From 1fded84daab0f23476a3c3cca4cb3cf188d217c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bharath Acharya Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:22:34 +0000 Subject: Patch from PC Radhika 2008-09-16 Bharath Acharya Patch from PC Radhika * C/evolution.xml: Updated doc changes for 2.24 svn path=/trunk/; revision=36340 --- help/C/evolution.xml | 399 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- help/C/figures/evo_customheader.png | Bin 0 -> 40606 bytes help/C/figures/evo_googlecontacts.png | Bin 0 -> 21634 bytes help/C/figures/evo_mailnotification.png | Bin 0 -> 48813 bytes help/C/figures/mailer_preferences.png | Bin 61345 -> 58229 bytes help/C/figures/network_pref.png | Bin 0 -> 50015 bytes 6 files changed, 381 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) create mode 100644 help/C/figures/evo_customheader.png create mode 100644 help/C/figures/evo_googlecontacts.png create mode 100644 help/C/figures/evo_mailnotification.png create mode 100644 help/C/figures/network_pref.png (limited to 'help/C') diff --git a/help/C/evolution.xml b/help/C/evolution.xml index 0cc18b54ba..c1d5431038 100644 --- a/help/C/evolution.xml +++ b/help/C/evolution.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [ - + @@ -1113,6 +1113,9 @@ Composing New Email Messages + + Templates + Sending Invitations by Mail @@ -1173,9 +1176,70 @@
New Mail Notification - Evolution notifies you of new email. When you receive a new mail in your inbox, a blinking icon appears on the Switcher. + Evolution can notify you of new messages. When you receive a new message in your inbox, a blinking icon appears on the Switcher. + You can also view a blinking icon in the notification area that disappears when you open the new message. Mouse over the icon to view the notification message. - You can also see a blinking icon in the notification area that disappears when you open the new email. You can keep the mouse over the icon to view the notification message. + To enable this feature, select Edit > Plugins, then select the Mail Notification check box. You can configure the plugin by specifing the following in the Plugin Manager. + + + Notify new messages for Inbox only: + Select this option to restrict the mail notification to Inbox. With this option enabled, you are notified of each new message arrival in the Inbox. + + + Generate D-Bus message: + D-Bus is a fast, lightweight message bus system that allows applications to communicate with each other. Select this option to generate a D-Bus message on the session bus whenever a new message arrives. + + + Show icon in the notification area: + Select this option to display a new mail icon in the notification area when a new message arrives. You have two options to select from: + + + + + Blinking icon in the notification area: + Select this option to make the new mail icon blink in the notification area on arrival of a new message. + + + + + Popup message together with the icon: + Select this option to make the new message pop up along with the new mail icon. + + + + + Play sound when new messages arrive: + You have two options to select from: + + + + + Beep: + Select this option to play a beep sound on the arrival of a new message. + + + + + Play sound file: + Select this option to play a sound file of your choice on the arrival of a new message. + + + + To specify the sound file you want to play: + + + Click None to open the Select Sound File browser window. + + + Browse to find the sound file of your choice. + + + Click Open to select the sound file. + + + Click Play to confirm the selection. + +
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+ Custom Header + To enable the Custom Header plugin: + Select Edit > Plugins. + Then select Custom Header. You can configure custom headers to set sensitivity and caveats to the outgoing messages. + + In the Plugin Manager, select the Configuration tab to customize your header fields. You can add, edit, or remove the header fields. For every header field you add, you can specify the keys and values. The key is used as the title of the Custom Header. You can enter multiple values for the keys. You must use a semicolon to separate every value you enter. + + + Select New > Mail Message or Shift+Ctrl+M to open a Compose Message window. + + + Select Insert > Custom Header to open the Email Custom Header window. + + In the Email Custom Header window, you can view all the header fields and values you add. + + + Set the values for the header fields by using the respective drop-down list. + + + Click OK. + + +
Sending Composed Messages Later Evolution normally sends mail as soon as you click Send. However, can save a message to be sent later: @@ -1972,6 +2060,107 @@
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+ Templates + A message template is a standard message that you can use at any time to send mail with the same pattern. Evolution allows you to create and edit message templates. + + + Creating a Message Template from an Existing Message + + + Saving a New Message as a Template + + + Using a Message Template as a Reply + + + Configuring Message Templates + + + To enable the Message Template Plugin: + + + Select Edit > Plugins, then select Templates. + + + +
+ Creating a Message Template from an Existing Message + + + Select the message. + + + Right-click > Move to folder / Copy to folder. + + + Select the Template local folder. + + + You can also edit an existing message and save it as a template. + + + Open the message and click Reply. + + + Edit the message body or the addresses according to your requirements. + + + Select File > Save as Template. + + +
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+ Saving a New Message as a Template + + + Click New and enter the information in the New Message window, according to your requirements. + + + Select File > Save as Template. + + +
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+ Using a Message Template as a Reply + + + Right-click the message you are replying to, then click Templates. + This option lists all the message templates in the Template folder. + + + Select Open the message template of your choice and make changes if required. + + + Click Send. + When you select a message template for replying, the subject of the reply is preserved. + + +
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+ Configuring Message Templates + In the Plugin Manager, select the Configuration tab to customize your message templates. You can add, edit or remove the key-value pairs. You can specify any number of key-value pairs. + In any template, the occurrence of every $key is replaced by the value it has in the configuration. For example, if you set the key to Manager and the value to Harry, any occurrence of $Manager is replaced by Harry in the message. + Assume that you have 1000 message templates with your current manager's name has a reference in them. When the current manager is replaced by a new one, it's not easy for you to manually replace the manager's name in all the 1000 messages. If the messages have a $Manager key value, you can reset the value in the Configuration tab of this plugin. + By default, the entire environment variables are used as a key-value pair. An occurrence of $env_variable is replaced by the value it carries. For example, an occurrence of $PATH in your template is replaced by its value when the template is used. + The replacement process uses the following order of precedence: + + + $key is replaced by the value set for it in the Configuration tab of the Templates plugin. + + + If the key is not found, it is then replaced with the value of its environment variable. + + + If key is neither a configuration option nor an environment variable, no changes are made. + + +
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Sending Invitations by Mail If you create an event in the calendar component, you can then send invitations to the attendee list through the Evolution email tool. The invitation card is sent as an attachment in iCal format. @@ -2390,7 +2579,7 @@ To sort messages, perform the following procedure: - Right click message header bar. + Right-click message header bar. Click Sort by to get a list of options. @@ -3252,8 +3441,65 @@
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+ Google Contacts + Evolution allows you to access your Google Address Book. You can view the Google contacts offline and create, modify and delete the contacts online. + To configure your Google Address Book in Evolution contacts: + + + Select File > New > Address book to open the New Address Book window. + + + + + Select Google from the Type drop-down list. + + + Specify a name for the address book. + + + Select or deselect the following options and provide the username for the Google account: + + + + Mark as default address book: + Select this option to make the Google address book as your default address book. + + + + + Copy book content locally for offline operations: + Select this option to copy the address book to your machine so you can access the contacts even when you are not connected to the network. + + + + + Username: + Specify the username of your Google account. + + + + + Use SSL: + Select Use SSL to enable a secure connection between Evolution and the server + + + + + Refresh: + Set the time to automatically refresh the Google address book. + + + + + + Click OK. + + +
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+ Network Preferences + This interface lets you configure your network proxy settings. + + Use the following four options to configure the proxy settings: + + Use system defaults: + Select this option to use the system wide proxy settings configured through Control Center > Network Proxies in GNOME. When this option is selected, Evolution uses the proxy settings in the /system/http_proxy and /system/proxy/gconf keys. + + + If these keys do not reflect the settings configured through Control Center > Network Proxies, Evolution does not work with the proxy and you must either update these gconf keys or choose Manual proxy configuration. + + + Direct connection to the Internet: + Select this option to connect directly to the internet. + + + Manual proxy configuration: + This option helps you costomize proxy settings regardless of the desktop you use. Specify hosts and ports for HTTP and optionally for other protocols. In the No Proxy Domain field, specify that comma-separated domain names do not go through the configured proxy server. You can specify patterns like *.example.com or .example.com in the No Proxy Domain list. Specify a username and password, and if the proxy server requires authentication, select Use Authentication to enable the username and password fields. The customized proxy settings are as follows: + + + + + + + + + Proxy Configuration Settings + + + Description + + + + + + + HTTP Proxy + + + The machine name to proxy HTTP through. + + + + + Port + + + The port for the machine defined by the HTTP Proxy field that you proxy through. + + + + + Secure HTTP Proxy + + + The machine name to proxy secure HTTP through. + + + + + Port + + + The port for the machine defined by the Secure HTTP Proxy port field. + + + + + SOCKS Host + + + The machine name to proxy SOCKS through. + + + + + Port + + + The port for the machine defined by the SOCKS host. + + + + + No proxy domain + + + This key contains a list of hosts which are connected to directly, rather than via the proxy (if it is active). The values can be hostnames, domains (using an initial wildcard like *.example.com), IP host addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6) and network addresses with a netmask similar to 192.168.0.0/24. + + + + + Use authentication + + + If this option is enabled, it uses authentication to connect via the proxy server. + + + + + Username + + + Username used to authenticate when performing an HTTP proxying. + + + + + Password + + + Password used to authenticate when performing an HTTP proxying. + + + + + + + Automatic proxy configuration URL: + Specify the automatic proxy configuration URL for Evolution to use in the autoconfig script to configure the proxy. + +
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Certificates Evolution allows you to add certificates for yourself as well as for contacts. This allows you to communicate with others securely over an encrypted connection, or sign a message confirming your identity to the contact. These settings only apply to S/MIME encryption. @@ -7000,7 +7363,7 @@ Creating a New Email Message: - Click File > New > Mail Message or Shift+Ctrl+M. + Select File > New > Mail Message or Shift+Ctrl+M. Creating a New Appointment: diff --git a/help/C/figures/evo_customheader.png b/help/C/figures/evo_customheader.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..670574cb05 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/C/figures/evo_customheader.png differ diff --git a/help/C/figures/evo_googlecontacts.png b/help/C/figures/evo_googlecontacts.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b0ea78de9b Binary files /dev/null and b/help/C/figures/evo_googlecontacts.png differ diff --git a/help/C/figures/evo_mailnotification.png b/help/C/figures/evo_mailnotification.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cda8c7a4bc Binary files /dev/null and b/help/C/figures/evo_mailnotification.png differ diff --git a/help/C/figures/mailer_preferences.png b/help/C/figures/mailer_preferences.png index 6bbd2b3c73..52c952b8c8 100644 Binary files a/help/C/figures/mailer_preferences.png and b/help/C/figures/mailer_preferences.png differ diff --git a/help/C/figures/network_pref.png b/help/C/figures/network_pref.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d2ee717924 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/C/figures/network_pref.png differ -- cgit