appointment in the GNOME Calendar,
+ the easiest by pressing the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button on the
+ button bar. Whenever you make a new appointment you will launch the Create
+ New Appointment dialog that allows you to set the properties of that
+ appointment. The Create New Appointment dialog is broken into two
+ different tabs, the General and the Recurrence tabs.
</para>
<para>
- General - The General tab is the area in which you define when
- the appointment is and set reminders for yourself. There are four
- different areas on the General tab: Summary, Time, Alarms, and
- Classification.
+ General - The General tab is the area in which you specify the time of the
+ appointment and set reminders for yourself. There are four different areas
+ on the General tab: Summary, Time, Alarms, and Classification.
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -425,28 +421,26 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Time - The Time area allows you to set the time range for the
- appointment by selecting the date and hours. Beside each start
- and end days there is a small selection box named
- Calendar. This will bring up a small Calendar when
- pressed. You may select the start and end date in the small
- calendar. Beside the start and end hours there is a small
- button which will display the hours of the day when
- pressed. Each hour in the list will have a sub menu displaying
- each quarter hour so you may select them.
+ Time - The Time area allows you to set the time range for the
+ appointment by selecting the date and hours. To the right of the start
+ and end days there is a small selection box named Calendar. This will
+ bring up a small Calendar when pressed. You may select the start and end
+ date in the small calendar. To the right of the start and end hours
+ there is a small button which will display the hours of the day when
+ pressed. Each hour in the list will have a sub menu displaying each
+ quarter hour so you may select them. The hours are restricted to those
+ included in the Day Range.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Alarms - The Alarms area allows you to set up an alarm to
- remind you of an appointment. There are four different types
- of alarms you may use to remind yourself of appointments:
- Display, Audio, Program, and Mail. The Display alarm will
- display a message on your screen in the time you set. The Audio
- alarm will play an audio file in the time you set. The Program
- alarm will run a program you specify in the time you set. The
- Mail alarm will send email to the user specified in the time
- you set.
+ Alarms - The Alarms area allows you to set up an alarm to remind you of
+ an appointment. There are four different types of alarms you may use to
+ remind yourself of appointments: Display, Audio, Program, and Mail. The
+ Display alarm will display a message on your screen at the time you
+ set. The Audio alarm will play an audio file at the time you set. The
+ Program alarm will run a program you specify at the time you set. The
+ Mail alarm will send email to the user specified at the time you set.
</para>
</listitem>
<!-- <listitem>
@@ -457,15 +451,14 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
- Recurrence - The Recurrence tab allows you to specify how often
- an appointment should recur, if at all. The first property you
- should set if you want a recurring appointment is the Recurrence
- rule. You may choose among None, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and
- Yearly. For each selection you may adjust the recurrence
- properties for your selection. In the Ending date area you may
- set a rule which will stop the recurrence of your appointment or
- allow it to repeat forever. In the Exceptions area you may make
- exceptions to the recurring appointment by selecting the date a
+ Recurrence - The Recurrence tab allows you to specify how often an
+ appointment should recur, if at all. The first property you should set if
+ you want a recurring appointment is the Recurrence rule. You may choose
+ among None, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly. For each selection you may
+ adjust the recurrence properties for your selection. In the Ending date
+ area you may set a rule which will stop the recurrence of your appointment
+ or allow it to repeat forever. In the Exceptions area you may make
+ exceptions to the recurring appointment by double-clicking the date and
pressing the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.
</para>
</sect1>