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diff --git a/doc/manual_en.html b/doc/manual_en.html index 2916c1c..f877936 100755 --- a/doc/manual_en.html +++ b/doc/manual_en.html @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <!-- /* - * $calcurse: manual_en.html,v 1.7 2007/01/16 11:23:28 culot Exp $ + * $calcurse: manual_en.html,v 1.8 2007/04/15 12:35:42 culot Exp $ * * Calcurse - text-based organizer * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Frederic Culot @@ -102,14 +102,13 @@ <a name="intro"></a><h1>Introduction</a></h1> <p> - <code>calcurse</code> is a text-based personal organizer - which helps keeping track of events and everyday tasks. - It contains a calendar, a 'todo' list, and puts your - appointments in order. The user interface is configurable, - and one can choose between different color schemes and - layouts. All of the commands are documented within an - online help system. - +<font color="green"> +<code>calcurse</code> is a text-based calendar and scheduling application. It helps +keeping track of events, appointments and everyday tasks. +A configurable notification system reminds user of upcoming deadlines, +and the curses based interface can be customized to suit user needs. +All of the commands are documented within an online help system. +</font> <a name="overview"></a><h1>Overview</h1> <a name="overview_history"></a><h2>Creation history</h2> @@ -155,7 +154,10 @@ the possible actions displayed at any time inside a status bar. The user interface is also configurable, and one can choose between several color and layout combinations. - + <font color="green"> + Last, a configurable notification system reminds user of upcoming + appointments. + </font> <a name="install"></a><h1>Installation</h1> <a name="install_requirements"></a><h2>Requirements</h2> @@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ <p> First you need to gunzip and untar the source archive: <pre> - tar zxvf calcurse-1.7.tar.gz + tar zxvf <font color="green">calcurse-1.8</font>.tar.gz </pre> Once you meet the requirements and have extracted the archive, the install process is quite simple, and follows the standard @@ -285,7 +287,19 @@ <br> <dt><code>-v, --version</code> <dd> - Display <code>calcurse</code> version and exit. + Display <code>calcurse</code> version and exit.<br> + <br> + <font color="green"> + <dt><code>-x, --export</code> + <dd> + Export user data to iCalendar format. Events, appointments and + todos are converted and echoed to stdout.<br> + <u>Note:</u> redirect standard output to export data to a file, + by issuing a command such as: + <pre> + $ calcurse --export > my_data.ics + </pre> + </font> </DL> <a name="basics_invocation_variable"></a><h3>Environment variable for i18n</h3> @@ -325,7 +339,8 @@ <p> When called with at least one of the following arguments:<br> <code>-a</code>, <code>-d</code>, <code>-h</code>, - <code>-n</code>, <code>-t</code>, <code>-v</code><br> + <code>-n</code>, <code>-t</code>, <code>-v</code>, + <code><font color="green">-x</font></code><br> <code>calcurse</code> is started in non-interactive mode. This means the desired information will be displayed, and after that, <code>calcurse</code> simply quits and you are @@ -497,9 +512,17 @@ <a name="options_colors"></a><h2>Color themes</h2> <p> - <code>calcurse</code> color theme is configurable and is to be - chosen by typing the number corresponding to the desired - theme. This color will then be applied to the panel borders, + <font color="green"> + <code>calcurse</code> color theme can be customized to suit user's + needs. To change the default theme, the configuration page + displays possible choices for foreground and background colors. + Using arrows or calcurse displacement keys to move, and 'X' or space + to select a color, user can preview the theme which will be applied. + It is possible to keep the terminal's default colors by selecting the + corresponding choice in the list. +</font> + <p> + The chosen color theme will then be applied to the panel borders, to the titles, to the keystrokes, and to general informations displayed inside status bar. A black and white theme is also available, in order to support non-color terminals.<br> @@ -554,10 +577,35 @@ inside a terminal.<br> <br> <li><code>notify-bar_warning</code> (default: <em>300</em>)<br> - When there is an appointment within the next 'notify-bar_warning' + When there is an appointment + <font color="green"> which is flagged as 'important'</font> + within the next 'notify-bar_warning' seconds, the display of that appointment inside the notify-bar - starts to blink. That way, the user is warned and knows there - will be soon an upcoming appointment. + starts to blink. + <font color="green"> + Moreover, the command defined by the <em>notify-bar_command</em> + option will be launched. + </font> + That way, the user is warned and knows there + will be soon an upcoming appointment. + <br> + <br> + <li><font color="green"> + <code>notify-bar_command</code> (default: <em>printf '\a'</em>)<br> + This option indicates which command is to be launched when there is an + upcoming appointment flagged as 'important'. This command will be + passed to the user's shell which will interpret it. To know what shell + must be used, the content of the <code>$SHELL</code> environment variable + is used. If this variable is not set, <code>/bin/sh</code> is used + instead.<br> + <u>Example:</u> Say the <code>mail</code> command is available on + the user's system, one can use the following command to get notified by + mail of an upcoming appointment (the appointment description will also + be mentioned in the mail body): + <pre> + calcurse --next | mail -s "[calcurse] upcoming appointment!" user@host.com + </pre> + </font> </ul> @@ -860,6 +908,8 @@ <li>Jose Lopez for the spanish translation of <code>calcurse</code> and its manual <li>Neil Williams for the english translation + <li><font color="green">Tony for its patch which helped improving the + recur_item_inday() function</font> <li>people who write softwares I like and which inspired me, especially : <ul> @@ -876,7 +926,7 @@ <hr> <small><em> Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Frédéric Culot<br> -Calcurse version 1.7 - Last change: January 16, 2007 +Calcurse version 1.8 - Last change: April 15, 2007 <em></small> |