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diff --git a/help/no/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/no/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 7794c8c54f..b7ff02ecf7 100644 --- a/help/no/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/no/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -103,22 +103,22 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - Full Name — Your full name (Example: John Doe). + Full Name: Your full name (Example: John Doe). </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Email Address — Your email address (Example: john@doe.com) + Email Address: Your email address (Example: john@doe.com) </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Organization — The company where you work (optional). + Organization: The company where you work (optional). </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Signature file — If you'd like to use an email + Signature file: If you'd like to use an email <glossterm linkend="signature">signature</glossterm>, select your signature file here. Normally, the signature will be the contents of the @@ -138,35 +138,34 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - Server Type — There are numerous types of servers + Server Type: There are numerous types of servers from which <application>Ximian Evolution</application> - can fetch your mail: + can fetch your mail. Ask your system administrator if + you're not sure which of the following are available to + you: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - POP — Downloads your email to your hard disk for + 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. For more information about how to use IMAP - mail, see <xref - linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">. + IMAP: Keeps the email on your server so you + can access your email from multiple systems. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Unix mail spool file — If you run a mail - server on your desktop computer, choose this optino. + Unix mail spool file: If you run a mail + server on your desktop computer, choose this + option. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Standard Unix .mbox file — If you want + Standard Unix .mbox file: If you want <application>Ximian Evolution</application> to read mail from a specific file, or if you download mail with another application, choose this option. @@ -174,37 +173,57 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Qmail maildir format files — If you download your + Qmail maildir format files: If you download your mail using qmail, you'll want to use this. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - None — How do you have None? figure out! + None: Select this if you do not plan to + check mail with this account. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> + + <note id="imap-note-one"> + <title>What's an IMAP Namespace?</title> + <para> + For IMAP mail servers, your sysadmin may provide + you with a specific namespace, the path on the + IMAP server where you check for mail. If you + check your IMAP mail and your folder list includes + files that don't look like mail folders, you + probably need to change your mail + namespace. Typical values are "mail" and "Mail." + If you prefer, you can choose to subscribe to + individual mail folders one at a time. For more + information about how to use IMAP mail, see <xref + linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">. + </para> + </note> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Email Server — This is the address of the server you're + 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 + 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>Ximian Evolution</application> check - by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>. + Authentication Type: Chances are you are using + <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator + for more details. You can have <application>Ximian + Evolution</application> make sure you've chosen + correctly by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported + types</guibutton>. </para> <para> - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter your + Remember Password: If you prefer to not enter your password every time you check email, press this button. </para> </listitem> @@ -229,18 +248,18 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - Server Type — There are numerous server types that + Server Type: There are numerous server types that <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports for sending your mail. <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - SMTP — Downloads mail into your mailbox file. + SMTP: Downloads mail into your mailbox file. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Sendmail — Uses another program to download your mail + Sendmail: Uses another program to download your mail to your mailbox files. </para> </listitem> @@ -249,20 +268,20 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Host — If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name + Host: If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name or IP address here. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Server requires authentication — If your server + Server requires authentication: If your server requires you to enter a password to send mail, check this box. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Authentication Type — Chances are you are using + Authentication Type: Chances are you are using <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. If you're not sure, ask your system administrator or ISP, or have <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check for you by @@ -272,14 +291,14 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Username — The account name you use when you login + Username: The account name you use when you login to check your email. Normally, this is the part of your email address before the '@' character. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter + Remember Password: If you prefer to not enter your password every time you check email, press this button. </para> @@ -291,35 +310,43 @@ <sect2 id="fourth-step"> <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> <para> - If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or address - files from another application, it will offer to import them. - If you're not sure which file format your mail program uses, - ask your system administrator. + If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or + address files from another application, it will offer to + import them. If you're not sure which file format your mail + program uses, ask your system administrator. If you want, you + can skip this step and return to it at a later time by + selecting + <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> <para> <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of files: <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd)</term> + <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd):</term> <listitem> <para> - The most common addressbook format. + The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and + many other contact management applications. You + should be able to export to VCard format from any + address book application. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term> + <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx):</term> <listitem> <para> - Email file format used by Outlook Express 4. + Email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express +4. For other versions of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, see +the workaround described in the note below. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>MBox (mbox)</term> + <term>MBox (mbox):</term> <listitem> <para> The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape, @@ -331,11 +358,13 @@ </para> <para> <note> - <title>Outlook 2000 Users</title> + <title>Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users</title> <para> - Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> cannot import directly. - To import files from Outlook 2000, do the following: + Microsoft Outlook, and versions of Outlook Express after + version 4, use proprietary formats that <application>Ximian + Evolution</application> cannot read or import. For contacts, + you may have to email them to yourself and import them that + way. For email, there is a simpler workaround: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> <listitem> @@ -356,8 +385,8 @@ <listitem> <para> Use the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> import - tool to import the files. Read the FAQ at the Ximian - website for more information. + tool to import the files. There's more information about + why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> @@ -456,7 +485,7 @@ <para> <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Search Tools</guilabel> + <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel> </para> <para> @@ -484,7 +513,7 @@ <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton></term> + <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton>:</term> <listitem> <para> Start your day here. The Ximian Evolution @@ -498,7 +527,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term> + <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton>:</term> <listitem> <para> Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start @@ -510,7 +539,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term> + <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton>:</term> <listitem> <para> The Calendar can store your appointments and task lists @@ -521,7 +550,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton></term> + <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton>:</term> <listitem> <para> A full-size view of your calendar's task pad. @@ -530,11 +559,11 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term> + <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton>:</term> <listitem> <para> - The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, - and contact information. Like calendar information, + The Addressbook holds contacts, with address, phone, and + other personal information. Like calendar information, contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a network. </para> @@ -569,7 +598,7 @@ <application>Ximian 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 + 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, of course, is the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, a customizable summary of your @@ -637,12 +666,11 @@ <title>Navigating without the Folder Bar or the Shortcut 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. + around the main window. You can use the <keycap>Tab</keycap> + key 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> @@ -764,7 +792,7 @@ <para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu></term> + <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu>:</term> <listitem><para> Anything related to a file or to the operations of the application generally falls under this @@ -773,7 +801,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu></term> + <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>:</term> <listitem><para> The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu holds useful tools that help you edit text and move it around. @@ -781,7 +809,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term> + <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu>:</term> <listitem><para> This menu lets you decide how <application>Ximian Evolution</application> should look. Some of the features control the appearance of @@ -791,17 +819,17 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu></term> + <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 + 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> + <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>:</term> <listitem><para> Tools for configuring, changing, and setting up preferences go here. For mail, that means things like @@ -814,7 +842,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu></term> + <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu>:</term> <listitem><para> Select among these items to open the <application>Help Browser</application> @@ -845,9 +873,47 @@ </para> <para> - FIXME: Insert picture of the Summary and labels here. +<figure> + <title>The Evolution Summary</title> + +<screenshot> +<graphic format="png" fileref="figures/summary" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> +</screenshot> +</figure> </para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Weather Summary</guilabel> +</para> +<para> +Shows you the latest weather updates from hundreds of cities around the world. +</para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>News Feeds</guilabel> +</para> +<para> +Displays up to the minute news from your favorite websites. +</para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Mail Summary</guilabel> +</para> +<para> +Shows you how many email messages you have in your selected folders, waiting to be read. +</para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-4" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Calendar Summary</guilabel> +</para> +<para> +Shows you your calendar. +</para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Tasks</guilabel> +</para> +<para> +Shows your pending tasks +</para> + + <para> To add additional services to your Summary, or to edit the existing services, select @@ -883,8 +949,8 @@ It supports multiple mail sources, including <glossterm linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, local - <filename>mbox</filename> and - <filename>mh</filename> files. + <filename>mbox</filename> and <filename>mh</filename> + spools and files created by other mail programs. <!-- NOT FOR 1.0, but maybe later and even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't @@ -940,11 +1006,11 @@ <para> <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" - format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> + format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Message List</guilabel> </para> <para> - The <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> displays all the emails + The <guilabel>Message List</guilabel> displays all the emails that you have. This includes all your read, unread, and email that is flagged to be deleted. </para> @@ -955,9 +1021,13 @@ message in the <interface>message list</interface> to have it open in a new window. To change the sizes of a pane, just click and hold on the divider between the two panes. Then you can drag - up and down to select the size of the panes. Just like with - folders, you can right-click on messages in the message list and - get a menu of possible actions. + up and down to select the size of the panes. + +</para> +<para> Just like with folders, you can right-click on messages in the + message list and get a menu of possible actions: you can move, + delete, or undelete them, and create filters or vFolders based + on them. </para> <para> Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are @@ -1048,16 +1118,14 @@ <sect2 id="basics-contacts"> <title>Introducing the Address Book</title> <para> - The <application>Ximian Evolution</application> address book can - handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or - Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to change an - actual paper book. <application>Ximian Evolution</application> also - allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports the <glossterm - linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directory protocol, you can - use it with almost any type of existing directory server on - your network. + The <application>Ximian Evolution</application> address book + can handle all of the functions of an address book, phone + book, or Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update + <application>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to + change an actual paper book. <application>Ximian + Evolution</application> also allows easy synchronization with + hand-held devices and functions with <glossterm + linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directories on a network. </para> <para> Another advantage of the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> |