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<appendix id="menuref">
  <title>Menu Reference</title>
  <para>
    This section will serve as a reference for every capability that
    <application>Evolution</application> has.  When menu items are
    repeated in <application>Evolution</application>, they're repeated
    here too.
  </para>
  <para>
    From left to right, the menus available to you when you are
    reading mail are: <guimenu>File</guimenu>,
    <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>, <guimenu>View</guimenu>,
    <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>, <guimenu>Actions</guimenu>, and
    <guimenu>Help</guimenu>.  The last of these doesn't change, but
    the rest of them have contents that will change depending on
    whether you're looking at mail, contacts, or calendar information.
    In addition, the editor tools for messages, appointments, and
    contacts all have menu bars.

  </para>
  <sect1 id="menuref-universal">
    <title>Menus that are the same everywhere</title>
    <para>
      The <guimenu>File</guimenu> and <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menus in
      the main <application>Evolution</application> window do not
      change, because they refer to universal items.  Other menus have
      contents that change depending on context.
    </para>
   
 <sect2 id="menuref-universal-file">
      <title>File Menu</title>
      <para>
    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guisubmenu>New...</guisubmenu> Submenu</term>
        <listitem><para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem><para>
              <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> &mdash;
               Create a new folder. See <xref 
               linkend="usage-mainwindow-folderbar">
               for more information about folders.
            </para></listitem>
          <listitem><para>
              <guimenuitem>Shortcut</guimenuitem> &mdash;
               Create a new Shortcut in the Shortcut Bar.
            </para></listitem>
          <listitem><para>
              <guimenuitem>Mail Message</guimenuitem> &mdash;
               Compose a new mail message. Covered in
               <xref linkend="usage-mail-getnsend-send">.
            </para></listitem>
          <listitem><para>
              <guimenuitem>Appointment</guimenuitem> &mdash;
               Enter a new appointment in your calendar. See <xref
            linkend="usage-calendar-apts-basic"> for more information.
            </para></listitem>
          <listitem><para>
              <guimenuitem>Task</guimenuitem> &mdash;
               Enter a new to-do item in your taskpad. Covered in 
               <xref linkend="usage-calendar-todo">.
            </para></listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Go to Folder</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
               View the items in a particular folder.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Create New Folder</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
         This item doesn't belong here any more.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Print Message</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
         Print the current message.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
         Quit using <application>Evolution</application>.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
       </para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="menuref-universal-help">
      <title>The Help Menu</title>
      <para>
      <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>Help Index</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             Displays the table of contents for this document.
           </para></listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>Getting Started</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
              A quick look around, and a summary of the things
              <application>Evolution</application> can do for you.
           </para></listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>Using the Mailer</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
              An in-depth tour of <application>Evolution</application> Mail.
           </para></listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>Using the Calendar</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             A step-by-step guide to using the Calendar.
           </para></listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>Using the Contact Manager</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
            Find your way around the Contact Manager.
           </para></listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>Submit Bug Report</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             If you don't report them, they can't fix them.  Select this item to let the 
             developers know what's wrong.
           </para></listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>About Evolution</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
              Displays a window with information about the application and its authors.
              This has the same information as <xref linkend="authors">.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
       </para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>


  <sect1 id="menuref-mail">
    <title>Mail Menus</title>
    <para>
       All the menus for mail. FIXME: this paragraph needs content.
    </para>
   
    <sect2 id="menuref-mail-edit">
      <title>The Edit Menu</title>
      <para>
        This menu is currently empty.
      </para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="menuref-mail-view">
      <title>The View Menu</title>
      <para>
        This menu lets you control the way
        <application>Evolution</application> displays your information
        for you.
        <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Toggle the shortcut bar on and off with this item.             
            </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Show Folder Bar</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
             Toggle the folder bar on and off with this item. 
             See <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow-folderbar"> for 
             more information about the folder bar.             
            </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Threaded Message List</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
               This item controls whether your message list is displayed by thread 
               or by other criteria.  The default order is by date; see
               <xref linkend="usage-mail-listorder"> for information about the
               order of the message list.
            </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
      </para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="menuref-mail-tools">
      <title>The Tools Menu</title>
      <para>
      <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Mail Filters</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
             Edit your mail filters here.  
             See <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">
             for more information about mail filtering.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>vFolder Editor</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Create, edit, and delete vFolders with this tool. 
              To learn about using vFolders with mail, see 
              <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Mail Configuration</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
             This is a poorly named tool.  You can set your identity, 
             and everything else related to your mail account, here.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Forget Passwords</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
             Although it's really an Action (FIXME), this item will cause 
             <application>Evolution</application> to forget what your
             password is.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Configure Folder</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Another FIXME item, this allows you to set the file format
              in which <application>Evolution</application> stores mail.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
       </para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="menuref-mail-actions">
      <title>The Actions Menu</title>
      <para>
          When you select one of the actions from this menu,
          <application>Evolution</application> will do your bidding,
          usually to the item you have selected.
      </para>
      <para>
          The actions you can perform are:
          <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Edit Message</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
          Select a message in the drafts folder before you select this 
          item.  You can only edit a message you have written. FIXME: POOR
          description of BROKEN behavior. 
       </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>View Message</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
           Displays the selected message in a new window.
       </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Mark all Messages Read</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
          <application>Evolution</application> keeps track of which messages 
          you've seen;  When you don't need to read all those messages, select this item.
          You can mark a single message as read by right-clicking it in the message bar.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
                   Emtpies the trash folder, erasing messages permanently. 
                   Once you've done this, don't come crying to me if you
                   want a message back.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
       </para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="menuref-mail-editor">
    <title>The Message Composer Menus</title>
    <para>
      The message composition window has its own set of menus:
      <guimenu>File</guimenu>, which controls operations on files and
      data, <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>, for text editing,
      <guimenu>Format</guimenu>, which controls the file format of
      messages you send, <guimenu>View</guimenu>, to set how you view
      the message, and <guimenu>Insert</guimenu>, which holds tools
      for embedding files and other items in messages.  Here's what's in them:
    </para>
    <sect2 id="menuref-mail-editor-file">
      <title>The Message Composer File Menu</title>
      <para>
        <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>Open</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para>
         Open a text file or a draft mail message.
          </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>Save</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para>
         Save a mail message as a text file.
          </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>Save As</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para> 
        Choose a file name and location for
        a message you want to save as a text file.
          </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>Save in Folder</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para>
         Save a message as a draft, rather than 
         as a seperate text file. (FIXME: should be removed, and 
         functionality subsumed under "Save As").
          </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>Insert Text File</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para>
           Open a text file and insert it into 
           the current message. (FIXME: belongs under "Insert").
          </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      
        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>Send</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para>
          Sends the message immediately.
          </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenu>Close</guimenu></term>
        <listitem><para>
         Closes the message composer.  If you have not done so, 
         <application>Evolution</application>
         will ask you if you want to save your message.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="menuref-mail-editor-edit">
      <title>The Message Composer Edit Menu</title>
      <para>
          The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu in the message composer
          contains the following items.  Keyboard shortcuts are listed
          next to the items in the menus themselves.

        <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
                Undoes the last action you performed.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

          <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
               If you change your mind about Undoing something, 
               you can always use this item.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
                Removes the selected text from the text entry window and 
                retains it in the system "clipboard" memory, ready for pasting.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Copies selected text to the system clipboard without deleting it.
              The text can then be inserted elsewhere with the 
              <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> command.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
                Inserts the contents of the system clipboard at the 
                location of the cursor.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
               Enter a phrase and find your match in your message body.
               As with <guimenuitem>Find Regex</guimenuitem>, 
               <guimenuitem>Find Again</guimenuitem>, and
               <guimenuitem>Replace</guimenuitem>, <application>Evolution</application>
                will offer you the option to search forwards or backwards, and.

        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Find Regex</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
               If you are familiar with regular expressions, often called 
               "regexes," you can search for something more complicated, 
               using wildcards and boolean logic. If you're not familiar with 
               them, there are numerous resources for you on the web.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Find Again</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Repeats your last search.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Replace</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
               Enter a word or phrase and the word or phrase with which you'd like
               to replace it.  
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
               This item brings up the Message Composer Properties Capplet, 
               a portion of the GNOME Control Center that determines the 
               key bindings for the message composer.  Help for this capplet is 
               available directly from the Control Center. (FIXME: Write that help doc too).
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>
      </para>
    </sect2>
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        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>View</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para>
           </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>Insert</guimenu></term>
          <listitem><para>
           </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
      </para>

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  </sect1>
  
<sect1 id="menuref-cal">
    <title>The Calendar Menus</title>
    <para>
      The Main window of the calendar has the same menus as the main
      window of the mail client.  However, their contents vary in a
      number of ways.
    </para>
    <sect2 id="menuref-cal-edit">
      <title>The Calendar Edit Menu</title>
      <para>
         The contents of the Edit menu are currently so borked that I
         refuse to document them right now. (That means FIXME). They
         should be:

         <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Item</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Description
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Item</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Description
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>Item</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
              Description
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="menuref-cal-view">
      <title>The Calendar View Menu</title>
      <para>
        The Calendar's <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu contains the following items:

         <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Toggle the Shortcut Bar on and off with this item.              
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Show Folder Bar</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
             Toggle the folder bar on and off with this item. 
             See <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow-folderbar"> for 
             more information about the folder bar.     
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
          
      <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>View By Day</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             Switch to the day view for your calendar.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>     

      <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>View Five Days</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             View five calendar days at once. 
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>     

      <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>View by Week</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             Switch the calendar view to full week mode.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
  
      <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>View By Month</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             Look at a month at a time.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="menuref-cal-tools">
      <title>The Calendar Tools Menu</title>
      <para>
         This menu is empty.
      </para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="menuref-cal-actions">
      <title>The Calendar Actions Menu</title>
      <para>
         This menu is empty.
      </para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="menuref-cal-editor">
    <title>The Appointment Editor Menus</title>
    <para>
      Kevin might do this section.
    </para>
  </sect1>
  

  <sect1>
    <title>Contact Manager Menus</title>
    <para>
      Insert Content Here (FIXME).
    </para>

    <sect2 id="menuref-contact-edit">
      <title>Contact Manager Edit Menu</title>
      <para>
         This menu is empty.
      </para>
    </sect2>


    <sect2 id="menuref-contact-view">
      <title>Contact Manager Edit Menu</title>
      <para>
        This menu contains the following items:

         <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
              Toggle the Shortcut Bar on and off with this item.              
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><guimenuitem>Show Folder Bar</guimenuitem></term>
        <listitem><para>
             Toggle the folder bar on and off with this item. 
             See <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow-folderbar"> for 
             more information about the folder bar.     
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
          
      <varlistentry>
      <term><guimenuitem>As Table</guimenuitem></term>
      <listitem><para>
             View your contacts as a table.  
             When in table-view mode, this menu item reads 
             <guimenuitem>As Minicards</guimenuitem>, and changes the view
             back to the minicard format.
           </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>     
    </variablelist>      
      </para>
    </sect2>

   <sect2 id="menuref-contact-tools">
      <title>Contact Manager Tools Menu</title>
      <para>
         This menu is empty.
      </para>
    </sect2>



   <sect2 id="menuref-contact-actions">
      <title>Contact Manager Tools Menu</title>
      <para>
         This menu is broken. (FIXME).
      </para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="menuref-contact-editor">
    <title>The Contact Editor Menus</title>
    <para>
      Kevin might do this section.
    </para>
  </sect1>
  

</appendix>