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diff --git a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml index 8ca4dbbc7d..d0ccf2c454 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ <chapter id="config-prefs"> - <title>Advanced Configuration with the Preferences Window</title> + <title>Advanced Configuration</title> <para> To change your configuration settings, select - <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> from the - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu. This will open the + <guimenuitem>Configure Camel Providers</guimenuitem> from the + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu. This will open the preferences window, illustrated in <xref linkend="config-prefs-fig">. Preferences are seperated into several categories: <itemizedlist> @@ -18,8 +18,22 @@ <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>Mail</guilabel>, which allows you to specify - your email server and protocols, as well as attachment + <guilabel>Sources</guilabel>, which allows you to specify + your mail receiving server and protocols. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Transports</guilabel>, which allows you to + specify how you will send mail. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + +<!-- THE FOLLOWING MAY BE REINSTATED: + + as well as attachment and HTML handling, forwarding behavior, filters, and other <application>Evolution</application> behaviors specific to email. The default behaviors are those @@ -53,8 +67,8 @@ startup screen. </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - + </itemizedlist> +--> </para> <!-- ==============Figure===================== --> @@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ <title>Preferences Dialog</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Preferences dialog</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="evolution_config_pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + <graphic fileref="fig/config-camel-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> </graphic> </screenshot> </figure> @@ -74,30 +88,54 @@ <para> If you have only one email address, or use automatic forwarding to funnel multiple addresses into one, then you - will only need to configure one identity. To create a single - user with a single identity, enter the following information: - (INSERT detailed DESCRIPTION HERE) + will only need to configure one identity. You may, however, + want more thatn one. To alter an identity, click on it in + the <guilabel>Identity</guilabel> tab of the + <interface>Preferences</interface> window, and then click + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. To add a new identity, simply + click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. </para> <para> - If you have one email accout for your personal life, and one - for work, you'll want to create multiple identities. You - can do this by: (INSERT DESCRIPTION HERE) - </para> + In either case, you'll be presented with a dialog box with + four fields: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Full Name:</guilabel> by default, this is the + same name as the full name described in your user + account on your computer. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Email address:</guilabel> Enter your email + address in this space. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Organization:</guilabel> If you send email as + a representative of a company or other organization, + enter its name here. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Signature file:</guilabel> You may choose a + small text file to be appended to every message that you + send. Typically, signature files include address or + other contact information, or a favorite quotation. + They should not be more than three lines long. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> - <note id="config-prefs-identity-note"> - <title>Multiple Identities and Network Settings</title> - <para> - If you use multiple network connections—if, for - example, you dial up an ISP for your personal mail, and use - a LAN for your work-related tasks— you will also have - to set seperate network settings for each identity. - </para> - </note> + </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="config-prefs-network"> - <title>Setting up the Network</title> + <title>Network Settings</title> <para> In order to do much of anything with <application>Evolution</application>, you need to connect to @@ -107,14 +145,64 @@ you'll be using. If you're switching from another groupware or email progam, you can almost certainly use the same settings as you did with that program. Select the - <guibutton>Network</guibutton> tab in the - <interface>Preferences</interface> window to get started. + <guibutton>Sources</guibutton> tab in the + <interface>Preferences</interface> window to tell + <application>Evolution</application> where you want to get + your mail, and click <guibutton>Transports</guibutton> to + determine how you want to send your mail. </para> - <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-advanced"> - <title>Advanced Network Configuration</title> + <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-sources"> + <title>Mail Sources</title> <para> - INSERT a little introduction paragraph here. + The <interface>Mail Sources</interface> tab allows you to + edit, add, or delete methods of retreiving mail from + servers. Clicking on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> will bring up a dialog box to + offer you the following options: + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Mail source type:</guilabel>At this point, you + can only select from POP or Unix-style mbox files, but + additional types will be supported in the future. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Server:</guilabel>Enter the name of your mail + server in this field, eg: mail.mycompany.com + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Username:</guilabel>Enter your user name here. + Eva Lucy Ann Tester's user name is eltester. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Authentication:</guilabel> Your system + administrator will know which type of authentication + your system requires. + <application>Evolution</application> can also detect + what sorts of authentication are available once it knows + where to find the server. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Test these values before continuing</guilabel> + If this box is checked, + <application>Evolution</application> will attempt to + make sure that all the other entries in the dialog box + are correct. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> <sect3 id="config-prefs-network-advanced-multiconnect"> <title>Multiple Network Connections</title> |