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diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 128dc24437..0000000000 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,769 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> ---> -<chapter id="config-prefs"> - - <title>Advanced Configuration</title> - <para> - Perhaps your mail server has changed names. Perhaps you've - grown tired of a certain layout for your appointments. - Whatever the reason, you want to change your - <application>Evolution</application> settings. This chapter - will tell you how to do just that. - </para> - - <sect1 id="config-prefs-mail"> - <title>Mail Settings</title> - <para> - To change your mail settings, select <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Mail - Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the Inbox. This - will open the <interface>mail preferences window</interface>, - illustrated in <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-fig">. Mail - preferences are separated into several categories: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Accounts</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This allows you to create and alter one or more identities for your - email. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allows you to edit how email appears. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Composer</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Customizes the behavior of the email message composer. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Other</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Configures miscellanious aspects of - <application>Evolution</application> such as character - set and encryption tools. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - </para> - - <!-- ==============Figure===================== --> - <figure id="config-prefs-mail-fig"> - <title>Mail Preferences Dialog</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Setting mail preferences</screeninfo> - <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/config-mail" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </imageobject></mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <!-- ==============End of Figure================--> - - - <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-identity"> - <title>Working with the Accounts Tab</title> - <para> - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> allows you to - maintain multiple accounts, or identities. This is useful - want to keep personal and professional email separate, or if - you wear several hats at work. When you are writing an email - message, you can which account to use by selecting from the - drop-down list next to the <guilabel>From</guilabel> entry in - the message composer. - </para> - - <para> - Clicking <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> will refresh any - IMAP, <filename>mh</filename>, or - <filename>mbox</filename> listings - and check and download mail from all POP servers. In other - words, <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> gets your mail, no - matter how many sources you have, or what types they are. If - you don't want to check mail for a given account, select it - in the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> tab and click the - <guibutton>Disable</guibutton> button. - </para> - - <para> - To add a new account, simply click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> - to open the mail configuration assistant. To alter an - existing identity, select it in the - <interface>Preferences</interface> window, and then click - <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> to open the account editor - dialog. - </para> - <para> - The account editor dialog has six sections: - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term>Identity:</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Here, enter the name, - email address, and other identifying information for the - account. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Receiving Mail</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Here, select the way you will be getting mail: you may - download mail from a server (<glossterm - linkend="pop">POP</glossterm> or <glossterm - linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>) or access it from files - on your local system. If you use a server, it may permit - or require you to use a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) - connection. To turn SSL connections on, just click the - <guibutton>Use Secure Connection (SSL)</guibutton> - button. - -<note id="config-arbitrary-port"> -<title>Specifying Port Numbers</title> -<para> -Your system administrator may ask you to connect to a specific port on -a mail server. To specify which port you use, just type a colon and -the port number after the server name. For example, to connect to port -143 on the server smtp.omniport.com, you would enter -as -<userinput> -smtp.omniport.com:143 -</userinput> as the server name. -</para> -</note> - - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Receiving Options</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Here, decide whether you'd like to check for mail - automatically, and set other options related to the - behavior of your server. If you use POP mail, you can - decide whether to leave mail on the server, and if you - use IMAP, you can set folder subscription options here. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Sending Mail</term> - <listitem> - <para> - In this section, you will choose and configure a method - for sending mail. You may choose <glossterm - linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm> or <glossterm - linkend="sendmail">sendmail</glossterm>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Special Folders</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Here, you can decide where this account will store the - messages that it has sent, and the messages that you - save as drafts. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Security</term> - <listitem> - <para> - In this section, you will set the security options for - this account. Enter your PGP Key ID and decide how - frequently to encrypt and sign your messages. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-display"> - <title>Mail Display Options</title> - <para> - In this tab you can decide how you would like - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> to display your - mail: how to display citations, how long to wait before - marking a message as read, and so forth. - </para> - <para> - This is also where you can decide how you would like - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> to handle inline - images in HTML mail that you get. There is a detailed - discussion of the issues surrounding these options in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach-html">. - </para> - <para> - To hange the font which <application>Ximian - Evolution</application> uses to display mail, do the - following: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Open the Control Center by selecting <menuchoice> - <guimenu>System</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> from - the menu panel. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select the HTML Viewer settings tool. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose the font and font size you would like to use. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - - Alternately, open a terminal and run the - <command>gtkhtml-properties-capplet</command> command. This - will open the GNOME HTML Display Properties tool, and you can - select a font and other attributes of your HTML display, - including that in <application>Ximian Evolution</application>. - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-composer"> - <title>Message Composer Preferences</title> - - <para> - Mercifully, there are only four preferences you can prefer in - the message composer preferences dialog: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>Send mail in HTML format by default </term> - <listitem> - <para> - If you would like all email messages that you compose - to begin in HTML format, leave this box checked. You - can convert messages between HTML and plain text by - selecting the <menuchoice> <guimenu>Format</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>HTML</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> toggle - in the message composer. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>Default Forward style</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Select from: - <simplelist> - <member><guilabel>Attachment:</guilabel> the - message you forward appended to the message you send - as a seperate file.</member> - - <member> <guilabel>Inline:</guilabel> The message - you forward is included at the end of the message - you send.</member> - - <member> - <guilabel>Quoted:</guilabel> The message - you forward is included at the end of the message - you send, and a greater-than symbol (>) is - inserted at the beginning of each line to - indicate that it is quoted. - </member> - </simplelist> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>Prompt when sending messages with an empty subject</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The composer will warn you if you try to send a - message without a subject. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>Prompt when sending messages with only Bcc recipients defined</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The composer will warn you if you try to send a - message that has only <guilabel>Bcc</guilabel> - recipients. This is important because some mail - servers will fail to honor blind carbon copy if you - do not have at least one recipient that is visible to - all readers. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-other"> - <title>Other Mail Preferences</title> - <para> - Not everything fits neatly into categories. This tab - contains some miscellaneous configuration options that - didn't fit anywhere else. - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term> - <guilabel>PGP binary path</guilabel> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - The complete path to your external encryption tool On - most Linux systems, this will be - <filename>/usr/bin/gpg</filename>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> - <guilabel>Remember PGP Passphrase until Exit</guilabel> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> Check this box if you want <application>Ximian - Evolution</application> to remember your PGP - passphrase for as long as it is running. You will - still have to enter your passphrase again each time - you start <application>Ximian Evolution</application>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> - <guilabel>Default Character Encoding</guilabel> - </term> - <listitem> <para> Choose a default character encoding for - your messages. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> - <guilabel>Empty Trash Folders on Exit</guilabel> - </term> - <listitem> <para> If you would like to expunge all deleted - mail when you quit <application>Ximian - Evolution</application>, check this box. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> - <guilabel>Log filter actions to:</guilabel> - </term> - <listitem> <para> If you like, you can have - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> write all - its message filter actions to a log file. Select a log - file here. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - -<!-- NOT FOR 1.0, see usage-mail.sgml - <sect1 id="config-prefs-news"> - <title>News Servers</title> - <para> - Newsgroups are so much like mailing lists that there's no - reason not to keep them right next to your mail. When you - first select the <guilabel>News Servers</guilabel> tab, - you will see a blank box with the three familiar buttons - on the right: <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, - <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>, and - <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. - </para> - <para> - Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you - will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. You can have - as many news servers as you like, of course. News servers - will appear next to your IMAP servers in the - <interface>folder bar</interface>. - </para> - </sect2> ---> - - - <sect1 id="config-prefs-cal"> - <title>Configuring the Calendar</title> - <para> - To set your calendar preferences, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Calendar - Configuration</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Calendar - view. This will open up the - <interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains three - tabs: <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, <guilabel>Reminders</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar - preferences window</interface> is illustrated in <xref - linkend="config-prefs-cal-fig">. - - <!-- ==============Figure===================== --> - <figure id="config-prefs-cal-fig"> - <title>Calendar Preferences Dialog</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>If this worked on my job as well as my calendar...</screeninfo> - <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/config-cal" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </imageobject></mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <!-- ==============End of Figure================--> - </para> - - <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-time"> - <title>Time Display Settings</title> - <para> - The <guilabel>Time display</guilabel> tab lets you set the - following: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>Time format</term> - <listitem> - <para>You may choose between twelve-hour (AM/PM) and - twenty-four hour time formats here by clicking the - appropriate radio button. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Weeks start on</term> - <listitem> - <para>You can set weeks to start on Sunday or on Monday.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Day range</term> - <listitem> - <para> - When does your work day start, and when does it end? - In the day and week views, - <application>Evolution</application> displays all the - hours in the range you select here, even if there are - no appointments for those times. Of course, you can - still schedule an appointment outside of these hours, - and if you do, the display will be extended to show - it. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-color"> - <title>Calendar Colors</title> - <para> - The <interface>colors tab</interface> allows you to decide - what color your calendar will be. The tab consists of a - sample calendar on the right and a list of ten items that can - be colored in different ways. If you click on the color - button to the right of each item, you will bring up a - color-selector window where you can alter that - color. By clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the color - selection dialog, you can see the results of the color on the - sample calendar. - </para> - <para>The display elements colors you can set are: - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Outline:</guilabel> The lines between days - and at the top of the display. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>Headings:</guilabel> Text color for day - and month names and other headings. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>Empty days:</guilabel> This is the - background color for any time slots in which you have no appointments. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Appointments:</guilabel> This is the - background color for any time slots in which you have appointments. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>Highlighted day:</guilabel> The - background color for a selected time slot. - </para> - </listitem> - - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Day numbers:</guilabel> Text color for date numbers. - </para> - </listitem> - - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Current day's number:</guilabel> Text color for today's date. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is not yet - due:</guilabel> Text color for To-Do list items that are - not yet due. - </para> - </listitem> - - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is due today:</guilabel> - Text color for today's tasks. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is overdue:</guilabel> - Text color for overdue tasks. - </para> - </listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-todo"> - <title>To Do List Settings</title> - <para> - You can choose what information the To Do list displays and the - way it is displayed. The two areas of the <interface>To Do - List</interface> tab offer several options each: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>Show on To Do List</term> - <listitem> - <para> - This box contains three items. If you select the - check boxes next to them, that information will appear - in the To Do list for each task it contains: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Due Date</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Time Until Due</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Priority</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Style Options</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Select among the following checkboxes to determine - how your To Do list will look: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Highlight overdue items</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Highlight items due today</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Highlight not yet due items</guilabel></para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="config-prefs-cal-alarms"> - <title>Alarms Settings</title> - <para> - The <interface>alarms tab</interface> enables you to select from three boxes: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Beep on display alarms</guilabel>: select - this box to have <application>Evolution</application> beep - at you for any alarms you have set. These beeps - are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms. If you leave this box - unchecked, <application>Evolution</application> will only - alert you to events by opening a dialog box. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Audio alarms timeout after: </guilabel> - Select this button to have your audio alarms stop - automatically after a certain number of seconds. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Enable snoozing for:</guilabel> If you - would like to have the option to tell - <application>Evolution</application> to repeat an alarm in - a few minutes, select this button and decide how long - you'd like it to wait. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="config-prefs-contact"> - <title>Managing the Contact Manager</title> - <para> - To set the behavior of your Contact Manager, click on the - <guibutton>Contact Manager</guibutton> tab in the - <interface>Preferences</interface> window. - </para> - <para> - You can set the following options: <!--insert variable list - here--> - </para> - - <sect2 id="config-prefs-contact-ldap-add"> - <title>Adding Directory Servers</title> - <para> - To add a new LDAP server to your available contact - folders: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Select - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Addressbook Sources</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Enter the server information. - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>Account name</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The name that you see on the screen. This could be anything you wish. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Server name</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Address of the server where the addressbook is located. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>My server requires authentication</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Select this if the server needs a password to access the addressbook. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Port</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The internet port to connect to in order to access the database. This is normally 389. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Search base</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The base node to use for all your searches. Contact your administrator for information about setting this up. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Search scope</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The scope of the search <!-- FIXME: THIS DEFINITION SUCKS --> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to permanenty make changes or <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to temporarily set the changes. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - - - <sect1 id="config-prefs-general"> - <title>General Preferences</title> - <para> - Additional configuration options will be covered here, as - they become available. - </para> - </sect1> -</chapter> - - - - - - |