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authorAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2000-05-28 12:05:59 +0800
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added Kevin Breit to author and copyright.
* C/evolution-guide.sgml: added Kevin Breit to author and copyright. * C/apx-authors.sgml: Put app authors in a simplelist. * C/usage-mail.sgml: Removed USAGE-SETUP insertion, added xref to send users to config-setupassist chapter. This and the following changes take setup druid coverage out of usage section and put it in config section. * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Added mail druid coverage from usage-setup.sgml. * C/usage-setup.sgml: Removed file. contents in config-setupassist.sgml. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Removed USAGE-SETUP entity (and file usage-setup.sgml.) svn path=/trunk/; revision=3236
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-rw-r--r--doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml113
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-rw-r--r--doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml87
-rw-r--r--doc/C/usage-setup.sgml126
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14 files changed, 540 insertions, 412 deletions
diff --git a/doc/C/apx-authors.sgml b/doc/C/apx-authors.sgml
index f68b395c9f..7039f6c9c9 100644
--- a/doc/C/apx-authors.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/apx-authors.sgml
@@ -3,30 +3,30 @@
<title>Authors</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> was written by:
-
- Seth Alves: <email>alves@helixcode.com</email>
- Anders Carlsson<email>andersca@helixcode.com</email>
- Damon Chaplin:<email>damon@helixcode.com</email>
- Clifford R. Conover <email>rusty@zootweb.com</email>
- Miguel De Icaza: <email>miguel@helixcode.com</email>
- Arturo Espinoza <email>arturo@nucleu.unam.mx</email>
- Larry Ewing: <email>lewing@helixcode.com</email>
- Bertrand Guiheneuf: <email>bertrand@helixcode.com</email>
- Tuomas Kuosmanen: <email>tigert@gimp.org</email>
- Christopher J. Lahey: <email>clahey@helixcode.com</email>
- Matthew Loper: <email>matt@helixcode.com</email>
- Dave Mason <email>dcm@redhat.com</email>
- Federico Mena: <email>federico@helixcode.com</email>
- Eskil Heyn Olsen<email>deity@eski.dk</email>
- Nat Friedman: <email>nat@helixcode.com</email>
- Ettore Perazzoli:<email>ettore@helixcode.com</email>
- Russell Steinthal: <email>rms39@columbia.edu</email>
- Peter Teichman: <email>peter@helixcode.com</email>
- Chris Toshok: <email>toshok@helixcode.com</email>
- Radek Doulik: <email>rodo@helixcode.com</email>
- Dan Winship: <email>winship@helixcode.com</email>
- Michael Zucchi: <email>notzed@helixcode.com</email>
-
+<simplelist>
+ <member>Seth Alves: <email>alves@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Anders Carlsson<email>andersca@gnu.org</email></member>
+ <member>Damon Chaplin:<email>damon@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Clifford R. Conover <email>rusty@zootweb.com</email></member>
+ <member>Miguel De Icaza: <email>miguel@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Arturo Espinoza <email>arturo@nucleu.unam.mx</email></member>
+ <member>Larry Ewing: <email>lewing@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Bertrand Guiheneuf: <email>bertrand@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Tuomas Kuosmanen: <email>tigert@gimp.org</email></member>
+ <member>Christopher J. Lahey: <email>clahey@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Matthew Loper: <email>matt@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Dave Mason <email>dcm@redhat.com</email></member>
+ <member> Federico Mena: <email>federico@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Eskil Heyn Olsen<email>deity@eski.dk</email></member>
+ <member> Nat Friedman: <email>nat@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Ettore Perazzoli:<email>ettore@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Russell Steinthal: <email>rms39@columbia.edu</email></member>
+ <member> Peter Teichman: <email>peter@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Chris Toshok: <email>toshok@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Radek Doulik: <email>rodo@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Dan Winship: <email>winship@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Michael Zucchi: <email>notzed@helixcode.com</email></member>
+</simplelist>
and other dedicated GNOME programmers.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml
index f33cc81de2..ea78865037 100644
--- a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml
@@ -4,15 +4,122 @@
<para>
The setup assistant can gather most of the information
necessary for <application>Evolution</application>'s daily
- operation. If you chose not to use it the first time you ran
- <application>Evolution</application>, you can run it again by
- doing SOMETHING HERE.
+ operation. If you prefer more detailed or advanced
+ configuration, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">
</para>
<para>
This paragraph will describe all information required by the
setup assistant. It will include a long itemized list, and a
screenshot or two.
</para>
+ <sect1 id="config-setupassist-mail">
+ <title>Mail Setup</title>
+ <para>
+ The first time you try to send or receive mail with
+ <application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail
+ setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you
+ set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use
+ email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences
+ later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm>
+ will guide you through the network configuration process. It
+ will ask you for some basic information; your system
+ administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need.
+ The mail setup druid is pictured in <xref
+ linkend="usage-setup-fig">.
+
+<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="usage-setup-fig">
+ <title>Mail Setup Druid</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
+
+
+
+ The druid will ask you for the following information:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name&mdash; </guilabel> Your
+ full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>;
+ Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Organization&mdash;</guilabel> Any
+ organization you represent. Leave this blank if you
+ wish.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File&mdash;</guilabel> A text
+ file appended to any email you send, typically your name
+ and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be
+ under three lines of text.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail source type&mdash;</guilabel>
+ <application>Evolution</application> supports two mail
+ sources: POP servers, the most common email server type,
+ and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system
+ administrator which one you use.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Server&mdash;</guilabel> This should be the
+ name of your mail server, eg.
+ mailserver.organization.org
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Username&mdash; </guilabel>Usually, this is
+ the part of your email address before the @ character,
+ and <application>Evolution</application> has selected
+ that value as the default. If you have a different
+ username, you can enter it here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Authentication&mdash;</guilabel> Select the
+ type of authentication you will use. You can click
+ <guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find
+ out which authentication protocols your network allows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail Transport&mdash;</guilabel> This is the
+ mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is
+ the default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application>
+ in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set
+ them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
</chapter>
diff --git a/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml
index 9df4a2a170..1e76a74a7d 100644
--- a/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/evolution-guide.sgml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
<!DOCTYPE Book PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"[
<!ENTITY PREFACE SYSTEM "preface.sgml">
-<!ENTITY USAGE-SETUP SYSTEM "usage-setup.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAINWINDOW SYSTEM "usage-mainwindow.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAIL SYSTEM "usage-mail.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-CONTACT SYSTEM "usage-contact.sgml">
@@ -25,8 +24,15 @@
<book id="index">
<bookinfo>
<title>A User's Guide to Evolution</title>
- <author><firstname>Aaron</firstname><surname>Weber</surname></author>
- <copyright><year>2000</year><holder>Helix Code, Inc.</holder></copyright>
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author><firstname>Aaron</firstname><surname>Weber</surname></author>
+ <author><firstname>Kevin</firstname><surname>Breit</surname></author>
+
+ </authorgroup>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2000</year><holder>Helix Code, Inc.</holder>
+ <holder>Kevin Breit</holder>
+ </copyright>
<legalnotice>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
index 88e92756fe..2dd289e4c3 100644
--- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
You can start reading email by clicking
<guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. By
default, the <interface>Inbox</interface> is open when you
- start <application>Evolution</application>.
+ start <application>Evolution</application>, and the first
+ time you see your inbox, there's a message in it from Helix
+ Code welcoming you to the application.
</para>
</abstract>
@@ -92,29 +94,34 @@
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
- <!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
+ <!-- ==============End of Figure===================================
+ -->
</para>
</sect2>
- &USAGE-SETUP;
+
<sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get">
<title>Getting Mail</title>
<para>
To check your email, just click <guibutton>Send and
- Receive</guibutton> in the toolbar.
- <application>Evolution</application> will download your
- mail for you and send any mail you've marked ready to
- send. New mail will appear in your
+ Receive</guibutton> in the toolbar. If this is the first
+ time you've done so, the <interface>mail druid</interface>
+ will ask you for the information it needs to check your
+ mail (see <xref linkend="config-setupassist"> for more
+ information). Then, <application>Evolution</application>
+ will download your mail for you and send any mail you've
+ marked ready to send. New mail will appear in your
<interface>Inbox</interface> and also in the
<interface>Today View</interface>.
</para>
<para>
- If you get an error message, you probably need to change
- your network preferences. To learn how to do that, have a
- look at <xref linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your
- system administrator.
+ If you get an error message instead of mail, you probably
+ need to change your network preferences. To learn how to
+ do that, have a look at <xref
+ linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your system
+ administrator.
</para>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach">
@@ -125,7 +132,8 @@
want to put it. Once you've downloaded a file, you can
open, move, copy, or execute it just like any other,
using <application>Nautilus</application> or your
- favorite shell or file manager.
+ favorite shell or file manager. (This text will change
+ to fit app behavior, once features are implemented.)
</para>
<para>
@@ -541,20 +549,24 @@
<sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-folders">
<title>Getting Organized with Folders</title>
<para>
- You can create new folders by selecting
- <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the
- <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>, or by pressing
+ Mail, as well as address cards and calendars, is kept in
+ folders. If you like, you can create new folders by
+ selecting <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> and then
+ <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> from the
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu, or by pressing
<keysym>COMBO</keysym>. (Will there be a dialog box to
determine name and location? Must wait for feature to
- describe) The new folders will appear in the
+ describe.) The new folders will appear in the
<interface>tree view</interface>, and you can drag them
wherever you want to relocate them. You can move messages
- into them by dragging, or by selecting them and choosing
- <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the
- <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>. An email message can be in only
- one folder at a time, just like real mail in real folders.
- This is also the case for folders of address cards and calendar
- information.
+ into the folders by dragging and dropping, or by selecting
+ them and choosing <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the
+ <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>. If you create filters with the
+ <interface>filter druid</interface>, you can have mail
+ moved to a folder automatically. An email message can be in
+ only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real
+ folders. This is also the case for folders of address
+ cards and calendar information.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -718,17 +730,18 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> new mail
- arrives in the Inbox, and you can filter it from
- here.
+ <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> Select
+ this option to have messages filtered as they
+ arrive.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel> When mail is sent:</guilabel> When you
- send mail, you can perform additional actions on
- it&mdash; perhaps you keep your Outbox sorted into
- subfolders.
+ <guilabel>When mail is sent:</guilabel> Select
+ this option to filter your outgoing mail. You
+ can use this feature to keep your
+ <interface>Outbox</interface> as organized as
+ your <interface>Inbox</interface>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
index 3dc91e5a97..a917f3a71f 100644
--- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
@@ -144,14 +144,47 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
data like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>&mdash; it
starts small at the top, and branches downwards. There are a
few folders you will always see, because they're at the top.
- On my computer, they are: (ch. to itemizedlist w/descriptions?)
- <simplelist>
- <member>Local Mail</member>
- <member>Remote Mail</member>
- <member>Address Book</member>
- <member>Calendar</member>
- <member>Trash</member>
- </simplelist>.
+ On my computer, I have only one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>.
+ When I click on the plus sign next to the label, I see the
+ contents:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where you'll find the
+ appointments and event listings.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where your address
+ cards are stored.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Directories</guilabel>, for directories, which
+ have not been implemented yet.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for your incoming mail.
+ This is where you will make the most subfolders.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, where you can store
+ copies of mail you have sent, or unsent drafts.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, where you can throw things away.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</para>
<para>
@@ -179,10 +212,11 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
<para>
If a folder has other folders in it, there will be a plus
- sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and you will see
- the other folders inside. This may change in the future to
- something more attractive, like triangles that drop down as
- you click on them to display the rest of the tree.
+ sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and the folder will
+ open to let you see the other folders inside. This may
+ change in the future to something more attractive, like
+ triangles that drop down as you click on them to display the
+ rest of the tree.
</para>
<para>
@@ -194,14 +228,19 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
</para>
<para>
- You can drag the folders inside the tree view to change
- their order or put one folder inside another. To delete a
- folder, you can drag it into the trash folder. The same
- goes for individual messages, appointments, and address
- cards, whether they're in the <interface>tree
+ Moving and deleting folders and other items works in one of
+ two ways: using <glossterm>drag-and-drop</glossterm> or by
+ right-clicking and selecting an item from the
+ <interface>right-click menu</interface>. You can drag the
+ folders inside the tree view to change their order or put
+ one folder inside another. To delete a folder, drag it into
+ the trash folder or right-click it and select
+ <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the menu that pops
+ up. The same goes for individual messages, appointments,
+ and address cards, whether they're in the <interface>tree
view</interface> or not: drag them where you want them, and
- they will go there.
-<!-- ****This paragraph could use some work**** -->
+ they will go there. <!-- ****This paragraph could use some
+ work**** -->
</para>
<para>
You can also use the <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu> to
@@ -212,8 +251,14 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
window</interface> you can start doing things with it.
- We'll start with email: you've got a letter waiting for you
- already.
+ We'll start with your email inbox: you've got a letter
+ waiting for you already.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-setup.sgml b/doc/C/usage-setup.sgml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e793fdbcd..0000000000
--- a/doc/C/usage-setup.sgml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
- <sect2 id="usage-setup">
- <title>Mail Setup</title>
- <para>
- The first time you try to send or receive mail with
- <application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail
- setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you
- set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use
- email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences
- later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
- </para>
- <para>
- The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm>
- will guide you through the network configuration process. It
- will ask you for some basic information; your system
- administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need.
- The mail setup druid is pictured in <xref
- linkend="usage-setup-fig">.
-
-<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
-
- <figure id="usage-setup-fig">
- <title>Mail Setup Druid</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
- <graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
-
-
-
- The druid will ask you for the following information:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name&mdash; </guilabel> Your
- full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>;
- Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel> Organization&mdash;</guilabel> Any
- organization you represent. Leave this blank if you
- wish.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File&mdash;</guilabel> A text
- file appended to any email you send, typically your name
- and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be
- under three lines of text.</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Mail source type&mdash;</guilabel>
- <application>Evolution</application> supports two mail
- sources: POP servers, the most common email server type,
- and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system
- administrator which one you use.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Server&mdash;</guilabel> This should be the
- name of your mail server, eg.
- mailserver.organization.org
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel> Username&mdash; </guilabel>Usually, this is
- the part of your email address before the @ character,
- and <application>Evolution</application> has selected
- that value as the default. If you have a different
- username, you can enter it here.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Authentication&mdash;</guilabel> Select the
- type of authentication you will use. You can click
- <guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find
- out which authentication protocols your network allows.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Mail Transport&mdash;</guilabel> This is the
- mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is
- the default.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application>
- in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set
- them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">.
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 3f83d88d05..d56b709778 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2000-05-27 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>
+
+ * C/evolution-guide.sgml: added Kevin Breit to author and
+ copyright.
+
+ * C/apx-authors.sgml: Put app authors in a simplelist.
+
+ * C/usage-mail.sgml: Removed USAGE-SETUP insertion, added xref to send
+ users to config-setupassist chapter. This and the following changes
+ take setup druid coverage out of usage
+ section and put it in config section.
+ * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Added mail druid coverage from
+ usage-setup.sgml.
+ * C/usage-setup.sgml: Removed file. contents in
+ config-setupassist.sgml.
+ * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Removed
+ USAGE-SETUP entity (and file usage-setup.sgml.)
+
+
2000-05-26 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>
* C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png: new file
diff --git a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml
index f68b395c9f..7039f6c9c9 100644
--- a/help/C/apx-authors.sgml
+++ b/help/C/apx-authors.sgml
@@ -3,30 +3,30 @@
<title>Authors</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> was written by:
-
- Seth Alves: <email>alves@helixcode.com</email>
- Anders Carlsson<email>andersca@helixcode.com</email>
- Damon Chaplin:<email>damon@helixcode.com</email>
- Clifford R. Conover <email>rusty@zootweb.com</email>
- Miguel De Icaza: <email>miguel@helixcode.com</email>
- Arturo Espinoza <email>arturo@nucleu.unam.mx</email>
- Larry Ewing: <email>lewing@helixcode.com</email>
- Bertrand Guiheneuf: <email>bertrand@helixcode.com</email>
- Tuomas Kuosmanen: <email>tigert@gimp.org</email>
- Christopher J. Lahey: <email>clahey@helixcode.com</email>
- Matthew Loper: <email>matt@helixcode.com</email>
- Dave Mason <email>dcm@redhat.com</email>
- Federico Mena: <email>federico@helixcode.com</email>
- Eskil Heyn Olsen<email>deity@eski.dk</email>
- Nat Friedman: <email>nat@helixcode.com</email>
- Ettore Perazzoli:<email>ettore@helixcode.com</email>
- Russell Steinthal: <email>rms39@columbia.edu</email>
- Peter Teichman: <email>peter@helixcode.com</email>
- Chris Toshok: <email>toshok@helixcode.com</email>
- Radek Doulik: <email>rodo@helixcode.com</email>
- Dan Winship: <email>winship@helixcode.com</email>
- Michael Zucchi: <email>notzed@helixcode.com</email>
-
+<simplelist>
+ <member>Seth Alves: <email>alves@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Anders Carlsson<email>andersca@gnu.org</email></member>
+ <member>Damon Chaplin:<email>damon@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Clifford R. Conover <email>rusty@zootweb.com</email></member>
+ <member>Miguel De Icaza: <email>miguel@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Arturo Espinoza <email>arturo@nucleu.unam.mx</email></member>
+ <member>Larry Ewing: <email>lewing@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Bertrand Guiheneuf: <email>bertrand@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Tuomas Kuosmanen: <email>tigert@gimp.org</email></member>
+ <member>Christopher J. Lahey: <email>clahey@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Matthew Loper: <email>matt@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Dave Mason <email>dcm@redhat.com</email></member>
+ <member> Federico Mena: <email>federico@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Eskil Heyn Olsen<email>deity@eski.dk</email></member>
+ <member> Nat Friedman: <email>nat@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Ettore Perazzoli:<email>ettore@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member>Russell Steinthal: <email>rms39@columbia.edu</email></member>
+ <member> Peter Teichman: <email>peter@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Chris Toshok: <email>toshok@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Radek Doulik: <email>rodo@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Dan Winship: <email>winship@helixcode.com</email></member>
+ <member> Michael Zucchi: <email>notzed@helixcode.com</email></member>
+</simplelist>
and other dedicated GNOME programmers.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
index f33cc81de2..ea78865037 100644
--- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
+++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
@@ -4,15 +4,122 @@
<para>
The setup assistant can gather most of the information
necessary for <application>Evolution</application>'s daily
- operation. If you chose not to use it the first time you ran
- <application>Evolution</application>, you can run it again by
- doing SOMETHING HERE.
+ operation. If you prefer more detailed or advanced
+ configuration, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">
</para>
<para>
This paragraph will describe all information required by the
setup assistant. It will include a long itemized list, and a
screenshot or two.
</para>
+ <sect1 id="config-setupassist-mail">
+ <title>Mail Setup</title>
+ <para>
+ The first time you try to send or receive mail with
+ <application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail
+ setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you
+ set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use
+ email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences
+ later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm>
+ will guide you through the network configuration process. It
+ will ask you for some basic information; your system
+ administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need.
+ The mail setup druid is pictured in <xref
+ linkend="usage-setup-fig">.
+
+<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="usage-setup-fig">
+ <title>Mail Setup Druid</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
+
+
+
+ The druid will ask you for the following information:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name&mdash; </guilabel> Your
+ full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>;
+ Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Organization&mdash;</guilabel> Any
+ organization you represent. Leave this blank if you
+ wish.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File&mdash;</guilabel> A text
+ file appended to any email you send, typically your name
+ and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be
+ under three lines of text.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail source type&mdash;</guilabel>
+ <application>Evolution</application> supports two mail
+ sources: POP servers, the most common email server type,
+ and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system
+ administrator which one you use.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Server&mdash;</guilabel> This should be the
+ name of your mail server, eg.
+ mailserver.organization.org
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Username&mdash; </guilabel>Usually, this is
+ the part of your email address before the @ character,
+ and <application>Evolution</application> has selected
+ that value as the default. If you have a different
+ username, you can enter it here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Authentication&mdash;</guilabel> Select the
+ type of authentication you will use. You can click
+ <guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find
+ out which authentication protocols your network allows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail Transport&mdash;</guilabel> This is the
+ mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is
+ the default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application>
+ in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set
+ them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
</chapter>
diff --git a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
index 9df4a2a170..1e76a74a7d 100644
--- a/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
+++ b/help/C/evolution-guide.sgml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
<!DOCTYPE Book PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"[
<!ENTITY PREFACE SYSTEM "preface.sgml">
-<!ENTITY USAGE-SETUP SYSTEM "usage-setup.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAINWINDOW SYSTEM "usage-mainwindow.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAIL SYSTEM "usage-mail.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-CONTACT SYSTEM "usage-contact.sgml">
@@ -25,8 +24,15 @@
<book id="index">
<bookinfo>
<title>A User's Guide to Evolution</title>
- <author><firstname>Aaron</firstname><surname>Weber</surname></author>
- <copyright><year>2000</year><holder>Helix Code, Inc.</holder></copyright>
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author><firstname>Aaron</firstname><surname>Weber</surname></author>
+ <author><firstname>Kevin</firstname><surname>Breit</surname></author>
+
+ </authorgroup>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2000</year><holder>Helix Code, Inc.</holder>
+ <holder>Kevin Breit</holder>
+ </copyright>
<legalnotice>
<para>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
index 88e92756fe..2dd289e4c3 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
You can start reading email by clicking
<guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. By
default, the <interface>Inbox</interface> is open when you
- start <application>Evolution</application>.
+ start <application>Evolution</application>, and the first
+ time you see your inbox, there's a message in it from Helix
+ Code welcoming you to the application.
</para>
</abstract>
@@ -92,29 +94,34 @@
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
- <!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
+ <!-- ==============End of Figure===================================
+ -->
</para>
</sect2>
- &USAGE-SETUP;
+
<sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get">
<title>Getting Mail</title>
<para>
To check your email, just click <guibutton>Send and
- Receive</guibutton> in the toolbar.
- <application>Evolution</application> will download your
- mail for you and send any mail you've marked ready to
- send. New mail will appear in your
+ Receive</guibutton> in the toolbar. If this is the first
+ time you've done so, the <interface>mail druid</interface>
+ will ask you for the information it needs to check your
+ mail (see <xref linkend="config-setupassist"> for more
+ information). Then, <application>Evolution</application>
+ will download your mail for you and send any mail you've
+ marked ready to send. New mail will appear in your
<interface>Inbox</interface> and also in the
<interface>Today View</interface>.
</para>
<para>
- If you get an error message, you probably need to change
- your network preferences. To learn how to do that, have a
- look at <xref linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your
- system administrator.
+ If you get an error message instead of mail, you probably
+ need to change your network preferences. To learn how to
+ do that, have a look at <xref
+ linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your system
+ administrator.
</para>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach">
@@ -125,7 +132,8 @@
want to put it. Once you've downloaded a file, you can
open, move, copy, or execute it just like any other,
using <application>Nautilus</application> or your
- favorite shell or file manager.
+ favorite shell or file manager. (This text will change
+ to fit app behavior, once features are implemented.)
</para>
<para>
@@ -541,20 +549,24 @@
<sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-folders">
<title>Getting Organized with Folders</title>
<para>
- You can create new folders by selecting
- <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the
- <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>, or by pressing
+ Mail, as well as address cards and calendars, is kept in
+ folders. If you like, you can create new folders by
+ selecting <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> and then
+ <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> from the
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu, or by pressing
<keysym>COMBO</keysym>. (Will there be a dialog box to
determine name and location? Must wait for feature to
- describe) The new folders will appear in the
+ describe.) The new folders will appear in the
<interface>tree view</interface>, and you can drag them
wherever you want to relocate them. You can move messages
- into them by dragging, or by selecting them and choosing
- <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the
- <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>. An email message can be in only
- one folder at a time, just like real mail in real folders.
- This is also the case for folders of address cards and calendar
- information.
+ into the folders by dragging and dropping, or by selecting
+ them and choosing <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the
+ <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>. If you create filters with the
+ <interface>filter druid</interface>, you can have mail
+ moved to a folder automatically. An email message can be in
+ only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real
+ folders. This is also the case for folders of address
+ cards and calendar information.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -718,17 +730,18 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> new mail
- arrives in the Inbox, and you can filter it from
- here.
+ <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> Select
+ this option to have messages filtered as they
+ arrive.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel> When mail is sent:</guilabel> When you
- send mail, you can perform additional actions on
- it&mdash; perhaps you keep your Outbox sorted into
- subfolders.
+ <guilabel>When mail is sent:</guilabel> Select
+ this option to filter your outgoing mail. You
+ can use this feature to keep your
+ <interface>Outbox</interface> as organized as
+ your <interface>Inbox</interface>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
index 3dc91e5a97..a917f3a71f 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
@@ -144,14 +144,47 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
data like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>&mdash; it
starts small at the top, and branches downwards. There are a
few folders you will always see, because they're at the top.
- On my computer, they are: (ch. to itemizedlist w/descriptions?)
- <simplelist>
- <member>Local Mail</member>
- <member>Remote Mail</member>
- <member>Address Book</member>
- <member>Calendar</member>
- <member>Trash</member>
- </simplelist>.
+ On my computer, I have only one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>.
+ When I click on the plus sign next to the label, I see the
+ contents:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where you'll find the
+ appointments and event listings.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where your address
+ cards are stored.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Directories</guilabel>, for directories, which
+ have not been implemented yet.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for your incoming mail.
+ This is where you will make the most subfolders.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, where you can store
+ copies of mail you have sent, or unsent drafts.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, where you can throw things away.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</para>
<para>
@@ -179,10 +212,11 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
<para>
If a folder has other folders in it, there will be a plus
- sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and you will see
- the other folders inside. This may change in the future to
- something more attractive, like triangles that drop down as
- you click on them to display the rest of the tree.
+ sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and the folder will
+ open to let you see the other folders inside. This may
+ change in the future to something more attractive, like
+ triangles that drop down as you click on them to display the
+ rest of the tree.
</para>
<para>
@@ -194,14 +228,19 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
</para>
<para>
- You can drag the folders inside the tree view to change
- their order or put one folder inside another. To delete a
- folder, you can drag it into the trash folder. The same
- goes for individual messages, appointments, and address
- cards, whether they're in the <interface>tree
+ Moving and deleting folders and other items works in one of
+ two ways: using <glossterm>drag-and-drop</glossterm> or by
+ right-clicking and selecting an item from the
+ <interface>right-click menu</interface>. You can drag the
+ folders inside the tree view to change their order or put
+ one folder inside another. To delete a folder, drag it into
+ the trash folder or right-click it and select
+ <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the menu that pops
+ up. The same goes for individual messages, appointments,
+ and address cards, whether they're in the <interface>tree
view</interface> or not: drag them where you want them, and
- they will go there.
-<!-- ****This paragraph could use some work**** -->
+ they will go there. <!-- ****This paragraph could use some
+ work**** -->
</para>
<para>
You can also use the <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu> to
@@ -212,8 +251,14 @@ forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
window</interface> you can start doing things with it.
- We'll start with email: you've got a letter waiting for you
- already.
+ We'll start with your email inbox: you've got a letter
+ waiting for you already.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/help/C/usage-setup.sgml b/help/C/usage-setup.sgml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e793fdbcd..0000000000
--- a/help/C/usage-setup.sgml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
- <sect2 id="usage-setup">
- <title>Mail Setup</title>
- <para>
- The first time you try to send or receive mail with
- <application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail
- setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you
- set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use
- email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences
- later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
- </para>
- <para>
- The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm>
- will guide you through the network configuration process. It
- will ask you for some basic information; your system
- administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need.
- The mail setup druid is pictured in <xref
- linkend="usage-setup-fig">.
-
-<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
-
- <figure id="usage-setup-fig">
- <title>Mail Setup Druid</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
- <graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
-
-
-
- The druid will ask you for the following information:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name&mdash; </guilabel> Your
- full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>;
- Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel> Organization&mdash;</guilabel> Any
- organization you represent. Leave this blank if you
- wish.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File&mdash;</guilabel> A text
- file appended to any email you send, typically your name
- and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be
- under three lines of text.</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Mail source type&mdash;</guilabel>
- <application>Evolution</application> supports two mail
- sources: POP servers, the most common email server type,
- and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system
- administrator which one you use.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Server&mdash;</guilabel> This should be the
- name of your mail server, eg.
- mailserver.organization.org
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel> Username&mdash; </guilabel>Usually, this is
- the part of your email address before the @ character,
- and <application>Evolution</application> has selected
- that value as the default. If you have a different
- username, you can enter it here.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Authentication&mdash;</guilabel> Select the
- type of authentication you will use. You can click
- <guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find
- out which authentication protocols your network allows.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Mail Transport&mdash;</guilabel> This is the
- mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is
- the default.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application>
- in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set
- them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">.
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog
index 3f83d88d05..d56b709778 100644
--- a/help/ChangeLog
+++ b/help/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2000-05-27 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>
+
+ * C/evolution-guide.sgml: added Kevin Breit to author and
+ copyright.
+
+ * C/apx-authors.sgml: Put app authors in a simplelist.
+
+ * C/usage-mail.sgml: Removed USAGE-SETUP insertion, added xref to send
+ users to config-setupassist chapter. This and the following changes
+ take setup druid coverage out of usage
+ section and put it in config section.
+ * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Added mail druid coverage from
+ usage-setup.sgml.
+ * C/usage-setup.sgml: Removed file. contents in
+ config-setupassist.sgml.
+ * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Removed
+ USAGE-SETUP entity (and file usage-setup.sgml.)
+
+
2000-05-26 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>
* C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png: new file