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diff --git a/doc/en/Makefile.am b/doc/en/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff41fa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/en/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +####### kdevelop will overwrite this part!!! (begin)########## + + +EXTRA_DIST = index.docbook + +####### kdevelop will overwrite this part!!! (end)############ + +KDE_LANG = en +KDE_DOCS = kshowmail + diff --git a/doc/en/index.docbook b/doc/en/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4832400 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/en/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,516 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kshowmail '<application>Kshowmail</application>'> + <!ENTITY kapp "&kshowmail;"><!-- replace kshowmail here --> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"><!-- change language only here --> + + + <!-- Do not define any other entities; instead, use the entities + from kde-genent.entities and $LANG/user.entities. --> +]> +<!-- kdoctemplate v0.8 October 1 1999 + Minor update to "Credits and Licenses" section on August 24, 2000 + Removed "Revision history" section on 22 January 2001 --> + +<!-- ................................................................ --> + +<!-- The language must NOT be changed here. --> + +<book lang="&language;"> + +<!-- This header contains all of the meta-information for the document such +as Authors, publish date, the abstract, and Keywords --> + +<bookinfo> +<title>The Kshowmail Handbook</title> + +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Eggert</firstname> +<surname>Ehmke</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>eggert.ehmke@berlin.de</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<author> +<firstname>Allistar</firstname> +<surname>Melville</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>allistar@silvermoon.co.nz</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +</authorgroup> + +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> + +<copyright> +<year>2000</year> +<year>2001</year> +<year>2002</year> +<year>2003</year> +<year>2004</year> +<holder>Eggert Ehmke</holder> +</copyright> +<!-- Translators: put here the copyright notice of the translation --> +<!-- Put here the FDL notice. Read the explanation in fdl-notice.docbook + and in the FDL itself on how to use it. --> +<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> + +<!-- Date and version information of the documentation +Don't forget to include this last date and this last revision number, we +need them for translation coordination ! +Please respect the format of the date (DD/MM/YYYY) and of the version +(V.MM.LL), it could be used by automation scripts. +Do NOT change these in the translation. --> + +<date>01/02/2004</date> +<releaseinfo>3.1.1</releaseinfo> + +<!-- Abstract about this handbook --> + +<abstract> +<para> +This Handbook describes Kshowmail Version 3.1.1 +</para> +</abstract> + +<!-- This is a set of Keywords for indexing by search engines. +Please at least include KDE, the KDE package it is in, the name + of your application, and a few relevant keywords. --> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>kshowmail</keyword> +<keyword>kmail</keyword> +<keyword>pop3</keyword> +<keyword>mail checker</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</bookinfo> + +<!-- The contents of the documentation begin here. Label +each chapter so with the id attribute. This is necessary for two reasons: it +allows you to easily reference the chapter from other chapters of your +document, and if there is no ID, the name of the generated HTML files will vary +from time to time making it hard to manage for maintainers and for the CVS +system. Any chapter labelled (OPTIONAL) may be left out at the author's +discretion. Other chapters should not be left out in order to maintain a +consistent documentation style across all KDE apps. --> + +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<!-- The introduction chapter contains a brief introduction for the +application that explains what it does and where to report +problems. Basically a long version of the abstract. Don't include a +revision history. (see installation appendix comment) --> + +<para> +Kshowmail is a KDE tool to watch mails on a POP3 server. +Headers and complete mails can be viewed without loading them to the +local mail client. +Unpleasant mail can be deleted from the server. +The list of displayed mails can be refreshed via configurable timers. +Filters can be defined to mark known spam and unwanted mail. +Mails marked by filters can be deleted automatically. +A sound can be played if new mail arrives. +A command menu allows user configurable commands like dcop commands to launch kmail. +A special command can be defined to send complain mail against spam. +Multiple accounts are supported. +</para> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="using-kshowmail"> +<title>Using Kshowmail</title> + +<!-- This chapter should tell the user how to use your app. You should use as +many sections (Chapter, Sect1, Sect3, etc...) as is necessary to fully document +your application. --> + +<sect1 id="kshowmail-features"> +<title>General Usage</title> +<para> +Add some accounts in the "Options" config dialog. Connect to the internet. Now you may list the +mails on the pop3 servers by pressing the "Refresh" button. All other buttons and menu entries +should explain themself. +Have fun ! +</para> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="shortcuts"> + <title>Keyboard-Shortcuts</title> + <variablelist> + <title>These keyboard shortcuts are defined:</title> + <varlistentry> + <term>F2</term> + <listitem> + <para>Show headers of selected mails</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>F3</term> + <listitem> + <para>Show complete selected mails</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>F5</term> + <listitem> + <para>Refresh new mails</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Shift-F5</term> + <listitem> + <para>Force refresh of all mails</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>F10</term> + <listitem> + <para>Configure accounts</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Del</term> + <listitem> + <para>Delete selected mails from server</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Ctrl-C</term> + <listitem> + <para>Clear the mail list. + (No mails will be deleted from the server)</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="filter"> + <title>Filters</title> + <para> + Filters can be used to select known spam and other unwanted mail. + You can define as much filters as you want. + They will be applied on all mails each time the message list is refreshed. + </para> + <para> + In the Dialogue "Filter" you can select a state. + In the state "Deactivated" all filters are switched off. + In the state "Activated" all filters are switched on. + Filtered mails are selected in the message list and can be deleted manually. + In the state "Automatic delete" all filtered mails are deleted immediatly. + Please be careful when you select this state ! + It may be useful to test new filters some time in the "Activated" state. + In the file ~/.kde/share/apps/kshowmail/kshowmail.log you can monitor mails that have been deleted automatically. + </para> + + <para> + Each filter contains one or two conditions, that can be linked together. + Especially powerful conditions can be created using regular expressions. + Here the regular expressions of the Qt-Library are utilized, + for a detailed documentation see the documentation of the class KRegExpEditor, + or one of the numerous texts about regular expressions in the internet. + <ulink url="help:/KRegExpEditor/whatIsARegExp.html"> + What is a regular expression? + </ulink> + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Regular Expressions examples</title> + <para> + MS Corporation|Microsoft: either "MS Corporation" or "Microsoft" will be recognized + </para> + <para> + (mail|message) delivery: either "mail delivery" or "message delivery" will be recognized + </para> + <para> + ms (program )?security: either "ms security" or "ms program security" will be recognized + </para> + <para> + [\x0100-\xffff]: all characters outside the ASCII character set are recognized (chinese and korean characters) + </para> + <para> + These templates can be combined arbitrarily. + </para> + </sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="cmdline"> +<title>Command Line Parameters</title> +<para> +You can provide the selected account on the command line. +If the option -config is set on the command line, the configuration dialog is started immediatly. +This can be helpful, if the function "Terminate kshowmail if no new mail" is activated. +The option -refresh can be used to start the refresh processing immediatly. +</para> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="extprog"> +<title>External programs</title> +<para> +To start external programs like kmail, add a entry in the commands menu. +Command names show up in the Actions menu. If they contain the character '&', the following letter will +be used as keyboard shortcut. +</para> +<para> The following parameters are placeholders and will be substituted by the actual values:</para> +<para> <user> User name</para> +<para> <passwd> Password</para> +<para> <server> Server</para> +<para> <header> The mail header will be copied to a temporary file, the name of this file will be substituted here.</para> +<para> <body> The mail body will be copied to a temporary file, the name of this file will be substituted here.</para> +<para> + A very effective method is the dcop command that allows to call selected methods of + other KDE programs. + You can create a command that calls KMail to get the mail from the server: +</para> +<para> + <command>dcop kmail KMailIface checkMail</command> +</para> +<para> + The KDE program kdcop is useful to evaluate the functions of other KDE programs. +</para> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="complain"> +<title> Sending complain mails </title> +<para> + The command to send complain mails is a special one. + To keep flexibility, it has been implemented as an external command too. + I suggest to use the perl program "spam.pl" version 0.20 or better of Daniel Stenberg. + It can be received at <ulink url="http://spam.sourceforge.net">http://spam.sourceforge.net.</ulink> + To make it run with kshowmail, follow these steps: +</para> +<para> + 1. Install spam.pl in a suitable directory, say /usr/local/bin. +</para> +<para> + 2. Create the files ~/.spam/friends and ~/.spam/from. + More details are available in the spam.pl documentation. +</para> +<para> + 3. Create an entry in the kshowmail command menu. + The name of the entry has to be "complain" ! + Otherwise the command will not be recognized correctly. + Enter this text as command line: +</para> +<para> + <command>spam.pl -d < <body></command> +</para> +<para> + This causes the mail body to be piped into spam.pl. +</para> +<para> + The debug option -d may be removed later, if you are satisfied with the results. + Only then the complain mails will be actually sent. + Add other options as you like. +</para> +<para> + Be careful to choose the right entries in the ~/.spam/friends file. + At least the local domain should be inserted. + Use this feature at your own risk ! +</para> +<para> + As you press the button "Send complain mail", for each highlighted mail + there will be one or more complain mails generated and sent immediatly. + The receiver of these mails are determined by spam.pl. + As long as the option -d is activated, only a message will be displayed to show what would happen. + To activate the feature, remove the debug flag. +</para> +<para> + If you prefer other anti spam programs, try to set them up in a similar way. + Contact me if there are any problems. +</para> +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="faq"> +<title>Questions and Answers</title> + +<!-- (OPTIONAL but recommended) This chapter should include all of the silly +(and not-so-silly) newbie questions that fill up your mailbox. This chapter +should be reserved for BRIEF questions and answers! If one question uses more +than a page or so then it should probably be part of the +"Using this Application" chapter instead. You should use links to +cross-reference questions to the parts of your documentation that answer them. +This is also a great place to provide pointers to other FAQ's if your users +must do some complicated configuration on other programs in order for your +application work. --> + +&reporting.bugs; +&updating.documentation; + +<qandaset id="faqlist"> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>To be provided</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>To be provided.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +</qandaset> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> + +<!-- Include credits for the programmers, documentation writers, and +contributors here. The license for your software should then be included below +the credits with a reference to the appropriate license file included in the KDE +distribution. --> + +<title>Credits and License</title> + +<para> +&kapp; +</para> +<para> +Program copyright 2000-2003 Eggert Ehmke <email>eggert.ehmke@berlin.de</email> +</para> +<para> +Contributors: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para> +Nicolas Vignal <email>nicolas.vignal@fnac.net</email> who provided RPMs for RedHat, +and the french translation. +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +Edgardo Garcia <email>edyx@mindless.com</email> who provided the spanish translation +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +Mattias Newzella <email>newzella@swipnet.se</email> who provided the swedish translation +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +Sandor Laza <email>slaza@xs4all.nl</email> who provided the hungarian translation +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +Gabriele Postorino <email>g.posto@tin.it</email> who provided the italian translation +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +Many users did a lot of testing and created a lot of +ideas that are now part of kshowmail. +I want to say "thank you" to all of you ! +</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; <!-- FDL: do not remove. Commercial development should --> +<!-- replace this with their copyright and either remove it or re-set this.--> + +<!-- Determine which license your application is licensed under, + and delete all the remaining licenses below: + + (NOTE: All documentation are licensed under the FDL, + regardless of what license the application uses) --> + +&underGPL; <!-- GPL License --> +</chapter> + +<appendix id="installation"> +<title>Installation</title> + +<sect1 id="getting-kshowmail"> +<title>How to obtain Kshowmail</title> + +<para> +The actual version is to be found on +<ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/kshowmail"> +http://sourceforge.net/projects/kshowmail</ulink> +or on +<ulink url="http://freshmeat.net">http://freshmeat.net</ulink> + +</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="requirements"> +<title>Requirements</title> + +<!-- +List any special requirements for your application here. This should include: +.Libraries or other software that is not included in kdesupport, +kdelibs, or kdebase. +.Hardware requirements like amount of RAM, disk space, graphics card +capabilities, screen resolution, special expansion cards, etc. +.Operating systems the app will run on. If your app is designed only for a +specific OS, (you wrote a graphical LILO configurator for example) put this +information here. +--> + +<para> + Developed and tested under SuSE 8.2. + In order to successfully use Kshowmail, you need KDE 3.1.x and Qt 3.1.x. +</para> + +<!-- For a list of updates, you may refer to the application web site +or the ChangeLog file, or ... --> +<para> +You can find a list of changes at +<ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/kshowmail"> +http://sourceforge.net/projects/kshowmail</ulink> +</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="compilation"> +<title>Compilation and Installation</title> + +<para> + In order to compile and install Kshowmail on your system, type the following in the base + directory of Kshowmail: + <screen width="40"> + <prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>./configure</userinput> + or even: + <prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>./configure --prefix=$KDEDIR</userinput> + + <prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>make</userinput> + + as root: + <prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>make install</userinput> + </screen> + It may be useful to set the environment variable KDEDIR before these steps. +</para> + +<para> + Since Kshowmail uses autoconf and automake you should have not trouble compiling it. + Should you run into problems please report them to me. +</para> + +</sect1> + +</appendix> + +&documentation.index; +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:nil +End: +--> + + + + + + + + + + + + + |