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diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml index 60e973a188..a228998027 100644 --- a/doc/C/preface.sgml +++ b/doc/C/preface.sgml @@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. </para> <para> + As part of the GNOME project, + <application>Evolution</application> is free software, and is + released under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). As + stated previously, the documentation falls under the Free + Documentation License (FDL), which is included with this + document in <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> <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 @@ -59,7 +70,10 @@ <listitem> <para> Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application> - must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files. + 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> @@ -89,10 +103,8 @@ 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>. Items that are - known to need action are indicated as such, often with - notation like (INSERT CONTENT HERE). If you would like to - work on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME + 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. @@ -100,15 +112,15 @@ <!-- ************* 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 + 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 advanced users and administrators. If you are - a network administrator, you may find yourself referring to - this section frequently. + 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> @@ -118,9 +130,19 @@ <simplelist> <member><application>Applications</application></member> <member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member> - <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for menu items and buttons</member> - <member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></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> @@ -132,3 +154,9 @@ + + + + + + |