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2001-07-11  Kevin Breit  <battery841@mediaone.net>

	* C/usage-calendar.sgml: More edits.

	* C/usage-contact.sgml: Sick amounts of changes too!

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	* C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: Minor change.  There was only one change for this chapter, cuz I'm such a 'godly' writer...yeah.

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<term><guilabel>Composer</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Customizes the composer window's behavior.
Customizes the composer's behavior.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
<title>Mail Sources</title>
<para>
The <interface>Mail Sources</interface> tab allows you to
edit, add, or delete methods of retrieving mail from
add, edit, or delete methods of retrieving mail from
servers. Clicking on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or
<guibutton>Edit</guibutton> will bring up a dialog box to
offer you the following options:
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Enter the name of the mail source server in this
field. If you use an may or may not be the same as your
field. Your POP server may or may not be the same as your
<glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm> server.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -221,14 +221,15 @@
listings and check and download mail from all POP servers.
In other words, <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> gets your
mail, no matter how many sources you have, or what types
they are.
they are. You can disable checking mail on accounts in their
properties.
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports">
<title>Mail Transports</title>
<para>
The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you set
The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you choose
how you will send mail. <application>Evolution</application> currently supports two
mail transport options: <glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm>, which
uses a remote mail server, and
@ -266,7 +267,7 @@
Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you
will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. You can have
as many mail servers as you like, of course. News servers
as many news servers as you like, of course. News servers
will appear next to your IMAP servers in the
<interface>folder bar</interface>.
</para>
@ -296,12 +297,12 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Mark Messages as Seen After</guilabel>
<guilabel>Mark Messages as Read After</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem><para>
When you click on a message,
<application>Evolution</application> will wait a
moment before marking it as seen. You can set the
moment before marking it as read. You can set the
delay, in milliseconds, here.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -336,10 +337,8 @@
<guimenuitem>Calendar
Configuration</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Calendar
view. This will open up the
<interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains four
tabs: <guilabel>Time display</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Colors</guilabel>, <guilabel>To Do List</guilabel>
and <guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
<interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains three
tabs: <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, <guilabel>Reminders</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
preferences window</interface> is illustrated in <xref
linkend="config-prefs-cal-fig">.
@ -402,12 +401,12 @@
sample calendar on the right and a list of ten items that can
be colored in different ways. If you click on the color
button to the right of each item, you will bring up a
color-selector window where you can choose to alter that
color-selector window where you can alter that
color. By clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the color
selection dialog, you can see the results of the color on the
sample calendar.
</para>
<para>The display elements whose color you can set are:
<para>The display elements colors you can set are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@ -459,7 +458,7 @@
<listitem>
<para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is not yet
due:</guilabel> Text color for To-Do list items that are
not yet due. (Or maybe background color? find out!)
not yet due.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -540,10 +539,10 @@
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Beep on display alarms</guilabel>: select
this box to have <application>Evolution</application> beep
at you for any alarms you have set. If you leave this box
at you for any alarms you have set. These beeps
are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms. If you leave this box
unchecked, <application>Evolution</application> will only
alert you to events by opening a dialog box. These beeps
are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms.
alert you to events by opening a dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>

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-->
<para>
The setup assistant (sometimes called a
The setup assistant, sometimes called a
<glossterm>Druid</glossterm>, by analogy with the "Wizards"
that some other programs use) will guide you through the
that some other programs use, 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 assistant is
@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
</para>
<para>
In the <guilabel>Username:</guilabel> input box, type your
username for your email account (the part before the @).
username for your email account (the part before the "@").
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

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<title>Setting up your synchronization system</title>
<para>
Synchronization presents you with two issues you'll need to
deal with.
address.
<simplelist>
<member>
Your computer needs to recognize and access your handheld.
@ -107,14 +107,14 @@
<para>
<warning>
<tip>
<title>Data Loss Prevention</title>
<para>
It's always a good idea to make a backup. To do that,
make a copy of your <systemitem>
<filename>~/evolution</filename> </systemitem> directory.
</para>
</warning>
</tip>
</para>
</chapter>

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@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ implemented. -->
Usually, when developers say that, they mean that they didn't
test it out thoroughly and have left it to other programmers
to "configure" themselves a working system. In the case of
<application>Evolution</application>, "configurable" means
what it ought to. It means that, while you can expect the
<application>Evolution</application>, "configurable", it means that, while you can expect the
program to work perfectly well in its default settings, it's
also easy to alter its behavior in a wide variety of ways, so
that it fits your needs exactly. This part of the book will

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click</member> <member><userinput>Anything you type
in</userinput></member> <member><computeroutput>Text
output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
<member><glossterm linkend="apx-gloss">Words</glossterm>
<member><glossterm linkend="apx-gloss">Words</glossterm>
that are defined in the <xref linkend="apx-gloss">.</member>
</simplelist>
<tip id="example-tip">
<title>Example Tip</title>
<para>
This is what an example looks like.
</para>
</tip>
<example>
<title>Example Example</title>
<para>
This is what an example looks like.
</para>
</example>
<warning id="example-warning">
<title>Example Warning</title>
<para>
This is what a warning looks like.
</para>
</warning>
</para>
</formalpara>
</sect1>
@ -241,8 +259,9 @@
<para>
Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email
program. You're probably switching from another program and will want
email from your other program. It's for exactly these situations that
<application>Evolution</application> includes an import feature.
access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these
situations that <application>Evolution</application> includes an import
feature.
</para>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of
@ -250,22 +269,22 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
VCard (.vcf, gcrd)
VCard (.vcf, gcrd) - Contacts
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)
Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) - Email
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
MBox(mbox)
MBox(mbox) - Email
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
VCard is a format to store addressbooks and contact information. Outlook
Express and MBox format both handle your email. If you're coming from
handles your email. If you're coming from
Windows, you're probably going to be importing Outlook Express files. If
you're coming from a Unix program, you're probably using mbox. Ask your
system administrator if you aren't sure which you use.
@ -277,6 +296,15 @@
from Eudora, you'll want to select mbox.
</para>
</note>
<note>
<title>Outlook 2000</title>
<para>
Outlook 2000 uses a format which <application>Evolution</application>
cannot directly import. However, you can import it using Mozilla on
Windows. Please see the FAQ for more information.
</para>
</note>
<para>
To import your files, go to
<menuchoice>
@ -285,7 +313,7 @@
</menuchoice>
</para>
<para>
A druid will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to
An assistant will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to
specify where the file is that you want to import. Click
<guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then <guibutton>Import</guibutton>.
<application>Evolution</application> will present you with the Folder
@ -520,7 +548,12 @@
<term></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<tip id="new-appt">
<title>New Appointments Fast</title>
<para>
Double-click in a blank space to create a new appointment.
</para>
</tip>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -537,21 +570,20 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Edit a User</term>
<term>Edit a Contact</term>
<listitem>
<para>
You can edit a user two ways:
You can edit a contact two ways:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Single click on the person's "rolodex card" and you can
Click once on the person's address card and you can
edit the person's properties all in the same window.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Double-click on the contact's card and enter details about
the person.
Double-click on the contact's card and alter their details.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -579,7 +611,7 @@
<term>Email a Contact</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Right click on a contact and click on
Right click on a contact and select
<guilabel>Send message to contact</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>

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<sect2 id="usage-calendar-apts-basic">
<title>Creating events</title>
<para>
To create a new calendar event, select
To create a new appointment, select
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
You can have as many as four different
<guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>, any time prior to the event
you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each type:
you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each of the following types:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term>
@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
determined. <!-- FIXME -->
</para>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> allows for categorizing your
<application>Evolution</application> lets you categorize your
appointments, which can help if you lead a busy life. The bottom
section of the <guilabel>Appointment</guilabel> tab is where your
categorization is done.
@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
You can add a new category to your category list by clicking on
<guibutton>Edit Master Category List...</guibutton> and single-clicking
on <guilabel> Click here to add a category </guilabel>.
on <guilabel> Click here to add a category</guilabel>.
</para>
</tip>

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</para>
<para>
The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts which you
entered.
The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts.
</para>
<para>
To open up your address book, click on
To open your address book, click on
<guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> in the shortcut bar, or select
one of your contacts folders from the folder bar. <xref
linkend="usage-contact-fig"> shows the address book in all
its organizational glory. By default, the address book
shows all your cards in alphabetical order, in a <glossterm
linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> format. You can select
linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> view. You can select
other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust
the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the grey
column dividers.
</para>
<para>
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple:
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<guibutton>New</guibutton> creates a new card.
@ -91,7 +90,8 @@
<listitem><para> <guibutton>View All</guibutton> displays all
the address information in the folder. Use this button to
refresh the display for a network folder, or to switch from
viewing the results of a search and see the whole contents.
viewing the results of a search and see all your contacts.
<!-- Lets xref to search feature -->
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> <guibutton>Stop</guibutton> stops loading
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
<para>
Your contact information fills the rest of the display. Move
through the cards alphabetically with the buttons and the
scrollbar at the right of the window. Of course, if you have
scrollbar to the right of the window. Of course, if you have
more than a few people listed, you'll want some way of finding
them more quickly, which is why there's a search feature.
</para>
@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
<sect1 id="usage-contact-cards">
<title>The Contact Editor</title>
<para>
To delete a contact:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
@ -121,7 +122,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>.
Press the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@ -129,9 +130,8 @@
<para>
If you want to add or change cards, you'll use the contact
editor. To change a card that already exists, double click on
it to open the contact editor window with all the current
information already filled in. If you want to create a new
one, clicking the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button in the
it to open the contact editor window. If you want to create a new
card, clicking the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button in the
toolbar will open the same window, with blank entry boxes for
you to fill in.
</para>
@ -212,36 +212,36 @@
</variablelist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field also
interacts with the <guilabel>File As</guilabel>
box to help you organize your contacts.
</para>
<para>
To see how it works, type a name in the
<guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field:
<userinput>Rupert T. Monkey</userinput>. You'll
notice that the <guilabel>File As</guilabel> field
also fills up, but in reverse:
<computeroutput>Monkey, Rupert</computeroutput>.
You can pick <computeroutput>Rupert Monkey
</computeroutput> from the drop-down, or type in
your own, such as <userinput> T. Rupert Monkey
</userinput>.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Filing Suggestion</title>
<para>
Don't enter something entirely different from
the actual name, since you might forget that
you've filed Rupert's information under "F" for
"Fictitious Ximian Employee."
</para>
</tip>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
The <guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field also
interacts with the <guilabel>File As</guilabel>
box to help you organize your contacts.
</para>
<para>
To see how it works, type a name in the
<guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field:
<userinput>Rupert T. Monkey</userinput>. You'll
notice that the <guilabel>File As</guilabel> field
also fills in, but in reverse:
<computeroutput>Monkey, Rupert</computeroutput>.
You can pick <computeroutput>Rupert Monkey
</computeroutput> from the drop-down, or type in
your own, such as <userinput> T. Rupert Monkey
</userinput>.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Filing Suggestion</title>
<para>
Don't enter something entirely different from
the actual name, since you might forget that
you've filed Rupert's information under "F" for
"Fictitious Ximian Employee."
</para>
</tip>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The globe - Misc. notes
The globe - Miscellanious notes
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
</para>
<para>
You can refine searches by doing several in
succession, or start over by pressing the <guibutton>View
succession, or start over by pressing the <guibutton>Show
All</guibutton> button.
</para>
<para>
@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Name the rule in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field.
Name the rule in the <guilabel>Rule Name</guilabel> field.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
If you want to add more critera, click the <guibutton>Add
criterion</guibutton> button.
Criterion</guibutton> button.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
<para>
Organizing your address book is a lot like organizing your
mail. You can have folders and searches the same way you can
with mail, but the address book does not allow vFolders. It
with mail, but the address book does not allow Virtual Folders. It
does, however, allow each card to fall under several
categories, and allow you to create your own categories. To
learn about categories, read <xref
@ -428,8 +428,8 @@
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> offers two ways for you
to organize your cards. The first way is to use folders;
this works the same way that mail folders do. For more
flexibility, you can also mark contacts as members of
this works the same way mail folders do. For more
flexibility, you can also mark contacts as elements of
different categories.
</para>
@ -464,9 +464,8 @@
<title>Grouping with Categories</title>
<para>
The other way to group cards is to mark them as belonging
to different categories. The difference between folders
and categories is that folders contain cards, but category
membership is a property of each card. That means that you
to different categories.
That means that you
can mark a card as being in several categories or no
category at all. For example, I put my friend Matthew's
card in the "Business" category, because he works with me,
@ -507,13 +506,13 @@
<para>
If you keep your cards on a network using an <glossterm
linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> server, you can share access to
them, browse other address books, or maintain a shared set of
them, browse other peoples address books, or maintain a shared set of
contact information for your company or your department. This
is the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a
list of vendors and clients that needs constant updating. If
share calendars as well as address books, people can avoid
you share calendars as well as address books, people can avoid
duplicating work and keep up to date on developments within
their work-group or across the entire company.
their workgroup or across the entire company.
</para>
<example id="usage-contact-sharing-ex">
@ -596,7 +595,7 @@
card. To do so, right click on any email address or email
message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address
Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. Of course,
<application> Evolution</application> also adds cards from a
<application> Evolution</application> can also add cards from a
hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more
information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
</para>

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components in My Evolution.
</para>
<sect3 id="modifying-components-mail">
<title>Modifying Mail</title>
<title>Customizing My Evolution Mail Summary</title>
<para>
To modify mail:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
The right section shows which folders are displayed.
</para>
<para>
To add a folder to be displayed, click on a folder in the
To add a folder to the summary, click on a folder in the
<guilabel>All folders</guilabel> section and click the
<guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.
</para>

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<guilabel>Date</guilabel> fields. You can change their order
and remove them by dragging and dropping them.
To add columns to sort by:
To add columns:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
@ -61,8 +61,10 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem><para>
Groups messages instead of sorting them. (FIXME: Explain further)
</para></listitem>
Groups messages instead of sorting them. This makes each contact
with identical properties in the specified field to be placed in
its own group and physically separated from others.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@ -75,12 +77,13 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenuitem>Field
Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> A list
of column headers; just drag and drop them into
place between two existing headers. A red arrow will
appear to show you where you're about to put the
column. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para>
When you choose this item, a list
of column headers will appear; just drag and drop them into
place between two existing headers. A red arrow will
appear to show you where you're about to put the
column. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect1>
@ -226,7 +229,7 @@
actions that may effect the same message in several ways. For
example, your filters could put copies of one message into
multiple folders, or keep a copy and send one to another
person as well, and it can do that in under a second. Which is
person as well, and it can do that quickly. Which is
to say, it's faster and more flexible than an actual person
with a pile of envelopes.
</para>
@ -330,8 +333,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an
attachment in the email.
Attachments - Create a filter based on whether or not you
have an attachment in the email.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -459,12 +462,12 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the filter editor window.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the filter manager window.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@ -494,13 +497,15 @@
</para>
<para>
<note>
<title>Notable Filter Features</title>
<title>Changing Folder Names and Filters</title>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<listitem>
<para>
Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox;
outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder.
</para>
outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent
folder. So be sure to change the filters that go with it.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
@ -554,7 +559,7 @@
<example id="usage-mail-organize-vFolders-ex">
<title>Using Folders, Searches, and Virtual Folders</title>
<para>
To organize their mailbox, Jim sets up a virtual volder for emails from
To organize his mailbox, Jim sets up a virtual volder for emails from
his friend and co-worker Anna. He has another one for messages that
have ximian.com in the address and <application>Evolution</application> in the subject line, so he
can keep a record of what people from work send him about
@ -589,9 +594,9 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Name your filter in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field.
For each filter criterion, you must first select
which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to
Name your virtual folder in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field.
For each criterion, you must first select
which of the following parts of the message you want the search to
examine:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
@ -608,7 +613,7 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Specific Header - The filter can look at any header you
Specific Header - The virtual folder can look at any header you
want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name
in the first text box, and put your search text in the
second one.
@ -622,15 +627,15 @@
<para>
Expression - For programmers only: match a message according to an
expression you write in the Scheme language, used to
define filters in <application>Evolution</application>.
define virtual folders in <application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para> Date sent - Filter messages according to the date on
<listitem><para> Date sent - Search messages according to the date on
which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you
want a message to meet &mdash; <guilabel>before</guilabel>
a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth.
Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the
Then, choose the time. The virtual folder will compare the
message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter
is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a
calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a
@ -646,8 +651,9 @@
<listitem><para>
Score - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least
important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the
priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters
important) to 3 (most important). You can have virtual folders set the
priority of messages you recieve, and then have other
virtual folders
applied only to those messages which have a certain priority.
</para></listitem>
@ -659,21 +665,21 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Status - Filters according to the status of a message, such as
Status - Searches according to the status of a message, such as
'New'.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an
Attachments - Create a virtual folder based on whether or not you have an
attachment in the email.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Mailing List - Filter based on the mailing list it came from.
Mailing List - Search based on the mailing list it came from.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -687,7 +693,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Source Account - Filter messages according the server you got them from.
Source Account - Search messages according the server you got them from.
You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down
list. This ability is only relevant if you use more
than one mail source.
@ -699,7 +705,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Select the criterion for the condition.
Select criteria to search by.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -708,7 +714,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
specific folders only
Specific folders only
<note>
<para>
If you select specific folders only, you need to specify the
@ -719,17 +725,17 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
all local folders
All local folders
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
with all active remote folders
With all active remote folders
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
with all local and active folders
With all local and active folders
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -738,16 +744,16 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
If you want multiple criterion for this filter, press <guibutton>Add
If you want multiple criteria for this filter, press <guibutton>Add
criterion</guibutton> and repeat the previous step.
</para>
</listitem>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
<title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title>
<title>Selecting a Virtual Folder Rule</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Creating a vFolder Rule</screeninfo>
<screeninfo>Creating a Virtual Folder Rule</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/vfolder-createrule-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
@ -755,10 +761,10 @@
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-vfolder-unmatched">
<title>The Unmatched vFolder</title>
<title>The Unmatched Virtual Folder</title>
<para>
Obveously, not all messages will fit into all your vFolders. That is
what the UNMATCHED vFolder is for. The UNMATCHED vFolder is a vFolder
Obveously, not all messages will fit into all your Virtual Folders. That is
what the UNMATCHED Virtual Folder is for. The UNMATCHED Virtual Folder is a folder
for any mail that doesn't get matched by other rules.
</para>
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<title> A Guide to the Evolution Mailer</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> email is like other email
programs in all the ways you would hope:
programs in all the ways that matter:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
It can send and receive mail in HTML or as plain text, and
permits multiple file attachments.
makes it easy to send and recieve multiple file attachments.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -28,7 +28,12 @@
even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't technically
email.
</para>
</listitem>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Lets you enhance your security with encryption.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
@ -130,9 +135,8 @@
<sect2 id="usage-mail-listorder">
<title>Sorting the message list</title>
<para>
One of the ways <application>Evolution</application> lets
you choose the way you work is the way it lets you sort your
message lists. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click
<application>Evolution</application> helps you work by letting you sort
your email. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click
on the bars with those labels at the top of the message
list. The direction of the arrow next to the label indicates
the direction of the sort, and if you click again, you'll
@ -179,8 +183,8 @@
<note>
<title>Deleted but still here?</title>
<para>
When you do this, your message is marked to be deleted. It is
not until you expunge the message that the message is gone.
When you do this, your message is marked to be deleted. Your
email is not gone until you have expunged it.
</para>
</note>
</listitem>
@ -201,9 +205,9 @@
</orderedlist>
</para>
<note>
<title>Trash is Actually a vFolder?</title>
<title>Trash is Actually a Virtual Folder?</title>
<para>
Your trash bin is actually a vFolder that searches for all mails that
Your trash bin is actually a Virtual Folder that searches for all mails that
are queued to be deleted.
</para>
</note>
@ -249,21 +253,21 @@
information it needs to check your email.
</para>
<para>
The druid will give you several dialog boxes where you setup:
The assistant will give you several dialog boxes where you configure:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Setup your personal information
your personal information
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Setup your outgoing email server information
your outgoing email server information
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Identity Name
your mail account identity name
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -279,7 +283,7 @@
<title>Can't Check Mail?</title>
<para>
If you get an error message instead of mail, you probably need to check
your network settings. If you. To learn how to do that,
your network settings. To learn how to do that,
have a look at <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-network">, or
ask your system administrator.
</para>
@ -382,9 +386,14 @@
-->
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> can also display
HTML-formatted mail, complete with graphics. HTML
formatting will display automatically, although you can
turn it off if you prefer.
HTML-formatted mail, complete with graphics. Graphics don't load
automatically by default, becuase they can be large and take a long
time to download. They can also be used by spammers to help track
who reads their email. So having them not load automatically helps
protect your privacy.
<!-- I say the privacy thing because I saw an internal email which
stated that gallop polls show people are concerned about online
security and that we'd be best marketing Evolution as more secure -->
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
@ -435,9 +444,8 @@
when you press <guibutton>Send</guibutton> in another
message, or <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> in the main
mail window, all your unsent messages will go out at once.
Many times, one might want to use "Send Later" becuase it gives
you a chance to change your mind about a message before it
is sent. This way, you may not say something you may regret.
You might want to use "Send Later" becuase it gives
you a chance to change your mind about a message before you send it.
</para>
<para>
To learn more about how you can specify message queue and
@ -563,7 +571,7 @@
category into the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> or
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll make the
company's <emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list
public. However, but putting his "Clients" addressbook
public. But putting his "Clients" addressbook
into the Bcc: section, that will cause them to be hidden
from the competition. It seems insignificant, but it can
make a huge difference in some situations.
@ -592,7 +600,7 @@
Alternately, you can click on the
<guibutton>To:</guibutton>, <guibutton>Cc:</guibutton>, or
<guibutton>Bcc:</guibutton> buttons to get a list &mdash;
a potentially a very long one &mdash; of the email addresses
potentially a very long one &mdash; of the email addresses
in your contact manager. Select addresses and click on
the arrows to move them into the appropriate address
columns.
@ -610,14 +618,14 @@
<title>Replying to Messages</title>
<para>
To reply to a message, press the
<guibutton>Reply</guibutton> button while it is selected,
or choose <guimenuitem>Reply to Sender</guimenuitem> from
<guibutton>Reply:</guibutton> button while it is selected,
or choose <guimenuitem>Reply to Sender:</guimenuitem> from
the message's right-click menu. That will open the
<interface>message composer</interface>. The
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Subject</guilabel>
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel>
fields will already be filled, although you can alter them
if you wish. In addition, the full text of the old message
is inserted into the new message, either in italics (for
is inserted into the new message, either grey (for
HTML display) or with the &gt; character before each line
(in plain text mode), to indicate that it's part of the
previous message. People often intersperse their message
@ -671,8 +679,11 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
collaboration on the Internet works. They allow people to send one
message to one server. The server then knows who is subscribed to the
mailing list, and sends a copy of your email to all the people on the
list. As a matter of fact, mailing lists are one of the main ways in
which <application>Evolution</application> was developed.
list.
For example, evolution-hackers@ximian.com allows the
<application>Evolution</application> programmers to converse
publically about their latest developments so that everyone can
stay up to date.
</para>
<para>
There are two different types of mailing lists. The first is a
@ -979,8 +990,8 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<title>Forwarding Mail</title>
<para>
The post office forwards your mail for you when you change
addresses, and you can forward mail when you get a letter by
mistake. The email <guilabel>Forward</guilabel> button
addresses, and you can forward a letter if it comes to you by mistake.
The email <guilabel>Forward</guilabel> button
works in much the same way. It's particularly useful if you
have received a message and you think someone else would
like to see it. You can forward a message as an attachment
@ -1120,13 +1131,16 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<example>
<title>Encryption Example</title>
<para>
Kevin orders an <application>Evolution</application> t-shirt from
Ximian, Inc. over the Internet. He puts in his credit card number
which is 1234-567-8901. For security, his computer encrypts the
credit card number so it can be safely transmitted over the Internet.
The number now is @#$23ui7yr87#@!48970fsd, which holds no intentional
resemblance to the initial number. When the information gets to
Ximian, Inc. it'll be decrypted into the initial number.
Kevin sends his friend Rachel and email and chooses to encrypt it.
The email has the following contents:
Hi Rachel.
Go banana!
Kevin
He tells <application>Evolution</application> to encrypt the
message. The computer encrypts the message which now looks like
@#$23ui7yr87#@!48970fsd. When the information gets to Rachel,
she'll decrypt the message and it'll show up in plain text for her
to read.
</para>
</example>
Encryption can be used in email in two ways: to verify that the sender is
@ -1149,14 +1163,14 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</tip>
<para>
You can start by typing in: <command>gpg --gen-key</command>. At the
first question, select 1. The next question asks you about key length.
You can start by typing in: <command>gpg --gen-key</command> at the
console. When you are asked about the algorythm to use, select 1. The next question asks you about key length.
The longer the key, more stronger it is. However, the longer the key, the
longer it takes to generate. This is your choice. However, 1024 bits
(default) should be adequate. The next question asks you if you want your
key to expire. Expiring keys make your key invalid after a certain amount
of time, so old keys don't float around active. This is the same concept
as a coupon at a supermarket. Next, you'll type in your Real name, your
of time, so old keys don't float around when they aren't used anymore. This is the same concept
as a coupon at a supermarket. Next, you'll type in your real name, your
email address, and a comment. You should not forge this information, as
it is used later to verify who you are. Assuming that all your
information is correct, press "O" to continue. GPG now asks you for a
@ -1165,7 +1179,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
sensitive, which means that it does know the difference between capital
letters and lower-case. Now your key is generated. It is recommend you
surf the Internet, read your email, or write a letter in a word
processor. This help creates randomness in the key.
processor while your key is generated.
</para>
<para>
Once this is completed, you'll be dropped back to the command line.
@ -1188,8 +1202,42 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
You will be prompted to type in your password <!-- verify that you need to
enter your password here --> and your key will be uploaded for your
friends to download.
<note id="why-keyserver">
<title>Why Use a Keyserver?</title>
<para>
Keyservers store your public keys for you so that your friends can
decrypt your messages. If you choose not to use a keyserver, you
can manually send your friends your public key. It is much easier
though to upload to a keyserver and then let your friends download
your public key on their own wish. <!-- Bad wording -->
</para>
</note>
<note id="pub-priv">
<title>Public Key? Private Key? Whats the difference?</title>
<para>
GPG uses two types of keys: public and private. The private should
be given out to no one, ever. Your private key allows your mail to
be signed and encrypted and decrypted by anyone who has it. The
public key is what you give your friends so that they can decrypt
your mails.
</para>
</note>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="encrypt-getting-key">
<title>Retrieving a Friends Key</title>
<para>
To encrypt a message to your friends, you'll need to use their public
key in combination with your private key.
<application>Evolution</application> does that transparently, but you
still need to get their key off a keyserver. To do that, type:
<command>
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net keyid
</command>. You will need to type in your password, and then their ID
will automatically be added to your keyring.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="encrypt-evo-integ">
<title>Setting up Evolution's Encryption</title>
<para>
@ -1201,7 +1249,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
Once there, select the account you'd like to associate the key to and click
the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. In the
<guilabel>Security</guilabel> tab is a section labeled <guilabel>Pretty
Goog Privacy</guilabel>. Enter your key ID and click
Good Privacy</guilabel>. Enter your key ID and click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton>. Your key is now integrated into your identity
in <application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
@ -1209,7 +1257,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<sect2 id="encrypt-sending">
<title>Sending Encrypted Messages</title>
<para>
You can either sign or encrypt a message. When you sign a message, verify
You can either sign or encrypt a message. When you sign a message, you verify
that you were the one who sent it, and that no one is forging your
identity. Encrypting a message makes it impossible for someone with
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the message list view, where a summary of your email is displayed.
If you're running the program for the first time,
you'll have one message: a welcome from Ximian.
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
<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="Kevin Breit">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
</para>
<sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar">
<title>The Shortcut Bar</title>
@ -215,7 +205,7 @@
the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet
<glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>. Note that
once you have expunged a message, it
is gone for good.
is permanently deleted.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -226,8 +216,9 @@
<para>
You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move
around the main window. You can use <keycap>Tab</keycap> to
switch from one part of the window to another, and the folder
menu on the right side of the window just below the toolbar
switch from one part of the window to another. When you hide the folder
bar,
there is a menu on the left side of the window just below the toolbar
to move about the folder tree, even with the folder and
shortcut bars hidden.
</para>
@ -312,10 +303,10 @@
<sect3 id="subfolders">
<title>Subfolders</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> can also manage subfolders.
Subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if
<application>Evolution</application> can also manage subfolders,
subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if
you want to try to separate your home folders from your work
folders.
folders, or if you like to keep very organized.
</para>
@ -348,7 +339,7 @@
</para>
<para>
You can also rearrange folders and messages with by dragging and
You can also rearrange folders and messages by dragging and
dropping them.
</para>
@ -368,13 +359,13 @@
-->
<para>
Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label
is displayed in bold text, along with the amount of new messages in
Any time new information arrives in a mail folder, that folder label
is displayed in bold text, along with the number of new messages in
that folder inside of paranthesis.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar">
<title>The Menu Bar</title>
<para>

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2001-07-11 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net>
* C/usage-calendar.sgml: More edits.
* C/usage-contact.sgml: Sick amounts of changes too!
* C/usage-mail-org.sgml: Heavy editing...touched almost everything.
* C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: Minor change. There was only one change for this chapter, cuz I'm such a 'godly' writer...yeah.
* C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: A bit of editing.
* C/preface.sgml: Screwed with the examples and did some cleanup.
2001-07-10 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>
* C/usage-mail-org.sgml: validation.

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<term><guilabel>Composer</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Customizes the composer window's behavior.
Customizes the composer's behavior.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
<title>Mail Sources</title>
<para>
The <interface>Mail Sources</interface> tab allows you to
edit, add, or delete methods of retrieving mail from
add, edit, or delete methods of retrieving mail from
servers. Clicking on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or
<guibutton>Edit</guibutton> will bring up a dialog box to
offer you the following options:
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Enter the name of the mail source server in this
field. If you use an may or may not be the same as your
field. Your POP server may or may not be the same as your
<glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm> server.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -221,14 +221,15 @@
listings and check and download mail from all POP servers.
In other words, <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> gets your
mail, no matter how many sources you have, or what types
they are.
they are. You can disable checking mail on accounts in their
properties.
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports">
<title>Mail Transports</title>
<para>
The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you set
The <interface>Mail Transports</interface> tab lets you choose
how you will send mail. <application>Evolution</application> currently supports two
mail transport options: <glossterm linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm>, which
uses a remote mail server, and
@ -266,7 +267,7 @@
Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you
will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. You can have
as many mail servers as you like, of course. News servers
as many news servers as you like, of course. News servers
will appear next to your IMAP servers in the
<interface>folder bar</interface>.
</para>
@ -296,12 +297,12 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Mark Messages as Seen After</guilabel>
<guilabel>Mark Messages as Read After</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem><para>
When you click on a message,
<application>Evolution</application> will wait a
moment before marking it as seen. You can set the
moment before marking it as read. You can set the
delay, in milliseconds, here.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -336,10 +337,8 @@
<guimenuitem>Calendar
Configuration</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Calendar
view. This will open up the
<interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains four
tabs: <guilabel>Time display</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Colors</guilabel>, <guilabel>To Do List</guilabel>
and <guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
<interface>Preferences</interface> window. It contains three
tabs: <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, <guilabel>TaskPad</guilabel>, <guilabel>Reminders</guilabel>. The <interface>calendar
preferences window</interface> is illustrated in <xref
linkend="config-prefs-cal-fig">.
@ -402,12 +401,12 @@
sample calendar on the right and a list of ten items that can
be colored in different ways. If you click on the color
button to the right of each item, you will bring up a
color-selector window where you can choose to alter that
color-selector window where you can alter that
color. By clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the color
selection dialog, you can see the results of the color on the
sample calendar.
</para>
<para>The display elements whose color you can set are:
<para>The display elements colors you can set are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@ -459,7 +458,7 @@
<listitem>
<para> <guilabel>To-Do item that is not yet
due:</guilabel> Text color for To-Do list items that are
not yet due. (Or maybe background color? find out!)
not yet due.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -540,10 +539,10 @@
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Beep on display alarms</guilabel>: select
this box to have <application>Evolution</application> beep
at you for any alarms you have set. If you leave this box
at you for any alarms you have set. These beeps
are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms. If you leave this box
unchecked, <application>Evolution</application> will only
alert you to events by opening a dialog box. These beeps
are distinct from full-fledged audio alarms.
alert you to events by opening a dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
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-->
<para>
The setup assistant (sometimes called a
The setup assistant, sometimes called a
<glossterm>Druid</glossterm>, by analogy with the "Wizards"
that some other programs use) will guide you through the
that some other programs use, 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 assistant is
@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
</para>
<para>
In the <guilabel>Username:</guilabel> input box, type your
username for your email account (the part before the @).
username for your email account (the part before the "@").
</para>
</listitem>
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<title>Setting up your synchronization system</title>
<para>
Synchronization presents you with two issues you'll need to
deal with.
address.
<simplelist>
<member>
Your computer needs to recognize and access your handheld.
@ -107,14 +107,14 @@
<para>
<warning>
<tip>
<title>Data Loss Prevention</title>
<para>
It's always a good idea to make a backup. To do that,
make a copy of your <systemitem>
<filename>~/evolution</filename> </systemitem> directory.
</para>
</warning>
</tip>
</para>
</chapter>

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Usually, when developers say that, they mean that they didn't
test it out thoroughly and have left it to other programmers
to "configure" themselves a working system. In the case of
<application>Evolution</application>, "configurable" means
what it ought to. It means that, while you can expect the
<application>Evolution</application>, "configurable", it means that, while you can expect the
program to work perfectly well in its default settings, it's
also easy to alter its behavior in a wide variety of ways, so
that it fits your needs exactly. This part of the book will

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@ -159,9 +159,27 @@
click</member> <member><userinput>Anything you type
in</userinput></member> <member><computeroutput>Text
output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
<member><glossterm linkend="apx-gloss">Words</glossterm>
<member><glossterm linkend="apx-gloss">Words</glossterm>
that are defined in the <xref linkend="apx-gloss">.</member>
</simplelist>
<tip id="example-tip">
<title>Example Tip</title>
<para>
This is what an example looks like.
</para>
</tip>
<example>
<title>Example Example</title>
<para>
This is what an example looks like.
</para>
</example>
<warning id="example-warning">
<title>Example Warning</title>
<para>
This is what a warning looks like.
</para>
</warning>
</para>
</formalpara>
</sect1>
@ -241,8 +259,9 @@
<para>
Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email
program. You're probably switching from another program and will want
email from your other program. It's for exactly these situations that
<application>Evolution</application> includes an import feature.
access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these
situations that <application>Evolution</application> includes an import
feature.
</para>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of
@ -250,22 +269,22 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
VCard (.vcf, gcrd)
VCard (.vcf, gcrd) - Contacts
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)
Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) - Email
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
MBox(mbox)
MBox(mbox) - Email
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
VCard is a format to store addressbooks and contact information. Outlook
Express and MBox format both handle your email. If you're coming from
handles your email. If you're coming from
Windows, you're probably going to be importing Outlook Express files. If
you're coming from a Unix program, you're probably using mbox. Ask your
system administrator if you aren't sure which you use.
@ -277,6 +296,15 @@
from Eudora, you'll want to select mbox.
</para>
</note>
<note>
<title>Outlook 2000</title>
<para>
Outlook 2000 uses a format which <application>Evolution</application>
cannot directly import. However, you can import it using Mozilla on
Windows. Please see the FAQ for more information.
</para>
</note>
<para>
To import your files, go to
<menuchoice>
@ -285,7 +313,7 @@
</menuchoice>
</para>
<para>
A druid will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to
An assistant will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to
specify where the file is that you want to import. Click
<guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then <guibutton>Import</guibutton>.
<application>Evolution</application> will present you with the Folder
@ -520,7 +548,12 @@
<term></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<tip id="new-appt">
<title>New Appointments Fast</title>
<para>
Double-click in a blank space to create a new appointment.
</para>
</tip>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -537,21 +570,20 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Edit a User</term>
<term>Edit a Contact</term>
<listitem>
<para>
You can edit a user two ways:
You can edit a contact two ways:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Single click on the person's "rolodex card" and you can
Click once on the person's address card and you can
edit the person's properties all in the same window.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Double-click on the contact's card and enter details about
the person.
Double-click on the contact's card and alter their details.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -579,7 +611,7 @@
<term>Email a Contact</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Right click on a contact and click on
Right click on a contact and select
<guilabel>Send message to contact</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>

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@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<sect2 id="usage-calendar-apts-basic">
<title>Creating events</title>
<para>
To create a new calendar event, select
To create a new appointment, select
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
You can have as many as four different
<guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>, any time prior to the event
you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each type:
you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each of the following types:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term>
@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
determined. <!-- FIXME -->
</para>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> allows for categorizing your
<application>Evolution</application> lets you categorize your
appointments, which can help if you lead a busy life. The bottom
section of the <guilabel>Appointment</guilabel> tab is where your
categorization is done.
@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
You can add a new category to your category list by clicking on
<guibutton>Edit Master Category List...</guibutton> and single-clicking
on <guilabel> Click here to add a category </guilabel>.
on <guilabel> Click here to add a category</guilabel>.
</para>
</tip>

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@ -53,25 +53,24 @@
</para>
<para>
The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts which you
entered.
The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts.
</para>
<para>
To open up your address book, click on
To open your address book, click on
<guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> in the shortcut bar, or select
one of your contacts folders from the folder bar. <xref
linkend="usage-contact-fig"> shows the address book in all
its organizational glory. By default, the address book
shows all your cards in alphabetical order, in a <glossterm
linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> format. You can select
linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> view. You can select
other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust
the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the grey
column dividers.
</para>
<para>
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple:
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<guibutton>New</guibutton> creates a new card.
@ -91,7 +90,8 @@
<listitem><para> <guibutton>View All</guibutton> displays all
the address information in the folder. Use this button to
refresh the display for a network folder, or to switch from
viewing the results of a search and see the whole contents.
viewing the results of a search and see all your contacts.
<!-- Lets xref to search feature -->
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> <guibutton>Stop</guibutton> stops loading
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
<para>
Your contact information fills the rest of the display. Move
through the cards alphabetically with the buttons and the
scrollbar at the right of the window. Of course, if you have
scrollbar to the right of the window. Of course, if you have
more than a few people listed, you'll want some way of finding
them more quickly, which is why there's a search feature.
</para>
@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
<sect1 id="usage-contact-cards">
<title>The Contact Editor</title>
<para>
To delete a contact:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
@ -121,7 +122,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>.
Press the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@ -129,9 +130,8 @@
<para>
If you want to add or change cards, you'll use the contact
editor. To change a card that already exists, double click on
it to open the contact editor window with all the current
information already filled in. If you want to create a new
one, clicking the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button in the
it to open the contact editor window. If you want to create a new
card, clicking the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button in the
toolbar will open the same window, with blank entry boxes for
you to fill in.
</para>
@ -212,36 +212,36 @@
</variablelist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field also
interacts with the <guilabel>File As</guilabel>
box to help you organize your contacts.
</para>
<para>
To see how it works, type a name in the
<guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field:
<userinput>Rupert T. Monkey</userinput>. You'll
notice that the <guilabel>File As</guilabel> field
also fills up, but in reverse:
<computeroutput>Monkey, Rupert</computeroutput>.
You can pick <computeroutput>Rupert Monkey
</computeroutput> from the drop-down, or type in
your own, such as <userinput> T. Rupert Monkey
</userinput>.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Filing Suggestion</title>
<para>
Don't enter something entirely different from
the actual name, since you might forget that
you've filed Rupert's information under "F" for
"Fictitious Ximian Employee."
</para>
</tip>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
The <guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field also
interacts with the <guilabel>File As</guilabel>
box to help you organize your contacts.
</para>
<para>
To see how it works, type a name in the
<guilabel>Full Name</guilabel> field:
<userinput>Rupert T. Monkey</userinput>. You'll
notice that the <guilabel>File As</guilabel> field
also fills in, but in reverse:
<computeroutput>Monkey, Rupert</computeroutput>.
You can pick <computeroutput>Rupert Monkey
</computeroutput> from the drop-down, or type in
your own, such as <userinput> T. Rupert Monkey
</userinput>.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Filing Suggestion</title>
<para>
Don't enter something entirely different from
the actual name, since you might forget that
you've filed Rupert's information under "F" for
"Fictitious Ximian Employee."
</para>
</tip>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The globe - Misc. notes
The globe - Miscellanious notes
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
</para>
<para>
You can refine searches by doing several in
succession, or start over by pressing the <guibutton>View
succession, or start over by pressing the <guibutton>Show
All</guibutton> button.
</para>
<para>
@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Name the rule in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field.
Name the rule in the <guilabel>Rule Name</guilabel> field.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
If you want to add more critera, click the <guibutton>Add
criterion</guibutton> button.
Criterion</guibutton> button.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
<para>
Organizing your address book is a lot like organizing your
mail. You can have folders and searches the same way you can
with mail, but the address book does not allow vFolders. It
with mail, but the address book does not allow Virtual Folders. It
does, however, allow each card to fall under several
categories, and allow you to create your own categories. To
learn about categories, read <xref
@ -428,8 +428,8 @@
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> offers two ways for you
to organize your cards. The first way is to use folders;
this works the same way that mail folders do. For more
flexibility, you can also mark contacts as members of
this works the same way mail folders do. For more
flexibility, you can also mark contacts as elements of
different categories.
</para>
@ -464,9 +464,8 @@
<title>Grouping with Categories</title>
<para>
The other way to group cards is to mark them as belonging
to different categories. The difference between folders
and categories is that folders contain cards, but category
membership is a property of each card. That means that you
to different categories.
That means that you
can mark a card as being in several categories or no
category at all. For example, I put my friend Matthew's
card in the "Business" category, because he works with me,
@ -507,13 +506,13 @@
<para>
If you keep your cards on a network using an <glossterm
linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> server, you can share access to
them, browse other address books, or maintain a shared set of
them, browse other peoples address books, or maintain a shared set of
contact information for your company or your department. This
is the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a
list of vendors and clients that needs constant updating. If
share calendars as well as address books, people can avoid
you share calendars as well as address books, people can avoid
duplicating work and keep up to date on developments within
their work-group or across the entire company.
their workgroup or across the entire company.
</para>
<example id="usage-contact-sharing-ex">
@ -596,7 +595,7 @@
card. To do so, right click on any email address or email
message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address
Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. Of course,
<application> Evolution</application> also adds cards from a
<application> Evolution</application> can also add cards from a
hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more
information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
</para>

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components in My Evolution.
</para>
<sect3 id="modifying-components-mail">
<title>Modifying Mail</title>
<title>Customizing My Evolution Mail Summary</title>
<para>
To modify mail:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
The right section shows which folders are displayed.
</para>
<para>
To add a folder to be displayed, click on a folder in the
To add a folder to the summary, click on a folder in the
<guilabel>All folders</guilabel> section and click the
<guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.
</para>

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<guilabel>Date</guilabel> fields. You can change their order
and remove them by dragging and dropping them.
To add columns to sort by:
To add columns:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
@ -61,8 +61,10 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem><para>
Groups messages instead of sorting them. (FIXME: Explain further)
</para></listitem>
Groups messages instead of sorting them. This makes each contact
with identical properties in the specified field to be placed in
its own group and physically separated from others.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@ -75,12 +77,13 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenuitem>Field
Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> A list
of column headers; just drag and drop them into
place between two existing headers. A red arrow will
appear to show you where you're about to put the
column. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para>
When you choose this item, a list
of column headers will appear; just drag and drop them into
place between two existing headers. A red arrow will
appear to show you where you're about to put the
column. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect1>
@ -226,7 +229,7 @@
actions that may effect the same message in several ways. For
example, your filters could put copies of one message into
multiple folders, or keep a copy and send one to another
person as well, and it can do that in under a second. Which is
person as well, and it can do that quickly. Which is
to say, it's faster and more flexible than an actual person
with a pile of envelopes.
</para>
@ -330,8 +333,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an
attachment in the email.
Attachments - Create a filter based on whether or not you
have an attachment in the email.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -459,12 +462,12 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the filter editor window.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton> in the filter manager window.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@ -494,13 +497,15 @@
</para>
<para>
<note>
<title>Notable Filter Features</title>
<title>Changing Folder Names and Filters</title>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<listitem>
<para>
Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox;
outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent folder.
</para>
outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent
folder. So be sure to change the filters that go with it.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
@ -554,7 +559,7 @@
<example id="usage-mail-organize-vFolders-ex">
<title>Using Folders, Searches, and Virtual Folders</title>
<para>
To organize their mailbox, Jim sets up a virtual volder for emails from
To organize his mailbox, Jim sets up a virtual volder for emails from
his friend and co-worker Anna. He has another one for messages that
have ximian.com in the address and <application>Evolution</application> in the subject line, so he
can keep a record of what people from work send him about
@ -589,9 +594,9 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Name your filter in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field.
For each filter criterion, you must first select
which of the following parts of the message you want the filter to
Name your virtual folder in the <guilabel>Rule name</guilabel> field.
For each criterion, you must first select
which of the following parts of the message you want the search to
examine:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
@ -608,7 +613,7 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Specific Header - The filter can look at any header you
Specific Header - The virtual folder can look at any header you
want, even obscure or custom ones. Enter the header name
in the first text box, and put your search text in the
second one.
@ -622,15 +627,15 @@
<para>
Expression - For programmers only: match a message according to an
expression you write in the Scheme language, used to
define filters in <application>Evolution</application>.
define virtual folders in <application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para> Date sent - Filter messages according to the date on
<listitem><para> Date sent - Search messages according to the date on
which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you
want a message to meet &mdash; <guilabel>before</guilabel>
a given time, <guilabel>after</guilabel> it, and so forth.
Then, choose the time. The filter will compare the
Then, choose the time. The virtual folder will compare the
message's time-stamp to the system clock when the filter
is run, or to a specific time and date you choose from a
calendar. You can even have it look for messages within a
@ -646,8 +651,9 @@
<listitem><para>
Score - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least
important) to 3 (most important). You can have filters set the
priority of messages you recieve, and then have other filters
important) to 3 (most important). You can have virtual folders set the
priority of messages you recieve, and then have other
virtual folders
applied only to those messages which have a certain priority.
</para></listitem>
@ -659,21 +665,21 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Status - Filters according to the status of a message, such as
Status - Searches according to the status of a message, such as
'New'.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Attachments - Create a filter whether or not you have an
Attachments - Create a virtual folder based on whether or not you have an
attachment in the email.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Mailing List - Filter based on the mailing list it came from.
Mailing List - Search based on the mailing list it came from.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -687,7 +693,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Source Account - Filter messages according the server you got them from.
Source Account - Search messages according the server you got them from.
You can enter a URL or choose one from the drop-down
list. This ability is only relevant if you use more
than one mail source.
@ -699,7 +705,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Select the criterion for the condition.
Select criteria to search by.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -708,7 +714,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
specific folders only
Specific folders only
<note>
<para>
If you select specific folders only, you need to specify the
@ -719,17 +725,17 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
all local folders
All local folders
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
with all active remote folders
With all active remote folders
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
with all local and active folders
With all local and active folders
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -738,16 +744,16 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
If you want multiple criterion for this filter, press <guibutton>Add
If you want multiple criteria for this filter, press <guibutton>Add
criterion</guibutton> and repeat the previous step.
</para>
</listitem>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule">
<title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title>
<title>Selecting a Virtual Folder Rule</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Creating a vFolder Rule</screeninfo>
<screeninfo>Creating a Virtual Folder Rule</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/vfolder-createrule-fig" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
@ -755,10 +761,10 @@
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-vfolder-unmatched">
<title>The Unmatched vFolder</title>
<title>The Unmatched Virtual Folder</title>
<para>
Obveously, not all messages will fit into all your vFolders. That is
what the UNMATCHED vFolder is for. The UNMATCHED vFolder is a vFolder
Obveously, not all messages will fit into all your Virtual Folders. That is
what the UNMATCHED Virtual Folder is for. The UNMATCHED Virtual Folder is a folder
for any mail that doesn't get matched by other rules.
</para>
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<title> A Guide to the Evolution Mailer</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> email is like other email
programs in all the ways you would hope:
programs in all the ways that matter:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
It can send and receive mail in HTML or as plain text, and
permits multiple file attachments.
makes it easy to send and recieve multiple file attachments.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -28,7 +28,12 @@
even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't technically
email.
</para>
</listitem>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Lets you enhance your security with encryption.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
@ -130,9 +135,8 @@
<sect2 id="usage-mail-listorder">
<title>Sorting the message list</title>
<para>
One of the ways <application>Evolution</application> lets
you choose the way you work is the way it lets you sort your
message lists. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click
<application>Evolution</application> helps you work by letting you sort
your email. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click
on the bars with those labels at the top of the message
list. The direction of the arrow next to the label indicates
the direction of the sort, and if you click again, you'll
@ -179,8 +183,8 @@
<note>
<title>Deleted but still here?</title>
<para>
When you do this, your message is marked to be deleted. It is
not until you expunge the message that the message is gone.
When you do this, your message is marked to be deleted. Your
email is not gone until you have expunged it.
</para>
</note>
</listitem>
@ -201,9 +205,9 @@
</orderedlist>
</para>
<note>
<title>Trash is Actually a vFolder?</title>
<title>Trash is Actually a Virtual Folder?</title>
<para>
Your trash bin is actually a vFolder that searches for all mails that
Your trash bin is actually a Virtual Folder that searches for all mails that
are queued to be deleted.
</para>
</note>
@ -249,21 +253,21 @@
information it needs to check your email.
</para>
<para>
The druid will give you several dialog boxes where you setup:
The assistant will give you several dialog boxes where you configure:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Setup your personal information
your personal information
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Setup your outgoing email server information
your outgoing email server information
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Identity Name
your mail account identity name
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -279,7 +283,7 @@
<title>Can't Check Mail?</title>
<para>
If you get an error message instead of mail, you probably need to check
your network settings. If you. To learn how to do that,
your network settings. To learn how to do that,
have a look at <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-network">, or
ask your system administrator.
</para>
@ -382,9 +386,14 @@
-->
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> can also display
HTML-formatted mail, complete with graphics. HTML
formatting will display automatically, although you can
turn it off if you prefer.
HTML-formatted mail, complete with graphics. Graphics don't load
automatically by default, becuase they can be large and take a long
time to download. They can also be used by spammers to help track
who reads their email. So having them not load automatically helps
protect your privacy.
<!-- I say the privacy thing because I saw an internal email which
stated that gallop polls show people are concerned about online
security and that we'd be best marketing Evolution as more secure -->
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
@ -435,9 +444,8 @@
when you press <guibutton>Send</guibutton> in another
message, or <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> in the main
mail window, all your unsent messages will go out at once.
Many times, one might want to use "Send Later" becuase it gives
you a chance to change your mind about a message before it
is sent. This way, you may not say something you may regret.
You might want to use "Send Later" becuase it gives
you a chance to change your mind about a message before you send it.
</para>
<para>
To learn more about how you can specify message queue and
@ -563,7 +571,7 @@
category into the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> or
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll make the
company's <emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list
public. However, but putting his "Clients" addressbook
public. But putting his "Clients" addressbook
into the Bcc: section, that will cause them to be hidden
from the competition. It seems insignificant, but it can
make a huge difference in some situations.
@ -592,7 +600,7 @@
Alternately, you can click on the
<guibutton>To:</guibutton>, <guibutton>Cc:</guibutton>, or
<guibutton>Bcc:</guibutton> buttons to get a list &mdash;
a potentially a very long one &mdash; of the email addresses
potentially a very long one &mdash; of the email addresses
in your contact manager. Select addresses and click on
the arrows to move them into the appropriate address
columns.
@ -610,14 +618,14 @@
<title>Replying to Messages</title>
<para>
To reply to a message, press the
<guibutton>Reply</guibutton> button while it is selected,
or choose <guimenuitem>Reply to Sender</guimenuitem> from
<guibutton>Reply:</guibutton> button while it is selected,
or choose <guimenuitem>Reply to Sender:</guimenuitem> from
the message's right-click menu. That will open the
<interface>message composer</interface>. The
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Subject</guilabel>
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel>
fields will already be filled, although you can alter them
if you wish. In addition, the full text of the old message
is inserted into the new message, either in italics (for
is inserted into the new message, either grey (for
HTML display) or with the &gt; character before each line
(in plain text mode), to indicate that it's part of the
previous message. People often intersperse their message
@ -671,8 +679,11 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
collaboration on the Internet works. They allow people to send one
message to one server. The server then knows who is subscribed to the
mailing list, and sends a copy of your email to all the people on the
list. As a matter of fact, mailing lists are one of the main ways in
which <application>Evolution</application> was developed.
list.
For example, evolution-hackers@ximian.com allows the
<application>Evolution</application> programmers to converse
publically about their latest developments so that everyone can
stay up to date.
</para>
<para>
There are two different types of mailing lists. The first is a
@ -979,8 +990,8 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<title>Forwarding Mail</title>
<para>
The post office forwards your mail for you when you change
addresses, and you can forward mail when you get a letter by
mistake. The email <guilabel>Forward</guilabel> button
addresses, and you can forward a letter if it comes to you by mistake.
The email <guilabel>Forward</guilabel> button
works in much the same way. It's particularly useful if you
have received a message and you think someone else would
like to see it. You can forward a message as an attachment
@ -1120,13 +1131,16 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<example>
<title>Encryption Example</title>
<para>
Kevin orders an <application>Evolution</application> t-shirt from
Ximian, Inc. over the Internet. He puts in his credit card number
which is 1234-567-8901. For security, his computer encrypts the
credit card number so it can be safely transmitted over the Internet.
The number now is @#$23ui7yr87#@!48970fsd, which holds no intentional
resemblance to the initial number. When the information gets to
Ximian, Inc. it'll be decrypted into the initial number.
Kevin sends his friend Rachel and email and chooses to encrypt it.
The email has the following contents:
Hi Rachel.
Go banana!
Kevin
He tells <application>Evolution</application> to encrypt the
message. The computer encrypts the message which now looks like
@#$23ui7yr87#@!48970fsd. When the information gets to Rachel,
she'll decrypt the message and it'll show up in plain text for her
to read.
</para>
</example>
Encryption can be used in email in two ways: to verify that the sender is
@ -1149,14 +1163,14 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</tip>
<para>
You can start by typing in: <command>gpg --gen-key</command>. At the
first question, select 1. The next question asks you about key length.
You can start by typing in: <command>gpg --gen-key</command> at the
console. When you are asked about the algorythm to use, select 1. The next question asks you about key length.
The longer the key, more stronger it is. However, the longer the key, the
longer it takes to generate. This is your choice. However, 1024 bits
(default) should be adequate. The next question asks you if you want your
key to expire. Expiring keys make your key invalid after a certain amount
of time, so old keys don't float around active. This is the same concept
as a coupon at a supermarket. Next, you'll type in your Real name, your
of time, so old keys don't float around when they aren't used anymore. This is the same concept
as a coupon at a supermarket. Next, you'll type in your real name, your
email address, and a comment. You should not forge this information, as
it is used later to verify who you are. Assuming that all your
information is correct, press "O" to continue. GPG now asks you for a
@ -1165,7 +1179,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
sensitive, which means that it does know the difference between capital
letters and lower-case. Now your key is generated. It is recommend you
surf the Internet, read your email, or write a letter in a word
processor. This help creates randomness in the key.
processor while your key is generated.
</para>
<para>
Once this is completed, you'll be dropped back to the command line.
@ -1188,8 +1202,42 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
You will be prompted to type in your password <!-- verify that you need to
enter your password here --> and your key will be uploaded for your
friends to download.
<note id="why-keyserver">
<title>Why Use a Keyserver?</title>
<para>
Keyservers store your public keys for you so that your friends can
decrypt your messages. If you choose not to use a keyserver, you
can manually send your friends your public key. It is much easier
though to upload to a keyserver and then let your friends download
your public key on their own wish. <!-- Bad wording -->
</para>
</note>
<note id="pub-priv">
<title>Public Key? Private Key? Whats the difference?</title>
<para>
GPG uses two types of keys: public and private. The private should
be given out to no one, ever. Your private key allows your mail to
be signed and encrypted and decrypted by anyone who has it. The
public key is what you give your friends so that they can decrypt
your mails.
</para>
</note>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="encrypt-getting-key">
<title>Retrieving a Friends Key</title>
<para>
To encrypt a message to your friends, you'll need to use their public
key in combination with your private key.
<application>Evolution</application> does that transparently, but you
still need to get their key off a keyserver. To do that, type:
<command>
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net keyid
</command>. You will need to type in your password, and then their ID
will automatically be added to your keyring.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="encrypt-evo-integ">
<title>Setting up Evolution's Encryption</title>
<para>
@ -1201,7 +1249,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
Once there, select the account you'd like to associate the key to and click
the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. In the
<guilabel>Security</guilabel> tab is a section labeled <guilabel>Pretty
Goog Privacy</guilabel>. Enter your key ID and click
Good Privacy</guilabel>. Enter your key ID and click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton>. Your key is now integrated into your identity
in <application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
@ -1209,7 +1257,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<sect2 id="encrypt-sending">
<title>Sending Encrypted Messages</title>
<para>
You can either sign or encrypt a message. When you sign a message, verify
You can either sign or encrypt a message. When you sign a message, you verify
that you were the one who sent it, and that no one is forging your
identity. Encrypting a message makes it impossible for someone with
prying eyes to view it while it's in transmission.

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@ -36,16 +36,6 @@
the message list view, where a summary of your email is displayed.
If you're running the program for the first time,
you'll have one message: a welcome from Ximian.
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
<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="Kevin Breit">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
</para>
<sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar">
<title>The Shortcut Bar</title>
@ -215,7 +205,7 @@
the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet
<glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>. Note that
once you have expunged a message, it
is gone for good.
is permanently deleted.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -226,8 +216,9 @@
<para>
You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move
around the main window. You can use <keycap>Tab</keycap> to
switch from one part of the window to another, and the folder
menu on the right side of the window just below the toolbar
switch from one part of the window to another. When you hide the folder
bar,
there is a menu on the left side of the window just below the toolbar
to move about the folder tree, even with the folder and
shortcut bars hidden.
</para>
@ -312,10 +303,10 @@
<sect3 id="subfolders">
<title>Subfolders</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> can also manage subfolders.
Subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if
<application>Evolution</application> can also manage subfolders,
subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if
you want to try to separate your home folders from your work
folders.
folders, or if you like to keep very organized.
</para>
@ -348,7 +339,7 @@
</para>
<para>
You can also rearrange folders and messages with by dragging and
You can also rearrange folders and messages by dragging and
dropping them.
</para>
@ -368,13 +359,13 @@
-->
<para>
Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label
is displayed in bold text, along with the amount of new messages in
Any time new information arrives in a mail folder, that folder label
is displayed in bold text, along with the number of new messages in
that folder inside of paranthesis.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar">
<title>The Menu Bar</title>
<para>

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@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
2001-07-11 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net>
* C/usage-calendar.sgml: More edits.
* C/usage-contact.sgml: Sick amounts of changes too!
* C/usage-mail-org.sgml: Heavy editing...touched almost everything.
* C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: Minor change. There was only one change for this chapter, cuz I'm such a 'godly' writer...yeah.
* C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: A bit of editing.
* C/preface.sgml: Screwed with the examples and did some cleanup.
2001-07-10 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>
* C/usage-mail-org.sgml: validation.