From 7ecf0fe69fa6a379f75928c262bd5fbbfa45e4ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pknbe Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 05:13:42 +0000 Subject: faq.xml: Expanded question about key bindings, and other minor edits across the FAQ. faq_001.xml: Ditto. faq_002.xml: Ditto. faq_003.xml: Ditto. faq_004.xml: Delete the obsolete file. --- faq/en/ChangeLog | 9 +++++++++ faq/en/faq.xml | 8 ++------ faq/en/faq_001.xml | 22 +++++++++++++++++++--- faq/en/faq_002.xml | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-- faq/en/faq_003.xml | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- faq/en/faq_004.xml | 25 ------------------------- 6 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 faq/en/faq_004.xml diff --git a/faq/en/ChangeLog b/faq/en/ChangeLog index 0cfe6a8..e99ac64 100644 --- a/faq/en/ChangeLog +++ b/faq/en/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2009-10-01 Petr Kovar + + * faq.xml: Expanded question about key bindings, and other minor + edits across the FAQ. + * faq_001.xml: Ditto. + * faq_002.xml: Ditto. + * faq_003.xml: Ditto. + * faq_004.xml: Delete the obsolete file. + 2009-09-24 Petr Kovar * faq.xml: Change revision numbers to respect 'beta' and diff --git a/faq/en/faq.xml b/faq/en/faq.xml index b20bec4..c32b013 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq.xml @@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ Sylpheed FAQ - This document contains answers to various questions, which are - frequently asked by Sylpheed users. It consists of three sections providing - general information, information on Sylpheed installation and configuration, - and on Sylpheed interface. - + This document contains answers to various questions, which are frequently asked by Sylpheed users. It consists of three sections providing general information, information on Sylpheed installation and configuration, and on Sylpheed interface. 2009 @@ -77,7 +73,7 @@ 2.0 - 2009/09/24 + 2009/10/01 PK Finished porting to DocBook XML, updated many questions across the document to conform with Sylpheed 2.7.1. diff --git a/faq/en/faq_001.xml b/faq/en/faq_001.xml index c1cd66c..8df341b 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq_001.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq_001.xml @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Sylpheed is an email client (and news reader) based on GTK+, - running on the X Window System, and aiming for: + running on the X Window System or Microsoft Windows, and aiming for: Quick response @@ -62,10 +62,21 @@ Easy configuration, intuitive operation + + High reliability + + + Internationalization and multilingualization support + Abundant features + As the Sylpheed README file reads: The appearance and interface are similar to some popular e-mail clients for +Windows, such as Outlook Express or Becky!. Many commands are accessible with +the keyboard like the Emacs-based mailers such as Mew and Wanderlust. +So you will be able to migrate to Sylpheed without much discomfort, even if +you are accustomed to other mailers. @@ -118,8 +129,10 @@ Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH and EMH. Maildir, mbox, and eml formats are not (yet) supported, although it is possible to import an mbox - file or an eml file into a Sylpheed mailbox. - + file or an eml file into a Sylpheed mailbox. + You can manage your mails just with Sylpheed, or together with another mailer based on the MH format (e.g. Mew). The MH format has less possibility +of losing mails on failures since one file corresponds to one mail. You can also utilize fetchmail +and/or procmail, and external programs on receiving (like inc or imget). @@ -410,6 +423,9 @@ sylpheedmail/. Upgrade to 0.7.3: many key bindings have changed + + Upgrade to 2.2.3 or former on Windows: all configuration files such as mailboxes or bsfilter files are removed when performing the upgrade and/or uninstallation, so please be careful + You should always read the NEWS document (and also NEWS-x.0 if you are upgrading from a very old version) that is included in the release tarballs. The NEWS can also be viewed on the appropriate Sylpheed website page. diff --git a/faq/en/faq_002.xml b/faq/en/faq_002.xml index e60c2f1..3e4ddc9 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq_002.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq_002.xml @@ -313,6 +313,29 @@ When that completes successfully, there is a Privacy check Add user-defined header and press Edit button. A dialog appears, add a header named "X-Face" and fill the value field with your face data. Note that if you paste the data from a terminal into the field, some spurious newlines can be added, and these can mangle your face, be careful. + + + How can I get the newest source code from the Sylpheed Subversion (SVN) repository? + + + Move to an appropriate directory, and after you run the command specified below, a source tree named trunk will be created under that directory: + svn checkout svn://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/sylpheed/trunk + The subdirectories under the sylpheed directory are as follows: + + + trunk/ - main tree + + + branches/ - miscellaneous experimental branches + + + tags/ - release-tagged branches + + + To update to the newest source tree, run the following command in the target directory: + svn update + + I checked out the sources using SVN and can't find any configure script. @@ -352,7 +375,7 @@ When that completes successfully, there is a Privacy - I don't want to compile in support for ... any longer, but after running + I don't want to compile in support for (...) any longer, but after running "configure", those libraries are still used. @@ -503,7 +526,7 @@ When that completes successfully, there is a Privacy read messages, sort order, etc. - menurc - Key bindings + menurc - key bindings diff --git a/faq/en/faq_003.xml b/faq/en/faq_003.xml index d5d2c1d..f5d4fb3 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq_003.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq_003.xml @@ -102,7 +102,28 @@ widget_class "*" style "default" - That is very simple. Suppose you want to assign a + Unlike Sylpheed 1.x, Sylpheed 2.x doesn't allow direct modification of the menu shortcuts by default. Nevertheless, you can use the following methods to configure them: + + + Using GNOME 2.8 or later: run gconf-editor from + Applications + System Tools + Configuration Editor + . Select + desktop + gnome + interface + and check can-change-accels there. + + + Using GNOME before 2.8, or other environments: add the following line to the file ~/.gtkrc-2.0 (or create a new one, if it doesn't exist): + gtk-can-change-accels = 1 + + + When Sylpheed is not running, directly edit ~/.sylpheed-2.0/menurc with a text editor. + + + After that, the key binding change itself 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 diff --git a/faq/en/faq_004.xml b/faq/en/faq_004.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 0a67734..0000000 --- a/faq/en/faq_004.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ - - - The Sylpheed Documentation Team - - The Sylpheed Documentation Team -
- The Sylpheed Documentation Team - - The Sylpheed Documentation Team: - -Francois Barriere fbarriere@users.sourceforge.net -Martin Bretschneider furbour@users.sourceforge.net -Olivier Delhomme dup@users.sourceforge.net -Doruk Fisek dobidik@users.sourceforge.net -Melvin Hadasht mhadasht@users.sourceforge.net -Nicolas Kaiser nikai@users.sourceforge.net -Paul Kater pkater@users.sourceforge.net -Ricardo Mones Lastra mones@users.sourceforge.net -Jens Oberender jobi@users.sourceforge.net -Marcelo Ramos hackpando@users.sourceforge.net -Guido Rudolphi malatesta@users.sourceforge.net -Frank Weng fweng@users.sourceforge.net - -
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