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diff --git a/web/cgi/alpine/1.0/help/index.tcl.1 b/web/cgi/alpine/1.0/help/index.tcl.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..67cc941d --- /dev/null +++ b/web/cgi/alpine/1.0/help/index.tcl.1 @@ -0,0 +1,301 @@ +# $Id$ +# ======================================================================== +# Copyright 2006 University of Washington +# +# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); +# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. +# You may obtain a copy of the License at +# +# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +# +# ======================================================================== +cgi_put [cgi_font size=+2 [cgi_bold "Message List"]] + +cgi_p +cgi_puts [cgi_font size=-1 color=red "Note: This text may be out-of-date; changes to the Message List page are in process."] + +cgi_p { + Your Message List contains summary information about each of the + messages in your current WebPine-lite folder and provides ways for you to + take actions on those messages. +} + +cgi_p { + To compose a new message, resume a postponed one, or go to another + folder, select the appropriate option in the column on the left-hand side + of your page. You will also see options to change your WebPine-lite + configuration and to manage your address book. +} + +cgi_bullet_list type=square { + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Reading your mail"] "#read"] + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Navigating your list"] "#navigate"] + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Sorting your mail"] "#sort"] + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Operating on a set of messages"] "#aggregate"] + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Deleting messages"] "#delete"] + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Saving messages to another folder"] "#save"] + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Setting status flags"] "#flags"] + cgi_li [cgi_url [cgi_bold "Searching"] "#search"] +} + +cgi_anchor_name "read" +cgi_puts [cgi_bold "Reading your mail"][cgi_nl]" +cgi_puts { + Once you log into WebPine-lite, you will see your Message List INBOX. To + read a message within any folder, select its subject line. +} + +cgi_p { + Go to [cgi_bold "Folder List"] if you want to read mail within another + folder. +} + +cgi_p { + Your INBOX is where your new mail is delivered unless you filter some + mail to another folder. +} + +if {0} { +<!-- <p>{<i><a href="">Click here</a> to configure mail filters.[not +implemented yet]}</i></p> --> +} + +cgi_anchor_name "navigate" +cgi_puts [cgi_bold "Navigating your list"][cgi_nl] +cgi_puts { + In the column on the left-hand side of your Message List page, you will + see four navigation options: [cgi_bold Previous], [cgi_bold First], [cgi_bold Next], + [cgi_bold Last]. +} + +cgi_puts "Select:[cgi_nl]" +cgi_bullet_list { + cgi_li { + [cgi_bold Previous] to download your Message List page that contains + your previous set of messages. For example, if you see messages 101-150 + out of 280, select [cgi_bold Previous] to go to messages 50-100.[cgi_nl] + } + cgi_li { + [cgi_bold First] to view your Message List beginning with message number 1. + } + cgi_li { + [cgi_bold Next] to download your Message List page that contains + your next set of messages. For example, if you see messages 101-150 out + of 280, select [cgi_bold Next] to go to messages 151-200. + } + cgi_li { + [cgi_bold Last to view your Message List page that ends with your last + message in that folder. + } +} + +cgi_p { + Use your browser scrollbar to see messages that are downloaded, but are + out of eyesight due to screen size. +} + +if {0} { +<!-- <p>{<i>Do you want to change the number of messages WebPine-lite +downloads to your Message List? <a href="">Click here</a> to make that +configuration change.[not implemented yet]}</i></p> --> +} + +cgi_p { + [cgi_anchor_name "sort"][cgi_bold "Sorting your mail"][cgi_nl] + Using the Sort options you can arrange your mail by [cgi_bold "Date"], + [cgi_bold "From"], [cgi_bold "To"], [cgi_bold "Size"], [cgi_bold "Subject"], [cgi_bold "Ordered Subject"], + and [cgi_bold "Thread"]. By default, your Message List is set to + sort your mail by arrival time. Most of the time, arrival time and date + (effectively departure time) are nearly the same. They may differ, + however, because of messages may take a long time in delivery or because + of time zone differences. +} + + +cgi_puts "Select:[cgi_nl]" +cgi_button_list { + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "Date"] to sort by the date your messages were sent.<br> + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "From"] to sort by the name of the sender of the +message.<br> + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "To"] to sort your messages alphabetically according to the "To:" +line.<br> + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "Size"] to sort by the number of characters in the message.<br> + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "Subject"] to sort your messages alphabetically according to the +subject line.<br> + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "Ordered Subject"] to group messages with the same subject name and +put them into date order.<br> + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "Thread"] to present messages as a continuous chain grouped by +Subject. This sort is particularly helpful when viewing newsgroups.</ul> + +cgi_p +Once you have sorted your mail, the name of that sort (i.e. the column +heading) will be highlighted and an arrow will appear next to the name. To +reverse the sort order, click the arrow.</p> + +<!-- <p><i>{Do you want to change your default sort order? <a href="">Click +here</a> for that configuration option.[not implemented yet]}</i></p> --> + +cgi_p +cgi_anchor_name "aggregate">[cgi_bold "Operating on a set of messages"]</a><br> + +cgi_p +Operating on a set of messages is referred to as [cgi_italic "aggregate operations"]. +The way you perform aggregate operations is by placing a mark in the checkbox on +the line associated with the desired message, +and then choosing the operation to perform such as deleting or setting +other message flags, or saving them to a folder. + +cgi_p +The set of aggregate operations are either hidden or exposed. When +hidden you will see a <img src=../../images/slideout.gif style="vertical-align:middle"> tab on the left edge of the line +containing the sort names. Click the tab to expose the aggregate +commands and the checkboxes next to each message. Similarly, when aggregate operations are visible, you will see a +<img src=../../images/slidein.gif style="vertical-align:middle"> tab on the line containg the sort names. You can click this +tab to hide aggregate operations. + +cgi_p +When aggregate commands are exposed, the set of commands available is either +simple or complete. The simple set consists of only the ability to [cgi_bold "Delete"] +messages. When the simple mode is in effect, you will see a [cgi_bold "Delete"] button +and next to it the <img src=../../images/tabmore.gif style="vertical-align:middle"> tab +above the column of checkboxes. Click the <img src=../../images/tabmore.gif style="vertical-align:middle"> tab +to expose the complete set of commands. + +cgi_p +When the complete set of commands is visible, a <img src=../../images/tabless.gif style="vertical-align:middle"> +tab will be on the sort name row. Click it to return to the simple aggregate command set. + +cgi_p +The complete set of aggregate operations adds an additional display line above the sort names row. +It contains the [cgi_bold "Flag"] and [cgi_bold "Save"] commands. The choices above the checkbox column will change +as well into a dropdown list of alternative methods for setting or unsetting checkboxes. + +cgi_p +There are three ways to mark a message when the complete mode is in effect:</p> +<ul> + cgi_li "Select the checkbox next to the message or messages + cgi_li "Perform a Search using the [cgi_bold "Search/Mark..."] menu + cgi_li "Select [cgi_italic "Mark All"] from the [cgi_bold "Search/Mark..."] menu. +</ul> + +cgi_p +Lastly, the dropdown will offer a [cgi_bold "Zoom"] option. Choosing it will change the Message List by +hiding all of the unchecked messages from view. This is useful, for example, to examine a Search result +that may have marked only a few messages in a large folder. + +<!-- <p><i>{<a href="">Click here</a> to enable or disable aggregate +commands from this page. [not implemented yet]}</i></p> --> + +cgi_p +cgi_anchor_name "delete">[cgi_bold "Deleting Messages"]</a><br> +When you see the [cgi_bold "Delete"] option in the upper-right corner of +your Message List page, to delete messages: +<blockquote> +<ul> + cgi_li "Select the checkboxes next to the appropriate messages + cgi_li "Select [cgi_bold "Delete"] + cgi_li "Select [cgi_bold "Expunge"] to remove the messages from your folder +</ul> +</blockquote> + +When you are showing all of your aggregate operations (i.e. you +will see the [cgi_bold "Search/Mark..."] menu and the "Set Message Status" and +"Save Messages" operations), to delete: +cgi_division style= +<ul> + cgi_li "Select the checkboxes next to the appropriate messages by either +selecting them individually or use the [cgi_bold "Search/Mark..."] +menu options + cgi_li "Select [cgi_bold "Flag"] messages as Deleted + cgi_li "Select [cgi_bold "Expunge"] to remove the messages from your folder. +</ul> +</blockquote> + +cgi_p +If you do not see checkboxes to the left of your messages, all of your +aggregate operations are hidden. Click the tab to the left of your column +sort names to show [cgi_bold "Delete"], then click the tab next to [cgi_bold "Delete"] +if you want to see all the aggregate operations.</p> + +<!-- <p><i>{Do you want to Expunge without being prompted for a +confirmation? <a href="">Click here</a> to change that configuration +option. [not implemented yet]}</i> +cgi_p +{<i><a href="">Click here</a> to enable aggregate commands to have +this option available on this page. [not implemented yet]</i>}</p> --> + + +cgi_anchor_name "save">[cgi_bold "Saving messages to another folder"]</a><br> +"Save Messages" is only available from your Message List page when all of +your aggregate operations are showing. If you do not see "Save Messages" +on the top right-hand side of your page, some of your aggregate operations +are hidden. Click the tab to the left of your sort column headings to show +all of them. + +Select the checkboxes next to the messages you want to save to +another folder. Alongside the [cgi_bold "Save"] button, type in the name of the +folder to which you want the messages saved. The folder name can be one +that already exists, or you can create a new folder by typing in a new +name. If you have folder collections, select the correct one using the +dropdown menu. Select [cgi_bold "Save"] to save the message(s) into the folder +you have typed. + +cgi_p +The messages in your current folder that you have saved to another +will be flagged for deletion.</p> + + +cgi_anchor_name "flags">[cgi_bold "Setting status flags"]</a><br> +Immediately to the left of your message numbers is an underscore +reserved for your status flags: +cgi_button_list { + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "+"] message sent directly to your address (your address was in the To: line)" + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "*"] important message" + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "A"] answered message" + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "N"] new (unread) message" + cgi_li "[cgi_bold "D"] flagged for deletion (additionally the subject line will have a strike through it)" +</ul> + +cgi_p { + Select the underscore to go to a page where you can set or unset any of + your message status flags. +} + +cgi_anchor_name "search" +cgi_puts { + [cgi_bold "Searching"][cgi_nl] + You can search through your messages in your Message List using the + [cgi_bold "Search/Mark..."] dropdown menu. If you do not see the menu + (to the left of your sort column headings), some of your aggregate + commands are hidden. Click the tab in that area to show more commands. +} + +cgi_p { + Select one of the menu items under [cgi_bold "Search/Mark..."] to + find messages: +} +cgi_bullet_list { + cgi_li [cgi_italic "...by text"] + cgi_li [cgi_italic "...by date"] + cgi_li [cgi_italic "...by status"] +} + +cgi_puts { + Specify your search criteria on the next page. After you make your + selection, you will return to your Message List and the checkbox will be + selected for those messages found in your search. +} + +cgi_p { + If you want to display just those messages that were found in your + search, next select [cgi_bold "Zoom"] from the [cgi_bold "Search/Mark..."] menu list. + (Be aware that if you had other messages checked for selection before your + search, they will also be included in your zoomed view). +} + +if {0} { +<!-- <p><i>Note: If your browser is not javascript-enabled, after you make +your selection from the dropdown menu you will need to select the +<b>Do</b> button.</i></p> --> +} + |