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diff --git a/l10n-si/suite/chrome/common/help/profiles_help.xhtml b/l10n-si/suite/chrome/common/help/profiles_help.xhtml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3db8bc48d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/l10n-si/suite/chrome/common/help/profiles_help.xhtml @@ -0,0 +1,227 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. --> + +<!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>Managing Profiles</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="helpFileLayout.css" + type="text/css"/> +</head> +<body> + +<h1 id="managing_profiles">Managing Profiles</h1> + +<p>If you use the Internet at home and at work, you may want to have access to + a different set of bookmarks, preferences, address books, email accounts, + Sidebar setup, and so on. Similarly, family members may want to share a copy + of the same browser software but keep their Internet identities separate.</p> + +<p>The Profile Manager lets you create different profiles, each with its own + bookmarks, preferences, email settings, and so on. You automatically create a + default profile when you first install your browser software. After you + create one or more additional profiles, you will be asked which you want to + use each time you launch the browser.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#creating_a_new_profile">Creating a New Profile</a></li> + <li><a href="#deleting_or_renaming_a_profile">Deleting or Renaming a + Profile</a></li> + <li><a href="#roaming_profiles">Roaming Profiles</a></li> + <li><a href="#roaming_prefs">Roaming User Preferences</a></li> + <li><a href="#roaming_item_selection">Roaming User Preferences - Item + selection</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="creating_a_new_profile">Creating a New Profile</h2> + +<p>To create a profile:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Profile Manager: + <ul> + <li><strong>If &brandShortName; is running</strong>: Open the Tools menu + and select Switch Profile.</li> + <li><strong>If &brandShortName; is closed</strong>:<span class="win"> + Open the Start menu and choose Programs, then &brandShortName;, then + Profile Manager.</span><span class="mac"> Hold down the + <kbd>Option</kbd> key while you're starting &brandShortName; from + the Finder or the Dock.</span><span class="unix"> Type the following at + the command line: <kbd>./mozilla -profilemanager</kbd></span></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Click Create Profile, read the Profile description, and then click + Next.</li> + <li>Enter a profile name. This can be anything you like, such as your real + name or a name that's related to what you use the profile for, such as + <q>School</q>.</li> + <li>Accept the default location for the new profile, or click the Choose + Folder button and navigate to the location you want.</li> + <li>If you have additional Language Packs installed, click + Select Language and choose the language you want.</li> + <li>Click Finish.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#managing_profiles">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="deleting_or_renaming_a_profile">Deleting or Renaming a Profile</h2> + +<p>You may want to delete profiles that you don't normally use. To delete + or rename an existing profile:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Profile Manager: + <ul> + <li><strong>If &brandShortName; is running</strong>: Open the Tools menu + and select Switch Profile. <strong>Note</strong>: You can't delete + the profile that is in use.</li> + <li><strong>If &brandShortName; is closed</strong>: + <span class="win"> Open the Start menu and choose Programs, then + &brandShortName;, then Profile Manager.</span><span class="mac"> Hold + down the <kbd>Option</kbd> key while you're starting + &brandShortName; from the Finder or the Dock.</span><span class="unix"> + Type the following at the command line: + <kbd>./mozilla -profilemanager</kbd></span></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>To delete a profile, select its name and click Delete Profile. In the + confirmation box, choose one of the following options: + <ul> + <li><strong>Delete files</strong>: Deletes the whole profile folder + with its stored data (bookmarks, preferences, email + accounts, and so on). <em>Make sure that you won't need anything + from the profile in the future before you choose this option.</em></li> + <li><strong>Don't delete files</strong>: Removes the profile from + the list of available profiles, but keeps the profile folder. By + choosing this option none of your profile's stored data will be + deleted.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>To rename a profile, select its name, click Rename Profile, and follow the + instructions.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#managing_profiles">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="roaming_profiles">Roaming Profiles</h2> + +<p>Roaming profiles allow you to store your profile and associated settings on + a central server or file share. The advantage of this is that your settings + can follow you from one machine to another. For example, you may wish to use + &brandShortName; both at work and at home keeping your bookmarks, address + book, and other settings in sync, or a company may want to allow its + employees to use their &brandShortName; profile on any computer.</p> + +<p>Roaming profiles can be stored on a HTTP or FTP server. You will need a + user name and password on that server, so that you can have write access + to the appropriate directory for storing and retrieving your profile. + Alternatively, for computers that use a common file share, you can store + the profile in a local directory using the Copy method.</p> + +<p>Whenever you start &brandShortName;, your profile is downloaded and whenever + you shutdown &brandShortName;, your profile is uploaded.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#managing_profiles">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="roaming_prefs">Roaming User Preferences</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the main Roaming User preferences panel. + If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the + <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span> + menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Click on the Roaming User category.</li> + <li>Select <strong>Enable remote profile storage</strong> to activate roaming + for the current profile.</li> + <li>Select one of the following: + <ul> + <li><strong>HTTP / FTP</strong>: Choose this if you wish to have the + profile information copied to a FTP or HTTP server. + <ul> + <li><strong>Base URL</strong>: Type the URL of the directory where + the roaming profile will be stored. This can be an FTP, HTTP or + HTTPS URL. FTP is probably easiest to set up on a home network. + In other cases, especially when transmitting over the Internet, + it is strongly recommended to use HTTPS, because otherwise, all + your saved passwords and bookmarks (depending on your Item + Selection) might be read by other people on the same network. + + <p><strong>Examples</strong>:<br/> + <kbd><https://user@http-server/dir/></kbd><br/> + <kbd><ftp://user@ftp-server//home/user/dir/></kbd><br/> + <kbd><ftp://user@ftp-server/dir/></kbd></p> + + </li> + <li><strong>Username</strong>: Type the user name that will be + used to access the FTP or HTTP server.</li> + <li><strong>Save password</strong>: Enable this option to save the + password for the user name that you have supplied.</li> + <li><strong>Password</strong>: Type the password for the user name + that you supplied.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>File Copy</strong>: Choose this if you wish to have the + profile information copied to a local directory. + <ul> + <li>Click <strong>Browse</strong> and select the directory where you + wish the profile information to be copied to and retrieved + from.</li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + </li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#managing_profiles">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="roaming_item_selection">Roaming User Preferences - Item selection</h2> + +<p>By default, only bookmarks, cookies, and the personal addressbook are stored + on the roaming server. If all items are greyed out, make sure to have Roaming + enabled.To enable or disable roaming of other profile informations, follow + these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the + <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span> + menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Roaming User category, click Item Selection. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Roaming User to expand the + list.)</li> + <li>Select the items that you wish to be included in the roaming profile + synchronization.</li> +</ol> + +<p>You cannot roam your local email, partly because that would take too long. + Use IMAP for this purpose.</p> + +<p><strong>Note</strong>: If you are using a slow connection, be aware that + some files can be quite large, so this will impact your startup time. + &brandShortName; will have to download locally all of the files you + selected from the list before being fully functional, and save them back + to the remote server when you exit &brandShortName;.</p> + +<p>For further information about setting up Roaming Access on a server, see + the online document + <a href="http://www.klomp.org/mod_roaming/">mod_roaming - Roaming Access + module for Apache</a> or + <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020207131101/http://help.netscape.com/products/client/communicator/manual_roaming2.html">Manually + Implementing Roaming Access</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#managing_profiles">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<p>©right.string;</p> + +</body> +</html> |