From 04865e57d321a7d35e5165e8ec6de8f505ab54de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:02:03 +0000 Subject: Added "quickref and pointers" sections. Props to O'Reilly for the copy of 2000-08-31 Aaron Weber * C/preface.sgml: Added "quickref and pointers" sections. Props to O'Reilly for the copy of Outlook in a Nutshell which gave me the idea. 2000-08-30 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Minor fixes. * C/preface.sgml: Corrected grammar, added glossterms, described menuref. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5136 --- doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml') diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 8a71f2d4f2..370403415d 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ The Main Window: Evolution Basics Start Evolution by selecting - Evolution from the - Applications of the Main Panel - Menu, or by typing evolution at the - command-line. The first time you run the program, it will create - a directory called evolution in your home - directory, where it will keep all your - Evolution-related files. + Main Panel Menu + Applications + Evolution or by typing + evolution at the command line. The first time + you run the program, it will create a directory called + evolution in your home directory, where it + will keep all your Evolution-related + files. After Evolution starts @@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ Take a look at the Evolution Shortcuts - again. They are: + again. The shortcut buttons in that category are: @@ -165,27 +166,40 @@ - If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, or hot - key, you can use those instead. They're shown next - to their equivalent menu items in the menu bar. You can also set - your own hot keys for functions that don't have any; this is - covered in . If you're using the + If you don't like the shortcut bar, you can use keyboard + shortcuts, or hot keys. They're shown + next to their equivalent menu items in the menu bar. You can + also set your own hot keys for functions that don't have any; + this is covered in . If you're using the keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the - shortcut bar by selecting - View Show Shortcut + shortcut bar by selecting + View Show Shortcut Bar . - Two Shortcut Bar Tricks + Shortcut Bar Tricks To remove a shortcut from the shortcut bar, right-click on it - and select Remove. + and select Remove. To add one, + select File + New Evolution Bar + Shortcut . To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in an empoy space on the shortcut bar. From the menu that appears, you can select icon sizes. + + You don't need the folder bar to move between folders. You + can use File Go + to Folder... to move to a + particular foder. It's faster, however, to click on the + Inbox label just below the toolbar, to + the right of the shortcut bar, and select a folder from + there. The Inbox label will change to + reflect your location in the folder tree. + @@ -200,18 +214,21 @@ at the top, and branches downwards. On most computers, there will be three folders at the base. The first one is VFolders, for virtual folders (discussed in - . The next one is - External Directories, for contact - directories stored on a network. The most important one is - probably Local, which you can use to access - all the data that's stored on your computer. If you click on - the plus sign plus sign next to the Local - folder, you'll see the contents: + . After that come + any IMAP mail folders you might have + available to you over your network. The next folder is called + External Directories, and holds + LDAP contact directories stored on a + network. The most important one is probably + Local, which you can use to access all the + data that's stored on your computer. If you click on the plus + sign plus sign next to the Local folder, + you'll see the contents: - Calendar, for appointments and - event listings. + Calendar, for appointments and + event listings. -- cgit