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<!-- <!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> -->
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<preface id="introduction">
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<!-- =============Introduction ============================= -->
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<section id="what">
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<title> What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
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<para>
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The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and
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development." The GNOME application
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<application>Evolution</application> is meant to be a more
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evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program, and an
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integral part of the Internet-connected desktop.
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</para>
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<para>
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As part of the GNOME project,
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<application>Evolution</application> is free software. The
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program and its source code are released under the terms of
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the GNU Public License (GPL), and the documentation falls
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under the Free Documentation License (FDL), which is included
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with this document (<xref linkend="fdl">). For more
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information about the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software
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Foundation's website at <ulink
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url="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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<note>
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<title>This is a preview release</title>
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<para>
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Please help develop <application>Evolution</application>
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by submitting bug reports when you find bugs. You can do
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so by using the <application>Bug Report
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Tool</application> (known as <command>bug-buddy</command>
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at the command line).
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</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>Evolution</application> is a suite of tools to
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help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive,
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and organize email, manage address and other contact
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information, and maintain a calendar. It enables you to do
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those things on one or several computers, connected directly
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or over a network, for one person or for large groups.
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<application>Evolution</application> can handle almost all
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your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of
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the GNOME desktop environment.
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</para>
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<para>
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The developers of <application>Evolution</application> had
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four major goals for their project:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy
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to use</emphasis>. That means a familiar and intuitive
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interface that users could customize to their liking, and
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the development of shortcuts for complex tasks.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<application>Evolution</application> must meet and
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exceed the standards set by other groupware products.
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It must include support for most major network protocols
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so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing
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hardware and network environments.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The project must support open standards and protocols
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to turn <application>Evolution</application> into an
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advanced development platform. From the simplest
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scripting to the most complex network and component
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programming, <application>Evolution</application>
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needed to offer developers an environment for
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cutting-edge application development.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application>
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must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files. It will
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not execute scripts, automatically forward a virus to
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your entire contacts list, or delete files from your
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hard disk.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most
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daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two
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clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you
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by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment.
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<application>Evolution</application> makes displays faster and
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more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is
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lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate advanced
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features like <link
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linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolders</link>, which
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let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail
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folders.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="aboutbook">
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<title>About This Book</title>
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<!-- ************** FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH FOR DRAFT ONLY ************* -->
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<para>
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This version of the <application>Evolution</application>
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User's Guide is a <emphasis>draft</emphasis>. It is missing
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huge chunks of information, and many of the features it
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describes are unimplemented. All the content is subject to
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change, especially if you help. Please send comments on the
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guide to <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. If you would like
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to work on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME
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Documentation project <ulink
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url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp">web site</ulink>. This
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paragraph will be removed in later versions of the manual.
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</para>
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<!-- ************* END DRAFT ONLY PARAGRAPH ************** -->
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<para>
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This book is divided into two sections. The first section is a
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<link linkend="usage">guided tour</link>— it will
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explain how to use <application>Evolution</application>. If
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you are new to <application>Evolution</application> or to
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groupware in general, this is the section for you. The second
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section, covering <link linkend="config">configuration</link>,
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is targeted at more advanced users, but anyone who wants to
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change the way <application>Evolution</application> looks or
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acts can benefit from reading it.
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</para>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Typographical conventions</title>
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<para>
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Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography:
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<simplelist>
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<member><application>Applications</application></member>
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<member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member>
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<member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for interface items</member>
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<member> Menu selections look like this:
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<menuchoice>
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<guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>Submenu</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Menu Item</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice>
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</member>
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<member><guibutton>Buttons</guibutton> you can click</member>
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<member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></member>
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<member><computeroutput>Text output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
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</simplelist>
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</para>
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</formalpara>
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</section>
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</preface>
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