From 2207fbe8212ee42245f9d88d8cc35c5e6924fe1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Breit Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:46:07 +0000 Subject: Added Search Base as an entry Added Search Scope as an entry 2002-01-27 Kevin Breit * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added Search Base as an entry Added Search Scope as an entry * C/config-prefs.sgml: Fixed indenting, I guess. * C/usage-contact.sgml: Rewrote LDAP introduction paragraph Added information about setting up Evolution to use LDAP. It's just a lazy xref. svn path=/trunk/; revision=15488 --- help/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------ help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 52 ++++++++++++++++----------- help/C/usage-contact.sgml | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml | 36 ++++++++++--------- help/ChangeLog | 10 ++++++ 5 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-) (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index 5d07fb1b1a..380f9e38be 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -335,31 +335,53 @@ - - Sendmail: - - - As its name implies, sendmail is a - program which sends mail. Evolution - can use it instead of SMTP:; some people - prefer it because it offers more flexibility, but is more - difficult to set up. - - - - + + Search Base: + + + LDAP can break contact lists into many groups. The Search + Base tells LDAP the top group to use. How much of the Search + Base that is searched is set by the Search Scope option. + + + - - Shortcut Bar: - - - A portion of Evolution which offers - users fast access to the most frequently used portions of the - application. - - - + + Search Scope: + + + Search Scope states how much of the Search Base to search. + + + + + + Sendmail: + + + As its name implies, sendmail is a + program which sends mail. Evolution + can use it instead of SMTP:; some people + prefer it because it offers more flexibility, but is more + difficult to set up. + + + + + + Shortcut Bar: + + + A portion of Evolution which offers + users fast access to the most frequently used portions of the + application. + + + + Signature: diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index dd4f940037..13b8fa9364 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -751,19 +751,19 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - - Managing the Addressbook - - The addressbook does not have a large list of configuration - settings, but those that are there can be found in the - Tools menu. - + + Managing the Addressbook + + The addressbook does not have a large list of configuration + settings, but those that are there can be found in the + Tools menu. + - - Adding Directory Servers - - To add a new LDAP server to your available contact - folders: + + Adding Directory Servers + + To add a new LDAP server + to your available contact folders: @@ -772,22 +772,25 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Tools Addressbook Sources + from the menu. - Click Add. + Click the Add button on the right + side. - Enter the server information. + Enter the server information: Account name - The name that you see on the screen. This could be anything you wish. + The name that you see on the screen. This could + be anything you wish. @@ -803,7 +806,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 My server requires authentication - Select this if the server needs a password to access the addressbook. + Select this if the server requires + Evolution to provide + a server in order to access the LDAP contacts. @@ -811,7 +816,10 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Port - The internet port to connect to in order to access the database. This is normally 389. + The internet port + Evolution connects to + in order to access the LDAP database. This is + normally 389. @@ -819,7 +827,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Search base - The base node to use for all your searches. Contact your administrator for information about setting this up. + The base entry to use for all your searches. + Contact your administrator for information about + the correct settings. @@ -827,7 +837,7 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Search scope -How broad the search is in the directory. + How broad the search is in the directory. @@ -841,7 +851,9 @@ How broad the search is in the directory. - Click OK to permanenty make changes or Apply to temporarily set the changes. + Click OK to permanenty make + changes or Apply to temporarily + set the changes. diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index dc11b4bd0a..04f8154ea8 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ The toolbar for the addressbook is quite simple. - Click New Contact to create a new card, or double-click - in a blank space in the contact list. + Click New Contact to create a new card, or double-click + in a blank space in the contact list. @@ -503,21 +503,20 @@ Sharing your Cards - If you keep your cards on a network using an LDAP server, you can share access to - them, browse other peoples addressbooks, 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 - you share calendars as well as addressbooks, people can avoid - duplicating work and keep up to date on developments within - their workgroup or across the entire company. + The LDAP protocol was + created to let users share contact information over a network. + LDAP allows for users to browse other people's addressbooks, or + maintain a shared set of contact information for a company or + department. This feature comes in handy if you are in a group + where there are lots of people using the same contacts. Such an + example would be the sales department of a company with their + client list. Sharing Address Cards and Calendar Data - Ray wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he + Rich wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he checks the network for the Company X address card so he knows whom to call there. Since his company also shares calendars, he then learns that his co-worker Deanna has @@ -527,6 +526,7 @@ scheduling an extra meeting with Company X. + Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards— why overload the network with a list of babysitters or tell @@ -537,24 +537,25 @@ To learn how to add a remote directory to your available contact folders, see . - Once you have a connection, the network contacts folder or + Once you have a LDAP connection, the network contacts folder or folders will appear inside the External Directories folder in the folder bar. It will work exactly like a local folder of cards, with the following exceptions: - + - + Network folders are only available when you are connected to the network. If you use a laptop or have a modem connection, you may wish to copy or cache the - network directory. You do this by dragging and dropping your desired contacts into the local contacts list. - + network directory. You do this by dragging and dropping + your desired contacts into the local contacts list. + - + - + To prevent excess network traffic, Evolution will not normally load the contents of LDAP folders immediately upon @@ -562,32 +563,40 @@ All before LDAP folder cards will be loaded from the network. You can change this behavior in the Contact Preferences window. - + - + Your ability to view, change, add, and delete contacts depends on the settings of the LDAP server. - + - - - - - - Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly + + + + Configuring Evolution to use LDAP - As noted before, when you get information about a person in - the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address - card. To do so, right click on any email address or email - message, and select Add Address - Card from the menu that appears. Of course, - Evolution can also add cards from a - hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more - information about that, see . + For information about setting up + Evolution to use LDAP, please refer + to - + + + + Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly + + As noted before, when you get information about a person in + the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address + card. To do so, right click on any email address or email + message, and select Add Address + Card from the menu that appears. + Evolution can also add cards from a + hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more + information about that, see . + + + - - - + + diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml index f9c55edb39..571e74b2f8 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml @@ -1015,27 +1015,29 @@ - - - - - - -Remote folders are considered active if you are connected to the -server; you must be connected to your mail server for the vFolder to -include any messages from that source. - - + + + + + + + Remote folders are considered active if you are connected to the + server; you must be connected to your mail server for the vFolder to + include any messages from that source. + +
Selecting a vFolder Rule Creating a vFolder Rule - - - -
+ + + + + + + diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index db14719995..bf059c3a80 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +2002-01-27 Kevin Breit + + * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added Search Base as an entry + Added Search Scope as an entry + + * C/config-prefs.sgml: Fixed indenting, I guess. + + * C/usage-contact.sgml: Rewrote LDAP introduction paragraph + Added information about setting up Evolution to use LDAP. It's just a lazy xref. + 2002-01-27 Ettore Perazzoli * sgmldocs.make: Use `-f' instead of `-e' so installation of -- cgit v1.2.3