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diff --git a/docs/man.texi b/docs/man.texi index 5871315..36c0934 100644 --- a/docs/man.texi +++ b/docs/man.texi @@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ it to @email{bug-librejs@@gnu.org}. You can install LibreJS directly using a generated @file{librejs.xpi} file, or by building it from source. -You can also download it from Mozilla, but due to Mozilla's review -process the download isn't always up to date. +You can also download it from @url{https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/librejs/}, +but due to Mozilla's review process the download isn't always up to date. @node How to Use @chapter How to Use @@ -134,15 +134,15 @@ will always get rejected. It is important to note that this feature recognizes which scripts are blacklisted and whitelisted based on hash. This means that even a slight -difference in a script's code will cause it to be recognized as a -seperate script. +difference in a script's code will cause it to be recognized as a +separate script. -Sometimes, JavaScript will be dynamically generated so that it is -different every time a website is loaded. These types of scripts cannot +Sometimes, JavaScript will be dynamically generated so that it is +different every time a website is loaded. These types of scripts cannot be whitelisted or blacklisted since they cannot be recognized. LibreJS has a default whitelist of scripts that are known to be free but -may not use the format for declaring a license that it can understand. +may not declare their license in a format that LibreJS can understand. @section Complaint Feature @@ -172,20 +172,21 @@ LibreJS add-on preferences in your web browser. @section Options @table @dfn -@item Whitelist -LibreJS lets you whitelist domain names and subdomains to bypass the -regular JavaScript check. This might be useful, for example, if you are -running your own code in a local web server. In order to add a whitelisted -domain or url, go to Tools >> Add-ons. Inside the add-on window, click on -@dfn{Extensions}, and in the list, where you see LibreJS, click on the -@dfn{Preferences} button. You will see an input field labeled @dfn{Whitelist}. +You can manage LibreJS's preferences either from the extension's entry in your +browser's Add-ons Manager page (@code{about:addons}) or by clicking the LibreJS +toolbar icon and then the "Settings..." button on the top right of the popup. +This will open a panel containing a whitelist/blacklist manager and a section +to configure your complaints messages to site owners. -In the field, enter comma-separated domain names. Do not enter the protocol. -For instance to whitelist all the pages of @url{http://www.gnu.org} and -@url{https://gnu.org}, enter @samp{gnu.org}. To allow all subdomains from -gnu.org, enter: @samp{*.gnu.org}. This will match such sites as -@url{http://savannah.gnu.org} and @url{http://audio-video.gnu.org}. +@item Whitelist/Blacklist + +LibreJS lets you whitelist or blacklist domain names and subdomains, to bypass +the regular JavaScript checks. This might be useful, for example, if you are +running your own code in a local web server, or if you don't want to waste +computing resources on script origins you already know you can't trust. librejs +provides a lists manager UI to handle both the lists on the top of its Options +panel. @item Complaint email subject Configure the default subject used in complaint emails. @@ -413,9 +414,9 @@ To debug LibreJS, visit the special URL @code{about:debugging}. Click on `Enable add-on debugging` then `Load Temporary Add-on`. Navigate to LibreJS's unpacked source directory and select @file{manifest.json}. -Lines 34 and 35 in @file{main_background.js} control the printing of -@code{dbg_print()} statements. Make sure these are set to false in -releases. +Lines 39 and 40 in @file{main_background.js} assign two variables controlling +the verbosity of @code{dbg_print()} statements. Make sure these are set to false +before building a release. @section Adding new whitelisted libraries @@ -431,10 +432,10 @@ place in main_background.js. Update the version number in manifest.json. -Make sure debug statements are set to false on lines 34/35 in +Make sure debug statements are set to false on lines 39/40 in @file{main_background.js}. -Then, run the build script @file{build.sh}. This +Then, run the build script @file{build.sh}. This @node Installation Requirements @appendix Installation Requirements @@ -447,8 +448,8 @@ LibreJS. It can be installed on the following: GNU IceCat, Mozilla Firefox, Trisquel Abrowser, Debian Iceweasel. -LibreJS works on these browsers starting from version 57. We recommend -that you use the latest version of your Mozilla browser. LibreJS has +LibreJS works on these browsers starting from version 60. We recommend +that you use the latest version of your Mozilla browser. LibreJS has been tested on a GNU/Linux distribution, but it is compatible any operating system as long as you're using a compatible Mozilla browser. |