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diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index fa3e118a15..7119f13580 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -14,21 +14,20 @@ <sect1 id="config-prefs-mail"> <title>Mail Settings</title> <para> - To change your mail settings, first go to your - <interface>Inbox</interface>. Then select <guimenuitem>Mail - Settings</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu. - This will open the <interface>mail preferences - window</interface>, illustrated in <xref - linkend="config-prefs-mail-fig">. Mail Preferences are - separated into several categories: + To change your mail settings, select <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Mail + configuration</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>Identity</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Identies</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - This allows you to set - your name, email address, and other information. The - default values are the ones found on your system account. + This allows you to create and alter one or more + identities for your email: your name, address, and so + forth. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -36,16 +35,19 @@ <term><guilabel>Sources</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Set your mail-checking protocols and servers here. + This tab lets you tell + <application>Evolution</application> where to get the + mail sent to you, and how to get it. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Sources</guilabel></term> + + <term><guilabel>Mail Transport</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Set your mail-checking protocols and servers here. + This tab lets you tell + <application>Evolution</application> how to send mail. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -54,21 +56,28 @@ <term><guilabel>News Servers</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Specify your News Server preferences here. + If you would like to use + <application>Evolution</application> to read newsgroups, + you can secify your news server preferences here. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - </variablelist> -<!-- THE FOLLOWING MAY BE REINSTATED: - as well as attachment - and HTML handling, forwarding behavior, filters, and - other <application>Evolution</application> behaviors - specific to email. The default behaviors are those - approved by Jamie Zawinski. ---> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Other</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Miscellaneous mail and news settings, such as HTML + handling preferences, and how long + <application>Evolution</application> should wait before + marking message read. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> <!-- ==============Figure===================== --> @@ -86,19 +95,23 @@ <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-identity"> <title>Identity Settings</title> <para> - If you have only one email address, or use automatic - forwarding to funnel multiple addresses to one account, then - you will only need to configure one identity. You may, - however, want more that one. To alter an identity, click on - it in the <guilabel>Identity</guilabel> tab of the + If you have only one email account, or send email from only + one address, you will only need to configure one identity. If + you want, however, you can have multiple identities. This + can be useful if you want to keep personal and professional + email seperate. + </para> + <para> + To add a new identity, simply click + <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. To alter an existing identity, + click on it in the <guilabel>Identity</guilabel> tab of the <interface>Preferences</interface> window, and then click - <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. To add a new identity, simply - click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. </para> <para> - In either case, you'll be presented with a dialog box with - four fields: + <application>Evolution</application> will then present you + with a dialog box containing four fields: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> @@ -131,7 +144,6 @@ </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - </para> </sect2> @@ -145,12 +157,9 @@ protocols your network uses, and the names of the servers you'll be using. If you're switching from another groupware or email program, you can almost certainly use the same - settings as you did with that program. Select the - <guibutton>Sources</guibutton> tab in the - <interface>Preferences</interface> window to tell - <application>Evolution</application> where you want to get - your mail, and click <guibutton>Transports</guibutton> to - determine how you want to send your mail. + settings as you did with that program. Network-related + settings are in the <guilabel>Mail Sources</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Mail Transport</guilabel> tabs. </para> <sect3 id="config-prefs-network-sources"> @@ -185,8 +194,10 @@ <term><guilabel>Username:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Enter your user name here. Eva Lucianne Tester's - user name is <userinput>eltester</userinput>. + Enter your user name here. This is often related to + your real name, but not always. Examples include + <guilabel>eltester</guilabel> and + <guilabel>rupert</guilabel>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -194,48 +205,50 @@ <term><guilabel>Authentication:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Your system administrator will know which type of - authentication your system requires. - <application>Evolution</application> can also detect - what sorts of authentication are available once it - knows where to find the server. + Tell <application>Evolution</application> how to + verify your identity with the server. Your options + vary depending upon the type of server you are + using, and the ways it is configured. Given the + name of a server, + <application>Evolution</application> can detect what + sorts of authentication it offers. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Test values before continuing</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Test Settings</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - If this box is checked, - <application>Evolution</application> will attempt to - make sure that all the other entries in the dialog - window are correct. + Click this button to have + <application>Evolution</application> check to see if + mail sources are configured correctly. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> <para> - If you choose several mail sources, clicking - <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> will refresh any IMAP or + If you have several mail sources, clicking <guibutton>Get + Mail</guibutton> will refresh any IMAP or <filename>mbox</filename> listings and check and download 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. </para> - </sect3> + <sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports"> - <title>Transports</title> + <title>Mail Transports</title> <para> - The <interface>Transports</interface> tab lets you set how - you will send mail. Evolution currently supports two mail - transport options: <guilabel>SMTP</guilabel>, which uses a - remote mail server, and <guilabel>sendmail</guilabel>, - which uses the <application>sendmail</application> program - on your local system. <application>Sendmail</application> - is more difficult to configure, but offers more flexibility - than <systemitem>SMTP</systemitem>. + The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you set + how you will send mail. Evolution currently supports two + mail transport options: <guilabel>SMTP</guilabel>, which + uses a remote mail server, and + <guilabel>sendmail</guilabel>, which uses the + <application>sendmail</application> program on your local + system. <application>Sendmail</application> is more + difficult to configure, but offers more flexibility than + <systemitem>SMTP</systemitem>. </para> <para> To use <guilabel>SMTP</guilabel>, you'll need to enter the @@ -245,9 +258,8 @@ <para> <application>Evolution</application> can attempt to determine if you have entered a valid server name. To - have it do so, check the box labelled <guilabel>Test these - values before continuing</guilabel> before you click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + have it do so, click the <guilabel>Test + Settings</guilabel> button. </para> </sect3> </sect2> @@ -255,18 +267,20 @@ <title>News Servers</title> <para> Newsgroups are so much like mailing lists that there's no - reason not to have access to them right next to your mail. - When you first select the <guilabel>News - Servers</guilabel> tab, you will see a blank box with - three familiar buttons on the right: - <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>, - and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. </para> + 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 mail servers as you like, of course. News servers - will appear next to your IMAP servers. + will appear next to your IMAP servers in the + <interface>folder bar</interface>. </para> </sect2> @@ -277,6 +291,7 @@ contains some miscellaneous configurations that don't have too much to do with each other. <variablelist> + <varlistentry> <term> <guilabel>Send messages in HTML format</guilabel> @@ -291,6 +306,17 @@ for more information about HTML mail. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <guilabel>Mark Messages as Seen After</guilabel> + </term> + <listitem><para> + When you click on a message, + <application>Evolution</application> will wait a + moment before marking it as seen. You can set the + delay, in milliseconds, here. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <guilabel>Folder Format</guilabel> @@ -314,28 +340,14 @@ </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> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="config-prefs-cal"> - <title>Configuring the Calendar</title> - <para> - This section discusses calendar-specific preferences. While - looking at your calendar, select - <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> from the - <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu. This will open up the - <interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains four - tabs: <guilabel>Time display</guilabel>, + <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>. This + will open up the <interface>Preferences</interface> window. + It contains four tabs: <guilabel>Time display</guilabel>, <guilabel>Colors</guilabel>, <guilabel>To Do List</guilabel> and <guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar preferences window</interface> is illustrated in <xref @@ -540,13 +552,14 @@ this box to have <application>Evolution</application> beep at you for any alarms you have set. If you leave this box unchecked, <application>Evolution</application> will only - alert you to events by opening a dialog box. + alert you to events by opening a dialog box. These beeps + are distict from full-fledged audio alarms. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Audio alarms timeout after: </guilabel> - Select this button to have the beeping stop automatically - after a certain number of seconds. </para> + 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 @@ -563,6 +576,22 @@ </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> + </sect1> + + + <sect1 id="config-prefs-general"> <title>General Preferences</title> <para> |