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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/using.xml b/docs/en/xml/using.xml index ba326883e..de5e4c6fe 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/using.xml @@ -398,18 +398,10 @@ values. If none is selected, then the field can take any value.</para> <para> - Once you've run a search, you can save it as a Saved Search, which - appears in the page footer. - On the Saved Searches tab of your User Preferences page (the Prefs link - in Bugzilla's footer), members of the group defined in the - querysharegroup parameter can share such Saved Searches with user groups - so that other users may use them. - At the same place, you can see Saved Searches other users are sharing, and - have them show up in your personal Bugzilla footer along with your own - Saved Searches. - If somebody is sharing a Search with a group she or he is allowed to - <link linkend="groups">assign users to</link>, the sharer may opt to have - the Search show up in the group's direct members' footers by default. + After a search is run, you can save it as a Saved Search, which + will appear in the page footer. If you are in the group defined + by the "querysharegroup" parameter, you may share your queries + with other users, see <xref linkend="savedsearches"/> for more details. </para> <section id="boolean"> @@ -1087,69 +1079,82 @@ <section id="userpreferences"> <title>User Preferences</title> - <para>Once you have logged in, you can customize various aspects of - Bugzilla via the "Edit prefs" link in the page footer. - The preferences are split into three tabs:</para> - - <section id="accountpreferences" xreflabel="Account Preferences"> - <title>Account Preferences</title> - - <para>On this tab, you can change your basic account information, - including your password, email address and real name. For security - reasons, in order to change anything on this page you must type your - <emphasis>current</emphasis> - password into the - <quote>Password</quote> - field at the top of the page. - If you attempt to change your email address, a confirmation - email is sent to both the old and new addresses, with a link to use to - confirm the change. This helps to prevent account hijacking.</para> - </section> + <para> + Once logged in, you can customize various aspects of + Bugzilla via the "Preferences" link in the page footer. + The preferences are split into five tabs:</para> <section id="generalpreferences" xreflabel="General Preferences"> <title>General Preferences</title> <para> - This tab allows you to change several Bugzilla behavior. + This tab allows you to change several default settings of Bugzilla. </para> <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> <listitem> <para> - Field separator character for CSV files - - This controls separator character used in CSV formatted Bug List. + Bugzilla's general appearance (skin) - select which skin to use. + Bugzilla supports adding custom skins. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Quote the associated comment when you click on its reply link - sets + the behavior of the comment "Reply" link. Options include quoting the + full comment, just reference the comment number, or turn the link off. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Language used in email - select which language email will be sent in, + from the list of available languages. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + After changing a bug - This controls what page is displayed after + changes to a bug are submitted. The options include to show the bug + just modified, to show the next bug in your list, or to do nothing. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - After changing bugs - This controls which bugs or no bugs - are shown in the page after you changed bugs. - You can select the bug you've changed this time, or the next - bug of the list. + Enable tags for bugs - turn bug tagging on or off. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Add individual bugs to saved searches - this controls - whether you can add individual bugs to saved searches - or you can't. + Zoom textareas large when in use (requires JavaScript) - enable or + disable the automatic expanding of text areas when text is being + entered into them. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Field separator character for CSV files - + Select between a comma and semi-colon for exported CSV bug lists. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Automatically add me to the CC list of bugs I change - set default + behavior of CC list. Options include "Always", "Never", and "Only + if I have no role on them". </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> When viewing a bug, show comments in this order - - This controls the order of comments, you can select below: - <simplelist> - <member>Initial description, comment 1, comment 2, ...</member> - <member>Initial description, last comment, ..., comment 2, comment 1.</member> - <member>Initial last comment, ..., comment 2, comment 1, description.</member> - </simplelist> + controls the order of comments. Options include "Oldest + to Newest", "Newest to Oldest" and "Newest to Oldest, but keep the + bug description at the top". </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Show a quip at the top of each bug list - This controls - whether a quip will be shown on the Bug list page or not. + Show a quip at the top of each bug list - controls + whether a quip will be shown on the Bug list page. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -1159,31 +1164,8 @@ <title>Email Preferences</title> <para> - This tab controls the amount of email Bugzilla sends you. - </para> - - <para> - The first item on this page is marked <quote>Users to watch</quote>. - When you enter one or more comma-delineated user accounts (usually email - addresses) into the text entry box, you will receive a copy of all the - bugmail those users are sent (security settings permitting). - This powerful functionality enables seamless transitions as developers - change projects or users go on holiday. - </para> - - <note> - <para> - The ability to watch other users may not be available in all - Bugzilla installations. If you don't see this feature, and feel - that you need it, speak to your administrator. - </para> - </note> - - <para> - Each user listed in the <quote>Users watching you</quote> field - has you listed in their <quote>Users to watch</quote> list - and can get bugmail according to your relationship to the bug and - their <quote>Field/recipient specific options</quote> setting. + This tab allows you to enable or disable email notification on + specific events. </para> <para> @@ -1196,15 +1178,24 @@ <note> <para> - Your Bugzilla administrator can stop a user from receiving - bugmail by adding the user's name to the - <filename>data/nomail</filename> file. This is a drastic step + A Bugzilla administrator can stop a user from receiving + bugmail by clicking the <quote>Bugmail Disabled</quote> checkbox + when editing the user account. This is a drastic step best taken only for disabled accounts, as it overrides the user's individual mail preferences. </para> </note> <para> + There are two global options -- <quote>Email me when someone + asks me to set a flag</quote> and <quote>Email me when someone + sets a flag I asked for</quote>. These define how you want to + receive bugmail with regards to flags. Their use is quite + straightforward; enable the checkboxes if you want Bugzilla to + send you mail under either of the above conditions. + </para> + + <para> If you'd like to set your bugmail to something besides 'Completely ON' and 'Completely OFF', the <quote>Field/recipient specific options</quote> table @@ -1254,7 +1245,6 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <note> <para> Some columns may not be visible for your installation, depending @@ -1287,24 +1277,57 @@ </note> <para> - Two items not in the table (<quote>Email me when someone - asks me to set a flag</quote> and <quote>Email me when someone - sets a flag I asked for</quote>) define how you want to - receive bugmail with regards to flags. Their use is quite - straightforward; enable the checkboxes if you want Bugzilla to - send you mail under either of the above conditions. + Bugzilla has a feature called <quote>Users Watching</quote>. + When you enter one or more comma-delineated user accounts (usually email + addresses) into the text entry box, you will receive a copy of all the + bugmail those users are sent (security settings permitting). + This powerful functionality enables seamless transitions as developers + change projects or users go on holiday. </para> + <note> + <para> + The ability to watch other users may not be available in all + Bugzilla installations. If you don't see this feature, and feel + that you need it, speak to your administrator. + </para> + </note> + <para> - By default, Bugzilla sends out email regardless of who made the - change... even if you were the one responsible for generating - the email in the first place. If you don't care to receive bugmail - from your own changes, check the box marked <quote>Only email me - reports of changes made by other people</quote>. + Each user listed in the <quote>Users watching you</quote> field + has you listed in their <quote>Users to watch</quote> list + and can get bugmail according to your relationship to the bug and + their <quote>Field/recipient specific options</quote> setting. </para> </section> + <section id="savedsearches" xreflabel="Saved Searches"> + <title>Saved Searches</title> + <para> + On this tab you can view and run any Saved Searches that you have + created, and also any Saved Searches that other members of the group + defined in the "querysharegroup" parameter have shared. + Saved Searches can be added to the page footer from this screen. + If somebody is sharing a Search with a group she or he is allowed to + <link linkend="groups">assign users to</link>, the sharer may opt to have + the Search show up in the footer of the group's direct members by default. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="accountpreferences" xreflabel="Name and Password"> + <title>Name and Password</title> + + <para>On this tab, you can change your basic account information, + including your password, email address and real name. For security + reasons, in order to change anything on this page you must type your + <emphasis>current</emphasis> password into the <quote>Password</quote> + field at the top of the page. + If you attempt to change your email address, a confirmation + email is sent to both the old and new addresses, with a link to use to + confirm the change. This helps to prevent account hijacking.</para> + </section> + <section id="permissionsettings"> <title>Permissions</title> |