From e2bb2da74742a9c731492f0c83bf004c7fc8fe46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Biebl Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:43:19 +0000 Subject: Improved the package description and the manpage of network-manager-gnome to make it clear that nm-applet is a systray applet and not a gnome-panel applet. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-utopia/packages/unstable/networkmanager@862 ceb527fc-18e6-0310-9fe2-813c157c29e7 --- debian/README.Debian | 3 ++- debian/changelog | 4 +++- debian/control | 7 ++++++- debian/nm-applet.sgml | 9 ++++++--- 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian index 4694c299..8fa5e314 100644 --- a/debian/README.Debian +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ NetworkManager consists of two parts: one is on the system level daemon that manages the connections and gathers information about new networks. The other -is an applet that users can use to interact with the NetworkManager daemon. +is a systray applet that users can use to interact with the NetworkManager +daemon. Security ~~~~~~~~ diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index c445491e..c0ced1cf 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ network-manager (0.6.3-2) unstable; urgency=low (running as user "hal") to send events about hotplugged devices to the NetworkManager daemon. (Closes: 355785) * Added a Recommends: notification-daemon to network-manager-gnome. + * Improved the package description and the manpage of network-manager-gnome. + (Closes: #362962) - -- Michael Biebl Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:00:15 +0200 + -- Michael Biebl Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:22:11 +0200 network-manager (0.6.3-1) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 9288b533..2ac3103d 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ Description: network management framework (GNOME frontend) NetworkManager is _intended_ to replace default routes, obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server, and change nameservers whenever it sees fit. . - This package provides the notification applet to the control system. + This package contains a systray applet for GNOME's notification area but it + also works for other desktop environments which provide a systray like KDE + or XFCE. + It displays the available networks and allows to easily switch between them. + For encrypted networks it will prompt the user for the key/passphrase and it + can optionally store them in the gnome-keyring. . Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/ diff --git a/debian/nm-applet.sgml b/debian/nm-applet.sgml index b027f8a0..f457fd93 100644 --- a/debian/nm-applet.sgml +++ b/debian/nm-applet.sgml @@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ manpage.1: manpage.sgml DESCRIPTION - &package; is the gnome front-end for NetworkManager - If you want to know how you can add by default nm-applet in your gnome notify-area, please read README.Debian - in /usr/share/doc/network-manager + &package; is the GNOME front-end for NetworkManager + It is a systray applet which will display an icon in GNOME's notification area but it + also works for other desktop environments which provide a systray like KDE or XFCE. + &package; shows a list of available networks and allows you to easily switch between them. For encrypted networks it + will prompt you for the key/passphrase and you can optionally store them in the gnome-keyring so you don't have to + type them again. SEE ALSO -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5