From 722a05828e68522a639a04ae0b13855e6b70820b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:25:04 +0000 Subject: Redid "soft" intro stuff, worked on mail a little. minor commit. 2000-09-07 Aaron Weber * C/preface.sgml: Redid "soft" intro stuff, worked on mail a little. minor commit. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5234 --- doc/C/preface.sgml | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------ doc/C/usage-mail.sgml | 2 +- 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/C') diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml index f456be0e22..26a8006184 100644 --- a/doc/C/preface.sgml +++ b/doc/C/preface.sgml @@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me? - 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. + Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible; + it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be + informed. + Evolution's goal is to make the + tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving information + easier, so you can work and cooperate with others. That is, + it's a more evolved groupware program, + and an integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. - As part of the GNOME project, + Because it's part of the GNOME project, Evolution is free software. The program and its source code are released under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL), and the documentation falls @@ -39,15 +42,14 @@ - 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 help you work in a + group, by handling email, address and other contact + information, and one or more calendars. It can do that 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. + your communications and information management tasks with the + power and flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment. The developers of Evolution had @@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ - The application must be both powerful and easy + 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. @@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ This book is divided into two parts, with several - appendicies. The first part is a guided + appendices. The first part is a guided tour— it will explain how to use Evolution. If you are new to Evolution or to groupware in @@ -170,8 +172,8 @@ Quick Reference for Common Tasks You might want to get a copy of this section and tape it to - the wall next to your computer: they contain a very short - run-down of most of the things you'll want to do with + the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of + most of the things you'll want to do with Evolution, and pointers to the sections of the book where you'll find more in-depth description of those tasks. diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml index 510fc145d5..1b3cb4a6fc 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ implemented with a stable UI yet, and are described wrong --> long time to download. - + Choosing Recipients If you have created address cards in the contact manager, -- cgit