[Evolution] Various questions from a new user

[Francesco Turco <fturco fastmail fm>]

Hello.

I'm a new Evolution 3.4.4 user. I have several questions.

1) Is it possible to rename or delete the "Personal" task list? I found
the following thread:

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/2009-December/msg00216.html

But it seems things changed since 2009 and the mentioned registry key is
no more there. It seems "Birthdays and anniversaries" cannot be
deleted/renamed, too.

2) In my tasks list view I have three columns: summary, start date and
due date, in this order from left to right. I'd like to change the width
of the start date and due date columns independently, but it seems that
when I change the width of the start date, the width of due date is
changed, too. Is there a way to avoid this?

3) Why the tasks list is shown in the calendar view? When I want to view
tasks I choose the task view, not the calendar view. I know I can set
the width to zero, but is it possible to close it once and for all?

4) Is it possible to avoid setting a background color for calendars and
task lists? Certain colors (for example white or black) are bad because
when I set them the text cannot be read.

5) I don't understand if I should organize my tasks into different
categories or different tasks lists. It seems that with lists it is
easier to choose what to show. I haven't found yet a way to do the same
with categories. For example, is there a way to show tasks belonging to
either a category or another one, but nothing else? In the drop down
list at the top of the screen (the one with "Any category",
"Unmatched", ...) I can only select one category. Displaying a couple of
categories at the same time would be useful when moving tasks from one
category to another one.

6) Is there a way to only show tasks that can be acted upon, that is,
tasks with no start date or with a start date in the past or in the
present? It seems that Show >> Active tasks only show tasks whose due
date is yet to come. But I have many tasks with a due date far in the
future and a start date just one month before, and I don't consider them
to be "active" tasks.

Sorry for the long message, but I'd like to understand if Evolution is
good for my needs or not.

Thank you.