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+ Sylpheed FAQ + <author>Paul Kater (paul@nlpagan.net) + and Jens Oberender (j.obi@troja.net) + <abstract> + Sylpheed FAQ (for version 0.5.2) + </abstract> +<toc> +<p> +This FAQ consists of the following sections: +<sect> +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. +</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> +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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. +</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. +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q08 Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?<p> +A. Yes. You can find it in Configuration -> common + preferences -> filtering tab. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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). +</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>"). +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q17 Why is Sylpheed so fast?<p> +A. That's what it is designed for! +</sect1> + +<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) +</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> +</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. +</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. +<verb> + This is a long line + is wrapped. +</verb> +<p> + 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. +</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 maintained. There you can also find + links to the FAQ in other languages. + <bf>New Address???</bf> +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q24 Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling?<p> +A. Yes. Check man procmail for details. +</sect1> + +<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 +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q26 How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed?<p> +A. Just press Alt-U or select "update" from the summary menu. +</sect1> +</sect> + +<sect> +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. +</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. +</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. +</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. +</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. +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q07 Does Sylpheed have options for threading messages?<p> +A. Yes. You can switch it on and off in the Summary + Menu, just select "Thread View" or press Ctrl+T. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q08 Can I create multiple levels of subfolders to store mail?<p> +A. Absolutely. This is no problem. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q09 Why isn't Sylpheed sending my mail out?<p> +A. You need to create at least one account in order to + send. (This is a wonderful gotcha on LAN installs + with only a local mailbox feed). +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q10 How do I apply a patch after downloading it?<p> +A. Copy patch to sylpheed directory + Apply the patch: +<p> + <tt>% patch -p0 < some.patch</tt> +<p> + Or, if it's gzipped: +<p> + <tt>% gzip -dc some.patch.gz | patch -p0</tt> +<p> + Run <tt>./autogen.sh</tt>, remove the generated <tt>/config.cache</tt> + file (unless you want to install in prefix + <tt>/usr/local</tt>). + Run <tt>./configure</tt> with the appropriate options and + then <tt>make</tt>. + (Text as found on the Sylpheed patches page.) +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q11 How do I compile in support for compface pictures?<p> +A. You have to have a package called ?libcompface? + installed, so this is available for compiling into + Sylpheed. +</sect1> + +<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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q13 How can I tell my browser/newsclient/other program to use Sylpheed as e-mail program?<p> +A. In the settings part of the program, write + <tt>sylpheed --compose</tt> +</sect1> +</sect> + +<sect> +Sylpheed FAQ - Interface + +<sect1> +Q01 How do I make Sylpheed display my language?<p> +A. You have to set some environment variables such as + <tt>LANG,LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES</tt> to your local language. + Usually <tt>LANG</tt> (or <tt>LC_ALL</tt>) is sufficient. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q02 I don't like the default font. Can I change that?<p> +A. Yes. In Configuration->common preferences under the + "Display" tab. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q03 There are too many columns in the message list!!<p> +A. In Configuration->common preferences under the + "Display" tab you can press the button "Set display + item of summary". That pops up a screen with all the + options you can show or leave out of the message + list. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q04 Can I use a different editor to write my mails?<p> +A. You can. In Configuration->common preferences under + the "Other" tab you can define your editor of choice. + Remember, if you want to use a command line editor + like vi or emacs, to write the name of the shell + (term, term, rxvt) with the -e parameter in front of + the editor. E.g.: <tt>rxvt -e vi %s</tt> +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q05 How to change the font size in the Sylpheed interface?<p> +A. You can set the GTK+ font by <tt>~/.gtkrc</tt>, or + <tt>~/.gtkrc.mine</tt>, + (which is included by <tt>~/.gtkrc</tt>). + For example: + <tt>style "default" + { + font = + +"-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 +" + } + widget_class "*" style "default"</tt> +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q06 Sylpheed saves my outgoing mail (in Outbox). Can I make it stop doing that?<p> +A. In Configuration->common preferences there's a + checkbox "Save sent message to outbox". Uncheck it, + and it's solved. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q07 How can I change the key-bindings (hot-keys) in Sylpheed?<p> +A. That is very simple. Suppose you want to assign a + shortcut key to a function, e.g. sending all mail + out should start when you press Ctrl-Y. Click the + Message' menu and move the mouse over "Send all + messages". Now you press Ctrl-Y. Immediately the menu + text is updated and the function is in place. Please + note that a previous function that Ctrl-Y was + assigned to, will no longer have a shortcut key. If + you want to remove the key binding, do the same + thing, but press the "delete" key on the menu-item. + Then the key binding is removed. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q08 Can I close windows without the mouse?<p> +A. Of course!! Not all windows, but by pressing ESCape, + you can close the addressbook, the window of viewing + a mail-source (message->view source), the window of + viewing the headers, and several others. Just give + it a try and you will find all of them. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q09 Can I change the way the date is displayed in the message summary?<p> +A. As of 0.4.65 you can. The options are: + %y = year in numbers %m = month in number + %d = day in numbers %c = date/time for locale + %A = full weekday name %a = short month name + %B = full month name %b = short month name + %H = hours in 24-clock %I = hours in 12-clock + For more information go to the configuration menu, + select Common preferences / Display and move the + mouse cursor over the input box for the date display + format. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q10 Why can?t I see the compface pictures?<p> +A. You need to enable displaying of the header pane in the + general preferences +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q11 I still can?t see the pictures. Why not?<p> +A. You may not have compiled in Compface support. See Qxx + in the Installation/Configuration section. +</sect1> +</article> diff --git a/faq/en/sylpheed-faq.sgml b/faq/en/sylpheed-faq.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..22671b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/faq/en/sylpheed-faq.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,448 @@ +<!doctype linuxdoc system> +<article> + <title>Sylpheed FAQ + <author>Paul Kater (paul@nlpagan.net) + and Jens Oberender (j.obi@troja.net) + <abstract> + Sylpheed FAQ (for version 0.5.2) + </abstract> +<toc> +<p> +This FAQ consists of the following sections: +<sect> +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. +</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> +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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. +</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. +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q08 Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?<p> +A. Yes. You can find it in Configuration -> common + preferences -> filtering tab. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +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). +</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>"). +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q17 Why is Sylpheed so fast?<p> +A. That's what it is designed for! +</sect1> + +<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) +</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> +</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. +</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. +<verb> + This is a long line + is wrapped. +</verb> +<p> + 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. +</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 maintained. There you can also find + links to the FAQ in other languages. + <bf>New Address???</bf> +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q24 Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling?<p> +A. Yes. Check man procmail for details. +</sect1> + +<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 +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q26 How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed?<p> +A. Just press Alt-U or select "update" from the summary menu. +</sect1> +</sect> + +<sect> +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. +</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. +</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. +</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. +</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. +</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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q07 Does Sylpheed have options for threading messages?<p> +A. Yes. You can switch it on and off in the Summary + Menu, just select "Thread View" or press Ctrl+T. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q08 Can I create multiple levels of subfolders to store mail?<p> +A. Absolutely. This is no problem. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q09 Why isn't Sylpheed sending my mail out?<p> +A. You need to create at least one account in order to + send. (This is a wonderful gotcha on LAN installs + with only a local mailbox feed). +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q10 How do I apply a patch after downloading it?<p> +A. Copy patch to sylpheed directory + Apply the patch: +<p> + <tt>% patch -p0 < some.patch</tt> +<p> + Or, if it's gzipped: +<p> + <tt>% gzip -dc some.patch.gz | patch -p0</tt> +<p> + Run <tt>./autogen.sh</tt>, remove the generated <tt>/config.cache</tt> + file (unless you want to install in prefix + <tt>/usr/local</tt>). + Run <tt>./configure</tt> with the appropriate options and + then <tt>make</tt>. + (Text as found on the Sylpheed patches page.) +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q11 How do I compile in support for compface pictures?<p> +A. You have to have a package called ?libcompface? + installed, so this is available for compiling into + Sylpheed. +</sect1> + +<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. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q13 How can I tell my browser/newsclient/other program to use Sylpheed as e-mail program?<p> +A. In the settings part of the program, write + <tt>sylpheed --compose</tt> +</sect1> +</sect> + +<sect> +Sylpheed FAQ - Interface + +<sect1> +Q01 How do I make Sylpheed display my language?<p> +A. You have to set some environment variables such as + <tt>LANG,LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES</tt> to your local language. + Usually <tt>LANG</tt> (or <tt>LC_ALL</tt>) is sufficient. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q02 I don't like the default font. Can I change that?<p> +A. Yes. In Configuration->common preferences under the + "Display" tab. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q03 There are too many columns in the message list!!<p> +A. In Configuration->common preferences under the + "Display" tab you can press the button "Set display + item of summary". That pops up a screen with all the + options you can show or leave out of the message + list. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q04 Can I use a different editor to write my mails?<p> +A. You can. In Configuration->common preferences under + the "Other" tab you can define your editor of choice. + Remember, if you want to use a command line editor + like vi or emacs, to write the name of the shell + (term, term, rxvt) with the -e parameter in front of + the editor. E.g.: <tt>rxvt -e vi %s</tt> +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q05 How to change the font size in the Sylpheed interface?<p> +A. You can set the GTK+ font by <tt>~/.gtkrc</tt>, or + <tt>~/.gtkrc.mine</tt>, + (which is included by <tt>~/.gtkrc</tt>). + For example: + <tt>style "default" + { + font = + +"-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 +" + } + widget_class "*" style "default"</tt> +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q06 Sylpheed saves my outgoing mail (in Outbox). Can I make it stop doing that?<p> +A. In Configuration->common preferences there's a + checkbox "Save sent message to outbox". Uncheck it, + and it's solved. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q07 How can I change the key-bindings (hot-keys) in Sylpheed?<p> +A. That is very simple. Suppose you want to assign a + shortcut key to a function, e.g. sending all mail + out should start when you press Ctrl-Y. Click the + Message' menu and move the mouse over "Send all + messages". Now you press Ctrl-Y. Immediately the menu + text is updated and the function is in place. Please + note that a previous function that Ctrl-Y was + assigned to, will no longer have a shortcut key. If + you want to remove the key binding, do the same + thing, but press the "delete" key on the menu-item. + Then the key binding is removed. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q08 Can I close windows without the mouse?<p> +A. Of course!! Not all windows, but by pressing ESCape, + you can close the addressbook, the window of viewing + a mail-source (message->view source), the window of + viewing the headers, and several others. Just give + it a try and you will find all of them. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q09 Can I change the way the date is displayed in the message summary?<p> +A. As of 0.4.65 you can. The options are: + %y = year in numbers %m = month in number + %d = day in numbers %c = date/time for locale + %A = full weekday name %a = short month name + %B = full month name %b = short month name + %H = hours in 24-clock %I = hours in 12-clock + For more information go to the configuration menu, + select Common preferences / Display and move the + mouse cursor over the input box for the date display + format. +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q10 Why can?t I see the compface pictures?<p> +A. You need to enable displaying of the header pane in the + general preferences +</sect1> + +<sect1> +Q11 I still can?t see the pictures. Why not?<p> +A. You may not have compiled in Compface support. See Qxx + in the Installation/Configuration section. +</sect1> +</article> -- cgit