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diff --git a/faq/en/sylpheed-faq.sgml b/faq/en/sylpheed-faq.sgml index 292647c..8d6ae09 100644 --- a/faq/en/sylpheed-faq.sgml +++ b/faq/en/sylpheed-faq.sgml @@ -13,119 +13,118 @@ This FAQ consists of the following sections: Sylpheed FAQ - General information <sect1> -Q01 Are there FAQ's in other languages?<p> -A. Yes, at the bottom of this page there are links to - several translations already, including french, italian - and japanese. +Q01 Are there FAQ's in other languages?<p> +A. Yes, at the bottom of this page there are links to +several translations already, including french, italian +and japanese. </sect1> <sect1> -Q02 What is Sylpheed?<p> -A. Sylpheed is an e-mail client (& news reader) based on - GTK+, running on the X Window System, and aiming for - <itemize> - <item>Quick response - <item>Graceful, and sophisticated interface - <item>Easy configuration, intuitive operation - <item>Abundant features - </itemize> +Q02 What is Sylpheed?<p> +A. Sylpheed is an e-mail client (& news reader) based on +GTK+, running on the X Window System, and aiming for + <itemize> + <item>Quick response + <item>Graceful, and sophisticated interface + <item>Easy configuration, intuitive operation + <item>Abundant features + </itemize> </sect1> <sect1> -Q03 Where can I get Sylpheed?<p> -A. You can download it from <tt>http://sylpheed.good-day.net</tt> - There are links to download the tarball sources, and - also links to sites where you can download RPM's (for - Redhat and Mandrake), DEB packages for Debian, and - installations for Solaris and FreeBSD. +Q03 Where can I get Sylpheed?<p> +A. You can download it from <tt>http://sylpheed.good-day.net</tt> +There are links to download the tarball sources, and +also links to sites where you can download RPM's (for +Redhat and Mandrake), DEB packages for Debian, and +installations for Solaris and FreeBSD. </sect1> <sect1> -Q04 Who writes Sylpheed?<p> -A. Hiroyuki Yamamoto (<tt>hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp</tt>) +Q04 Who writes Sylpheed?<p> +A. Hiroyuki Yamamoto (<tt>hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp</tt>) </sect1> <sect1> -Q05 What does the name Sylpheed mean?<p> -A. It means "light weight", like air. This comes from the - name of the wind spirits, the Sylphs. +Q05 What does the name Sylpheed mean?<p> +A. It means "light weight", like air. This comes from the +name of the wind spirits, the Sylphs. </sect1> <sect1> -Q06 How does Sylpheed store mails?<p> -A. Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH - and EMH. Maildir and mbox format are not (yet) - supported, although it is possible to import an mbox - file into a Sylpheed mailbox. +Q06 How does Sylpheed store mails?<p> +A. Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH +and EMH. Maildir and mbox format are not (yet) +supported, although it is possible to import an mbox +file into a Sylpheed mailbox. </sect1> <sect1> -Q07 Why does the auto collection of mail not work?<p> -A. Autocollection works since this version. If you need it - or want it, you should upgrade. +Q07 Why does the auto collection of mail not work?<p> +A. Autocollection works since this version. If you need it +or want it, you should upgrade. </sect1> <sect1> -Q08 Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?<p> -A. Yes. You can find it in Configuration -> common - preferences -> filtering tab.<p> - Please note that filtering is not yet implemented for IMAP accounts. +Q08 Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?<p> +A. Yes. You can find it in Configuration -> filtering tab.<p> + Please note that filtering is not yet implemented for IMAP accounts. </sect1> <sect1> -Q09 Can Sylpheed handle IMAP mail?<p> -A. Yes. As of version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported. +Q09 Can Sylpheed handle IMAP mail?<p> +A. Yes. As of version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported. </sect1> <sect1> -Q10 Can Sylpheed handle local unix mailboxes?<p> -A. Yes. +Q10 Can Sylpheed handle local unix mailboxes?<p> +A. Yes. </sect1> <sect1> -Q11 Can Sylpheed handle IPv6?<p> -A. Yes, IPv6 is fully supported in Sylpheed. +Q11 Can Sylpheed handle IPv6?<p> +A. Yes, IPv6 is fully supported in Sylpheed. </sect1> <sect1> -Q12 Does Sylpheed support encryption like GPG?<p> -A. Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. +Q12 Does Sylpheed support encryption like GPG?<p> +A. Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. </sect1> <sect1> -Q13 How does Sylpheed check for MIME types?<p> -A. Sylpheed uses the Mutt type of mime checking. +Q13 How does Sylpheed check for MIME types?<p> +A. Sylpheed uses the Mutt type of mime checking. </sect1> <sect1> -Q14 Does Sylpheed allow me to write HTML styled messages?<p> -A. No. A discussion has gone around over this topic, and - the outcome was that HTML mail is not wanted. If you - really need to send HTML, you can of course attach a - webpage to an e-mail. Several patches have been made to - facilitate better HTML handling in Sylpheed. You can - find these patches at the Sylpheed Patch Page (see - further down in the document). +Q14 Does Sylpheed allow me to write HTML styled messages?<p> +A. No. A discussion has gone around over this topic, and +the outcome was that HTML mail is not wanted. If you +really need to send HTML, you can of course attach a +webpage to an e-mail. Several patches have been made to +facilitate better HTML handling in Sylpheed. You can +find these patches at the Sylpheed Patch Page (see +further down in the document). </sect1> <sect1> Q15 Does Sylpheed have name completion in the address fields?<p> A. Yes. When you search for a name that starts with "<tt>don</tt>", - type "<tt>don</tt>" (without the quotes) and press the TAB key. - This will show you the correct name (when only one "don" - exists in your addressbook. Otherwise a dropdown list - appears, which allows you to select the name you want. - E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also e-mail addresses - starting with "<tt>don</tt>" will appear in the list (like - "<tt>don.giovanni@maffia.org</tt>"). +type "<tt>don</tt>" (without the quotes) and press the TAB key. +This will show you the correct name (when only one "don" +exists in your addressbook. Otherwise a dropdown list +appears, which allows you to select the name you want. +E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also e-mail addresses +starting with "<tt>don</tt>" will appear in the list (like +"<tt>don.giovanni@maffia.org</tt>"). </sect1> <sect1> Q16 Fine, but when I hit the TAB key I get an error message.<p> A. When you want to use name completion, make sure that - there are names in your address book. If there are no - names, even Sylpheed has a hard time completing - something. +there are names in your address book. If there are no +names, even Sylpheed has a hard time completing +something. </sect1> <sect1> @@ -136,69 +135,69 @@ A. That's what it is designed for! <sect1> Q18 Where can I get the current patches for Sylpheed?<p> A. The Sylpheed Patch homepage: - <tt>http://www.teledix.net/sylpheed/</tt> - (Also see section on Installation on how to install a - patch) +<tt>http://www.teledix.net/sylpheed/</tt> +(Also see section on Installation on how to install a +patch) </sect1> <sect1> Q19 How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed with others?<p> A. To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed mailing - list at <tt>http://sylpheed.good-day.net</tt>. Note that there is - a japanese and an english list, so pick the right one! - If you have made a patch that you want the world to know - of, please get in touch with the manager of the Sylpheed - Patch homepage, at <tt>sylpheed@thewildbeast.co.uk</tt> +list at <tt>http://sylpheed.good-day.net</tt>. Note that there is +a japanese and an english list, so pick the right one! +If you have made a patch that you want the world to know +of, please get in touch with the manager of the Sylpheed +Patch homepage, at <tt>sylpheed@thewildbeast.co.uk</tt> </sect1> <sect1> Q20 When I send mail, the Content-Type header says the mail is in US-ASCII, even when I specified ISO-8859-1?<p> A. If ISO-8859-1 characters (>= 0x80) are not used in the - message body, Sylpheed will automatically set the - charset value in the Content-Type header as US-ASCII. +message body, Sylpheed will automatically set the +charset value in the Content-Type header as US-ASCII. </sect1> <sect1> Q21 Why does it look like word wrap is not working?<p> A. Word wrapping is a bit peculiar perhaps. You can type - lines as long as you like. By the time you send or queue - a mail with long lines, Sylpheed will first wrap the - lines to the line length you set up, and then the mail - is queued. This is more convenient than you think. Once - a line is wrapped (hard line breaks are inserted in the - text) and you add something in a line there, the next - line will move to a separate new line, leaving one or - two words from the previous line "hanging there" alone. - E.g. +lines as long as you like. By the time you send or queue +a mail with long lines, Sylpheed will first wrap the +lines to the line length you set up, and then the mail +is queued. This is more convenient than you think. Once +a line is wrapped (hard line breaks are inserted in the +text) and you add something in a line there, the next +line will move to a separate new line, leaving one or +two words from the previous line "hanging there" alone. +E.g. <verb> This is a long line is wrapped. </verb> <p> - Now you add one word in the first line: +Now you add one word in the first line: <verb> This is a very long line that is wrapped </verb> <p> - This would cause you a lot of manual reformatting to get - a presentable mail again. +This would cause you a lot of manual reformatting to get +a presentable mail again. </sect1> <sect1> Q22 Where can I find the latest FAQ on Sylpheed?<p> A. Go to <tt>http://nlpagan.net/sylpheedfaq.htm</tt> where the - english FAQ is available in english. There you can also find - links to the FAQ in other languages.<p> - You can also go to http://www.sourceforge.net and check out the faq and manual from the sylpheeddoc project. Both documents are available in multiple languages there and usually contain the latest updates. +english FAQ is available in english. There you can also find +links to the FAQ in other languages.<p> +You can also go to http://www.sourceforge.net and check out the faq and manual from the sylpheeddoc project. Both documents are available in multiple languages there and usually contain the latest updates. </sect1> <sect1> Q23 Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed's MH mailfolders?<p> A. Yes, just create/select the folder you want your - mails in, and select "Import mbox file" in the File - menu. +mails in, and select "Import mbox file" in the File +menu. </sect1> <sect1> @@ -209,9 +208,9 @@ A. Yes. Check man procmail for details. <sect1> Q25 When I upgrade Sylpheed, are there things I should be aware of?<p> A. Yes!<p> - Upgrade to 0.4.50: you should reconfigure your newsgroup settings<p> - Upgrade to 0.4.63: you should set the URL string colors from the Configuration menu.<p> - Upgrade to 0.4.65: some menu items have been moved +Upgrade to 0.4.50: you should reconfigure your newsgroup settings<p> +Upgrade to 0.4.63: you should set the URL string colors from the Configuration menu.<p> +Upgrade to 0.4.65: some menu items have been moved </sect1> <sect1> @@ -226,59 +225,58 @@ Sylpheed FAQ - Installation and Configuration <sect1> Q01 What does it take to compile Sylpheed?<p> A. Any POSIX compliant UNIX or similar OS eg. Linux, - FreeBSD, Solaris - GTK+ 1.2.6 or later - A recent ANSI C compiler (gcc 2.7.2.3 should also - work) - Note: it is reported that Sun C will not compile - Sylpheed. - Optionally: - <itemize> - <item>Imlib or gdk-pixbuf (for built-in image view) - <item>libcompface (for X-Face) - <item>libjconv (for I18N) - <item>GPGME (for GnuPG) - <item>the equivalent of GTK+-devel and Xfree86-devel. - </itemize> - Otherwise ./configure will fail. +FreeBSD, Solaris +GTK+ 1.2.6 or later +A recent ANSI C compiler (gcc 2.7.2.3 should also +work) +Note: it is reported that Sun C will not compile +Sylpheed. +Optionally: +<itemize> +<item>Imlib or gdk-pixbuf (for built-in image view) +<item>libcompface (for X-Face) +<item>libjconv (for I18N) +<item>GPGME (for GnuPG) +<item>the equivalent of GTK+-devel and Xfree86-devel. +</itemize> +Otherwise ./configure will fail. </sect1> <sect1> Q02 How do I set up Sylpheed?<p> A. When you run Sylpheed for the first time, it will - ask you where you want to store your mailboxes. The - default is <homedir>/Mail. You can change this to - anything you like as long as it is a valid directory - name. +ask you where you want to store your mailboxes. The +default is <homedir>/Mail. You can change this to +anything you like as long as it is a valid directory +name. </sect1> <sect1> Q03 How do I set up an account?<p> A. After loading Sylpheed for the first time, you can - add an e-mail account by clicking the - "Configuration" menu. Select the option "Create new - account" and fill in the appropriate fields. +add an e-mail account by clicking the +"Configuration" menu. Select the option "Create new +account" and fill in the appropriate fields. </sect1> <sect1> Q04 How many accounts can I set up in Sylpheed?<p> A. The number is unlimited. The limit is reached when - your computer stops responding. +your computer stops responding. </sect1> <sect1> Q05 Why does Sylpheed not delete my mails when I press "delete"? I set a filter, and Sylpheed does not filter. I moved a mail to a different mailbox and it did not move.<p> A. You have to click the "execute" button. - The other solution: in the configuration settings - (common preferences -> interface tab) you have to - check the "execute commands immediately" box. +The other solution: in the configuration settings +(common preferences -> interface tab) you have to +check the "execute commands immediately" box. </sect1> <sect1> Q06 Can I set up special addresses/ports for my mailserver / newsserver?<p> A. Yes, you can. In the configuration per account you - can specify the exact port addresses you want to - use. +can specify the exact port addresses you want to use. </sect1> <sect1> @@ -320,7 +318,7 @@ A. Copy patch to sylpheed directory <sect1> Q11 How do I compile in support for compface pictures?<p> -A. You have to have a package called ?libcompface? +A. You have to have a package called <tt>libcompface</tt> installed, so this is available for compiling into Sylpheed. </sect1> @@ -328,8 +326,8 @@ A. You have to have a package called ?libcompface? <sect1> Q12 How do I make my own compface image?<p> A. The faces package contains a program called xbm2ikon script, - which converts a 48x48 xbm to the format suitable for - compface. + which converts a 48x48 xbm to the format suitable for + compface. Thanks to Jeff Dairiki, you can have a complete online course in this. Visit http://www.dairiki.org/xface/ for the details. </sect1> <sect1> @@ -443,7 +441,7 @@ A. You need to enable displaying of the header pane in the <sect1> Q11 I still can't see the pictures. Why not?<p> -A. You may not have compiled in Compface support. See Qxx +A. You may not have compiled in Compface support. See Q11 in the Installation/Configuration section. </sect1> </article> |