From 4ca6b8bf00f22c1876720d39acb4e8a5b6a0a39c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Breit Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:11:31 +0000 Subject: Slight glossary changes in wording 2001-12-14 Kevin Breit * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Slight glossary changes in wording * C/usage-mail.sgml: Indenting changes, minor reorganization. svn path=/trunk/; revision=15086 --- help/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/apx-gloss.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index 61dc2c6449..60d16e3795 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -1,8 +1,17 @@ + + Glossary + + + Assistant: + + + See druid + + + - Glossary - - + Attachment: @@ -16,7 +25,7 @@ Automatic Indexing: - Pre-sorting procedure that allows + Pre-fetching procedure that allows Evolution to refer to data quickly. It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for data displays. @@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ Conduit: - A synchronization conduit is a small application which controls + A small application which controls the transfer of data between a handheld device and a desktop computer. @@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ Within Evolution, a filter is a method - of sorting mail automatically. You can create filters to perform + of sorting mail automatically when it's downloaded. You can create filters to perform one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide range of criteria. @@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ Groupware is a term describing an application which helps groups of people work together. Typically, a groupware application will have several productivity features built into one program, - including email, calendar, and addressbook tools. + including: email, calendar, and addressbook tools. @@ -172,7 +181,7 @@ Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a - computer instead of using the mouse to do the same action. + computer instead of using the mouse. Hot-keys can speed up computer usage. @@ -194,8 +203,7 @@ Depending upon whom you ask, IMAP stands for the Internet Mail - Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. Whatever it - stands for, it allows access to email which is typically (although + Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. It allows access to email which is typically (although not always) stored remotely on a server rather than on a local hard disk. Often contrasted with POP:. This will not be on the test. @@ -226,17 +234,17 @@ - - Mail Client: - - - A mail client is the application with which a person reads and - sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail - servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from - sender to recipient. - - - + + Mail Client: + + + A mail client is the application with which a person reads and + sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail + servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from + sender to recipient. + + + @@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ Nautilus is the next generation file - manager for GNOME being written by Eazel. + manager for GNOME. @@ -308,7 +316,8 @@ 'soap'". If you searched for that expression, you'd find both "fly in my soup" and "fly in my soap." There's not room here to go into depth, but if you want, have a look at the documentation - for the grep command. + for the grep command by opening a command + line and typing in moan grep. @@ -319,7 +328,9 @@ A program written in an interpreted (rather than compiled) language. Often used as a synonym for "macro," to denote a series - of pre-recorded commands or actions within an application. + of pre-recorded commands or actions within an application. Often + times, accomplish repetitive and tedious tasks, to save the + user time. @@ -354,7 +365,7 @@ In email terms, a signature is a piece of text placed at the end - of every email sent, like a hand-written signature at the bottom + of every email sent, similar to a hand-written signature at the bottom of a written letter. A signature can be anything from a favorite quotation to a link to a web page; courtesy dictates that it be fewer than four lines long. @@ -372,17 +383,17 @@ - - - Tool-Tip: - - - A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse - pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface - element. - - - + + + Tool-Tip: + + + A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse + pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface + element. + + + Virus: @@ -397,18 +408,18 @@ - - vCard: - - - A file format for the exchange of contact information. When you - get an address card attached to an email, it's probably in vCard - format. Not to be confused with vFolder:. - - - - + + vCard: + + + A file format for the exchange of contact information. When you + get an address card attached to an email, it's probably in vCard + format. Not to be confused with vFolder:. + + + + vFolder: -- cgit