From 691412aab221a02eb96298bb1a632d8d97354bfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pknbe Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:46:34 +0000 Subject: First round of very basic FAQ updates. --- faq/en/faq_001.xml | 180 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-) (limited to 'faq/en/faq_001.xml') diff --git a/faq/en/faq_001.xml b/faq/en/faq_001.xml index 22f2f2a..1fec3f5 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq_001.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq_001.xml @@ -34,20 +34,12 @@ Sylpheed FAQ in Spanish, translated by Ricardo Mones Lastra. - Sylpheed FAQ in Japanese, courtesy of WAKAI "SilverRain" Kazunao. - - - Sylpheed FAQ in Greek, courtesy of Theofilos Intzoglou. - - - Sylpheed FAQ in Swedish, courtesy of Mattias Stergren. - - - Sylpheed FAQ in Traditional Chinese, courtesy of Franklin. + Sylpheed FAQ in Traditional Chinese, courtesy of Franklin. - You can download this FAQ from http://sylpheeddoc.sf.net. + You can always download this FAQ from http://sylpheeddoc.sf.net. + Did not found your language in the list? Would you like to contribute with a new translation to the Sylpheed Documentation Project? Then please contact the Project members at their website. Thank you. @@ -85,7 +77,7 @@ You can download it from - sylpheed.good-day.net + http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/ 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 @@ -101,7 +93,7 @@ - Hiroyuki Yamamoto (hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp) + Hiroyuki Yamamoto hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp. @@ -127,9 +119,9 @@ Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH - and EMH. Maildir and mbox format are not (yet) + and EMH. Maildir, mbox, and eml formats are not (yet) supported, although it is possible to import an mbox - file into a Sylpheed mailbox. + file or an eml file into a Sylpheed mailbox. @@ -154,7 +146,7 @@ - Yes. You can find it in Configuration -> filtering tab. + Yes. You can find it in Configuration -> Filter settings... Please note that filtering is not yet implemented for IMAP accounts. @@ -205,7 +197,7 @@ Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. For activating it in Sylpheed, - see Q14 in the Installation section. + see the appropriate question in the Installation section. @@ -232,11 +224,7 @@ 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). - + webpage to an e-mail. @@ -248,7 +236,7 @@ Yes. When you search for a name that starts with "don", - type "don" (without the quotes) and press the TAB key. + type "don" (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. @@ -261,7 +249,7 @@ - Fine, but when I hit the TAB key I get an error message. + Fine, but when I hit the Tab key I get an error message. @@ -280,8 +268,7 @@ - - That's what it is designed for! + That's what it is designed for! @@ -292,12 +279,8 @@ - - The Sylpheed Patch homepage: - - http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/sylpheed/ - - (Also see section on Installation on how to install a patch) + In most cases, current patches are being posted by Sylpheed users and contributors to the Sylpheed mailing list sylpheed@sraoss.jp. + (Also, see the Installation section on how to install a patch.) @@ -308,14 +291,13 @@ - - To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed mailing - list at http://sylpheed.good-day.net. Note that there is - a japanese and an english list, so pick the right one! + To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed mailing + list at + http://www.sraoss.jp/mailman/listinfo/sylpheed + . 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 sylpheed@thewildbeast.co.uk - + of, please post it either to the mailing list, or contact the Sylpheed author, Hiroyuki Yamamoto hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp. @@ -326,8 +308,7 @@ - - If ISO-8859-1 characters (>= 0x80) are not used in the + 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. @@ -340,8 +321,7 @@ - - Word wrapping is a bit peculiar perhaps. You can type + 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 @@ -354,16 +334,12 @@ This is a long line that is wrapped. - - - Now you add one word in the first line: + Now you add one word in the first line: This is a very long line that is wrapped - - - This would cause you a lot of manual reformatting to get + This would cause you a lot of manual reformatting to get a presentable mail again. Note: As of Sylpheed 0.8.0., active wordwrap has been @@ -372,21 +348,6 @@ - - - - Where can I find the latest FAQ on Sylpheed? - - - - - Go to http://sylpheeddoc.sf.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. - - - @@ -396,7 +357,7 @@ Yes, just create/select the folder you want your - mails in, and select "Import mbox file" in the File + mails in, and select "Import mbox file..." in the File menu. @@ -432,7 +393,7 @@ Upgrade to 0.4.50: you should reconfigure your newsgroup settings - Upgrade to 0.4.63: you should set the URL string colors from the Configuration menu + Upgrade to 0.4.63: you should set the URL string colors from the Configuration menu Upgrade to 0.4.65: some menu items have been moved @@ -445,28 +406,26 @@ - - How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed? + How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed? - Just press Alt-U or select "update" from the summary menu. + Just press Alt-U or select Update summary from the View menu. - - Why can't I use gvim as external editor? + Why can't I use gvim as external editor? If one wishes to use gvim as an external editor it's - necessary to start it with the no-fork option -f, i.e. + necessary to start it with the no-fork option -f, i.e. in the configuration dialog box you need to enter - "gvim -f %s". If not the editor forks and open up a + gvim -f %s. If not the editor forks and open up a separate file and when one quits the editor the changes are lost and don't show up in the composer window. (Thanks, Ed Collins!) @@ -475,35 +434,29 @@ - - Can I quote just parts of the original message when replying? + Can I quote just parts of the original message when replying? - Yes, select the part in the textview and choose "reply". + Yes, select the part in the textview and choose Reply. - - Can I reply without quoting at all? + Can I reply without quoting at all? - - Right click on the "reply" button in the toolbar - and choose "reply without quote" (also works with - "forward"). - Tip: You can also assign hotkeys to these menu entries. - + You need to disable quoting by editing the reply format under Configuration -> Common preferences -> Compose tab -> Format tab + (also works with + forward format which is available below the reply format). - - How does selective download work? + How does selective download work? @@ -511,7 +464,7 @@ There are two ways using it. - Manually: Open "Tools/Selective download" and + Manually: Open Tools -> Selective download and choose "Fetch" to retrieve the mail headers. Afterwards, select the mails to delete and pres the remove button. @@ -529,33 +482,50 @@ - - - Why are there two filter options? + + Where can I find the latest FAQ on Sylpheed? - "Filter setting" is the traditional one with less options. - The "Filtering" option is new in sylpheed-claws and more - powerful and may replace the old option in the future. - Tip: To convert your old filter rules into the new format, - you can use the "filter_conv.pl" script, that can be found - in "tools" subdirectory from sylphed-claws sources. - + Go to http://sylpheeddoc.sf.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. Also see the question about available language versions at the top of this section. - - - Can I use both filter options? - + + I have found an error and/or outdated information in this document! - - No, as soon as you define a new "filtering" rule, the - traditional "filter" rules are ignored. - + Please report any errors, misleading and/or outdated information to the Sylpheed Documentation Project. You can see the list of Project members in the following question, so you can also contact them directly. + + + + + Who are the members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project? + + + The current members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project are: + +Francois Barriere fbarriere@users.sourceforge.net +Petr Kovar pknbe@users.sourceforge.net + + Below is the list of former members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project. Big thank you goes to all of them! + +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 + -- cgit