X-Git-Url: http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.claws;h=8c3f199cbafa7f58e128a9251065d7bf93e5b026;hp=0822c67f23672bb011daeab8fdb6c018458eacc7;hb=dc0f3b6675c58090857b846349d5ec21b29c1165;hpb=c605f5ba2baaf63f55f389f273da83f97a52fb3d diff --git a/README.claws b/README.claws index 0822c67f2..8c3f199cb 100644 --- a/README.claws +++ b/README.claws @@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ There are some things that frequently come up when switching to Claws: * Why does the advanced filtering system not work? - Claws will only use the new filtering system when you cleared the Sylpheed - filter rules list. - + Claws uses the new filtering system as soon as you define a new rule for it. + Your old sylpheed filter rules will not be used. In subdirectory tools/ of + the distribution there is a Perl script called filter_conv.pl which convers + old filter rules to the claws filtering system. + * What happened to the compose email and compose news buttons? @@ -72,10 +74,12 @@ are hardly noticable, but deserve mentioning: You can also share or use shared mail folders. Right-click a folder and select Property. Change the Folder chmod setting. -* default reply-to address for folders +* default to address for folders Most people filter mailing list mails to separate folders. Claws allows - you to associate a folder with a mailing list. Right-click a folder, - select Property and change the Default To setting. + you to associate a folder with a mailing list or a person. Right-click a + folder, select Property and change the Default To setting. When you + compose a new mail, when this folder is selected the recepient address + will be set to this address. (NOTE: this is also a shoot-yourself-in-the-foot-setting! If you want to send a private mail, don't have a folder selected with this setting @@ -85,5 +89,64 @@ are hardly noticable, but deserve mentioning: Folders can have their own threading and sorting mode. Just select a folder, and set their threading and sorting mode. -There are a lot more options. If you find one, don't hesitate to mention -it. +* spell checking + Spell checking using pspell library (http://pspell.sourceforge.net) + can can be compiled in. You must have dictionaries available. You can + use aspell (http://aspell.sourceforge.net) or ispell dictionaries. For + the former, you have to install aspell. For the latter, you have to + install the pspell-ispell module (see pspell home page) in addition + to ispell. Spell checking can then enabled in Configuration |Common + Preferences | Compose. Use the file selector and select any file in + the directory where the dictionaries (*.pwli) are. Do not simply enter + the path in the text entry. You can select the default dictionary. + When composing, use the right-button click. + +* quotation wrapping + Quotation is wrapped like VIM would wrap it (at least that was the + goal). To enable this feature go to Common preferences->Compose and + make sure Wrap quotation is enabled. The text is automatically + wrapped when you reply to an e-mail if this feature is enabled. + +There are a lot more options. If you find one, don't hesitate to +mention it. + + +How to contribute +----------------- + +Sylpheed Main: + + submit it to the Sylpheed ML, Hiroyuki, or Paul Mangan + (for incorporation on the Sylpheed Patches page) + +Sylpheed Claws: + + It is highly recommended to use the sourceforge project page + of claws. Check: + http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=384600&group_id=25528&func=browse + + If that's too troublesome, either contact Paul Mangan or consider + posting to the sylpheed claws users mailing list. + + Bugs can be reported in the same way; the recommended web page: + http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25528&atid=384598 + + Ofcourse you can also post to the sylpheed claws users + mailing list. + +Also, we really try to incorporate good contributions, but sometimes we +don't have enough time. If the contribution is really big, or requires +a long time to stabilize, send a mail to Paul Mangan. We can probably +arrange access to the Claws branch. + + +How to request features +----------------------- + +Ask around in both Sylpheed ML and Sylpheed Claws Users ML. Note +that some developers may already thought about your feature, may +perhaps be implementing it - or the feature was already discussed +and rejected for whatever reason. You might want to go ahead and +hack a patch for it. (That would be very cool!) Another +possibility is to use the Feature Request Tracker at the +sourceforge project page.