Re: [Evolution] New Evolution installation -- three short questions

[Stan Goodman <stan goodman hashkedim com>]

On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 08:58 -0500, Matthew Barnes wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 10:52 +0200, Stan Goodman wrote:
> > I had no idea that Scheme was not a scripting language specific to
> > Evolution (the User's Guide gives no hint one way or the other). Had I
> > seen this hit, I would probably have ignored it. "Scheme" means so many
> > things.
> >
> > I searched on something like <evolution scheme language> (with another
> > term or two. I did that because searching for a common word like
> > "scheme" alone seemed hopeless. The same would have been true for a
> > search on "evolution" alone. Naming progams for common words is not the
> > cleverest nor the most helpful idea.
>
> Documentation for the query language has been requested many times in
> the past and still, I'm rather embarrassed to say, to my knowledge the
> only "documentation" for it is the source code itself.  And even the
> source code doesn't have a nice readable comment or grammer to study.
>
> Obviously this is a part of Evolution that desperately needs documented.

No comment.

> > > > 2) In the Preferences, I have specified 24-hour time display. Yet the
> > > > arrival times shown in the message-list window appear as AM/PM. What
> > > > have I left out, and how can I change this?
> >
> > Is it possible that AM/PM is hardwired? Doesn't seem likely.
>
> The "Time Format" preference under the "Calendar and Tasks" section only
> applies to Calender and Tasks.  The timestamp for mail messages uses a
> date and time format appropriate to your current locale.  If you're
> using English, try switching to en_GB (British English).

That's very Microsoft-like. I can only wonder what when through the
programmer's mind in making the distinction, and what he thinks system
preferences are for. 

I will switch to en_GB, unless that triggers another diktat by deciding
that I really want a British dictionary or something of the sort.

> > Additional question (I joined this list only last night}: Is it possible
> > to configure the list so that it is THE LIST'S address that comes up in
> > replying, rather than the composer's?
>
> Yes, use Message -> Reply to List (Ctrl+L).
>
> Hope this helps,
> Matthew Barnes

It does. Thank you...
> Stan Goodman
> Qiryat Tiv'on
> Israel