[Privoxy-commits] [privoxy] 10/11: Regenerate user manual for 4.2.0 stable

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Author: Fabian Keil <fk at fabiankeil.de>
AuthorDate: Sat Apr 11 17:30:06 2026 +0200

    Regenerate user manual for 4.2.0 stable
---
 doc/webserver/user-manual/appendix.html      | 16 ++++++++--------
 doc/webserver/user-manual/configuration.html |  8 ++------
 doc/webserver/user-manual/installation.html  |  4 ++--
 doc/webserver/user-manual/introduction.html  | 13 +++----------
 doc/webserver/user-manual/quickstart.html    |  2 +-
 doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html       |  4 ++--
 6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/webserver/user-manual/appendix.html b/doc/webserver/user-manual/appendix.html
index 9ee95501..b4f4c071 100644
--- a/doc/webserver/user-manual/appendix.html
+++ b/doc/webserver/user-manual/appendix.html
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
       these. If not, you will get a friendly error message. Internet access is not necessary either.</p>
       <ul>
         <li>
-          <p>Privoxy main page:</p><a name="AEN6642" id="AEN6642"></a>
+          <p>Privoxy main page:</p><a name="AEN6637" id="AEN6637"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/" target="_top">http://config.privoxy.org/</a></p>
           </blockquote>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
           "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>)</p>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <p>View and toggle client tags:</p><a name="AEN6650" id="AEN6650"></a>
+          <p>View and toggle client tags:</p><a name="AEN6645" id="AEN6645"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/client-tags" target=
             "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/client-tags</a></p>
@@ -219,21 +219,21 @@
         </li>
         <li>
           <p>Show information about the current configuration, including viewing and editing of actions
-          files:</p><a name="AEN6655" id="AEN6655"></a>
+          files:</p><a name="AEN6650" id="AEN6650"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status" target=
             "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/show-status</a></p>
           </blockquote>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <p>Show the browser's request headers:</p><a name="AEN6660" id="AEN6660"></a>
+          <p>Show the browser's request headers:</p><a name="AEN6655" id="AEN6655"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/show-request" target=
             "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/show-request</a></p>
           </blockquote>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <p>Show which actions apply to a URL and why:</p><a name="AEN6665" id="AEN6665"></a>
+          <p>Show which actions apply to a URL and why:</p><a name="AEN6660" id="AEN6660"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/show-url-info" target=
             "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/show-url-info</a></p>
@@ -242,15 +242,15 @@
         <li>
           <p>Toggle Privoxy on or off. This feature can be turned off/on in the main <tt class="FILENAME">config</tt>
           file. When toggled <span class="QUOTE">"off"</span>, <span class="QUOTE">"Privoxy"</span> continues to run,
-          but only as a pass-through proxy, with no actions taking place:</p><a name="AEN6673" id="AEN6673"></a>
+          but only as a pass-through proxy, with no actions taking place:</p><a name="AEN6668" id="AEN6668"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle" target="_top">http://config.privoxy.org/toggle</a></p>
           </blockquote>
-          <p>Short cuts. Turn off, then on:</p><a name="AEN6677" id="AEN6677"></a>
+          <p>Short cuts. Turn off, then on:</p><a name="AEN6672" id="AEN6672"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?set=disable" target=
             "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?set=disable</a></p>
-          </blockquote><a name="AEN6680" id="AEN6680"></a>
+          </blockquote><a name="AEN6675" id="AEN6675"></a>
           <blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
             <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?set=enable" target=
             "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?set=enable</a></p>
diff --git a/doc/webserver/user-manual/configuration.html b/doc/webserver/user-manual/configuration.html
index d0500e6c..d9d65e90 100644
--- a/doc/webserver/user-manual/configuration.html
+++ b/doc/webserver/user-manual/configuration.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <tr>
           <td>
             <pre class="SCREEN">   </pre>
-            <h2 class="BRIDGEHEAD"><a name="AEN915"></a>    Privoxy Menu</h2>
+            <h2 class="BRIDGEHEAD"><a name="AEN912"></a>    Privoxy Menu</h2>
             <pre><br></pre>
             <table border="0">
               <tbody>
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@
       <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="CONFOVERVIEW">6.2. Configuration Files Overview</a></h2>
       <p>For Unix, *BSD and GNU/Linux, all configuration files are located in <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/privoxy/</tt>
       by default. For MS Windows these are all in the same directory as the <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>
-      executable. The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous versions, and is subject to
-      change as development progresses.</p>
+      executable.</p>
       <p>The installed defaults provide a reasonable starting point, though some settings may be aggressive by some
       standards. For the time being, the principle configuration files are:</p>
       <ul>
@@ -146,9 +145,6 @@
       listening address of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, these <span class="QUOTE">"wake up"</span>
       requests must obviously be sent to the <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">old</i></span> listening
       address.</p>
-      <p>While under development, the configuration content is subject to change. The below documentation may not be
-      accurate by the time you read this. Also, what constitutes a <span class="QUOTE">"default"</span> setting, may
-      change, so please check all your configuration files on important issues.</p>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="NAVFOOTER">
diff --git a/doc/webserver/user-manual/installation.html b/doc/webserver/user-manual/installation.html
index bff95416..cfb8823a 100644
--- a/doc/webserver/user-manual/installation.html
+++ b/doc/webserver/user-manual/installation.html
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
       <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
         <tr>
           <td>
-            <pre class="SCREEN">  tar xzvf privoxy-4.2.0-beta-src.tar.gz
-  cd privoxy-4.2.0-beta</pre>
+            <pre class="SCREEN">  tar xzvf privoxy-4.2.0-stable-src.tar.gz
+  cd privoxy-4.2.0-stable</pre>
           </td>
         </tr>
       </table>
diff --git a/doc/webserver/user-manual/introduction.html b/doc/webserver/user-manual/introduction.html
index 9e22d4b4..e5589a6f 100644
--- a/doc/webserver/user-manual/introduction.html
+++ b/doc/webserver/user-manual/introduction.html
@@ -27,20 +27,13 @@
   </div>
   <div class="SECT1">
     <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="INTRODUCTION" id="INTRODUCTION">1. Introduction</a></h1>
-    <p>This documentation is included with the current UNRELEASED version of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>,
-    4.2.0, and is mostly complete at this point. The most up to date reference for the time being is still the comments
-    in the source files and in the individual configuration files. Development of a new version is currently nearing
-    completion, and includes significant changes and enhancements over earlier versions.</p>
-    <p>Since this is a UNRELEASED version, not all new features are well tested. This documentation may be slightly out
-    of sync as a result (especially with <a href="https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=summary" target=
-    "_top">git sources</a>). And there <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">may be</i></span> bugs, though
-    hopefully not many!</p>
+    <p>This documentation is included with the current stable version of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>,
+    4.2.0.</p>
     <div class="SECT2">
       <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="FEATURES" id="FEATURES">1.1. Features</a></h2>
       <p>In addition to the core features of ad blocking and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
       target="_top">cookie</a> management, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> provides many supplemental
-      features, some of them currently under development, that give the end-user more control, more privacy and more
-      freedom:</p>
+      features, that give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:</p>
       <ul>
         <li>
           <p>Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be kept alive independently from the
diff --git a/doc/webserver/user-manual/quickstart.html b/doc/webserver/user-manual/quickstart.html
index b33508af..cae39ad4 100644
--- a/doc/webserver/user-manual/quickstart.html
+++ b/doc/webserver/user-manual/quickstart.html
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
           <p>Find <tt class="FILENAME">user.action</tt> in the top section, and click on <span class=
           "QUOTE">"<span class="GUIBUTTON">Edit</span>"</span>:</p>
           <div class="FIGURE">
-            <a name="AEN682" id="AEN682"></a>
+            <a name="AEN679" id="AEN679"></a>
             <p><b>Figure 1. Actions Files in Use</b></p>
             <div class="MEDIAOBJECT">
               <p><img src="files-in-use.jpg"></p>
diff --git a/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html b/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html
index 96006b3c..167fcad1 100644
--- a/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html
+++ b/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <p>Please note that <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can only proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. It will not
     work with FTP or other protocols.</p>
     <div class="FIGURE">
-      <a name="AEN736" id="AEN736"></a>
+      <a name="AEN733" id="AEN733"></a>
       <p><b>Figure 2. Proxy Configuration Showing Mozilla Firefox HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) Settings</b></p>
       <div class="MEDIAOBJECT">
         <p><img src="proxy_setup.jpg"></p>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     protocols"</span> is <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">UNCHECKED</i></span>. You want only HTTP and HTTPS
     (SSL)!</p>
     <div class="FIGURE">
-      <a name="AEN778" id="AEN778"></a>
+      <a name="AEN775" id="AEN775"></a>
       <p><b>Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing Internet Explorer HTTP and HTTPS (Secure) Settings</b></p>
       <div class="MEDIAOBJECT">
         <p><img src="proxy2.jpg"></p>

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