this repository. It is possible to generate the docs without installing
any additional Proxmox packages with:
+ make pve-doc-generator.mk
make index
To update the auto-generate API definitions use:
Level 3: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Level 4 (bottom level): ++++++++++++++++++++++
+NOTE: Level 4 headings are currently not working for `manpage` outputs, you may
+want to use `.SECTION' instead, which results in the same rendering, and this
+level of Heading isn't displayed in any Index/TOC anyway.
+
Section titles should always be preceded by two empty lines. Each word
in a title should be capitalized except for ``articles, coordinating
conjunctions, prepositions, and the word to in infinitives unless they
* First level again
+If you need to have other elements on the same level as a list element you
+can do this with the '+' symbol:
+
+----
+. First level
+.. Second level
++
+Another Sentence (or Block) on the continued second level.
+. First level again
+----
+
+. First level
+.. Second level
++
+Another Sentence (or Block) on the continued second level.
+
+. First level again
+
Labeled Lists
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Use this for formatting file contents or command output.
----
-Specially highlighted 'notes', 'warnings' and 'important' information
-can be created by starting a paragraph with `NOTE:`, `WARNING:` or
+Specially highlighted 'tips', 'notes', 'warnings' and 'important' information
+can be created by starting a paragraph with `TIP`, `NOTE:`, `WARNING:` or
`IMPORTANT:`:
+TIP: this is a tip
+
NOTE: this is a note
WARNING: this is warning
For example, block headers can be used to add file names/paths to file
content listings.
+
+Online Help
+-----------
+Each {pve} installation contains the full documentation in HTML format,
+which is then used as the target of various help buttons in the GUI.
+
+If after adding a specific entry in the documentation you want to
+create a help button pointing to that, you need to do the
+following:
+
+* add a string id in double square brackets before your
+documentation entry, like `[[qm_general_settings]]`
+* rebuild the `asciidoc-pve` script and the HTML chapter file containing
+your entry
+* add a property `onlineHelp` in the ExtJS panel you want to document,
+using the above string, like `onlineHelp: qm_general_settings`
+This panel has to be a child class of PVE.panel.InputPanel
+
+On calling `make install` the asciidoc-pve script will populate
+a JS object associating the string id and a link to the
+local HTML documentation, and the help button of your input panel
+will point to this link.
+
+
Screenshots
-----------
-[thumbnail="gui-datacenter-search.png"]
+[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-datacenter-search.png"]
First, it should be noted that we can display screenshots on 'html'
-and 'wiki' pages, and we can include them in printed doumentation. But
-ith is not possible to render them inside manual pages. So screenshot
+and 'wiki' pages, and we can include them in printed documentation. But
+it is not possible to render them inside manual pages. So screenshot
inside manual pages should be optional, i.e. the text should not
depend on the visibility of the screenshot. You can include a
screenshot by setting the 'thumbnail' attribute on a paragraph:
----
-[thumbnail="gui-datacenter-search.png"]
+[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-datacenter-search.png"]
First, it should be noted ...
----
.Default Screenshot Layout
-[thumbnail="gui-datacenter-search.png"]
+[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-datacenter-search.png"]
We normally display screenshots as small thumbnail on the right side
-of a paraprah. On printed docomentation, we render the full sized
+of a paragraph. On printed documentation, we render the full sized
graphic just before the paragraph, or between the title and the text
if the paragraph has a title. It is usually a good idea to add a title
to paragraph with screenshots.
-[thumbnail="gui-datacenter-search.png", float="left"]
+[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-datacenter-search.png", float="left"]
If you need to render many screenshots, it is possible to place them
on the left side, so you can alternate the thumbnail position using the
`float` attribute:
----
-[thumbnail="gui-datacenter-search.png", float="left"]
+[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-datacenter-search.png", float="left"]
If you need to render many screenshots ...
----
Copyright
---------
-Copyright (C) 2016 Proxmox Server Solutions Gmbh
+Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or