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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index cd45aa196e..17263d01a9 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -<!-- + <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> ---> + <chapter id="usage-mainwindow"> @@ -261,16 +261,15 @@ </para> </note> -<!-- UNIMPLEMENTED <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>Something</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem>, to view a message.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Something else</guimenuitem>, for another purpose. </para></listitem> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Something else</guimenuitem>, for another purpose. </para></listitem> </itemizedlist>. </para> @@ -284,7 +283,6 @@ right-click menu is a good way to find out. </para> </tip> ---> <para> Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label @@ -304,26 +302,99 @@ <title>The Menu Bar</title> <para> The <interface>menu bar</interface>'s contents will always - provide all the possible actions for any 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. You can probably guess that the - <guimenu>Help Menu</guimenu> is where to go for help, and that - the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu controls the way that - <application>Evolution</application> looks. Other menu items - are a little less obvious, and change a little more, so we'll - cover them later on as we discuss the things you can do with - <application>Evolution</application>. - </para> + 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. This section describes those items that + cover the application as a whole; items specific to mailer are + discussed in the mail chapter, calendar items in the calendar + chapter, and so forth. + </para> + <para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</term> + + <listitem><para> + Anything related to a file falls under this + menu: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + <guisubmenu>New... — </guisubmenu> If you + want to create a new folder, calendar, + appointment, address card, or message, this is + where you should look. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guimenuitem>Go to Folder — </guimenuitem> + Select this item, then choose which folder you'd + like to view. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + <guimenuitem>Exit — </guimenuitem> Quits the application. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + <guimenuitem>Print... — </guimenuitem> Opens the printing + dialog box so you can print items from the view pane of + <application>Evolution</application>. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> - <para> + <varlistentry> + <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu </term> + <listitem><para> + Although it doesn't contain anything at first, + the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu fills up with + useful editing tools when you're... editing. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> Menu </term> + <listitem><para> All of your assistants and configuration + tools go here. For the <interface>Inbox</interface>, that + means things like <guimenuitem>Mail + Configuration</guimenuitem> and the <guimenuitem>vFolder + Editor</guimenuitem>. For the + <interface>Calendar</interface> and the <interface>Contact + Manager</interface> </para></listitem>, they'll be different. + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> Menu </term> + <listitem><para> + This menu contains a list of actions you can perform on + the information you've stored with + <application>Evolution</application>. The contents vary + depending on the view, but for the + <interface>Inbox</interface>, it contains items like + <guimenuitem>Mark All Messages Read</guimenuitem> and + <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem>, to erase all the + messages you've marked for deletion. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</term> + <listitem><para> + Select among these items to open the + <application>Help Browser</application> to the appropriate section. + </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 email inbox: you've got a letter - waiting for you already. + window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'lql + start with your email inbox: you've got a letter waiting for you + already. </para> </sect1> </chapter> |