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diff --git a/doc/tdeioslave/webdav/index.docbook b/doc/tdeioslave/webdav/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..79f3c3973 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tdeioslave/webdav/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<article lang="&language;" id="webdav"> +<title>webdav / webdavs</title> + +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Hamish.Rodda;</author> +<author>&tde-authors;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +</articleinfo> + +<para><acronym>WebDAV</acronym> is a <emphasis>D</emphasis>istributed +<emphasis>A</emphasis>uthoring and <emphasis>V</emphasis>ersioning +protocol for the World Wide Web. It allows for easy management of +documents and scripts on a <ulink +url="help:/tdeioslave/webdav.html">http</ulink> server, and has +additional features designed to simplify version management amongst +multiple authors.</para> + +<para>Usage of this protocol is simple. Type the location you want to +view, similar to a <acronym>http</acronym> URL except for the +webdav:// protocol name at the start. An example is +<userinput>webdav://<replaceable>www.hostname.com/path/</replaceable></userinput>. +If you specify a folder name, a list of files and folders will be +displayed, and you can manipulate these folders and files just as you +would with any other filesystem.</para> + +<variablelist> +<title>WebDAV Features</title> +<varlistentry> +<term>Locking</term> +<listitem> +<para>File locking allows users to lock a file, informing others that they +are currently working on this file. This way, editing can be done without fear +that the changes may be overwritten by another person who is also editing the +same document.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term>Source file access</term> +<listitem> +<para><acronym>WebDAV</acronym> allows access to the script which is called +to produce a specific page, so changes can be made to the script itself.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term>Per-document property support</term> +<listitem> +<para>Arbitrary properties may be set to assist identification of a +document, such as the author.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>To take advantage of these additional capabilities, you will need an +application which supports them. No application currently supports them +through this tdeioslave.</para> + +<para>WebDAVS is the WebDAV protocol encrypted via SSL.</para> + +</article> |