[Winpt-commits] r184 - trunk
scm-commit@wald.intevation.org
scm-commit at wald.intevation.org
Tue Mar 14 12:04:28 CET 2006
Author: twoaday
Date: 2006-03-14 12:04:28 +0100 (Tue, 14 Mar 2006)
New Revision: 184
Modified:
trunk/AUTHORS
trunk/ChangeLog
trunk/NEWS
trunk/README
trunk/THANKS
trunk/TODO
Log:
Modified: trunk/AUTHORS
===================================================================
--- trunk/AUTHORS 2006-03-14 11:04:10 UTC (rev 183)
+++ trunk/AUTHORS 2006-03-14 11:04:28 UTC (rev 184)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
(inactive)
[French] Nicolas Robaux <nicolas at robaux.com>
+ Pascal Brochart <pbrochart at tuxfamily.org>
[Italy] Andrea Ungaro <semperfin at tin.it>,
Scirè Salvatore <scires at tin.it>
[Espana] Fernando Aversa <aversa at unsl.edu.ar>
Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChangeLog 2006-03-14 11:04:10 UTC (rev 183)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog 2006-03-14 11:04:28 UTC (rev 184)
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-03-10 Timo Schulz <ts at g10code.de>
+
+ * README: Updated some more passages.
+
2006-03-03 Timo Schulz <ts at g10code.com>
* README, FAQ, COPYING: converted to unix text format.
Modified: trunk/NEWS
===================================================================
--- trunk/NEWS 2006-03-14 11:04:10 UTC (rev 183)
+++ trunk/NEWS 2006-03-14 11:04:28 UTC (rev 184)
@@ -761,4 +761,8 @@
* Fixed problem with swapped hotkeys.
* Fixed problem when the user wants to change the passphrase
of a newly generated key.
-
\ No newline at end of file
+* Symbols in the Key Manager are now displayed in its original size.
+* Fixed a memory leak in the clipboard code.
+* New 'enter passphrase' control to make sniffing more difficult.
+* Allow to set preferred keyserver.
+* Propably fix for th mysterious keycache window on some machine.
Modified: trunk/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/README 2006-03-14 11:04:10 UTC (rev 183)
+++ trunk/README 2006-03-14 11:04:28 UTC (rev 184)
@@ -61,29 +61,30 @@
a convinient interface to GPG while GPG does the actual (cryptographic) work.
GnuPG was written by Werner Koch and is Free Software. GnuPG contains all
-of the functions WinPT uses for data encrypting and e-signatures and
+of the functions WinPT uses for data encrypting, e-signatures and
key management.
-
+
WinPT is a Windows utility that sits on the taskbar. In the Windows
Clipboard, you can encrypt, sign, decrypt and verify data. You can also
import and export keys to the Clipboard.
Practically, WinPT is a taskbar front-end for GnuPG. Without GnuPG, WinPT
-doesn't work! Currently not all GnuPG functions are supported. Because of
-all the new features, WinPT is more then just an universal e-mail plugin.
-Together with the filemanager and the keymanager, it's like a real GUI.
+wouldn't work! Currently not all GnuPG functions are supported. With
+all its key edit functions and file operations, WinPT is more than just
+an universal e-mail plugin. Together with the filemanager and the keymanager,
+it's like a real graphical GPG user interface.
4. Install
----------
-First you should install the GPG binary (Version 1.4.x or later.)
+First you should install the GPG binary, version 1.4.x or later.
(If you want to use a directory other than the default you must modify
-the preferences in the WinPT program at Preferences->GPG Prefs.
+the preferences in the WinPT program at Preferences->GPG Preferences).
Next, download the WinPT binary package from the Internet. You can find the
latest WinPT version at http://www.winpt.org. Create a directory and
-extract all WinPT releated files.
+extract all WinPT files from the archive.
4.1 Keyserver config file
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@
at the hints inside the file how to format the entries. If there no file,
the format can be described like this: 'DNS-Name=IP-Address'. Each line
of the file contains such an entry.
+But it is recommend that you modify the file directly with the keyserver
+dialog in WinPT to keep this file consistent.
5. Verify the packet signature
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@
For the moment, WinPT supports these languages:
* German winpt-de.mo
+ * Japanese winpt-jp.mo
If you are interested in translating WinPT in your native language, please
let me know :-). It's not much work and you do NOT need to be a developer!
@@ -157,8 +161,8 @@
General questions (look first at the topic point), can be sent to one of the
mailing lists. All GnuPG lists are in English.
-GPG User list (English) gnupg-users at gnupg.org
-GPG Developer list (English) gnupg-devel at gnupg.org
+GPG user list gnupg-users at gnupg.org
+GPG developer list gnupg-devel at gnupg.org
At the moment the only available documentation for WinPT is this file. In
future releases I will include HTML documentation.
@@ -172,9 +176,9 @@
for users and one for developers. All lists are in English! To subscribe
visit http://wald.intevation.org and go to the WinPT project site.
-Please, before you send a message to the list take a look at the FAQ
-or the README files. It's possible that your question is already answered
-there!
+Please, before you send a message to the list take a look at the FAQ,
+the README files and the list archives. It's possible that your question
+is already answered there!
9. Hotkey for common commands
@@ -203,8 +207,8 @@
WinPT allows you to use the main operations (sign and encrypt)
within the current window. This only works if the current window contains
text. For example, a mailer window with the message, a text editor or a
-simple edit field. There are some kind of windows that are NOT supported
-yet!
+simple edit field. There are some kind of windows that are NOT
+supported.
The easiest way to access this feature is using the hotkeys. Note: if
you use this feature the text will automatically be cut, encrypted
@@ -232,10 +236,9 @@
There are two ways to set the default keyid. The best solution is to
set the "default-key" entry in the GPG options file.
-The second solution is to let WinPT figure out it from the secret key cache,
-the first key in this cache is the default keyid. Warning, with this method
-it's possible that another keyid is chosen (because of the order in
-which the keyring was read!).
+The second solution is that you use the Key Manager to set a default
+key. If no default key was found, WinPT uses the first useable key in
+the secret key cache.
13. Commands
@@ -265,13 +268,6 @@
line.
-13.2.2 UserID
--------------
-
-Gives you an overview about all user id's from a public key. The validity
-of each is also listed.
-
-
13.2.3 Delete
-------------
@@ -321,10 +317,9 @@
--------------------
If you are not able to connect directly to the internet, you can
-use the proxy settings. To enable proxy support, you need to add
-"use_proxy=xx.xx.xx.xx:port" to your keyserver.conf. Then restart
-WinPT. Now the keyserver code uses the proxy instead of the direct
-connection.
+use the proxy settings. To enable proxy support, you need to start
+the keyserver dialog and use the "change" button to set a proxy.
+Now the keyserver code uses the proxy instead of the direct connection.
If your proxy needs some kind of authentification, you can use
"proxy_user" and "proxy_pass". Then for each request the data
Modified: trunk/THANKS
===================================================================
--- trunk/THANKS 2006-03-14 11:04:10 UTC (rev 183)
+++ trunk/THANKS 2006-03-14 11:04:28 UTC (rev 184)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
Bob Caplan rsc22 at cornell.edu
Bodo Aßner Bodo.Assner at blb.de
Brad Schick schickb at gmail.com
+Davar Pishva
David Marsh
David Shaw dshaw at jabberwockey.com
Dugan Chen
Modified: trunk/TODO
===================================================================
--- trunk/TODO 2006-03-14 11:04:10 UTC (rev 183)
+++ trunk/TODO 2006-03-14 11:04:28 UTC (rev 184)
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
(priority: + high, * normal, - low)
version 0.11.x
+ + Implement a system to manage language files. Retrieve a list
+ of available files from the server, present it to the user
+ and allow to download the file and set the default language
+ accoarding to the downloaded language file.
+ * Offer an "update check" to inform user when a newer version
+ of WinPT is available.
+ Use a combo box for selecting the keyserver and have
a separate dialog for the configuration (add, remove, edit).
* File register code needs an additional param "%1".
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