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diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index bb6cb4d948..0000000000 --- a/doc/C/preface.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,174 +0,0 @@ -<!-- <!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> --> - <preface id="introduction"> -<!-- =============Introduction ============================= --> - <title>Introduction</title> - - <section id="what"> - <title> What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title> - <para> - The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and - development." The GNOME application - <application>Evolution</application> is meant to be a more - evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program, and an - integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. - </para> - <para> - As part of the GNOME project, - <application>Evolution</application> is free software. The - program and its source code are released under the terms of - the GNU Public License (GPL), and the documentation falls - under the Free Documentation License (FDL), which is included - with this document (<xref linkend="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> - <note> - <title>This is a preview release</title> - <para> - Please help develop <application>Evolution</application> - by submitting bug reports when you find bugs. You can do - so by using the <application>Bug Report - Tool</application> (known as <command>bug-buddy</command> - at the command line). - </para> - </note> - </para> - - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of tools to - help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive, - and organize email, manage address and other contact - information, and maintain a calendar. It enables you to do - those things on one or several computers, connected directly - or over a network, for one person or for large groups. - <application>Evolution</application> can handle almost all - your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of - the GNOME desktop environment. - </para> - <para> - The developers of <application>Evolution</application> had - four major goals for their project: - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy - to use</emphasis>. That means a familiar and intuitive - interface that users could customize to their liking, and - the development of shortcuts for complex tasks. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> must meet and - exceed the standards set by other groupware products. - It must include support for most major network protocols - so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing - hardware and network environments. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The project must support open standards and protocols - to turn <application>Evolution</application> into an - advanced development platform. From the simplest - scripting to the most complex network and component - programming, <application>Evolution</application> - needed to offer developers an environment for - cutting-edge application development. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application> - must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files. It will - not execute scripts, automatically forward a virus to - your entire contacts list, or delete files from your - hard disk. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most - 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>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">vFolders</link>, which - let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail - folders. - </para> - - </section> - - <section id="aboutbook"> - <title>About This Book</title> - <!-- ************** FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH FOR DRAFT ONLY ************* --> - <para> - This version of the <application>Evolution</application> - User's Guide is a <emphasis>draft</emphasis>. It is missing - huge chunks of information, and many of the features it - describes are unimplemented. All the content is subject to - change, especially if you help. Please send comments on the - guide to <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. If you would like - to work on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME - Documentation project <ulink - url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp">web site</ulink>. This - paragraph will be removed in later versions of the manual. - </para> - <!-- ************* END DRAFT ONLY PARAGRAPH ************** --> - - <para> - This book is divided into two sections. The first section is a - <link linkend="usage">guided tour</link>— it will - explain how to use <application>Evolution</application>. If - you are new to <application>Evolution</application> or to - groupware in general, this is the section for you. The second - section, covering <link linkend="config">configuration</link>, - is targeted at more advanced users, but anyone who wants to - change the way <application>Evolution</application> looks or - acts can benefit from reading it. - </para> - <formalpara> - <title>Typographical conventions</title> - <para> - Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography: - <simplelist> - <member><application>Applications</application></member> - <member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member> - <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for interface items</member> - - <member> Menu selections look like this: - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Menu</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>Submenu</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Menu Item</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </member> - <member><guibutton>Buttons</guibutton> you can click</member> - <member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></member> - <member><computeroutput>Text output from a computer</computeroutput></member> - - </simplelist> - </para> - </formalpara> - </section> - </preface> - - - - - - - - - - - - |