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| 50 | <dt>2.1. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e730">What does it take to compile Sylpheed?</a></dt> |
| 51 | <dt>2.2. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e780">How do I set up Sylpheed?</a></dt> |
| 52 | <dt>2.3. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e813">Why did the creation of the mailbox fail?</a></dt> |
| 53 | <dt>2.4. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e826">How do I set up an account?</a></dt> |
| 54 | <dt>2.5. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e853">How many accounts can I set up in Sylpheed?</a></dt> |
| 55 | <dt>2.6. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e860">Can I set up an account for sending mail only?</a></dt> |
| 56 | <dt>2.7. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e875">Why does Sylpheed not delete my mails when I press "Delete"? I set a filter, and Sylpheed does not filter. I moved a mail |
| 57 | to a different mailbox and it did not move.</a></dt> |
| 58 | <dt>2.8. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e896">Can I set up special addresses/ports for my mailserver/newsserver?</a></dt> |
| 59 | <dt>2.9. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e911">Does Sylpheed have options for threading messages?</a></dt> |
| 60 | <dt>2.10. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e930">Can I create multiple levels of subfolders to store mail?</a></dt> |
| 61 | <dt>2.11. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e937">Why isn't Sylpheed sending my mail out?</a></dt> |
| 62 | <dt>2.12. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e944">How do I apply a patch after downloading it?</a></dt> |
| 63 | <dt>2.13. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e978">How do I compile in support for compface pictures?</a></dt> |
| 64 | <dt>2.14. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e988">How do I make my own compface image?</a></dt> |
| 65 | <dt>2.15. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e998">How can I tell my browser/newsclient/other program to use Sylpheed as email program?</a></dt> |
| 66 | <dt>2.16. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1020">How do I enable GPG support in Sylpheed?</a></dt> |
| 67 | <dt>2.17. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1039">Mutt does not recognize Sylpheed's MH structure</a></dt> |
| 68 | <dt>2.18. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1055">Viewing a GIF file within Sylpheed causes a segmentation fault.</a></dt> |
| 69 | <dt>2.19. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1067">How Sylpheed checks for new mail?</a></dt> |
| 70 | <dt>2.20. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1150">How can I make Sylpheed notify me when new mail arrives?</a></dt> |
| 71 | <dt>2.21. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1160">Can I use a spell checker with Sylpheed?</a></dt> |
| 72 | <dt>2.22. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1178">How can I make Sylpheed send my compface image in the mails?</a></dt> |
| 73 | <dt>2.23. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1199">How can I get the newest source code from the Sylpheed Subversion (SVN) repository?</a></dt> |
| 74 | <dt>2.24. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1238">I checked out the sources using SVN and can't find any configure script.</a></dt> |
| 75 | <dt>2.25. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1253">Running "autogen.sh" gives error messages that "AM_PATH_GDK_PIXBUF" or |
| 76 | "AM_PATH_(whatever)" is not found.</a></dt> |
| 77 | <dt>2.26. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1300">I don't want to compile in support for (...) any longer, but after running |
| 78 | "configure", those libraries are still used.</a></dt> |
| 79 | <dt>2.27. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1316">How can I select different applications to open with specific MIME types?</a></dt> |
| 80 | <dt>2.28. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1326">How can I change the suggested mimetype for attachments?</a></dt> |
| 81 | <dt>2.29. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1335">The folder list is not updated after I manually moved/copied folders.</a></dt> |
| 82 | <dt>2.30. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1345">How can I revert original settings, e.g. for fonts, key bindings, etc.?</a></dt> |
| 83 | <dt>2.31. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1367">What environment variables have effect on Sylpheed?</a></dt> |
| 84 | <dt>2.32. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1408">Special characters (e.g. umlauts) are not displayed correctly.</a></dt> |
| 85 | <dt>2.33. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1432">How can I convert my old mailbox/address book from (some mail client).</a></dt> |
| 86 | <dt>2.34. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1448">What config files are there, and what are they used for?</a></dt> |
| 87 | <dt>2.35. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1507">How do I change the location of user profile directory under Windows?</a></dt> |
| 88 | <dt>2.36. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1581">Can I run multiple instances of Sylpheed?</a></dt> |
| 89 | <dt>2.37. <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#d0e1616">What to do when printing an email prints off the paper?</a></dt> |
| 90 | </dl>
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| 91 | <table border="0" summary="Q and A Set" cellspacing="13px"> |
| 92 | <col align="left" width="1%"> |
| 93 | <tbody>
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| 94 | <tr class="question"> |
| 95 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e730"></a><a name="d0e731"></a><b>2.1.</b></td> |
| 96 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 97 | <p>What does it take to compile Sylpheed?</p> |
| 98 | </td>
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| 99 | </tr>
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| 100 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 101 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 102 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 103 | <p>Any POSIX compliant UNIX or similar OS, e.g. Linux,
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| 104 | FreeBSD, Solaris. |
| 105 | GTK+ 2.4.0 or later (GTK+ 2.6.0 or later |
| 106 | is recommended). |
| 107 | A recent ANSI C compiler (gcc 2.7.2.3 should also |
| 108 | work). |
| 109 | </p>
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| 110 | <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> |
| 111 | <h3 class="title">Note</h3> |
| 112 | <p>It is reported that Sun C will not compile
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| 113 | Sylpheed. |
| 114 | </p>
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| 115 | </div>
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| 116 | <p>Optionally:</p> |
| 117 | <div class="itemizedlist"> |
| 118 | <ul type="disc"> |
| 119 | <li>
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| 120 | <p>compface (for X-Face)</p> |
| 121 | </li>
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| 122 | <li>
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| 123 | <p>GPGME (for GnuPG)</p> |
| 124 | </li>
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| 125 | <li>
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| 126 | <p>OpenSSL for SSL support</p> |
| 127 | </li>
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| 128 | <li>
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| 129 | <p>GtkSpell for a spell checking feature</p> |
| 130 | </li>
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| 131 | <li>
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| 132 | <p>cURL for allowing Sylpheed to check for updates</p> |
| 133 | </li>
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| 134 | <li>
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| 135 | <p>JPilot</p> |
| 136 | </li>
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| 137 | <li>
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| 138 | <p>LDAP</p> |
| 139 | </li>
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| 140 | <li>
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| 141 | <p>the equivalent of GTK+-devel and Xfree86-devel</p> |
| 142 | </li>
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| 143 | <li>
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| 144 | <p>you may also require flex (lex) and bison
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| 145 | (yacc). |
| 146 | </p>
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| 147 | </li>
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| 148 | </ul>
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| 149 | </div>
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| 150 | <p>Otherwise ./configure will fail.
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| 151 | See also the <code class="filename">INSTALL</code> file that is being distributed with the Sylpheed tarball. |
| 152 | </p>
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| 153 | <p>Note that as Sylpheed now supports the Windows platform, you can also compile it using <a href="http://www.mingw.org/" target="_top">MinGW</a>. |
| 154 | </p>
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| 155 | </td>
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| 156 | </tr>
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| 157 | <tr class="question"> |
| 158 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e780"></a><a name="d0e781"></a><b>2.2.</b></td> |
| 159 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 160 | <p>How do I set up Sylpheed?</p> |
| 161 | </td>
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| 162 | </tr>
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| 163 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 164 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 165 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 166 | <p>When you run Sylpheed for the first time, it will
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| 167 | ask you where you want to store your mailboxes. The |
| 168 | default is <code class="filename">$HOME/Mail</code> (or <code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed\Mailboxes\Mail</code> under Windows). You can change this to |
| 169 | anything you like as long as it is a valid directory |
| 170 | name. |
| 171 | </p>
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| 172 | <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> |
| 173 | <h3 class="title">Note</h3> |
| 174 | <p>When Sylpheed is executed for the first time, it automatically creates the configuration files under <code class="filename">$HOME/.sylpheed-2.0/</code> (or <code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed\</code> under Windows), and asks you the location of mailbox. As stated above, the default is <code class="filename">$HOME/Mail</code>, or <code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed\Mailboxes\Mail</code> under Windows. If some files, which are non-MH format, already exist on the directory, you will have to specify another location. |
| 175 | </p>
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| 176 | </div>
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| 177 | <p>Furthermore, you need to <a href="sylpheed-faq-2.html#faq-account-setup">create at least one account</a> to be able to receive or send messages. |
| 178 | </p>
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| 179 | </td>
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| 180 | </tr>
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| 181 | <tr class="question"> |
| 182 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e813"></a><a name="d0e814"></a><b>2.3.</b></td> |
| 183 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 184 | <p>Why did the creation of the mailbox fail?</p> |
| 185 | </td>
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| 186 | </tr>
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| 187 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 188 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 189 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 190 | <p>Sylpheed reports such an error if it can't create the default
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| 191 | mailboxes (inbox, outbox, etc.). This can be because <code class="filename">$HOME/Mail</code> |
| 192 | (or <code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed\Mailboxes\Mail</code> under Windows) already contains files with the same names. This occurs when switching from |
| 193 | Kmail to Sylpheed, in this case backup and remove the existing Mail |
| 194 | directory or use another name for the Sylpheed mail directory. |
| 195 | </p>
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| 196 | </td>
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| 197 | </tr>
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| 198 | <tr class="question"> |
| 199 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e826"></a><a name="faq-account-setup"></a><b>2.4.</b></td> |
| 200 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 201 | <p>How do I set up an account?</p> |
| 202 | </td>
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| 203 | </tr>
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| 204 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 205 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 206 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 207 | <p>After loading Sylpheed for the first time, you can
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| 208 | add an email account by clicking the <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span> menu. Select the option <span class="guimenuitem">Create new account</span> and let the configuration assistant help you with the initial setup. |
| 209 | In a few easy steps, the assistant allows you to conveniently configure your POP3, IMAP4, or Gmail account. |
| 210 | </p>
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| 211 | <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> |
| 212 | <h3 class="title">Tip</h3> |
| 213 | <p>If you want later to change your account configuration, just select <span class="guimenuitem">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Preferences for current account...</span>, or <span class="guimenuitem">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Edit accounts...</span></p> |
| 214 | </div>
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| 215 | </td>
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| 216 | </tr>
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| 217 | <tr class="question"> |
| 218 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e853"></a><a name="d0e854"></a><b>2.5.</b></td> |
| 219 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 220 | <p>How many accounts can I set up in Sylpheed?</p> |
| 221 | </td>
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| 222 | </tr>
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| 223 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 224 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 225 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 226 | <p>The number is unlimited. The limit is reached when
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| 227 | your computer stops responding. |
| 228 | </p>
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| 229 | </td>
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| 230 | </tr>
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| 231 | <tr class="question"> |
| 232 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e860"></a><a name="d0e861"></a><b>2.6.</b></td> |
| 233 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 234 | <p>Can I set up an account for sending mail only?</p> |
| 235 | </td>
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| 236 | </tr>
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| 237 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 238 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 239 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 240 | <p>Yes, add a new account using <span class="guimenuitem">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Edit accounts...</span>+<span class="guibutton">Add</span> and set the Protocol to None (local). |
| 241 | </p>
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| 242 | </td>
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| 243 | </tr>
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| 244 | <tr class="question"> |
| 245 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e875"></a><a name="d0e876"></a><b>2.7.</b></td> |
| 246 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 247 | <p>Why does Sylpheed not delete my mails when I press "Delete"? I set a filter, and Sylpheed does not filter. I moved a mail
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| 248 | to a different mailbox and it did not move. |
| 249 | </p>
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| 250 | </td>
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| 251 | </tr>
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| 252 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 253 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 254 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 255 | <p>You have to click the <span class="guiicon">Execute</span> button. |
| 256 | The other solution: in the configuration settings |
| 257 | (<span class="guimenuitem">Common preferences...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Details</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Interface</span>), you have to |
| 258 | check the <span class="guilabel">Execute immediately when moving or deleting messages</span> box. |
| 259 | </p>
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| 260 | </td>
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| 261 | </tr>
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| 262 | <tr class="question"> |
| 263 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e896"></a><a name="d0e897"></a><b>2.8.</b></td> |
| 264 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 265 | <p>Can I set up special addresses/ports for my mailserver/newsserver?</p> |
| 266 | </td>
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| 267 | </tr>
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| 268 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 269 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 270 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 271 | <p>Yes, you can. Under <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Preferences for current account...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Advanced</span>, you |
| 272 | can specify the exact port addresses you want to use. |
| 273 | </p>
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| 274 | </td>
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| 275 | </tr>
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| 276 | <tr class="question"> |
| 277 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e911"></a><a name="d0e912"></a><b>2.9.</b></td> |
| 278 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 279 | <p>Does Sylpheed have options for threading messages?</p> |
| 280 | </td>
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| 281 | </tr>
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| 282 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 283 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 284 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 285 | <p>Yes. You can switch it on and off in the <span class="guimenu">View</span> |
| 286 | menu, just select <span class="guimenuitem">Thread view</span> or press <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">T</strong></span>. |
| 287 | </p>
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| 288 | </td>
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| 289 | </tr>
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| 290 | <tr class="question"> |
| 291 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e930"></a><a name="d0e931"></a><b>2.10.</b></td> |
| 292 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 293 | <p>Can I create multiple levels of subfolders to store mail?</p> |
| 294 | </td>
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| 295 | </tr>
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| 296 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 297 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 298 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 299 | <p>Absolutely. This is no problem.</p> |
| 300 | </td>
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| 301 | </tr>
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| 302 | <tr class="question"> |
| 303 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e937"></a><a name="d0e938"></a><b>2.11.</b></td> |
| 304 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 305 | <p>Why isn't Sylpheed sending my mail out?</p> |
| 306 | </td>
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| 307 | </tr>
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| 308 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 309 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 310 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 311 | <p>You need to create at least one account in order to
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| 312 | send. (This is a wonderful gotcha on LAN installs |
| 313 | with only a local mailbox feed). |
| 314 | </p>
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| 315 | </td>
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| 316 | </tr>
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| 317 | <tr class="question"> |
| 318 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e944"></a><a name="d0e945"></a><b>2.12.</b></td> |
| 319 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 320 | <p>How do I apply a patch after downloading it?</p> |
| 321 | </td>
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| 322 | </tr>
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| 323 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 324 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 325 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 326 | <p>Copy patch to sylpheed directory.
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| 327 | Apply the patch as follows: |
| 328 | </p>
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| 329 | <p>
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| 330 | <span><strong class="command">% patch -p0 < some.patch</strong></span></p> |
| 331 | <p>
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| 332 | Or, if it's gzipped: |
| 333 | </p>
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| 334 | <p>
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| 335 | <span><strong class="command">% gzip -dc some.patch.gz | patch -p0</strong></span></p> |
| 336 | <p>
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| 337 | Run <code class="filename">./autogen.sh</code>, remove the generated <code class="filename">/config.cache</code> |
| 338 | file (unless you want to install in prefix |
| 339 | <code class="filename">/usr/local</code>). |
| 340 | Run <code class="filename">./configure</code> with the appropriate options and |
| 341 | then <code class="filename">make</code>. |
| 342 | (Text as found on the former Sylpheed patches page.) |
| 343 | </p>
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| 344 | </td>
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| 345 | </tr>
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| 346 | <tr class="question"> |
| 347 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e978"></a><a name="d0e979"></a><b>2.13.</b></td> |
| 348 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 349 | <p>How do I compile in support for compface pictures?</p> |
| 350 | </td>
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| 351 | </tr>
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| 352 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 353 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 354 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 355 | <p>You have to have a package called <code class="computeroutput">libcompface</code> |
| 356 | installed, so this is available for compiling into |
| 357 | Sylpheed. Note that the exact name of the package depends on OS or distribution you use. |
| 358 | </p>
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| 359 | </td>
|
| 360 | </tr>
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| 361 | <tr class="question"> |
| 362 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e988"></a><a name="d0e989"></a><b>2.14.</b></td> |
| 363 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 364 | <p>How do I make my own compface image?</p> |
| 365 | </td>
|
| 366 | </tr>
|
| 367 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 368 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 369 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 370 | <p>The faces package contains a program called xbm2ikon script,
|
| 371 | which converts a 48x48 xbm to the format suitable for |
| 372 | compface. Thanks to Jeff Dairiki, you can have a complete online course in this. Visit <a href="http://www.dairiki.org/xface/" target="_top">this page</a> for the details. |
| 373 | </p>
|
| 374 | </td>
|
| 375 | </tr>
|
| 376 | <tr class="question"> |
| 377 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e998"></a><a name="d0e999"></a><b>2.15.</b></td> |
| 378 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 379 | <p>How can I tell my browser/newsclient/other program to use Sylpheed as email program?</p> |
| 380 | </td>
|
| 381 | </tr>
|
| 382 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 383 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 384 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 385 | <p> In the settings part of the program, write
|
| 386 | <span><strong class="command">sylpheed --compose</strong></span></p> |
| 387 | <p>
|
| 388 | Specific options for typical browsers: |
| 389 | </p>
|
| 390 | <div class="itemizedlist"> |
| 391 | <ul type="disc"> |
| 392 | <li>
|
| 393 | <p>Opera: <span><strong class="command">sylpheed --compose [mailto:%t][?subject=%s] </strong></span></p> |
| 394 | </li>
|
| 395 | <li>
|
| 396 | <p>Galeon: <span><strong class="command">sylpheed --compose "mailto:%t?subject=%s"</strong></span></p> |
| 397 | </li>
|
| 398 | </ul>
|
| 399 | </div>
|
| 400 | </td>
|
| 401 | </tr>
|
| 402 | <tr class="question"> |
| 403 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1020"></a><a name="d0e1021"></a><b>2.16.</b></td> |
| 404 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 405 | <p>How do I enable GPG support in Sylpheed?</p> |
| 406 | </td>
|
| 407 | </tr>
|
| 408 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 409 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 410 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 411 | <p> When compiling Sylpheed, make sure you add <em class="parameter"><code>--enable-gpgme</code></em> in the <span><strong class="command">./configure</strong></span> command. |
| 412 | When that completes successfully, there is a <span class="guimenuitem">Privacy</span> section in the <span class="guimenuitem">Common Preferences</span>. |
| 413 | </p>
|
| 414 | </td>
|
| 415 | </tr>
|
| 416 | <tr class="question"> |
| 417 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1039"></a><a name="d0e1040"></a><b>2.17.</b></td> |
| 418 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 419 | <p>Mutt does not recognize Sylpheed's MH structure</p> |
| 420 | </td>
|
| 421 | </tr>
|
| 422 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 423 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 424 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 425 | <p>For this to work you need to use the <span><strong class="command">touch</strong></span> command in every MH folder. "<span><strong class="command">touch</strong></span>" the file <code class="filename">.xmhcache</code> and Mutt should do just fine. |
| 426 | </p>
|
| 427 | </td>
|
| 428 | </tr>
|
| 429 | <tr class="question"> |
| 430 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1055"></a><a name="d0e1056"></a><b>2.18.</b></td> |
| 431 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 432 | <p>Viewing a GIF file within Sylpheed causes a segmentation fault.</p> |
| 433 | </td>
|
| 434 | </tr>
|
| 435 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 436 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 437 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 438 | <p>In case this happens, you can easily fix that by adding the following to <code class="filename">/etc/mime.types</code>: |
| 439 | </p><pre class="programlisting">image/gif gif</pre></td> |
| 440 | </tr>
|
| 441 | <tr class="question"> |
| 442 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1067"></a><a name="d0e1068"></a><b>2.19.</b></td> |
| 443 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 444 | <p>How Sylpheed checks for new mail?</p> |
| 445 | </td>
|
| 446 | </tr>
|
| 447 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 448 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 449 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 450 | <p>New mail can be retrieved either manually or automatically.</p> |
| 451 | <p>To check for new mail the manual way, you can:</p> |
| 452 | <div class="orderedlist"> |
| 453 | <ol type="1"> |
| 454 | <li>
|
| 455 | <p>Either press the <span class="guibutton">Get </span>button on the toolbar to incorporate new mail for the current account only, or use the <span class="guibutton">Get all</span> button to incorporate new mail for all configured accounts. |
| 456 | </p>
|
| 457 | </li>
|
| 458 | <li>
|
| 459 | <p>Or choose <span class="guimenu">File</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Mailbox</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Check for new messages</span>, or <span class="guimenuitem">Check for new messages in all mailboxes</span>. |
| 460 | </p>
|
| 461 | </li>
|
| 462 | <li>
|
| 463 | <p>Or select <span class="guimenu">Message</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Receive</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Get from current account</span>, or <span class="guimenuitem">Get from all accounts</span>. |
| 464 | </p>
|
| 465 | </li>
|
| 466 | </ol>
|
| 467 | </div>
|
| 468 | <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> |
| 469 | <h3 class="title">Tip</h3> |
| 470 | <p>If you have a POP3 account and don't want to retrieve all the new messages stored on remote server to your computer, you
|
| 471 | can manage your account remotely (e.g. open or delete individual messages) by choosing <span class="guimenu">Message</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Receive</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Remote mailbox...</span></p> |
| 472 | </div>
|
| 473 | <p>If you prefer autochecking for new mail instead, first of all, make sure that you have checked <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Common preferences...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Receive</span>+<span class="guilabel">Autocheck new mail every <em class="replaceable"><code>10</code></em> minute(s)</span>. Optionally, you can adjust the interval value (in minutes) as well. |
| 474 | </p>
|
| 475 | <p>Also check your settings under <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Edit accounts...</span> You will find this |
| 476 | at the top: <span class="guilabel">Check the boxes on the 'G' column to enable message retrieval by 'Get all'</span>. The setting applies on both manual and automatic |
| 477 | mail checks. |
| 478 | </p>
|
| 479 | </td>
|
| 480 | </tr>
|
| 481 | <tr class="question"> |
| 482 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1150"></a><a name="d0e1151"></a><b>2.20.</b></td> |
| 483 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 484 | <p>How can I make Sylpheed notify me when new mail arrives?</p> |
| 485 | </td>
|
| 486 | </tr>
|
| 487 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 488 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 489 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 490 | <p>Download Gkrellm or a similar program that is able to notify you of new incoming mail. Gkrellm is available at <a href="http://www.gkrellm.net" target="_top">the Gkrellm page</a>. |
| 491 | </p>
|
| 492 | </td>
|
| 493 | </tr>
|
| 494 | <tr class="question"> |
| 495 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1160"></a><a name="d0e1161"></a><b>2.21.</b></td> |
| 496 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 497 | <p>Can I use a spell checker with Sylpheed?</p> |
| 498 | </td>
|
| 499 | </tr>
|
| 500 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 501 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 502 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 503 | <p>Yes. You need to have GtkSpell installed prior to Sylpheed compilation. The support for GtkSpell is enabled by default in
|
| 504 | <span><strong class="command">configure</strong></span>. (If you want to disable it, make sure you add <em class="parameter"><code>--disable-gtkspell</code></em> in the <span><strong class="command">./configure</strong></span> command.) |
| 505 | </p>
|
| 506 | <p>The GtkSpell option is not supported in Sylpheed for Windows (yet), so you will have no spell checking under this OS.</p> |
| 507 | </td>
|
| 508 | </tr>
|
| 509 | <tr class="question"> |
| 510 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1178"></a><a name="d0e1179"></a><b>2.22.</b></td> |
| 511 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 512 | <p>How can I make Sylpheed send my compface image in the mails?</p> |
| 513 | </td>
|
| 514 | </tr>
|
| 515 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 516 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 517 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 518 | <p>In the <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Preferences for current account...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Send</span> check <span class="guilabel">Add user-defined header</span> and press <span class="guibutton">Edit</span> button. A dialog appears, add a header named "X-Face" and fill the value field with your face data. Note that if you paste |
| 519 | the data from a terminal into the field, some spurious newlines can be added, and these can mangle your face, be careful. |
| 520 | </p>
|
| 521 | </td>
|
| 522 | </tr>
|
| 523 | <tr class="question"> |
| 524 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1199"></a><a name="d0e1200"></a><b>2.23.</b></td> |
| 525 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 526 | <p>How can I get the newest source code from the Sylpheed Subversion (SVN) repository?</p> |
| 527 | </td>
|
| 528 | </tr>
|
| 529 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 530 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 531 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 532 | <p>Move to an appropriate directory, and after you run the command specified below, a source tree named <code class="filename">trunk</code> will be created under that directory: |
| 533 | </p>
|
| 534 | <p><span><strong class="command">svn checkout svn://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/sylpheed/trunk</strong></span></p> |
| 535 | <p>The subdirectories under the <code class="filename">sylpheed</code> directory are as follows: |
| 536 | </p>
|
| 537 | <div class="itemizedlist"> |
| 538 | <ul type="disc"> |
| 539 | <li>
|
| 540 | <p><code class="filename">trunk/</code> - main tree |
| 541 | </p>
|
| 542 | </li>
|
| 543 | <li>
|
| 544 | <p><code class="filename">branches/</code> - miscellaneous experimental branches |
| 545 | </p>
|
| 546 | </li>
|
| 547 | <li>
|
| 548 | <p><code class="filename">tags/</code> - release-tagged branches |
| 549 | </p>
|
| 550 | </li>
|
| 551 | </ul>
|
| 552 | </div>
|
| 553 | <p>To update to the newest source tree, run the following command in the target directory:</p> |
| 554 | <p><span><strong class="command">svn update</strong></span></p> |
| 555 | </td>
|
| 556 | </tr>
|
| 557 | <tr class="question"> |
| 558 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1238"></a><a name="d0e1239"></a><b>2.24.</b></td> |
| 559 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 560 | <p>I checked out the sources using SVN and can't find any configure script.</p> |
| 561 | </td>
|
| 562 | </tr>
|
| 563 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 564 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 565 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 566 | <p>The SVN versions are meant to be used by developers rather than "normal"
|
| 567 | users, so the source (or binary) distributions are easier to use. |
| 568 | </p>
|
| 569 | <div class="blockquote"> |
| 570 | <blockquote class="blockquote"> |
| 571 | <p>Yeah, but the latest features from SVN really look sexy...</p> |
| 572 | </blockquote>
|
| 573 | </div>
|
| 574 | <p>You need to generate the configure script by running <code class="filename">autogen.sh</code>. |
| 575 | Be sure to have autoconf and automake packages installed for this. |
| 576 | </p>
|
| 577 | </td>
|
| 578 | </tr>
|
| 579 | <tr class="question"> |
| 580 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1253"></a><a name="d0e1254"></a><b>2.25.</b></td> |
| 581 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 582 | <p>Running "autogen.sh" gives error messages that "AM_PATH_GDK_PIXBUF" or
|
| 583 | "AM_PATH_(whatever)" is not found. |
| 584 | </p>
|
| 585 | </td>
|
| 586 | </tr>
|
| 587 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 588 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 589 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 590 | <p>There are some <code class="filename">*.m4</code> files in the <code class="filename">ac/missing</code> directory. Try to copy |
| 591 | them into the <code class="filename">ac</code> directory and run <code class="filename">autogen.sh</code> again. |
| 592 | </p>
|
| 593 | <p>
|
| 594 | If there are still some <code class="filename">.m4</code> files not found (e.g. those from GTK+), try |
| 595 | to run <span><strong class="command">% locate m4 | less</strong></span> or <span><strong class="command">% locate aclocal | less</strong></span> to find additional directories containing those macros. If you find e.g. a |
| 596 | <code class="filename">gtk.m4</code> in <code class="filename">/opt/gnome/share/aclocal</code>, change following line in |
| 597 | <code class="filename">autogen.sh</code> from |
| 598 | </p><pre class="programlisting">aclocal -I ac \</pre><p> to</p><pre class="programlisting">aclocal -I ac -I /opt/gnome/share/aclocal \</pre><p>and run it again.</p> |
| 599 | </td>
|
| 600 | </tr>
|
| 601 | <tr class="question"> |
| 602 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1300"></a><a name="d0e1301"></a><b>2.26.</b></td> |
| 603 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 604 | <p>I don't want to compile in support for (...) any longer, but after running
|
| 605 | "configure", those libraries are still used. |
| 606 | </p>
|
| 607 | </td>
|
| 608 | </tr>
|
| 609 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 610 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 611 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 612 | <p>Remove the <code class="filename">config.cache</code> file and run <span><strong class="command">./configure</strong></span> again. You should |
| 613 | also use <span><strong class="command">make clean</strong></span> to avoid undefined references. |
| 614 | </p>
|
| 615 | </td>
|
| 616 | </tr>
|
| 617 | <tr class="question"> |
| 618 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1316"></a><a name="d0e1317"></a><b>2.27.</b></td> |
| 619 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 620 | <p>How can I select different applications to open with specific MIME types?</p> |
| 621 | </td>
|
| 622 | </tr>
|
| 623 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 624 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 625 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 626 | <p>The MIME-type to application associations are kept in <code class="filename">/etc/mailcap</code>. |
| 627 | </p>
|
| 628 | </td>
|
| 629 | </tr>
|
| 630 | <tr class="question"> |
| 631 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1326"></a><a name="d0e1327"></a><b>2.28.</b></td> |
| 632 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 633 | <p>How can I change the suggested mimetype for attachments?</p> |
| 634 | </td>
|
| 635 | </tr>
|
| 636 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 637 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 638 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 639 | <p>The extension to MIME-type associations are kept in <code class="filename">/etc/mime.types</code></p> |
| 640 | </td>
|
| 641 | </tr>
|
| 642 | <tr class="question"> |
| 643 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1335"></a><a name="d0e1336"></a><b>2.29.</b></td> |
| 644 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 645 | <p>The folder list is not updated after I manually moved/copied folders.</p> |
| 646 | </td>
|
| 647 | </tr>
|
| 648 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 649 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 650 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 651 | <p>You need to update Sylpheed cache. Right click on the mailbox and choose
|
| 652 | <span class="guimenuitem">Rebuild folder tree</span>. |
| 653 | </p>
|
| 654 | </td>
|
| 655 | </tr>
|
| 656 | <tr class="question"> |
| 657 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1345"></a><a name="d0e1346"></a><b>2.30.</b></td> |
| 658 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 659 | <p>How can I revert original settings, e.g. for fonts, key bindings, etc.?</p> |
| 660 | </td>
|
| 661 | </tr>
|
| 662 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 663 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 664 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 665 | <p>Sylpheed keeps its configuration files in <code class="filename">$HOME/.sylpheed-2.0/sylpheedrc</code> (or <code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed\sylpheedrc</code> under Windows) and creates default |
| 666 | entries, if none are found. So the easiest way is to quit Sylpheed, |
| 667 | temporarily renaming your <code class="filename">$HOME/.sylpheed-2.0</code> (or <code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed\sylpheedrc</code>) e.g. to <code class="filename">*.bak</code> and restarting |
| 668 | Sylpheed in order to get default entries. |
| 669 | </p>
|
| 670 | </td>
|
| 671 | </tr>
|
| 672 | <tr class="question"> |
| 673 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1367"></a><a name="faq-environment-variables"></a><b>2.31.</b></td> |
| 674 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 675 | <p>What environment variables have effect on Sylpheed?</p> |
| 676 | </td>
|
| 677 | </tr>
|
| 678 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 679 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 680 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 681 | <p>Here are the most common variables:</p> |
| 682 | <div class="itemizedlist"> |
| 683 | <ul type="disc"> |
| 684 | <li>
|
| 685 | <p><code class="envar">HOME</code> |
| 686 | - location of <code class="filename">.sylpheed-2.0</code> (config directory) and default folder for Mailboxes. |
| 687 | </p>
|
| 688 | </li>
|
| 689 | <li>
|
| 690 | <p><code class="envar">LANG</code>, |
| 691 | </p>
|
| 692 | </li>
|
| 693 | <li>
|
| 694 | <p><code class="envar">LC_ALL</code>, |
| 695 | </p>
|
| 696 | </li>
|
| 697 | <li>
|
| 698 | <p><code class="envar">LC_CTYPE</code>, |
| 699 | </p>
|
| 700 | </li>
|
| 701 | <li>
|
| 702 | <p><code class="envar">LC_MESSAGES</code> - locale settings, e.g. language and date format. |
| 703 | </p>
|
| 704 | </li>
|
| 705 | </ul>
|
| 706 | </div>
|
| 707 | <p>For more information on how to make Sylpheed display your language, see the <a href="sylpheed-faq-3.html#faq-display-language">relevant question</a>. |
| 708 | </p>
|
| 709 | </td>
|
| 710 | </tr>
|
| 711 | <tr class="question"> |
| 712 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1408"></a><a name="d0e1409"></a><b>2.32.</b></td> |
| 713 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 714 | <p>Special characters (e.g. umlauts) are not displayed correctly.</p> |
| 715 | </td>
|
| 716 | </tr>
|
| 717 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 718 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 719 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 720 | <p>In most cases, this is caused by fonts that use an unsuitable encoding on a not Unicode-based system. (On a Unicode-based
|
| 721 | system, fonts should support all thinkable characters for the vast majority of languages.) |
| 722 | </p>
|
| 723 | <p>Choose <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Common preferences...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Display</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">General</span>, and click the button right to <span class="guilabel">Text font</span>. Now, a special dialog appears that allows you to pick a desirable font family, style, and size. |
| 724 | </p>
|
| 725 | <p>You should also make sure that your environment variables regarding locale
|
| 726 | settings have sensible values. |
| 727 | </p>
|
| 728 | </td>
|
| 729 | </tr>
|
| 730 | <tr class="question"> |
| 731 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1432"></a><a name="d0e1433"></a><b>2.33.</b></td> |
| 732 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 733 | <p>How can I convert my old mailbox/address book from (some mail client).</p> |
| 734 | </td>
|
| 735 | </tr>
|
| 736 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 737 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 738 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 739 | <p>You can try to
|
| 740 | export your old mailbox to MH, MBOX or EML format. |
| 741 | </p>
|
| 742 | <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> |
| 743 | <h3 class="title">Tip</h3> |
| 744 | <p>Take a look at the <span class="guimenuitem">Add sender to address book...</span> item from the <span class="guimenu">Tools</span> |
| 745 | menu, it could be a useful alternative or addition, when importing your old |
| 746 | contacts. |
| 747 | </p>
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| 748 | </div>
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| 749 | </td>
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| 750 | </tr>
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| 751 | <tr class="question"> |
| 752 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1448"></a><a name="d0e1449"></a><b>2.34.</b></td> |
| 753 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 754 | <p>What config files are there, and what are they used for?</p> |
| 755 | </td>
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| 756 | </tr>
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| 757 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 758 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 759 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 760 | <p>Sylpheed config files can be found in <code class="filename">$HOME/.sylpheed-2.0</code> (under Windows, the path is <code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed</code>). They are in plain |
| 761 | text format and quite easy to understand, so don't fear to take a look |
| 762 | into them using a text editor. |
| 763 | </p>
|
| 764 | <div class="itemizedlist"> |
| 765 | <ul type="disc"> |
| 766 | <li>
|
| 767 | <p><code class="filename">sylpheedrc</code> - main configuration: nearly all options from the |
| 768 | settings window, e.g. mailbox location, font |
| 769 | entries, etc. |
| 770 | </p>
|
| 771 | </li>
|
| 772 | <li>
|
| 773 | <p><code class="filename">accountrc</code> - settings for POP/IMAP/NNTP accounts |
| 774 | </p>
|
| 775 | </li>
|
| 776 | <li>
|
| 777 | <p><code class="filename">actionsrc</code> - user-defined actions |
| 778 | </p>
|
| 779 | </li>
|
| 780 | <li>
|
| 781 | <p><code class="filename">addrbook-*.xml</code> - contents of your address book |
| 782 | </p>
|
| 783 | </li>
|
| 784 | <li>
|
| 785 | <p><code class="filename">customheaderrc</code> - contains user-defined header lines |
| 786 | </p>
|
| 787 | </li>
|
| 788 | <li>
|
| 789 | <p><code class="filename">dispheaderrc</code> - headers to display above the mail body |
| 790 | </p>
|
| 791 | </li>
|
| 792 | <li>
|
| 793 | <p><code class="filename">filter.xml</code> - filter settings |
| 794 | </p>
|
| 795 | </li>
|
| 796 | <li>
|
| 797 | <p><code class="filename">folderlist.xml</code> - folder specific settings, e.g. hiding |
| 798 | read messages, sort order, etc. |
| 799 | </p>
|
| 800 | </li>
|
| 801 | <li>
|
| 802 | <p><code class="filename">menurc</code> - key bindings |
| 803 | </p>
|
| 804 | </li>
|
| 805 | </ul>
|
| 806 | </div>
|
| 807 | </td>
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| 808 | </tr>
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| 809 | <tr class="question"> |
| 810 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1507"></a><a name="d0e1508"></a><b>2.35.</b></td> |
| 811 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 812 | <p>How do I change the location of user profile directory under Windows?</p> |
| 813 | </td>
|
| 814 | </tr>
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| 815 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 816 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 817 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 818 | <p>The configuration files and the mailboxes are saved under the following
|
| 819 | location (<code class="filename">%APPDATA%\Sylpheed</code>) by default: |
| 820 | </p>
|
| 821 | <div class="itemizedlist"> |
| 822 | <ul type="disc"> |
| 823 | <li>
|
| 824 | <p>Windows 2000/XP:
|
| 825 | <code class="filename">C:\Documents and Settings\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\Application Data\Sylpheed</code></p> |
| 826 | </li>
|
| 827 | <li>
|
| 828 | <p>Windows Vista/Seven:
|
| 829 | <code class="filename">C:\Users\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\AppData\Roaming\Sylpheed</code></p> |
| 830 | </li>
|
| 831 | </ul>
|
| 832 | </div>
|
| 833 | <p>If you want to change the location of the configuration files, you can
|
| 834 | specify it by the command line option <em class="parameter"><code>--configdir "<em class="replaceable"><code>directory name</code></em>"</code></em>. |
| 835 | Create a shortcut of <code class="filename">sylpheed.exe</code>, and append the option to the link target |
| 836 | like the following: |
| 837 | </p><pre class="screen">"C:\Program Files\Sylpheed\sylpheed.exe" --configdir "D:\Sylpheed"</pre><p>If <code class="filename">sylpheed.ini</code> file exists at the same location as <code class="filename">sylpheed.exe</code>, it will be |
| 838 | loaded at startup. With this approach, you can make Sylpheed completely portable |
| 839 | independent of drive letters etc., and you can install it in removable media |
| 840 | such as USB memory. |
| 841 | </p>
|
| 842 | <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> |
| 843 | <h3 class="title">Note</h3> |
| 844 | <p>The installer version, and GnuPG and GPGME use registry.</p> |
| 845 | </div>
|
| 846 | <p>The sample INI file is included in the Sylpheed for Windows installation package as <code class="filename">sample-sylpheed.ini</code>. |
| 847 | Please copy or rename it to use. |
| 848 | <code class="literal">ipcport</code> specifies the port number of socket for IPC (default is 50215). |
| 849 | <code class="literal">configdir</code> specifies the location of configuration files as a relative |
| 850 | path from the folder in which <code class="filename">sylpheed.exe</code> is located, or an absolute path. |
| 851 | </p>
|
| 852 | <p>(The text above is a slightly modified excerpt from the <code class="filename">README-win32.txt</code> file, which you should find within the <code class="filename">C:\Program Files\Sylpheed</code> directory.) |
| 853 | </p>
|
| 854 | </td>
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| 855 | </tr>
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| 856 | <tr class="question"> |
| 857 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1581"></a><a name="d0e1582"></a><b>2.36.</b></td> |
| 858 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 859 | <p>Can I run multiple instances of Sylpheed?</p> |
| 860 | </td>
|
| 861 | </tr>
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| 862 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 863 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 864 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 865 | <p>Yes, Sylpheed 3.1 adds support for this often requested feature. The format of the multiple instances command is as follows:</p> |
| 866 | <p><span><strong class="command">sylpheed --instance-id <em class="replaceable"><code>ID</code></em> --configdir <em class="replaceable"><code>path-to-alternative-configdir</code></em></strong></span></p> |
| 867 | <p>Default <em class="parameter"><code>ID</code></em> is set to <code class="literal">sylpheed</code>, so you can specify any other instance |
| 868 | <em class="parameter"><code>ID</code></em>. The <em class="parameter"><code>ID</code></em> is used for the name of unix domain |
| 869 | socket (under UNIX), or mutex name (under Windows). <em class="parameter"><code>configdir</code></em> specifies the configuration directory, i.e. the location of configuration files you want to use with the given instance. |
| 870 | </p>
|
| 871 | <div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> |
| 872 | <h3 class="title">Warning</h3> |
| 873 | <p>Do not share same configuration directories or mailboxes across multiple instances as this may lead to an unexpected application
|
| 874 | behavior! |
| 875 | </p>
|
| 876 | </div>
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| 877 | </td>
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| 878 | </tr>
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| 879 | <tr class="question"> |
| 880 | <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e1616"></a><a name="d0e1617"></a><b>2.37.</b></td> |
| 881 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 882 | <p>What to do when printing an email prints off the paper?</p> |
| 883 | </td>
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| 884 | </tr>
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| 885 | <tr class="answer"> |
| 886 | <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> |
| 887 | <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| 888 | <p>You can use enscript for this. Use <span><strong class="command">enscript %s</strong></span> to print everything on one page, or <span><strong class="command">enscript -U2 %s</strong></span> for printing two logical pages on one physical page. |
| 889 | </p>
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