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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 157eaad279..0000000000 --- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,711 +0,0 @@ -<!-- - <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> ---> -<chapter id="usage-mainwindow"> - - <title>The Evolution Workspace</title> - <sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-starting"> - <title>Starting Evolution</title> - <para> - Start <application>Evolution</application> by selecting - <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> from your - <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu, or by typing - <command>evolution</command> at the command line. The first time - you run the program, it will create a directory called - <filename>evolution</filename> in your home directory, where it - will keep all your <application>Evolution</application>-related - files. At this point, it will also offer to import old messages - from other mail clients, such as Netscape mail. - </para> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-basics"> - <title>Evolution Basics</title> - <para> - After <application>Evolution</application> starts up, you will - see the <interface>main window</interface>, with the - <interface>Inbox</interface> open. On the left of - the <interface>main window</interface> is the <interface>shortcut - bar</interface>, with several buttons in it. Just underneath the - title bar is a series of menus in the <interface>menu - bar</interface>, and below that, the <interface>tool - bar</interface> with buttons for different functions. The largest - part of the <interface>main window</interface> is taken up by the - content view, where your messages are displayed. Above that is - the message list view, where a summary of your email is displayed. - If you're running the program for the first time, - you'll have one message: a welcome from Ximian. - </para> - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar"> - <title>The Shortcut Bar</title> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application>'s most important job is - to give you access to your information and help you use it - quickly. One way it does that is through the - <interface>shortcut bar</interface>, the column on the left - hand side of the main window. The large buttons with names - like <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> are the shortcuts, and you can - select different groups of shortcuts by clicking the - rectangular group buttons. - </para> - <para> - Take a look at the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> - The shortcut buttons in that category are: - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>My Evolution</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Start your day here. <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel> - gives you a quick summary of new or important messages, - daily appointments and urgent tasks. You can customize - its appearance and content, and use it to access - Evolution services. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start - reading your mail. Your Inbox is also where you can - access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and - search your mail. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists - for you. Connected to a network, you can use it to keep - a group of people on schedule and up to date. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - A full-size view of your calendar's task pad. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, - and contact information. Like calendar information, - contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices - and shared over a network. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - -<!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED YET - - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>Notes:</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> The note pad is your catch-all tool: use it to take - messages from phone conversations, keep small things - organized, write <glossterm linkend="haiku">haiku</glossterm>, or whatever - you like. This feature is not yet implemented, but will be - soon. See <xref linkend="usage-notes"> for more - information. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> ---> - - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-folderbar"> - <title>Folders and The Folder Bar</title> - <para> - The <interface>folder bar</interface> is a more comprehensive - way to view the information you've stored with - <application>Evolution</application>. It displays all your - appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot - like a <glossterm linkend="filetree">file - tree</glossterm>— it starts small at the top, and branches - downwards. On most computers, there will be three or four - folders at the base. First is the <guilabel>Local</guilabel> - folder, which holds all the <application>Evolution</application> - data that's stored on your computer. After that are - <guilabel>Other Contacts</guilabel>, <glossterm - linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> contact directories stored on a - network, followed by any <glossterm - linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm> mail folders you may have - available to you over your network. Lastly, there are - <guilabel>Virtual Folders</guilabel>, discussed in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">, - </para> - <para> - - A typical <guilabel>Local</guilabel> folder contains the following folders: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>, a quick summary to help you do - your tasks. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and - event listings. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, for address cards. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Drafts</guilabel>, for messages you started and didn't finish. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, for messages you have written - but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use - <application>Evolution</application> while offline. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Sent</guilabel>, for sent mail. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, a virtual folder view of all - the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet - <glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>. Note that - once you have expunged a message, it - is permanently deleted. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - </para> - <tip id="foldertips"> - <title>Navigating without the Folder Bar</title> - <para> - You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move - around the main window. You can use <keycap>Tab</keycap> to - switch from one part of the window to another. When you hide the folder - bar, - there is a menu on the left side of the window just below the toolbar - to move about the folder tree, even with the folder and - shortcut bars hidden. - </para> - </tip> - - <para> - If you get any serious amount of mail, you'll want more folders - than just your Inbox. - To create a new folder: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Select - <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice> - <keycombo action="simul"> - <keycap>Shift</keycap> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> - <keycap>E</keycap> - </keycombo>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select the name of the folder in the <guilabel>Folder - Name</guilabel> field. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select the folder type. The available options are. - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Calendar - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Contacts - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Mail - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Mail Storage - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - My Evolution - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Tasks - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - vTrash - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select the folder for the new folder to go in. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - - <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. - </para> - - - - <note> - <title>Folders Have Limits</title> - <para> - Calendars must go in calendar folders, mail in mail - folders, and contacts in contact folders. - </para> - </note> - - <para> - Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything - in GNOME, and <application>Evolution</application> is no - exception. If you right-click on a folder, you'll have a - menu with the following options: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem>, to view the folder. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Open in New Window</guimenuitem>, to see it in a new Evolution window. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>, to move the folder to another location. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, to duplicate the folder. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, to delete the folder and all its contents. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>, to change its name. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Create New Folder</guimenuitem>, to create another folder in the same location. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Add to Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem>, to add the folder to your shortcut bar. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>, to view or change the folder properties. </para></listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - </para> - - <para> - You can also rearrange folders and messages by dragging and - dropping them. - </para> - - - -<!-- - <tip> - <title>Context-Sensitive Help</title> - <para> - GNOME 2.0 offers context-sensitive help, which means you can - almost always get help on an item by right-clicking it. If - you're not sure what something is, or don't know what you can - do with it, choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the - right-click menu is a good way to find out. - </para> - </tip> ---> - - <para> - Any time new information arrives in a mail folder, that folder label - is displayed in bold text, along with the number of new messages in - that folder inside of paranthesis. - </para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar"> - <title>The Menu Bar</title> - <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 - application as a whole. The contents of the menu bar are - described in <xref linkend="menuref">. - </para> - <para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu></term> - - <listitem><para> - Anything even related to a file or to the operations - of the application generally falls under this - menu: creating things, saving them to disk, - printing them, and quitting the program itself. - - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu holds - useful tools that help you edit text and move it around. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - This menu lets you decide how <application>Evolution</application> - should look. Some of the features control the appearance of - <application>Evolution</application> as a whole, and others - the way a particular kind of information appears. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - Holds actions which maybe applied to a message. Normally, - if there is only one target for the action — for - example, replying to a message — you can find it in - the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - Tools for configuring, changing, and - setting up preferences go here. For mail, that means things like - <guimenuitem>Mail Configuration</guimenuitem> and the - <guimenuitem>Virtual Folder Editor</guimenuitem>. For the - <interface>Calendar</interface> and the <interface>Contact - Manager</interface>, it's color, network, and layout - configuration. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - Select among these items to open the - <application>Help Browser</application> - and read the <application>Evolution</application> manual. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - - <para> - Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main - window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'll - start with your executive summary. - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="first-time-druid"> - <title>First Time Druid</title> - <para> - When you first start <application>Evolution</application>, you are - presented with a first time druid. The druid will help you get your email - preferences configured and import your email from your other program. - </para> - <para> - The first screen welcomes you to the druid. It is estimated that - configuring your mail will take 2 to 5 minutes and importing mail will - take 1 to 2 minutes. - </para> - <sect2 id="first-step"> - <title>Step 1 of 4</title> - <para> - The Identity window is the first of four steps in the druid. The - identity step lets you configure your basic, personal information. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Full Name — Your full name (Example: John Doe). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Email Address — Your email address (Example: john@doe.com) - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Organization — The company you work for (optional). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Signature file — You can setup - <application>Evolution</application> to put text at the end of all - your emails. This is the file which that text is located in. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="second-step"> - <title>Step 2 of 4</title> - <para> - The <guilabel>Recieving Email</guilabel> step lets you configure - receving email people have sent you. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Server Type — There are numerous types of servers which - <application>Evolution</application> can download your email from: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - POP — Downloads your email to your hard disk for - permanent storage. - </para> - </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. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Unix mbox spool-format file — Bad description, we're - getting a better definition shortly. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Standard Unix mailbox file — Bad description, we're - getting a better definition shortly. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Qmail maildir format files — If you download your - mail using qmail, you'll want to use this. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - None &mdash How do you have None? figure out! - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Email Server — This is the address of the server you're - downloading from. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Username — The username that you login to your email. That - is often the part before the @ in your email. - </para> - <para> - Authentication Type — Chances are you are using - <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more - details. You can have <application>Evolution</application> check - by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>. - </para> - <para> - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter your - password everytime you check email, press this button. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="third-step"> - <title>Step 3 or 4</title> - <para> - The <guilabel>Sending Email</guilabel> step lets you configure sending - email. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Server Type — There are numerous server types that - <application>Evolution</application> supports for sending your - mail. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - SMTP — Downloads mail into your mailbox file. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Sendmail — Uses another program to download your mail - to your mailbox files. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Host — The server to connect to that sends your mail. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Server requires authentication — Check if you need a password to - send mail. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Authentication Type — Chances are you are using - <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more - details. You can have <application>Evolution</application> check - by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Username — The username that you login to your email. That - is often the part before the @ in your email. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter your - password everytime you check email, press this button. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="fourth-step"> -<!-- This section sucks. Look at it, ask for improvements --> - <title>Step 4 of 4</title> - <para> - Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email - program. You're probably switching from another program and will want - access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these - situations that <application>Evolution</application> includes an import - feature. - </para> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of - files: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - VCard (.vcf, gcrd) - Contacts - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) - Email - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - MBox(mbox) - Email - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - VCard is a format to store addressbooks and contact information. Outlook - handles your email. If you're coming from - Windows, you're probably going to be importing Outlook Express files. If - you're coming from a Unix program, you're probably using mbox. Ask your - system administrator if you aren't sure which you use. - </para> - <note> - <title>Eudora</title> - <para> - Eudora email client uses mbox format to store mail. So if you're coming - from Eudora, you'll want to select mbox. - </para> - </note> - <note> - <title>Outlook 2000</title> - <para> - Outlook 2000 uses a format which <application>Evolution</application> - cannot directly import. However, you can import it using Mozilla on - Windows. Please see the FAQ for more information. - </para> - </note> - - <para> - To import your files, go to - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Import File</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </para> - <para> - An assistant will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to - specify where the file is that you want to import. Click - <guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. - <application>Evolution</application> will present you with the Folder - dialoge, so you can specify where your new messages will go. Select the - desired folder, and your file will be imported into - <application>Evolution</application>. - </para> - <para> - And if you're timid about using <application>Evolution</application>, - don't worry. <application>Evolution</application> won't mangle your - files, so if you choose to use your old application instead, you can - import your files right back in. - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> -</chapter> - |