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diff --git a/manual/en/manual_009.xml b/manual/en/manual_009.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc96cb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/en/manual_009.xml @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><chapter id="sylpheed-9"> + <title>Viewing messages</title> + <section> + <title>Reading a message </title> + <para> +Reading a message is quite simple. If you have the message pane +within view, all you need to do is once click the message you +want to read and it already appears in the message view. +When you double-click the message, a separate window will open, +showing you the message. You can close the opened window by +pressing ESCape or clicking the 'close' button. +</para> + </section> + <section> + <title>Viewing Multipart MIME (Attached Files) </title> + <para> +When a message contains an attachment, you can have several +options to view the information in that file. Sylpheed can +be able, when compiled against the proper libraries, to +display images "inline". This means you can click the name +of the image and you can see it in the lower part of the +message screen. +</para> + <para> +How do you see an attachment is in an e- mail? +</para> + <para> +This shows through an extra section that appears between +the summary pane and the message view. In it you can see +the separate parts of the e-mail. Sometimes you can't +view the contents of an attachment directly. Then you +can rightclick the name of the file and select "OPEN" +from the appearing menu. If this does not work, it means +that the extension of the file is not recognized through +the directives in the mailcap file. In that case you +can always use the "Save as..." option in the popup menu, +save the file to disk and open the file with the proper +program. +</para> + </section> + <section> + <title>Extending and Closing Threads </title> + <para> +Sylpheed offers the option to view messages in threads. +Threads are no more than series of e-mails in a logical +sequence. Suppose 15 people sent you a mail called +"Re: bananas". You can't easily tell which one is the +first and which one is the last in that sequence. +</para> + <para> +By activating threads (summary menu), Sylpheed will +attempt to show the sequence of mails as they were +written/sent from first to last. +</para> + <para> +To undo the threads view, you simply select the same +menu option again and the e-mails are displayed in +standard order again. +</para> + </section> + <section> + <title>Message Operations (Moving, Deleting, etc.) </title> + <para> +Sylpheed gives you many ways to manage your messages. +You can move them to new mailboxes, or delete them. +Through the message menu (see that section for more +details) plenty of options are available to do with +your e-mails what you want done. The advantage of +moving messages to different mailboxes (also see +Filtering for that, as described in the Configuration +menu section) is that you keep an overview of your +inbox. Suppose you are collecting e-mails in there +of 8 different subjects. And you are looking for a +specific one on a specific subject. That will give +you a lot of work, trying to find the right message. +Creating a new mail folder for each subject, and +moving the messages to that new one, lifts a lot of +work afterwards from your hands. +</para> + </section> + <section> + <title>URL in a Message </title> + <para> +At times you may find a URL in a message. A URL is +a link to a website. Usually it is shown in the +form "http://www.somewhere.something". +</para> + <para> +If you want to visit that website, you only need to +double-click the URL, and the default webbrowser +you set up (usually Netscape) will activate and load +the website. +</para> + <para> +In the configuration options, Sylpheed has a color +setting specific for URL's so you can spot a URL easily. +</para> + </section> +</chapter>
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