Changes to ad.jp issue per Actionsfile feedback item #1807613

[privoxy.git] / doc / source / newfeatures.sgml

diff --git a/doc/source/newfeatures.sgml b/doc/source/newfeatures.sgml
index 51e9e60..b38c919 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/source/newfeatures.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/newfeatures.sgml
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
 
  Purpose     :  Entity included in other project documents.
                 
- $Id: newfeatures.sgml,v 1.5 2002/04/18 01:05:12 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: newfeatures.sgml,v 2.6 2006/11/21 12:36:31 hal9 Exp $
 
- Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
- Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
-
- Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
- by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and 
- Junkbusters Corporation.  http://www.junkbusters.com
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Privoxy Developers http://privoxy.org/
+ See LICENSE.
 
  ======================================================================
   This file used for inclusion with other documents only.
@@ -28,6 +24,35 @@
 <para>
  <itemizedlist>
 
+<!--
+ <listitem>
+  <para>
+  FIXME: complete the list of features. change the order: most important
+  features to the top of the list. prefix new features with "NEW".
+  </para>
+ </listitem> 
+-->
+
+ <listitem>
+  <para>
+     Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+     configure browsers individually.
+  </para>
+ </listitem> 
+
+ <listitem>
+  <para>
+     Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client
+     headers. 
+   </para>
+ </listitem> 
+
+ <listitem>
+  <para>
+     Can be chained with other proxies.
+  </para>
+ </listitem> 
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
    Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at <ulink
@@ -36,44 +61,47 @@
    tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
   </para>
  </listitem> 
-<!--
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Modularized configuration that will allow for system wide settings, and
-   individual user settings. (not implemented yet, probably a 3.1 feature)
+   Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
+   invisible <quote>web-bugs</quote>, JavaScript and HTML annoyances, 
+   pop-up windows, etc.)
   </para>
  </listitem> 
--->
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-    Blocking of annoying pop-up browser windows.
+   Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
+   user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated
+   actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.
   </para>
  </listitem> 
 
+<!--
+Commenting out, per Fabian not believing its fully accurate.
  <listitem>
   <para>
    HTTP/1.1 compliant (but not all optional 1.1 features are supported).
   </para>
  </listitem> 
-
+-->
  <listitem>
   <para>
    Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and 
-   generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
-   previous versions. 
+   a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
   </para>
  </listitem> 
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   GIF de-animation. 
+   Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
   </para>
- </listitem> 
- 
+</listitem> 
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
-   invisible <quote>web-bugs</quote>, JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-ups, etc.)
+   GIF de-animation. 
   </para>
  </listitem> 
  
@@ -91,36 +119,22 @@
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+   User-customizable HTML templates for all proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
   </para>
  </listitem> 
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   User-customizable HTML templates (e.g. 404 error page).
+   Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
   </para>
  </listitem> 
 
- <listitem>
-  <para>
-   Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
-  </para>
-</listitem> 
-
  <listitem>
   <para>
    Improved signal handling, and a true daemon mode (Unix).
   </para>
 </listitem> 
 
- <listitem>
-  <para>
-   Builds from source on most UNIX-like systems. Packages available for: Linux
-   (RedHat, SuSE, or Debian), Windows, Sun Solaris, Mac OSX, OS/2, HP-UX 11,
-   NetBSD and AmigaOS.
-  </para>
- </listitem> 
-
  <listitem>
   <para>
    Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis, configuration