From 7051e387fca1d4b6b871ee69c5172f3d916e73b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pknbe Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 22:35:32 +0000 Subject: Second round of updates with regard to Sylpheed 3.1. --- faq/en/ChangeLog | 7 +++++++ faq/en/faq.xml | 6 ++++++ faq/en/faq_001.xml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- faq/en/faq_002.xml | 4 ++-- faq/en/faq_003.xml | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'faq/en') diff --git a/faq/en/ChangeLog b/faq/en/ChangeLog index 9baac8a..a54b662 100644 --- a/faq/en/ChangeLog +++ b/faq/en/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2010-08-09 Petr Kovar + + * faq.xml: Second round of updates with regard to Sylpheed 3.1. + * faq_001.xml: Ditto. + * faq_002.xml: Ditto. + * faq_003.xml: Ditto. + 2010-08-04 Petr Kovar * faq_001.xml: Some fixes to the recent updates. diff --git a/faq/en/faq.xml b/faq/en/faq.xml index f9dbc6d..5fa63f0 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq.xml @@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ PK Updated with regard to Sylpheed 3.0.2. + + 2.2 + 2010/08/09 + PK + Updates for the upcoming Sylpheed 3.1. + &__faq__001;&__faq__002;&__faq__003;&__license; diff --git a/faq/en/faq_001.xml b/faq/en/faq_001.xml index 154ed34..2b2880f 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq_001.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq_001.xml @@ -227,25 +227,32 @@ and/or procmail, and external programs on receiving (like inc or imget). - Does Sylpheed have name completion in the address fields? + Does Sylpheed have automatic name completion in the address fields? Yes. When you search for a name that starts with "don", - type "don" (without the quotes) and press the Tab key. - This will show you the correct name (when only one "don" + type "don" (without the quotes) and it will show you the correct name (when only one "don" exists in your address book. Otherwise a drop-down list appears, which allows you to select the name you want. E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also email addresses starting with "don" will appear in the list (like - "don.giovanni@maffia.org"). - + "don.giovanni@maffia.org"). + Prior to Sylpheed 3.1, user needed to press the Tab key before the search would start. If you still prefer the previous behavior instead, you can enable it by checking + Configuration + Common preferences... + Details + Other + Address book + Address auto-completion: + Start with Tab + . - 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 or nothing happens at all. @@ -253,8 +260,16 @@ and/or procmail, and external programs on receiving (like inc or imget). 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. - + something. + If nothing happens at all when typing text in the address fields, make sure that you have the address auto-completion enabled by checking that the following preference is not selected: + Configuration + Common preferences... + Details + Other + Address book + Address auto-completion: + Disabled + . @@ -501,7 +516,8 @@ sylpheedmail/. Are there any plug-ins extending standard Sylpheed functionality? - Not yet, but they are planned, since Sylpheed 3.0, released in early 2010, and later supports a plug-in interface. In the future, some of the Sylpheed features will be re-implemented as plug-ins, and, moreover, various other plug-ins will be released. + As of Sylpheed 3.1, there is an Attachment Tool Plug-in distributed with the Sylpheed source code and available under plugin/attachment_tool/. Its only function is to remove attachments from +selected messages and is provided more or less as a technology preview. More plug-ins are planned since Sylpheed 3.0, released in early 2010, and later supports a plug-in interface. In the future, some of the Sylpheed features will be re-implemented as plug-ins, and, moreover, various other plug-ins will be released. There is a page on the Sylpheed website dedicated to the plug-in interface. Additionally, the PLUGIN.txt file distributed directly with Sylpheed can provide you with some basic information on the topic. If you are a developer interested in creating plug-ins for Sylpheed, see the plug-in specification on the Sylpheed wiki. @@ -538,7 +554,7 @@ sylpheedmail/. The source DocBook XML files in which this document is written can be obtained from a public CVS repository that is part of the Sylpheed Documentation Project. The source files with all the necessary build system, XSL stylesheets or snapshots are stored under the "doc" module in the CVS repository and can be checked out through anonymous CVS with the following commands (simply press Enter when prompted for a password): cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/sylpheeddoc login cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/sylpheeddoc co -P doc - The source files are also included in .tar.gz and .zip archives made available with each documentation release, these can be downloaded from the appropriate project page. For more information on the used project infrastructure, please the project website. + The source files are also included in .tar.gz and .zip archives made available with each documentation release, these can be downloaded from the appropriate project page. For more information on the used project infrastructure, please see the project website. diff --git a/faq/en/faq_002.xml b/faq/en/faq_002.xml index 381dc26..58da0f3 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq_002.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq_002.xml @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ mail checks. LC_MESSAGES - locale settings, e.g. language and date format. - For more information on how to make Sylpheed display your language, see the relevant question. + For more information on how to make Sylpheed display your language, see the relevant question. @@ -603,4 +603,4 @@ socket (under UNIX), or mutex name (under Windows). configdir - \ No newline at end of file + diff --git a/faq/en/faq_003.xml b/faq/en/faq_003.xml index e86596c..8410a2a 100644 --- a/faq/en/faq_003.xml +++ b/faq/en/faq_003.xml @@ -244,6 +244,22 @@ Also, check that you have configured your web browser correctly in parameter. Example: gedit '%s' + + + Execute command for my dynamic signature seems not to be working! + + + Under Windows, if you have created e.g. a simple batch file to echo a line to be included in your dynamic signature, you need to execute the command (specified under + Account preferences + Compose + Signature + Command output + ) using either forward slashes or double +backslashes for paths, for example: + cmd /c 'c:\\signature.bat' + Note that it is also recommended to enclose paths with single quotes, as is illustrated above. + + Where is the Bcc when I compose a mail? -- cgit