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diff --git a/l10n-en-GB/suite/chrome/common/help/page_info_help.xhtml b/l10n-en-GB/suite/chrome/common/help/page_info_help.xhtml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0730b4d170 --- /dev/null +++ b/l10n-en-GB/suite/chrome/common/help/page_info_help.xhtml @@ -0,0 +1,247 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> + +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"[ + <!ENTITY % brandDTD SYSTEM "chrome://branding/locale/brand.dtd" > + %brandDTD; +]> + +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> +<head> +<title>Viewing Page Info</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="helpFileLayout.css" + type="text/css"/> +</head> +<body> + +<h1 id="viewing_page_info">Viewing Page Info</h1> + +<p>The Page Info dialogue box consists of several tabs that display different + kinds of information about the page you are viewing. This section provides a + brief overview of the information available in each tab.</p> + +<p>To view Page Info for the page currently displayed by the browser, open the + View menu and choose Page Info. You can then click the tab that corresponds + to the kind of information you want to view.</p> + +<p>Most of the information displayed by the General, Forms, Links and Media + tabs in Page Info is taken from the HTML source for the page. This + information is usually of interest only to web developers and other + specialists.</p> + +<p>For detailed information about HTML, including the tags displayed by Page + Info, see the <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/">HTML 4.01 + Specification</a>.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#general_tab">General Tab</a></li> + <li><a href="#forms_tab">Forms Tab</a></li> + <li><a href="#links_tab">Links Tab</a></li> + <li><a href="#media_tab">Media Tab</a></li> + <li><a href="#privacy_tab">Privacy Tab</a></li> + <li><a href="#security_tab">Security Tab</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="general_tab">General (Page Info Tab)</h2> + +<p>When you choose Page Info from the View menu, the General tab displays basic + information about the page that you are viewing in the browser.</p> + +<p>The top portion displays the name of the page (if it has one) and the + following information:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>URL</strong>: The + <a href="glossary.xhtml#url">Uniform Resource Locator</a> for the + page—that is, the standardised address that appears in the Location + Bar near the top of the browser window.</li> + <li><strong>Render mode</strong>: Indicates whether the browser is using + <strong>quirks mode</strong> or <strong>standards compliance mode</strong> + to lay out the page. Quirks mode takes account of nonstandard behaviour that + may be used by some older web pages designed for older versions of web + browsers that are not fully standards compliant. Standards compliance mode + adheres strictly to standards specifications. Your browser chooses the + render mode automatically according to information contained in the web + page itself.</li> + <li><strong>Source</strong>: Indicates whether the source code for this page + has been cached.</li> + <li><strong>Text Encoding</strong>: The text encoding used for this HTML + document.</li> + <li><strong>Size</strong>: The size of the file, if available.</li> + <li><strong>Modified</strong>: The date the page was last modified, if + available.</li> + <li><strong>Expires</strong>: The date on which the information displayed by + the page expires.</li> +</ul> + +<p>The bottom portion displays the metatags specified by the page. Metatags + provide information about the type of content displayed by a page, such as a + general description of the page, keywords for search engines, copyright + information, and so on.</p> + +<h2 id="forms_tab">Forms (Page Info Tab)</h2> + +<p>When you choose Page Info from the View menu and click the Forms tab, you + see information about all the forms displayed by the page you are currently + viewing in the browser.</p> + +<p>The top portion lists basic information about the way each form in the page + is specified in the HTML source:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Name</strong>: The form's name, if any.</li> + <li><strong>Method</strong>: The HTML method used to send information + captured by the form back to the web server. <tt>GET</tt> appends your + filled-in values to the web site address to which it submits the form. + <tt>POST</tt> sends the values to the web site as parameters that can be + read by a program on the web site.</li> + <li><strong>Form Action</strong>: The URL of the program to be invoked when + the form is submitted.</li> +</ul> + +<p>When you select a form listed in the top portion of the Forms tab, the + bottom portion displays detailed information about the way each of that + form's elements is specified in the HTML source:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Label</strong>: The element's label (if it is tagged as such + in the HTML).</li> + <li><strong>Field Name</strong>: The element's name.</li> + <li><strong>Type</strong>: The element's input type, such as + <tt>TEXT</tt> (for submitting text), <tt>RADIO</tt> (for a radio button), + or <tt>HIDDEN</tt> (for storing information that is submitted but not + displayed on the screen).</li> + <li><strong>Current Value</strong>: The current value of the element. For + example, the current value of a text element is the text it currently + contains.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="links_tab">Links (Page Info Tab)</h2> + +<p>When you choose Page Info from the View menu and click the Links tab, you + see a list of all the links available on that page. The following information + is displayed for each link:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Name</strong>: The text displayed in the browser as a link.</li> + <li><strong>Address</strong>: The <a href="glossary.xhtml#url">URL</a> for the + page to which the link points.</li> + <li><strong>Type</strong>: The type of link, such Anchor (for a link to a + specific place in an HTML document) or Form Submission.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="media_tab">Media (Page Info Tab)</h2> + +<p>When you choose Page Info from the View menu and click the Media tab, you + see a list of all the images and other media elements displayed by the + page.</p> + +<p>The top portion lists basic information about each element, including its + address (<a href="glossary.xhtml#url">URL</a>) and type.</p> + +<p>When you select a media element listed in the top portion of the Media tab, + the bottom portion displays available information about that element, such as + description, size, or dimensions.</p> + +<p>You can also see the selected element at the bottom of the dialogue box. To + see larger images, you need to click the lower-right corner of the Page Info + dialogue box and drag.</p> + +<p>To save a media element as a separate file:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Save As</strong>: Select the element you want to save, click Save + As, and navigate to the location where you want to save it.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="privacy_tab">Privacy (Page Info Tab)</h2> + +<p>When you choose Page Info from the View menu and click the Privacy tab, you + see a list of all the special elements that are part of the page.</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Page Components</strong>: Under the page URL, there are many + categories. To see the list of items in any category, double-click on + the name: + <ul> + <li><strong>Links</strong>: Shows all of the links.</li> + <li><strong>Java Applets</strong>: Lists the Java applets (if any).</li> + <li><strong>Image Maps</strong>: Shows all of the image maps.</li> + <li><strong>Form Submissions</strong>: List the script names used to + gather used data on the page.</li> + <li><strong>Frames</strong>: Shows the frames which make up the page.</li> + <li><strong>Images</strong>: Displays all of the images used in the + page.</li> + <li><strong>External Loaded Documents</strong>: Contains the list of the + external documents loaded to display the page (such as css files or + images).</li> + <li><strong>Generic Objects</strong>: Shows a list of generic + objects.</li> + <li><strong>Scripts</strong>: Lists all of the scripts in the page.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>Policy</strong>: This button will try to open the policy file for + the web site whose page is currently shown.</li> + <li><strong>Summary</strong>: Select this if you want to view the Privacy + Policy Viewer, showing concise data about the privacy policy of the web site + you are browsing.</li> + <li><strong>Options</strong>: This will try to open the page on the remote + web site that allows the user to modify his/her own personal data stored on + the remote web site.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="security_tab">Security (Page Info Tab)</h2> + +<p>When you choose Page Info from the View menu and click the Security tab, you + see information about + <a href="glossary.xhtml#authentication">authentication</a> and + <a href="glossary.xhtml#encryption">encryption</a> for the web page you are + viewing. The top portion indicates whether the web site's identity has + been verified, and the bottom portion describes whether the page was + encrypted when it was received by the browser.</p> + +<p>You can also open the Security tab directly by clicking the lock icon in the + lower-right corner of any browser window.</p> + +<p>The top portion of the Security tab can display any of these messages:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Web Site Identity Not Verified</strong>: The web site you are + viewing did not present a certificate to authenticate itself. Therefore, + Certificate Manager cannot verify its identity. It is possible, though + unlikely, that the web site is not what it claims to be.</li> + <li><strong>Web Site Identity Verified</strong>: The certificate that + Certificate Manager has used to verify this web site's identity was + issued by a certificate authority (CA) marked as one that you trust. You + can be reasonably confident that the web site is what it claims to be.</li> +</ul> + +<p>The bottom portion of the Security tab can display any of these + messages:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Connection Not Encrypted</strong>: It is possible that other + people can view information sent from your computer to the web site or + information sent by the web site to your computer, but it is unlikely that + someone is actually doing so.</li> + <li><strong>Connection Encrypted</strong>: In general, the strength of an + encrypted connection depends on the length of the keys used for encryption, + measured in bits. The longer the key, the stronger the + encryption—that is, the harder it is to for an unauthorised person to + unscramble the encrypted information.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Lack of any encryption or lack of strong encryption should be of concern + only if you are sending or viewing confidential information, such as your + credit card number.</p> + +<p>You can quickly check the encryption status of a web page by noting the + state of the lock icon at the bottom-right corner of the browser window. For + more details, see + <a href="using_certs_help.xhtml#checking_security_for_a_web_page">Checking + Security for a Web Page</a>.</p> + +</body> +</html> |