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authorNoémi Ványi <kvch@users.noreply.github.com>2020-06-28 20:28:12 +0200
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-06-28 20:28:12 +0200
commit93cbd85b8a5becdf69e6d70dd7c60f7122531262 (patch)
tree90d202af89e02fc3e83d5bdf4a924b05ff197261 /docs/user
parent385e9b5c9e2d1caa73f99dac0bf1be1c46505121 (diff)
parentf9f5974968ce767c24eea8c8a651d0e3945fc01b (diff)
Merge branch 'master' into duckduckgo_correction
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-rw-r--r--docs/user/conf.py19
-rw-r--r--docs/user/index.rst3
-rw-r--r--docs/user/own-instance.rst10
-rw-r--r--docs/user/public_instances.rst3
4 files changed, 27 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/docs/user/conf.py b/docs/user/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53ade4b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/user/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+"""Configuration for the Searx user handbook
+"""
+project = 'Searx User-HB'
+version = release = VERSION_STRING
+
+# Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
+# (source start file, target name, title,
+# author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
+latex_documents = [
+ ('index' # startdocname
+ , 'searx-user-hb.tex' # targetname
+ , '' # take title from .rst
+ , author # author
+ , 'howto' # documentclass
+ , False # toctree_only
+ ),
+]
+
diff --git a/docs/user/index.rst b/docs/user/index.rst
index b13aca216..96d11bf8a 100644
--- a/docs/user/index.rst
+++ b/docs/user/index.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ User documentation
==================
.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 1
+ :maxdepth: 2
+ :caption: Contents
search_syntax
own-instance
diff --git a/docs/user/own-instance.rst b/docs/user/own-instance.rst
index a2f736562..af415b61d 100644
--- a/docs/user/own-instance.rst
+++ b/docs/user/own-instance.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
Why use a private instance?
===========================
-"Is it worth to run my own instance?" is a common question among searx users.
-Before answering this question, see what options a searx user has.
+ *"Is it worth to run my own instance?"*
+
+\.\. is a common question among searx users. Before answering this question,
+see what options a searx user has.
Public instances are open to everyone who has access to its URL. Usually, these
are operated by unknown parties (from the users' point of view). Private
@@ -42,9 +44,9 @@ hidden from visited result pages.
What are the consequences of using public instances?
----------------------------------------------------
-If someone uses a public instance, he/she has to trust the administrator of that
+If someone uses a public instance, they have to trust the administrator of that
instance. This means that the user of the public instance does not know whether
-his/her requests are logged, aggregated and sent or sold to a third party.
+their requests are logged, aggregated and sent or sold to a third party.
Also, public instances without proper protection are more vulnerable to abusing
the search service, In this case the external service in exchange returns
diff --git a/docs/user/public_instances.rst b/docs/user/public_instances.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f58ab7a02..000000000
--- a/docs/user/public_instances.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-:orphan:
-
-This page page has been moved to `searx.space <https://searx.space/>`__