From f4f267580923e9cee563b151edb18edd7996b45e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:05:03 +0000 Subject: Altered category addition stuff, plus suggestions from Kevin. 2000-07-18 Aaron Weber * C/usage-contact.sgml: Altered category addition stuff, plus suggestions from Kevin. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added ldap and signature definitions (from Kevin). * C/usage-mail.sgml: Move to variablelists from itemizedlists. 2000-07-14 Aaron Weber * C/usage-contact.sgml: moved to variablelists from itemizedlists * C/usage-calendar.sgml: moved to variablelists from itemizedlists svn path=/trunk/; revision=4210 --- doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 22 +++++ doc/C/preface.sgml | 89 +++++++++----------- doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 137 ++++++++++++++++++------------- doc/C/usage-contact.sgml | 60 +++++++++----- doc/C/usage-mail.sgml | 200 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- help/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 22 +++++ help/C/preface.sgml | 89 +++++++++----------- help/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 137 ++++++++++++++++++------------- help/C/usage-contact.sgml | 60 +++++++++----- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 200 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 10 files changed, 590 insertions(+), 426 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml index 4ecc33d03b..e660a0c798 100644 --- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -169,6 +169,16 @@ + + LDAP + + + LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a large database + of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an alternative to a physical + phone book. + + + Mail Client @@ -230,6 +240,18 @@ + + Signature + + + Signatures allow a user to specify a message to place at the bottom of + every email sent. A signature can be anything from a favorite quote to + a link to a webpage. + + + + + Spam diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml index f8c74c67d2..60e973a188 100644 --- a/doc/C/preface.sgml +++ b/doc/C/preface.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Introduction @@ -6,84 +6,73 @@
What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me? - The idea of evolution as a process of improvement and - development is a strong influence on the developers at Helix - Code. We named our groupware suite - "Evolution" because we knew that it would be able to survive - in the wilderness of the software marketplace for one reason: - it's better. + The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and + development." The GNOME application + Evolution is meant to be a more + evolved groupware program, and an + integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. - Evolution is a suite of groupware - applications within the GNOME desktop environment that you can - use to send, receive, and organize email, manage address and - other contact information, and maintain a calendar. It - enables you to do those things on one or several computers, - connected directly or over a network, for one person or for - large groups. Evolution can handle - almost all your communications tasks with the power and - flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment. + Evolution is a suite of tools to + help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive, + and organize email, manage address and other contact + information, and maintain a calendar. It enables you to do + those things on one or several computers, connected directly + or over a network, for one person or for large groups. + Evolution can handle almost all + your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of + the GNOME desktop environment. - We built Evolution with three groups of - people in mind: everyday users, system administrators, and - developers. + The developers of Evolution had + four major goals for their project: - For everyday users, we made - Evolution easy to use without - sacrificing power. We made the interface familiar and - intuitive, but also allowed users to customize it to - their liking. We made the setup and configuration as - easy as possible. For any confusion, we wrote a - comprehensive manual and help system. + The application must be both powerful and easy + to use. That means a familiar and intuitive + interface that users could customize to their liking, and + the development of shortcuts for complex tasks. - For administrators, we made sure - Evolution met and and - exceeded the standards set by currently available - groupware products, and we developed support for most - major network protocols so that it can integrate - seamlessly with existing hardware and network - environments. All of our efforts have made - Evolution both easy to use - and easy to support. + Evolution must meet and + exceed the standards set by other groupware products. + It must include support for most major network protocols + so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing + hardware and network environments. - For developers, we built in - support for open standards and protocols to turn - Evolution into an advanced - development platform. From the simplest scripting to - the most complex network and component programming, - Evolution offers developers - the ideal environment for cutting-edge application - development. + The project must support open standards and protocols + to turn Evolution into an + advanced development platform. From the simplest + scripting to the most complex network and component + programming, Evolution + needed to offer developers an environment for + cutting-edge application development. - For all three groups, we did our best to ensure the - safety of data. + Data must be safe: Evolution + must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files. - In action, Evolution makes most - daily tasks faster, because we built it to work with you - instead of against you. For example, it takes only one or two + Evolution is designed to make most + daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment. Evolution makes displays faster and more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is - lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate - advanced features like vFolders, which let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail folders. diff --git a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 962cdf2fac..56e5a4e65e 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ + - The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire @@ -92,37 +90,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. You can have as many as four different Alarms, any time prior to the event you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each type: - - - - Display means a window will pop up on - your screen to remind you of your event. - - - - - Click Audio to have your deliver a - sound alarm. - - - - - Select Program if you would like - some additional application to run as a reminder. You - can enter its name in the text field, or find it with - the Browse button. - - - - - - If you select Mail, then - Evolution will send an email - reminder to the address you enter into the text field. - - - - + + + Display + + + A window will pop up on your screen to remind you of + your event. + + + + + Audio + + + Choose this to have your deliver a sound alarm. + + + + + Program + + + Select this if you would like some additional application + to run as a reminder. You can enter its name in the + text field, or find it with the + Browse button. + + + + + Mail + + + Evolution will send an + email reminder to the address you enter into the text + field. + + + + + Classification is a little more @@ -216,34 +224,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. To record a new task, click the Add button below the list. Evolution will pop up a small window with five items in it: - - - - Summary:The description you enter - here will appear in the To Do list itself. + + + + Summary: + + + The description you enter here will appear in the To Do + list itself. - - - - - Due Date: Decide when this item is + + + + + Due Date: + + + Decide when this item is due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from the Calendar and time drop-down menus. - - - - - Priority:Select a level of importance from 1 to 9. - - - - - Item Comments:If you wish, you can - keep a more detailed description of the item here. - - - + + + + Priority: + + + Select a level of importance from 1 (most important) to 9 + (least important). + + + + + Item Comments: + + + If you wish, you can keep a more detailed description of + the item here. + + + + Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary diff --git a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml index 65af93e000..30729f96ab 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ The toolbar for the address book is quite simple: - Press New for a new contact. @@ -162,26 +161,37 @@ You can enter a name into the Full Name field, or you can click the button to bring up a small dialog box with a few text boxes: - - - Title:Enter an honorific or select one from the menu. - - - First:The person's first, or given, name. + + + Title: + + Enter an honorific or select one from the menu. + + + + First: + The person's first, or given, name. - - - Middle:The middle name or initial, if any, goes here. - - - - Last:The last name (surname, family name), belongs here. + + + Middle: + + The middle name or initial, if any, goes here. + + + + Last: + + The last name (the surname, or family name), belongs here. - + + + Suffix: - Suffix:Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here. + Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here. - + + @@ -340,8 +350,7 @@ card in the "Business" category, because he works with me, the "Friends" category, because he's also my friend, and the "Frequent" category, because I call him all the time - and can never remember his phone number. - + and can never remember his phone number. To mark a card as belonging to a category, click the Categories button at the lower @@ -355,10 +364,21 @@ If the master list of categories don't suit you, you can add your own. Just enter the new category's name in the - text box, then click Categoriese and + text box, then click Categories and choose Add to Master List in the window that appears. (FIXME: This isn't quite accurate.) + + + Another way to use Categories + + You can categorize contacts by typing the category + names into the Categories + field. You can also create new categories that way: + just type in a category name, and it counts as a + category. + + diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml index 656fdb9a44..88b7db86eb 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - @@ -399,12 +399,13 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> The icons in the toolbar are explained in tool-tips, which appear when you hold your mouse over the buttons. The buttons fall into four categories: - + + + Headers and lists - Headers and lists: Choose - Normal for your default text - style, or Header 1 through + Choose Normal for your default + text style, or Header 1 through Header 6 for varying sizes of header. You can also select pre for preformatted text @@ -412,19 +413,25 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> Item. - + + + Text style - Text style: B is for bold text, - I for italics, - U for an underline, and - S for a strikethrough. - + + B is for bold text + I for italics + U to underline + S for a strikethrough. + + - + + + Alignment - Alignment: Located next to the text style buttons, + Located next to the text style buttons, these three paragraph icons should be familiar to users of most word processing software. The leftmost button will make your text left-justified, @@ -432,15 +439,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> button, right-justified. + + + Indentation rules - Indentation rules: The button with the arrow - pointing left will reduce a paragraph's indentation, - and the right arrow will increase its indentation. + The button with the arrow pointing left will reduce + a paragraph's indentation, and the right arrow will + increase its indentation. - + + There are two tools that you can find only in the @@ -663,49 +674,57 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> To start searching, enter a word or phrase in the text area right below the toolbar, and choose a search type: - - - - Body or subject contains: This - will search message subjects and the messages - themselves for the word or phrase you've entered in - the search field. - - - - - - Body contains: This will search - only in message text, not the subject lines. - - - - - - Subject contains: This will - show you messages where the search text is in the - subject line. It will not search in the message body. - - - + + + Body or subject contains: - - Body does not contain: This - finds every email message that does not have the - search text in the message body. It will still show - messages that have the search text in the subject - line, if it is not also in the body. - - - - - - Subject does not contain:This - finds every mail whose subject does not - contain the search text. - - - + + This will search message subjects and the messages + themselves for the word or phrase you've entered in + the search field. + + + + + Body contains: + + + This will search only in message text, not the subject + lines. + + + + + Subject contains: + + + This will show you messages where the search text is + in the subject line. It will not search in the + message body. + + + + + Body does not contain: + + + This finds every email message that does not have the + search text in the message body. It will still show + messages that have the search text in the subject + line, if it is not also in the body. + + + + + Subject does not contain: + + + This finds every mail whose subject does not contain + the search text. + + + + Then, press Enter. Evolution will show your search @@ -901,37 +920,48 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> You'll be prompted to create a filtering rule. To do so, select one of the base rules, and click Next to customize it. Your options are: - - - - For matching messages: you may select one or more - search criteria; the vFolder you create will - contain messages that match all of - them. + + + For matching messages: + + + You may select one or more search criteria; the + vFolder you create will contain messages that match + all of them. - - - - Messages from a certain person: you enter an email - address, and the vFolder will contain any messages - from that address. + + + + Messages from a certain person: + + + Enter an email address, and the vFolder will contain + any messages from that address. - - - Messages to a certain address: any messages sent - directly to this address will be in the vFolder you create. + + + Messages to a certain address: + + + Any messages sent directly to this address will be in + the vFolder you create. - - - - Messages with a given subject: enter a subject, - and the vFolder will contain messages with that - subject. + + + + Messages with a given subject: + + + Enter a subject, and the vFolder will contain messages + with that subject. - - - as is shown in + + + + + as is shown in
Selecting a vFolder Rule diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index 4ecc33d03b..e660a0c798 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -169,6 +169,16 @@ + + LDAP + + + LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a large database + of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an alternative to a physical + phone book. + + + Mail Client @@ -230,6 +240,18 @@ + + Signature + + + Signatures allow a user to specify a message to place at the bottom of + every email sent. A signature can be anything from a favorite quote to + a link to a webpage. + + + + + Spam diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index f8c74c67d2..60e973a188 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Introduction @@ -6,84 +6,73 @@
What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me? - The idea of evolution as a process of improvement and - development is a strong influence on the developers at Helix - Code. We named our groupware suite - "Evolution" because we knew that it would be able to survive - in the wilderness of the software marketplace for one reason: - it's better. + The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and + development." The GNOME application + Evolution is meant to be a more + evolved groupware program, and an + integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. - Evolution is a suite of groupware - applications within the GNOME desktop environment that you can - use to send, receive, and organize email, manage address and - other contact information, and maintain a calendar. It - enables you to do those things on one or several computers, - connected directly or over a network, for one person or for - large groups. Evolution can handle - almost all your communications tasks with the power and - flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment. + Evolution is a suite of tools to + help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive, + and organize email, manage address and other contact + information, and maintain a calendar. It enables you to do + those things on one or several computers, connected directly + or over a network, for one person or for large groups. + Evolution can handle almost all + your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of + the GNOME desktop environment. - We built Evolution with three groups of - people in mind: everyday users, system administrators, and - developers. + The developers of Evolution had + four major goals for their project: - For everyday users, we made - Evolution easy to use without - sacrificing power. We made the interface familiar and - intuitive, but also allowed users to customize it to - their liking. We made the setup and configuration as - easy as possible. For any confusion, we wrote a - comprehensive manual and help system. + The application must be both powerful and easy + to use. That means a familiar and intuitive + interface that users could customize to their liking, and + the development of shortcuts for complex tasks. - For administrators, we made sure - Evolution met and and - exceeded the standards set by currently available - groupware products, and we developed support for most - major network protocols so that it can integrate - seamlessly with existing hardware and network - environments. All of our efforts have made - Evolution both easy to use - and easy to support. + Evolution must meet and + exceed the standards set by other groupware products. + It must include support for most major network protocols + so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing + hardware and network environments. - For developers, we built in - support for open standards and protocols to turn - Evolution into an advanced - development platform. From the simplest scripting to - the most complex network and component programming, - Evolution offers developers - the ideal environment for cutting-edge application - development. + The project must support open standards and protocols + to turn Evolution into an + advanced development platform. From the simplest + scripting to the most complex network and component + programming, Evolution + needed to offer developers an environment for + cutting-edge application development. - For all three groups, we did our best to ensure the - safety of data. + Data must be safe: Evolution + must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files. - In action, Evolution makes most - daily tasks faster, because we built it to work with you - instead of against you. For example, it takes only one or two + Evolution is designed to make most + daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment. Evolution makes displays faster and more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is - lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate - advanced features like vFolders, which let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail folders. diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 962cdf2fac..56e5a4e65e 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ + - The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire @@ -92,37 +90,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. You can have as many as four different Alarms, any time prior to the event you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each type: - - - - Display means a window will pop up on - your screen to remind you of your event. - - - - - Click Audio to have your deliver a - sound alarm. - - - - - Select Program if you would like - some additional application to run as a reminder. You - can enter its name in the text field, or find it with - the Browse button. - - - - - - If you select Mail, then - Evolution will send an email - reminder to the address you enter into the text field. - - - - + + + Display + + + A window will pop up on your screen to remind you of + your event. + + + + + Audio + + + Choose this to have your deliver a sound alarm. + + + + + Program + + + Select this if you would like some additional application + to run as a reminder. You can enter its name in the + text field, or find it with the + Browse button. + + + + + Mail + + + Evolution will send an + email reminder to the address you enter into the text + field. + + + + + Classification is a little more @@ -216,34 +224,47 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. To record a new task, click the Add button below the list. Evolution will pop up a small window with five items in it: - - - - Summary:The description you enter - here will appear in the To Do list itself. + + + + Summary: + + + The description you enter here will appear in the To Do + list itself. - - - - - Due Date: Decide when this item is + + + + + Due Date: + + + Decide when this item is due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from the Calendar and time drop-down menus. - - - - - Priority:Select a level of importance from 1 to 9. - - - - - Item Comments:If you wish, you can - keep a more detailed description of the item here. - - - + + + + Priority: + + + Select a level of importance from 1 (most important) to 9 + (least important). + + + + + Item Comments: + + + If you wish, you can keep a more detailed description of + the item here. + + + + Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index 65af93e000..30729f96ab 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ The toolbar for the address book is quite simple: - Press New for a new contact. @@ -162,26 +161,37 @@ You can enter a name into the Full Name field, or you can click the button to bring up a small dialog box with a few text boxes: - - - Title:Enter an honorific or select one from the menu. - - - First:The person's first, or given, name. + + + Title: + + Enter an honorific or select one from the menu. + + + + First: + The person's first, or given, name. - - - Middle:The middle name or initial, if any, goes here. - - - - Last:The last name (surname, family name), belongs here. + + + Middle: + + The middle name or initial, if any, goes here. + + + + Last: + + The last name (the surname, or family name), belongs here. - + + + Suffix: - Suffix:Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here. + Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here. - + + @@ -340,8 +350,7 @@ card in the "Business" category, because he works with me, the "Friends" category, because he's also my friend, and the "Frequent" category, because I call him all the time - and can never remember his phone number. - + and can never remember his phone number. To mark a card as belonging to a category, click the Categories button at the lower @@ -355,10 +364,21 @@ If the master list of categories don't suit you, you can add your own. Just enter the new category's name in the - text box, then click Categoriese and + text box, then click Categories and choose Add to Master List in the window that appears. (FIXME: This isn't quite accurate.) + + + Another way to use Categories + + You can categorize contacts by typing the category + names into the Categories + field. You can also create new categories that way: + just type in a category name, and it counts as a + category. + + diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 656fdb9a44..88b7db86eb 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - @@ -399,12 +399,13 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> The icons in the toolbar are explained in tool-tips, which appear when you hold your mouse over the buttons. The buttons fall into four categories: - + + + Headers and lists - Headers and lists: Choose - Normal for your default text - style, or Header 1 through + Choose Normal for your default + text style, or Header 1 through Header 6 for varying sizes of header. You can also select pre for preformatted text @@ -412,19 +413,25 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> Item. - + + + Text style - Text style: B is for bold text, - I for italics, - U for an underline, and - S for a strikethrough. - + + B is for bold text + I for italics + U to underline + S for a strikethrough. + + - + + + Alignment - Alignment: Located next to the text style buttons, + Located next to the text style buttons, these three paragraph icons should be familiar to users of most word processing software. The leftmost button will make your text left-justified, @@ -432,15 +439,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> button, right-justified. + + + Indentation rules - Indentation rules: The button with the arrow - pointing left will reduce a paragraph's indentation, - and the right arrow will increase its indentation. + The button with the arrow pointing left will reduce + a paragraph's indentation, and the right arrow will + increase its indentation. - + + There are two tools that you can find only in the @@ -663,49 +674,57 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> To start searching, enter a word or phrase in the text area right below the toolbar, and choose a search type: - - - - Body or subject contains: This - will search message subjects and the messages - themselves for the word or phrase you've entered in - the search field. - - - - - - Body contains: This will search - only in message text, not the subject lines. - - - - - - Subject contains: This will - show you messages where the search text is in the - subject line. It will not search in the message body. - - - + + + Body or subject contains: - - Body does not contain: This - finds every email message that does not have the - search text in the message body. It will still show - messages that have the search text in the subject - line, if it is not also in the body. - - - - - - Subject does not contain:This - finds every mail whose subject does not - contain the search text. - - - + + This will search message subjects and the messages + themselves for the word or phrase you've entered in + the search field. + + + + + Body contains: + + + This will search only in message text, not the subject + lines. + + + + + Subject contains: + + + This will show you messages where the search text is + in the subject line. It will not search in the + message body. + + + + + Body does not contain: + + + This finds every email message that does not have the + search text in the message body. It will still show + messages that have the search text in the subject + line, if it is not also in the body. + + + + + Subject does not contain: + + + This finds every mail whose subject does not contain + the search text. + + + + Then, press Enter. Evolution will show your search @@ -901,37 +920,48 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> You'll be prompted to create a filtering rule. To do so, select one of the base rules, and click Next to customize it. Your options are: - - - - For matching messages: you may select one or more - search criteria; the vFolder you create will - contain messages that match all of - them. + + + For matching messages: + + + You may select one or more search criteria; the + vFolder you create will contain messages that match + all of them. - - - - Messages from a certain person: you enter an email - address, and the vFolder will contain any messages - from that address. + + + + Messages from a certain person: + + + Enter an email address, and the vFolder will contain + any messages from that address. - - - Messages to a certain address: any messages sent - directly to this address will be in the vFolder you create. + + + Messages to a certain address: + + + Any messages sent directly to this address will be in + the vFolder you create. - - - - Messages with a given subject: enter a subject, - and the vFolder will contain messages with that - subject. + + + + Messages with a given subject: + + + Enter a subject, and the vFolder will contain messages + with that subject. - - - as is shown in + + + + + as is shown in
Selecting a vFolder Rule -- cgit