From ddcd11ff4e28299333115a9d1f62332e555cdd72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Bruhin Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 22:01:15 +0200 Subject: Clarify referer docs Closes #6640 --- doc/help/settings.asciidoc | 2 +- doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc | 2 +- qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml | 4 +++- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc index d993ddddd..9b896107f 100644 --- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc +++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc @@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ Default: +pass:[true]+ [[content.headers.referer]] === content.headers.referer When to send the Referer header. -The Referer header tells websites from which website you were coming from when visiting them. +The Referer header tells websites from which website you were coming from when visiting them. Note that with QtWebEngine, websites can override this preference by setting the `Referrer-Policy:` header, so that any websites visited from them get the full referer. No restart is needed with QtWebKit. This setting requires a restart. diff --git a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc index 22803d46a..8db231add 100644 --- a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc +++ b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ show it. Commands to execute on startup. *'URL'*:: - URLs or search terms to open on startup (empty as a window separator). + URLs to open on startup (empty as a window separator). === optional arguments *-h*, *--help*:: diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml index 5f5a71b06..17f2013b9 100644 --- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml +++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml @@ -649,7 +649,9 @@ content.headers.referer: When to send the Referer header. The Referer header tells websites from which website you were coming from - when visiting them. + when visiting them. Note that with QtWebEngine, websites can override this + preference by setting the `Referrer-Policy:` header, so that any websites + visited from them get the full referer. No restart is needed with QtWebKit. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf