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-ReadMe for Dev-Editor 3.0 (CVS)
-===============================
+ReadMe for Dev-Editor 3.1
+=========================

 
 Description
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 Description
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Configuration
 -------------
 
 Open the file devedit.conf. This file contains keys and values separated by a
 -------------
 
 Open the file devedit.conf. This file contains keys and values separated by a

-"=" sign.
+"=" sign. Lines beginning with a "#" sign are ignored.

 Here is a list of the configuration options currently available:
 
 Option                   Description
 Here is a list of the configuration options currently available:
 
 Option                   Description


@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ httproot                 This is the equivalent HTTP URL to the root directory.
                          It's just used for visual output, so it doesn't need to
                          be correct.
 
                          It's just used for visual output, so it doesn't need to
                          be correct.
 

+startdir                 Here you may define the default directory Dev-Editor
+                         opens on start.
+

 max_file_size            Here you may define a maximum size for files (Bytes).
                          If the user wants to view or edit a file larger than
                          this defined size, Dev-Editor denies file access (but
 max_file_size            Here you may define a maximum size for files (Bytes).
                          If the user wants to view or edit a file larger than
                          this defined size, Dev-Editor denies file access (but


@@ -82,12 +85,29 @@ use_gmt                  Set this option to 1 if you want to use Greenwich Mean
                          Time (GMT/UTC) in directory listing and in the About
                          dialogue instead of the local time.
 
                          Time (GMT/UTC) in directory listing and in the About
                          dialogue instead of the local time.
 

+hide_dot_files           Set this option to 1 if you want to hide files or
+                         directories beginning with a dot (e.g. ".htaccess") in
+                         directory listing.
+                         The files are just hidden in the directory listing,
+                         you can still access them typing the name into the
+                         "Go to directory/file" box.
+

 forbidden                Specify a list of filenames the user is not allowed to
                          access. The filenames have to be relative to the
                          virtual root directory (they must also begin with a
                          slash) and have to be separated by space characters. If
                          a filename contains space characters, you have to put
 forbidden                Specify a list of filenames the user is not allowed to
                          access. The filenames have to be relative to the
                          virtual root directory (they must also begin with a
                          slash) and have to be separated by space characters. If
                          a filename contains space characters, you have to put

-                         it into double quotation marks ("/filename").
+                         it into double quotation marks ("/file name").
+
+disable_commands         Specify a list of commands the user is not allowed to
+                         execute. The commands have to be separated by space
+                         characters.
+                         If you add "@write" to the list, all writing commands
+                         (for example edit, copy, rename etc.) are disabled.
+
+userconf_file            Specifies the path to a file which contains
+                         user-dependent configuration options (see next section
+                         for details).

 
 error_file               The path to the file which defines the error messages.
                          The file has the same format as this one.
 
 error_file               The path to the file which defines the error messages.
                          The file has the same format as this one.


@@ -96,6 +116,63 @@ template_file            The path to the file which defines the paths to the
                          template files. The file has the same format as this
                          one.
 
                          template files. The file has the same format as this
                          one.
 

+User-dependent configuration
+----------------------------
+
+If you have placed Dev-Editor inside a directory protected using HTTP
+authentication, you may override some default configuration values for a defined
+list of users. You may override the values for the following configuration
+options:
+
+- fileroot
+- httproot
+- startdir
+- hide_dot_files
+- forbidden
+- disable_commands
+
+For overriding configuration values you need a special configuration file. The
+path to this file is defined using the "userconf_file" configuration option in
+the main configuration file (add the option if necessary). This file consists of
+key-value-pairs and sections, marked by a string encapsulated in square brackets
+(perhaps you know this format, it is nearly the same as the Windows INI files).
+Each section in this file describes an individual configuration, whereby the
+name of the section is the username for whom this configuration should be used.
+Here is an example:
+
+[homer]
+fileroot = /var/www/homer/htdocs
+httproot = /
+
+This sets the physical file root directory to "/var/www/homer/htdocs" and the
+virtual HTTP root to "/" - but only for the user whose HTTP authentication
+username is "homer".
+
+Using the "aliases" option, you may also define some other usernames for whom
+this configuration should be used:
+
+[homer]
+fileroot = /var/www/homer/htdocs
+httproot = /
+aliases = marge bart
+
+Using this, the users whose usernames are "marge" and "bart" use the same
+configuration as "homer". You can place an arbitrary number of usernames
+seperated by whitespaces here.
+Note: If one of the users mentioned as an alias and an individual configuration
+section for this user exists too, the one mentioned as an alias is ignored.
+
+If there are some files marked as inaccessible using the "forbidden"
+configuration option in the main configuration file, but some users should have
+access to these files, you may clear the default value of "forbidden":
+
+[homer]
+fileroot = /var/www/homer/htdocs
+httproot = /
+forbidden =
+
+Using this, "homer" has access to all files in "/var/www/homer/htdocs".
+

 Notes
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 Notes
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@@ -114,7 +191,7 @@ Hard links are not affected by this.
 ------------------------------------------------
 
 (C) 1999-2000 Roland Bluethgen, Frank Schoenmann
 ------------------------------------------------
 
 (C) 1999-2000 Roland Bluethgen, Frank Schoenmann

-(C) 2003-2005 Patrick Canterino
+(C) 2003-2009 Patrick Canterino

 
 E-Mail: patrick@patshaping.de
 WWW:    http://devedit.sourceforge.net/
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 E-Mail: patrick@patshaping.de
 WWW:    http://devedit.sourceforge.net/
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