Uporaba programa Evolution: splošni pregled

Now that the first-run configuration has finished, you're ready to begin using Evolution. Here's a quick explanation of what's happening in your main Evolution window.

Menijska vrstica:

The menu bar gives you access to most Evolution features. For additional information, see The Menu Bar.

Seznam map:

The folder list gives you a list of the available folders for each account. To see the contents of a folder, click the folder name and the contents are displayed in the message list.

Orodna vrstica:

The toolbar gives you fast and easy access to the frequently used features in each component.

Orodje za iskanje:

The search tool lets you search your email, contacts, calendar, and tasks to easily find what you're looking for.

Seznam sporočil:

The message list displays all the read and unread messages that you have. To view an email in the preview pane, click the message in the message list.

Side Bar:

The side bar lets you switch between folders and between Evolution tools. At the bottom of the side bar is the switcher that lets you switch Evolution tools, and above that is a list of all the available folders for the current tool. For additional information, see The Side Bar.

Preklopnik:

The switcher at the bottom of the side bar lets you switch between the Evolution tools - Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Memos and Tasks.

Vrstica stanja:

The status bar periodically displays a message, or tells you the progress of a task. This most often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress queues are shown in the previous figure. The Online/Offline indicator is here, too, in the lower left of the window.

Pladenj predogleda:

The preview pane displays the message that is currently chosen in the message list.

1.2.1. Menijska vrstica

The menu bar's contents always provide all the possible actions for any given view of your data. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items relate to email. Some content relates to other components of Evolution and some, especially in the File menu, relates to the application as a whole.

Datoteka:

Anything related to a file or to the operations of the application is listed in this menu, such as creating things, saving them to disk, printing them, and quitting the program itself.

Uredi:

Holds useful tools that help you edit text and move it around. Also lets you access the settings and configuration options.

Pogled:

Lets you decide how Evolution should look. Some of the features control the appearance of Evolution as a whole, and others the way a particular kind of information appears.

Mapa:

Holds actions that can be performed on folders. You can find things like copy, rename, delete, and so on.

Sporočilo:

Holds actions that can be applied to a message. If there is only one target for the action, such as replying to a message, you can normally find it in the Message menu.

Iskanje:

Lets you search for messages, or for phrases within a message. You can also see previous searches you have made. In addition to the Search menu, there is a text entry box in the toolbar that you can use to search for messages. You can also create a search folder from a search.

Pomoč:

Odpre datoteke pomoči programa Evolution.

1.2.2. Bočno okno

The Sidebar is the vertical panel on the left side of the Evolution main window. At the bottom of the Sidebar is the Switcher. This lets you switch between different Evolution tools like Mail, Memo, Tasks, and Contacts. Above the Switcher is a list of folders related to the current Evolution tool.

The folder list organizes your email, calendars, address books, task lists and memo lists in a tree, similar to a file tree. Most people find one to four folders at the base of the tree, depending on the tool and their system configuration. Each Evolution tool has at least one folder, called On This Computer, for local information. For example, the folder list for the email tool shows any remote email storage you have set up, plus local folders and search folders, which are discussed in Using Search Folders.

If you get large amounts of email, you might want more folders than just your Inbox. You can also create multiple calendar, task, or contacts folders.

To create a new folder:

  1. Click Folder > New.
  2. Type the name of the folder in the Folder Name field.
  3. Select the location of the new folder.
  4. Click OK.

1.2.2.1. Changing Switcher Appearance:

To change the appearance of your switcher click View > Switcher Appearance from the Menu Bar. Under Switcher Appearance you can select:

Ikone in besedilo:

Displays buttons with the label and the icon corresponding to it.

Le ikone:

Pokaže le ikone

Le besedilo:

Displays buttons with the label, not the icons.

Slog orodne vrstice:

Shows buttons using the desktop toolbar settings.

Gumbi za skrivanje:

This option hides all the shortcut buttons of switcher.

1.2.2.2. Upravljanje map

Right-click a folder or subfolder to display a menu with the following options:

Kopiraj:

Copies the folder to a different location. When you select this item, Evolution offers a choice of locations to copy the folder to.

Premakni:

Moves the folder to another location. When you select this item, Evolution offers a choice of locations to move the folder to.

Mark Messages As Read:

Marks all the messages in the folder as read.

Nova mapa:

Creates another folder in the same location.

Izbriši:

Deletes the folder and all its contents.

Preimenuj:

Lets you change the name of the folder.

Onemogoči:

Onemogoči račun

Lastnosti:

Checks the number of total and unread messages in a folder, and, for remote folders, lets you select whether to copy the folder to your local system for offline operation.

You can also rearrange folders and messages by dragging and dropping them.

Any time new email arrives in a email folder, that folder label is displayed in bold text, along with the number of new messages in that folder.

1.2.3. Elektronska pošta

Evolution email is like other email programs in several ways:

  • It can send and receive email in HTML or as plain text, and makes it easy to send and receive multiple file attachments.
  • It supports multiple email sources, including IMAP, POP3, and local mbox or MH spools and files created by other email programs.
  • It can sort and organize your email in a wide variety of ways with folders, searches, and filters.
  • It lets you guard your privacy with encryption.

However, Evolution has some important differences from other email programs. First, it is built to handle very large amounts of email. The junk email, message filtering and searching functions were built for speed and efficiency. There's also the search folder, an advanced organizational feature not found in some email clients. If you get a lot of email, or if you keep every message you get in case you need to refer to it later, you will find this feature especially useful. Here's a quick explanation of what's happening in your main Evolution email window.

Seznam sporočil:

The message list displays all the read and unread messages that you have. To view an email in the preview pane, click the message in the message list.

Pladenj predogleda:

The preview pane displays the message that is currently chosen in the message list.

If you find the preview pane too small, you can resize the pane, enlarge the whole window, or double-click the message in the message list to have it open in a new window. To change the size of a pane, drag the divider between the two panes.

As with folders, you can right-click messages in the message list and get a menu of possible actions, including moving or deleting them, creating filters or search folders based on them, and marking them as junk mail.

Most of the email-related actions you want to perform are listed in the Message menu and Folder menu in the menu bar. The most frequently used ones, like Reply and Forward, also appear as buttons in the toolbar. Most of them are also located in the right-click menu and as keyboard shortcuts.

For an in-depth guide to the email capabilities of Evolution, read Sending and Receiving Email.

1.2.4. Koledar

To begin using the calendar, click Calendar in the Switcher. By default, the calendar shows today's schedule on a ruled background. At the left bottom, there is a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. At the upper right, there is a task list, where you can keep a list of tasks separate from your calendar appointments. Below that, there is a memo list.

Appointment List:

The appointment list displays all your scheduled appointments.

Pladenj mesecev:

The month pane is a small view of a calendar month. To display additional months, drag the column border to the right. You can also select a range of days in the month pane to display a custom range of days in the appointment list.

Seznam nalog:

Tasks are distinct from appointments because they generally don't have times associated with them. You can use the list in a larger window by clicking the Tasks button in the side bar.

For more information about the calendar, see Evolution Calendar.

1.2.5. Stiki

The Evolution contacts can handle all of the functions of an address book or phone book. However, it is easier to update Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book, in part because Evolution can synchronize with Palm OS* devices and use LDAP directories on a network.

To use the contacts tool, click Contacts in the Switcher. By default, the display shows all your contacts in alphabetical order, in a minicard view. You can select other views from the View menu, and adjust the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the gray column dividers.

Another advantage of the Evolution contacts is its integration with the rest of the application. For example, you can right-click an email address in Evolution mail to instantly create a contact entry.

The largest section of the contacts display shows a list of individual contacts. You can also search the contacts in the same way that you search email folders, using the search tool on the right side of the toolbar.

For detailed instructions on how to use the address book, read Evolution Contacts: the Address Book.