[QGIS Commit] r10740 - in docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide: .
features_at_a_glance_screenies
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Tue May 5 11:44:06 EDT 2009
Author: sholl
Date: 2009-05-05 11:44:06 -0400 (Tue, 05 May 2009)
New Revision: 10740
Added:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance_screenies/proxy-settings.png
Modified:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance_screenies/Makefile
Log:
* added some notes about the different Proxy-types and added a screener of
the dialog
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
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--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex 2009-05-05 14:24:56 UTC (rev 10739)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex 2009-05-05 15:44:06 UTC (rev 10740)
@@ -838,8 +838,40 @@
\begin{itemize}
\item \checkbox{Use proxy for web access} and define host, port, user, and password.
+\item Set the \dropmenuopt{Proxy type} according to your needs
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item \dropmenuopt{Default Proxy}: Proxy is determined based on the application proxy set using
+ \item \dropmenuopt{Socks5Proxy}: Generic proxy for any kind of connection. Supports TCP, UDP, binding to a port (incoming connections) and authentication.
+ \item \dropmenuopt{HttpProxy}: Implemented using the "CONNECT" command, supports only outgoing TCP connections; supports authentication.
+ \item \dropmenuopt{HttpCachingProxy}: Implemented using normal HTTP commands, it is useful only in the context of HTTP requests
+ \item \dropmenuopt{FtpCachingProxy}: Implemented using an FTP proxy, it is useful only in the context of FTP requests
+ \end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
+Excluding some URLs can be added to the textbox below the proxy-settings (see
+fig. \ref{fig:proxy-settings}) by pressing the \button{Add}-button. After that
+double-click into the just created URL-field and enter the URL you would like
+to exclude from using the proxy. Obviously he button \button{Remove} removes the selected
+entry.
+
+If you need more detailed information about the different proxy-settings,
+please refer to the manual of the unterlaying QT-library-documentation at
+\url{http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/qnetworkproxy.html#ProxyType-enum}.
+
+\begin{figure}[ht]
+ \begin{center}
+ \caption{Proxy-settings in QGIS \nixcaption}
+ \includegraphics[clip=true, width=10cm]{proxy-settings}
+ \label{fig:proxy-settings}
+\end{center}
+\end{figure}
+
+\begin{Tip} \caption{\textsc{Using Proxies}}
+\qgistip{Using proxies can sometimes be tricky. It is useful to 'trial and
+error' the above proxy types and check if they succeed in your case.
+}
+\end{Tip}
+
You can modify the options according to your needs. Some of the changes may
require a restart of QGIS before they will be effective.
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance_screenies/Makefile
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--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance_screenies/Makefile 2009-05-05 14:24:56 UTC (rev 10739)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance_screenies/Makefile 2009-05-05 15:44:06 UTC (rev 10740)
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
PNG=startup.eps\
measure_area.eps\
measure_line.eps\
+ proxy-settings.eps\
##### TARGETS #####
Added: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance_screenies/proxy-settings.png
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