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authorShaun McCance <shaunm@src.gnome.org>2009-02-09 04:26:40 +0000
committerShaun McCance <shaunm@src.gnome.org>2009-02-09 04:26:40 +0000
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- Updates to the Network Proxy docs, based on work from Matthias Clasen,
* C/goscustdesk.xml: - Updates to the Network Proxy docs, based on work from Matthias Clasen, #570928 svn path=/trunk/; revision=1078
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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
index 1bb5af1..3f575c2 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
@@ -1853,48 +1853,75 @@ tools</primary>
<primary>proxy</primary>
<secondary>setting preferences</secondary>
</indexterm>
- <para>The <application>Network Proxy</application>
-preference tool enables you to configure how your system connects to the Internet.</para>
- <para>You can configure the GNOME Desktop to connect to a <firstterm>proxy server</firstterm>, and specify the details of the proxy server. A proxy server
-is a server that intercepts requests to another server, and fulfills the request
-itself, if it can. You can enter the Domain Name Service (DNS) name or the
-Internet Protocol (IP) address of the proxy server. A <firstterm>DNS name</firstterm> is a unique alphabetic identifier for a computer on a network.
-An <firstterm>IP address</firstterm> is a unique numeric identifier for a
-computer on a network. </para>
-
+ <para>The <application>Network Proxy Preferences</application>
+ enables you to configure how your system connects to the Internet.</para>
+ <para>You can configure the GNOME Desktop to connect to a <firstterm>proxy server</firstterm>,
+ and specify the details of the proxy server. A proxy server is a server that intercepts requests
+ to another server, and fulfills the request itself, if it can. You can enter the domain name or
+ the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the proxy server. A <firstterm>domain name</firstterm> is
+ a unique alphabetic identifier for a computer on a network. An <firstterm>IP address</firstterm>
+ is a unique numeric identifier for a computer on a network.</para>
+ <remark>Why would one want to use a proxy? This description makes it sounds like it's
+ a user preference, rather than being dictated by the network you're on. We should make
+ this more clear.</remark>
+ <para>Since it is possible that you need to use a different proxy configuration in different places,
+ <application>Network Proxy Preferences</application> allows you to define separate proxy configurations
+ and switch between them using the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> drop-down box at the top of the window.
+ Choose <guilabel>New Location</guilabel> to create a proxy configuration for a new location. Locations
+ can be removed using the <guilabel>Delete Location</guilabel> button at the bottom of the window.</para>
+
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Direct internet
- connection</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Select this option if you want to connect to the Internet without
- a proxy server.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Manual proxy configuration</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Select
- this option if you want to connect to the Internet through a proxy server,
- and you want to configure the proxy server manually.</para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><guilabel>HTTP proxy</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Enter the DNS name, or the IP
- address of the proxy server to use when you request a HTTP service. Enter
- the port number of the HTTP service on the proxy server in the <guilabel>Port</guilabel> spin box.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Secure HTTP proxy</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Enter
- the DNS name, or the IP address of the proxy server to use when you request
- a Secure HTTP service. Enter the port number of the Secure HTTP service on
- the proxy server in the <guilabel>Port</guilabel> spin box.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><guilabel>FTP proxy</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Enter the DNS name, or the IP
- address of the proxy server to use when you request a FTP service. Enter the
- port number of the FTP service on the proxy server in the <guilabel>Port</guilabel>
- spin box.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Socks host</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Enter the DNS name, or the IP
- address of the Socks host to use. Enter the port number for the Socks protocol
- on the proxy server in the <guilabel>Port</guilabel> spin box.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Direct internet connection</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Select this option to connect to the Internet without a proxy server.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Manual proxy configuration</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Select this option to connect to the Internet through a proxy server and
+ configure the proxy settings manually.</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>HTTP proxy</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter the domain name or IP address of the proxy server to use when you request
+ an HTTP service. Enter the port number of the HTTP service on the proxy server in the
+ <guilabel>Port</guilabel> field.</para>
+ <para>If the HTTP proxy server requires authentication, click the <guibutton>Details</guibutton>
+ button to enter your username and password.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Secure HTTP proxy</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Enter the domain name or IP address of the proxy server to use when you
+ request a secure HTTP service. Enter the port number of the secure HTTP service on
+ the proxy server in the <guilabel>Port</guilabel> field.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>FTP proxy</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Enter the domain name or IP address of the proxy server to use when you
+ request an FTP service. Enter the port number of the FTP service on the proxy server in
+ the <guilabel>Port</guilabel> field.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Socks host</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Enter the domain name or IP address of the Socks host to use. Enter the port
+ number for the Socks protocol on the proxy server in the <guilabel>Port</guilabel> field.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Automatic proxy
configuration</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Select this option if you want to connect to the Internet through a proxy
- server, and you want to configure the proxy server automatically.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+ server, and you want to configure the proxy server automatically.</para>
+ <variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Autoconfiguration
URL</guilabel></term><listitem><para>Enter the URL that contains the information required to configure the proxy
server automatically. </para></listitem></varlistentry>
+ </variablelist></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- <para>Set which hosts should not use the proxy in the <guilabel>Ignore Host List</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Advanced Configuration</guilabel> tabbed section. When you access these hosts, you will connect to the Internet directly without a proxy.</para>
+ <para>Set which hosts should not use the proxy in the <guilabel>Ignore Host List</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Ignored Hosts</guilabel> tabbed section. When you access these hosts, you will connect to the Internet directly without a proxy.</para>
</sect2>
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/ChangeLog b/gnome2-user-guide/ChangeLog
index df30f79..4a586ca 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-02-08 Shaun McCance <shaunm@gnome.org>
+
+ * C/goscustdesk.xml:
+ - Updates to the Network Proxy docs, based on work from Matthias Clasen, #570928
+
2009-02-07 Shaun McCance <shaunm@gnome.org>
* C/gospanel.xml: