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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index fc2b894a04..0000000000 --- a/doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,328 +0,0 @@ - -<chapter id="usage-mainwindow"> - - <title>The Main Window: Evolution Basics</title> - <para> - Start <application>Evolution</application> by selecting - <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> from the - <guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu> of the <guimenu>Main Panel - Menu</guimenu>, or by typing <command>evolution</command> at the - command-line. After <application>Evolution</application> starts - up, you will see the <interface>main window</interface>, with the - <interface>Inbox</interface> open. It should look a lot like the - picture in <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow-fig">. On the left of - the <interface>main window</interface> is the <interface>shortcut - bar</interface>, with several buttons in it. Just underneath the - title bar is a series of menus in the <interface>menu - bar</interface>, and below that, the <interface>tool - bar</interface> with buttons for different functions. The largest - part of the <interface>main window</interface> is taken up by the - actual <interface>Inbox</interface>, with a listing of messages - you have recieved. If you're running the program for the first - time, you'll just have one: a welcome message from Helix Code. - - -<!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> - -<!-- -Make sure that this figure meets its descriptions. -Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff? ---> - - <figure id="usage-mainwindow-fig"> - <title>Evolution Main Window and Inbox</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="fig/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> -<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== --> -</para> - - <para> - <note> - <title>The Way Evolution Looks</title> - <para> - The appearance of both - <application>Evolution</application> and - <application>GNOME</application> is very easy to - customize, so your screen might not look like this - picture. You might configure - <application>Evolution</application> to start with a - different view, or without the <interface>shortcut - bar</interface> or <interface>folder view</interface>. - </para> - </note> - </para> - - <sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar"> - <title>The Shortcut Bar</title> - <para> - One of <application>Evolution</application>'s most important - job is to give you access to your information, and help you - use it quickly. One way it does that is through the - <interface>shortcut bar</interface>, that column of buttons on - the left hand side of the main window. There are actually two - kinds of buttons in the shortcut bar: familiar looking icons, - and the thin rectangles at the top and bottom of the column - which separate your shortcuts by category. - </para> - <para> - The category buttons, labelled <guilabel>Evolution - Shortcuts</guilabel> and <guilabel>Internet - Directories</guilabel>, slide up and down when you click on - them. When you first start - <application>Evolution</application>, you are lookig at the - <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>. If you click - <guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and - you'll see buttons for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Netcenter</guilabel> directories, as well as any - others you or your system administrator might have added. - Click on <guibutton>Evolution Shortcuts</guibutton> to look at - the shortcuts again. Those buttons give you fast access to the - major fucntions that <application>Evolution</application> - provides for you. - </para> - <para> - They are: - <itemizedlist> - -<!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED! - <listitem> - <para> - <guibutton>Today</guibutton>, which will bring up a summary - of any new messages you've recieved, along with the tasks and - appointments you have lined up for today. - </para> - </listitem> ---> - <listitem> - <para> - <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton>, which will show you all - of your email. Your Inbox is also where you can - access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, - and search your mail. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - The <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton>, which can store - appointments for you. Connected to a network, you - can use it to keep a group of people on schedule and - up to date. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - The <guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> tool holds your - addresses, phone numbers, and contact information. - Like calendar information, contact data can be - synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a - network. - </para> - </listitem> - -<!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED YET - - <listitem> - <para> - The <guibutton>Tasks</guibutton> tool combines a "to - do" list with reminders to help you keep track of - daily events. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> <guibutton>Notes</guibutton> is your catch-all - notepad: write <glossterm>haiku</glossterm>, take down - messages from phone conversations, or keep small - things organized. - </para> - </listitem> ---> - - </itemizedlist> - - - </para> - <para> - If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, or <glossterm>hot - key</glossterm>, you can use those instead. They're shown next - to their equivalent menu items in the menu bar. You can also set - your own hot keys for functions that don't have any; this is - covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're using the - keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the - <interface>shortcut bar</interface> by selecting - <guimenuitem>Hide/Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem> from the - <guimenu>MENU</guimenu> menu. - </para> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-folderview"> - <title>The Folder View</title> - <para> - The <interface>folder view</interface> is the most comprehensive way to - get to your information. It can show you everything you've - stored with <application>Evolution</application>— - appointments, address cards, emails, and so forth. - - The <interface>folder view</interface> display presents your - data like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>— 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, 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 your - 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 search 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> - Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything - in GNOME, and <application>Evolution</application> is no - exception. If you right-click on a folder, you'll have a - menu with the following options: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Something</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist>. - </para> - - <tip> - <title>Context-Sensitive Help</title> - <para> - You can almost always get help on an item by - right-clicking it. If you're not sure what something is, - or don't know what you can do with it, right-clicking and - choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> is a good way to - find out. - </para> - </tip> - - <para> - If a folder has other folders in it, there will be a plus - 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> - Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder - will be highlighted, or its label displayed as bold - text. You can learn more about customizing - <application>Evolution</application> alerts and appearance - in <xref linkend="config">. - </para> - - <para> - 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 folder 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>folder - view</interface> or not: drag them where you want them, and - they will go there. <!-- ****This paragraph could use some - work**** --> - </para> - <para> - You can also use the <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu> to - move, rename, and delete folders. - <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> function from the - <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu>. - </para> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar"> - <title>The Menu Bar</title> - <para> - The <interface>menu bar</interface>'s contents will always - provide all the possible actions for any view of your data. - That means that, depending on the context, menu bar items will - change. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items - will relate to mail; some will relate to other components of - <application>Evolution</application> and some, especially those - in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the - application as a whole. You can probably guess that the - <guimenu>Help Menu</guimenu> is where to go for help, and that - the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu controls the way that - <application>Evolution</application> looks. Other menu items - are a little less obvious, and change a little more, so we'll - cover them later on as we discuss the things you can do with - <application>Evolution</application>. - </para> - </sect1> - <para> - Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main - window</interface> you can start doing things with it. - We'll start with your email inbox: you've got a letter - waiting for you already. - </para> - -</chapter> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |