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diff --git a/help/C/gnome-user-share.xml b/help/C/gnome-user-share.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 43330cb..0000000 --- a/help/C/gnome-user-share.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,202 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0"?> -<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" -"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY appversion "2.26"> - <!ENTITY app "gnome-user-share"> -]> - -<article id="index" lang="en"> - <articleinfo> - <title>Personal File Sharing Manual</title> - <copyright> - <year>2009</year> - <holder>Red Hat, Inc.</holder> - </copyright> - - <xi:include href="legal.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> - <authorgroup> - <author role="maintainer"> - <firstname>Matthias</firstname> - <surname>Clasen</surname> - </author> - </authorgroup> - -<!-- According to GNU FDL, revision history is mandatory if you are --> -<!-- modifying/reusing someone else's document. If not, you can omit it. --> - <revhistory> - <revision> - <revnumber>1.0</revnumber> - <date>2009</date> - <revdescription> - <para role="author">Matthias Clasen <email>[email protected]</email></para> - </revdescription> - </revision> - </revhistory> - <releaseinfo>This manual describes version &appversion; of &app;.</releaseinfo> - <legalnotice> - <title>Feedback</title> - <para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &app; application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?feedback-bugs" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.</para> - </legalnotice> - <abstract role="description"> - <para>&app; is a session service that enables easy sharing of files - between several computers.</para> - </abstract> - </articleinfo> - <indexterm><primary>gnome-user-share</primary></indexterm> - <indexterm><primary>file sharing</primary></indexterm> - <indexterm><primary>sharing</primary></indexterm> - - <sect1 id="gnome-user-share-intro"> - <title>Introduction</title> - <para> - &app; is a session service that exports the contents of the <filename>Public</filename> folder in your home directory, so that they can easily be accessed from other computers on the same local network. On the other computers, the shared folder will appear with a name like '<replaceable>user</replaceable>'s shared files' in the <application>nautilus</application> Network window, where <replaceable>user</replaceable> will be replaced by your user name. - </para> - <para> - &app; uses a WebDAV server to share the <filename>Public</filename> folder, and advertises the share on the local network using mDNS. - </para> - <para> - Additionally, &app; can make the shared files available via ObexFTP over Bluetooth, and receive files that are sent to your computer via Bluetooth via ObexPush. - </para> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="gnome-user-share-getting-started"> - <title>Getting started</title> - - <sect2 id="gnome-user-share-start"> - <title>Starting &app;</title> - - <para> - The &app; service is normally started by <application>gnome-session</application> when you log in. You can change this by opening <menuchoice><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu><guimenu>Startup Applications</guimenu></menuchoice> in the <guimenu>System</guimenu> menu, and modifying the 'User Sharing' entry in the list of startup programs. - </para> - - <para> - To configure various aspects of file sharing, use the File Sharing Preferences, which can be found in the <guimenu>System</guimenu> menu under - <menuchoice><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu><guimenu>Personal File Sharing</guimenu></menuchoice>. - </para> - <figure id="file-sharing-preferences"> - <title>File Sharing Preferences</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/file-sharing-preferences.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gnome-user-share-enabling-sharing"> - <title>Enabling file sharing over the network</title> - <para> - Open the File Sharing Preferences using - <menuchoice><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu><guimenu>Personal File Sharing</guimenu></menuchoice> in the <guimenu>System</guimenu> menu. - </para> - <figure id="sharing-over-the-network"> - <title>Share Files over the Network</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/sharing-over-the-network.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <para> - To enable file sharing via WebDAV, use the <guilabel>Share public files on network</guilabel> checkbox. When file sharing it enabled, the controls for password protection allow to set a password that needs to be specified before a user on another computer is granted access to the shared files. - <note><para>Some firewall configurations on the local machine might cause problems with the advertisment, as well as the access to the shared files. Consult your system administrator for more details.</para></note> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>Never</guilabel> to allow everybody to - freely read or write files in the shared folder. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>Always</guilabel> to require the password - to read or write files in the shared folder. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>When writing files</guilabel> to allow everybody - to freely read files in the shared folder, but require the - password when writing files. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <note><para>When you set a password, you have to give the password to all users that you want to have access to the shared files. Therefore, you should use a password that is different from other passwords you use.</para></note> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="gnome-user-share-enabling-bluetooth"> - <title>Enabling file sharing over Bluetooth</title> - <para> - Open the File Sharing Preferences using - <menuchoice><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu><guimenu>Personal File Sharing</guimenu></menuchoice> in the <guimenu>System</guimenu> menu. - </para> - <figure id="sharing-over-bluetooth"> - <title>Share Files over Bluetooth</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/sharing-over-bluetooth.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <para> - To enable file sharing via Bluetooth, use the <guilabel>Share public files over Bluetooth</guilabel> checkbox. - To allow remote Bluetooth devices to delete files in your shared folder, use the <guilabel>Allow remote devices to delete files</guilabel> checkbox. - To allow remote Bluetooth devices to access your shared files even when they are not bonded with your computer, use the <guilabel>Require remote devices to pair with this computer</guilabel> checkbox. - <note><para>When you allow unbonded remote devices to access your shared files, anybody with a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone in the vicinity of your computer can access and perhaps even modify your shared files. - </para></note> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="gnome-user-share-bluetooth-receiving"> - <title>Receiving Files over Bluetooth</title> - <para> - Open the File Sharing Preferences using - <menuchoice><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu><guimenu>Personal File Sharing</guimenu></menuchoice> in the <guimenu>System</guimenu> menu. - </para> - <figure id="receiving-over-bluetooth"> - <title>Receive Files over Bluetooth</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/receiving-over-bluetooth.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <para> - To let remote Bluetooth devices send files to your computer, use the <guilabel>Receive files in Downloads folder over Bluetooth</guilabel> checkbox. Received files will be stored in the <filename>Downloads</filename> folder in your home directory. When receiving files is enabled, the <guilabel>Accept files</guilabel> selection allows you to determine which remote devices are allowed to send files. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>Always</guilabel> to allow any remote device to send files. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>Only for Bonded devices</guilabel> to accept files only from bonded devices. - <note><para>Bonded devices are the ones that were connected to your computer, and had to enter a PIN code to connect to or from.</para></note> - - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>Only for Bonded and Trusted devices</guilabel> to accept files only from bonded devices. - <note><para>Devices can be marked as trusted in the <application>bluetooth-properties</application>'s <guilabel>Known devices</guilabel> section.</para></note> - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - Use the <guilabel>Notify about received files</guilabel> checkbox to select whether you want to be notified whenever a file is received via Bluetooth. - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - -</article> |