seahorse r2403 - in trunk: . help help/C
- From: sadam svn gnome org
- To: svn-commits-list gnome org
- Subject: seahorse r2403 - in trunk: . help help/C
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:22:47 +0000 (UTC)
Author: sadam
Date: Wed Aug 27 19:22:47 2008
New Revision: 2403
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/seahorse?rev=2403&view=rev
Log:
2008-08-27 Adam Schreiber <sadam clemson edu>
* help/seahorse.omf.in: Change series id so that the manual shows up
* help/C/seahorse.xml: Updated manual.
Modified:
trunk/ChangeLog
trunk/help/C/seahorse.xml
trunk/help/seahorse.omf.in
Modified: trunk/help/C/seahorse.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/help/C/seahorse.xml (original)
+++ trunk/help/C/seahorse.xml Wed Aug 27 19:22:47 2008
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml">
- <!ENTITY appversion "0.9.9">
+ <!ENTITY appversion "2.24.x">
<!ENTITY manrevision "3.1">
<!ENTITY date "July 2005">
<!ENTITY app "Passwords and Encryption Keys">
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@
</publisher>
<revhistory>
<revision>
+ <revnumber>&app; Manual V0.10.1</revnumber>
+ <date>August 2008</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">
+ Adam Schreiber
+ <email>sadam clemson edu</email>
+ </para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
<revnumber>&app; Manual V0.9.1</revnumber>
<date>November 2006</date>
<revdescription>
@@ -123,32 +133,6 @@
<ulink url="http://www.gnupg.org"; type="http">Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG)</ulink> and
integrates with multiple components of the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org";>GNOME</ulink> desktop.
</para>
- <para>
- Features of <application>&app;</application> include:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A drop-in replacement for <application>gpg-agent</application>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A DNS-SD HKP &key; server
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Plugins for <application><ulink url="ghelp:gedit" type="help">Gedit</ulink></application>, <application><ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?nautilus">Nautilus</ulink></application>
- and <application><ulink url="ghelp:epiphany">Epiphany</ulink></application>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A panel applet for encrypting text on the clipboard
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
<para>
With <application>&app;</application> you can:
<itemizedlist>
@@ -165,12 +149,6 @@
<listitem>
<para>Backup your keys and keyring,</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Cache your passphrase so you don't have to keep typing it,</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Encrypt and decrypt the clipboard.</para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -1311,357 +1289,51 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect1>
-
- <sect1 id="file-manager">
- <title>File Manager Integration</title>
- <para>
- <application>&app;</application> integrates with <application><ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?nautilus">Nautilus</ulink></application>. You can encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify files as well as import public keys from the file manager window without launching <application>&app;</application>.
- </para>
- <sect2 id="encrypt-fm">
- <title>Encrypting Files</title>
- <para>
- To encrypt files from the file manager, perform the following steps:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select one or more files from the file manager,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Right click on any selected file and choose <guimenuitem>Encrypt</guimenuitem>,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select the people you would like to encrypt the file to, and then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="sign-fm">
- <title>Signing Files</title>
- <para>
- To sign files from the file manager, perform the following steps:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select one or more files from the file manager,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Right click on any selected file and choose <guimenuitem>Sign</guimenuitem>,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If asked, enter the passphrase of your private key.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="decrypt-fm">
- <title>Decrypting Files</title>
- <para>
- To decrypt an encrypted file from the file manager, perform the following steps:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Double click on the file you want to decrypt,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If asked, enter the passphrase of your private key.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="verify-fm">
- <title>Verifing Signatures</title>
- <para>
- To verify files, simply double click on the the detached signature file.
- </para>
- <note><para>Detached signature file names often take the form
- <file name>.sig</para></note>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-
- <sect1 id="text-editor">
- <title>Text Editor Integration</title>
- <para>
- To enable Text Encryption plugin in <application><ulink url="ghelp:gedit" type="help">Gedit</ulink></application>, the GNOME text editor, perform the following steps:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Run <application>Gedit</application> by choosing
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Accessories</guimenuitem>
- <guimenuitem>Text Editor</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Choose
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In the <guilabel>Plugin</guilabel> tab, select the <guilabel>Text Encryption</guilabel> plugin.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <sect2 id="encrypt-te">
- <title>Encrypting Text</title>
- <para>
- To encrypt a selection of text from <application>Gedit</application>, perform the following steps:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select the text you want to encrypt, and choose
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Encrypt</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select the people you want to encrypt the text to, and click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- You can now copy or save the encrypted text.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="sign-te">
- <title>Signing Text</title>
- <para>
- To sign a selection of text from <application>Gedit</application>, perform the following steps:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select the text you want to sign and choose
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Sign</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If asked, enter the passphrase of your private key.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- You can now copy or save the signed text.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="decryptverify-te">
- <title>Decrypting/Verifing Text</title>
- <para>
- To decrypt and/or verify a selection of text from <application>Gedit</application>, perform the following steps:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select the text you want to decrypt/verify and choose
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Decrypt/Verify</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>,
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If asked, enter the passphrase of your private key.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- You can now copy or save the decrypted text.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 id="preferences">
+ <sect1 id="prefs">
<title>Preferences</title>
<para>
- This section describes the preferences settable in <application>&app;</application>.
- </para>
-
- <sect2 id="view-preferences">
- <title>View preferences</title>
- <para>
- These options control which columns are visible in the key manager.
- </para>
- <para>
- To access these options choose
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>View</guimenu>
- </menuchoice>
- from the menubar.
- </para>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Types</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Shows the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> column, indicating whether the key
- is an OpenPGP, SSH key or a S/MIME certificate.
- </para>
- <note>
- <para>
- Certificates are not yet supported.
- </para>
- </note>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Expiry</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Shows the <guilabel>Expiration Date</guilabel> column, indicating the date
- after which a key can no longer be used to encrypt or to sign.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Trust</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Shows the <guilabel>Trust</guilabel> column, indicating the level at which you trust
- the person to verify the identity of other people when they sign keys.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Validity</guimenuitem></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Shows the <guilabel>Validity</guilabel> column, indicating how well you know the key belongs to
- the person claiming it as their own.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="encrypt-pref">
- <title>Encryption Preferences</title>
- <para>
- This section describes the preferences settable by choosing
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
- <guimenuitem>Encryption Preferences</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> from the panel or
+ This section describes the preferences settable in <application>&app;</application> by choosing
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice> from within <application>&app;</application>.
</para>
-
- <sect3 id="prefs">
- <title>Encryption Settings</title>
- <para>
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Default Key</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This is the key that will be used by <application>&app;</application> to sign files.
- It will also be the key that files will be encrypted to
- if encrypt to self is selected.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>When encrypting, always include myself as a recipient</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sets the encrypt to self option, whether or not you will be added to the recipients list for
- all files encrypted by <application>&app;</application>.
- </para>
- <note>
- <para>
- If you do not select this and you do not select yourself as a
- recipient you will not be unable to decrypt any files you encrypt.
- </para>
- </note>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="password-cache">
- <title>Passphrase Cache</title>
- <para>
- Enabling <application>&app;</application>'s passphrase caching ability will allow you to
- perform many operations that require entering your passphrase without
- re-entering it every time. <command>seahorse-daemon</command> takes the
- place of <command>gpg-agent</command>. Letting the cached passphrases
- expire is usually a good idea. This will then require re-entering your
- passphrase, but adds security.
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Never remember passphrases</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sets to not remember any passphrase.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Remember passphrases for ... minutes</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sets the amount of time, in minutes, for storing passphrases.
- Use the spin box to set the desired time.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Always remember passphrases whenever logged in</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sets to remember any passphrases whenever you are logged in the session.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Ask me before using a cached passphrase</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sets to ask you before using a stored passphrase.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Automatically load Secure Shell keys</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sets to automatically cache any Secure Shell key.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="key-servers">
+ <sect2 id="keyring">
+ <title>Password Keyrings</title>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Creating Keyrings</title>
+ <para>
+ You can create a new keyring by pressing <guibutton>Add Keyring</guibutton>.
+ Enter a name for the new keyring and press <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Changing Keyring Passwords</title>
+ <para>
+ To change the unlock password of the keyring, first select the appropriate keyring and then
+ press <guibutton>Change Unlock Password</guibutton> button. You will then be prompted to
+ type the old password in the <guilabel>Old password</guilabel> text box, the new password in the
+ <guilabel>New password</guilabel> text box and
+ confirm it in the <guilabel>Confirm password</guilabel> text box.
+ To apply the settings, press <guibutton>Change</guibutton>.
+ If the old password is correct, you will get a status
+ message indicating the success of the operation. If the
+ old password is not correct you will be asked to check
+ its correctness.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Removing Keyrings</title>
+ <para>
+ To remove a keyring, , first select the appropriate keyring and then
+ press <guibutton>Remove Keyring</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="key-servers">
<title>Key Servers</title>
<para>
Keep your and other's keys up to date by syncing keys periodically with
@@ -1695,9 +1367,9 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- </sect3>
+ </sect2>
- <sect3 id="key-sharing">
+ <sect2 id="key-sharing">
<title>Key Sharing</title>
<para>
Key Sharing is provided by DNS-SD, also known as Bonjour or Rendevous.
@@ -1705,36 +1377,7 @@
to the remote search dialog. Using these local "key servers" will most
likely be faster than accessing remote servers.
</para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="keyring">
- <title>GNOME Keyring</title>
- <para>
- You can change the password of the default key ring created
- the first time you saved a password, a passphrase to
- access a SSH server or any other secret during a GNOME
- session.
- </para>
- <para>
- To change the master password of the key ring, type the
- original password in the <guilabel>Original Master
- Password</guilabel> text box, the new password in the
- <guilabel>New Master Password</guilabel> text box and
- confirm it in the <guilabel>Confirm Master
- Password</guilabel> text box. To apply the settings, press
- <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.
- If the original master password is correct, you will get a status
- message indicating the success of the operation. If the
- master password is not correct you will be asked to check
- its correctness.
- </para>
- <para>
- To clear all the text boxes,
- press <guibutton>Clear</guibutton>.
- </para>
- </sect3>
-
- </sect2>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="about">
Modified: trunk/help/seahorse.omf.in
==============================================================================
--- trunk/help/seahorse.omf.in (original)
+++ trunk/help/seahorse.omf.in Wed Aug 27 19:22:47 2008
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
<format mime="text/xml" dtd="-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"/>
<identifier url="seahorse.xml"/>
<language code="C"/>
- <relation seriesid="cf2bed6a-3e28-11d6-88f3-c2f7a14f1d6b"/>
+ <!--relation seriesid="cf2bed6a-3e28-11d6-88f3-c2f7a14f1d6b"/-->
+ <relation seriesid="03ed47bb-3836-8ee2-377e-77a1e590794b70"/>
<rights type="GNU FDL" license.version="1.1" license="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html"; holder="Jacob Perkins"/>
</resource>
</omf>
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