IMHO, this goes back to something I've mentioned before: the Evo help system doesn't have a useful search function, and it should have. It's simply not reasonable to require Joe Sixpack (no relection on Duncan intended :-) to grope around in the documentation source.
poc On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 19:31 +0800, Not Zed wrote: > On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 10:54 +0100, Duncan Lithgow wrote: > > On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 17:35 +0800, Not Zed wrote: > > > On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 10:00 +0100, Duncan Lithgow wrote: > > > > Hi there, I don't know who this is for but I just wanted to mention that > > > > the word 'thread' or 'threading' can't be found in the help files. > > > > Because evolution has this option in a different place from Kmail and > > > > thunderbird it took me a while to find. > > > view->threaded message list, couldn't be much more obvious? > > > > Also, how can i teach evolution to ignore certain threads, and notify me > > > > of new mails in threads i have collapsed? > > > you can hide messages, like 'selected' ones, but that is all. > > > > great program by-the-way > > > > > > > > Duncan > > > > I agree that it's in a good place, but it's different from other > > programmes and NOT mentioned in the help files. It's also an inherently > > impossible string to search the net for. > > Are you sure? > > This is from the documentation source, in the 'getting and sending > email' chapter: > > <section id="usage-mail-listorder"> > <title>Sorting the Message List</title> > <para>Evolution helps you work by letting you sort your e-mail. To > sort by sender, subject, or date, click on the bars with those labels > at the top of the message list. The direction of the arrow next to the > label indicates the direction of the sort. Click again, to sort them > in reverse order. For example, click Date to sort messages by date > from oldest to newest. Click again, and Evolution sorts the list from > newest to oldest. You can also right-click the message header bars to > get a set of sorting options, and to add or remove columns from the > message list. You can find detailed instructions on how to customize > your message display columns in <link > linkend="usage-mail-organize-columns">Sorting Mail with Column > Headers</link>.</para> > <para>To look at the complete headers for a message, click View > > Message Display > Show Full Headers. To see all message data, > click View > Message Display > Show E-Mail Source. </para> > <para>You can also choose a threaded message view. Click View > > Threaded Message List to turn the threaded view on or off. When you > select this option, Evolution groups the replies to a message with the > original, so you can follow the thread of a conversation from one > message to the next.</para> > <informalfigure id="bs4aw7h"> > <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata format="PNG" > fileref="figures/mail-threaded.png"/></imageobject></mediaobject> > > </informalfigure> > </section> > > > > > Who do I contact for documentation issues? > > > > Please don't CC me, I'm on the list. > > Please don't answer off list. > > Duncan > > _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
