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diff --git a/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc b/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc index c3d737384..ff35b45cf 100644 --- a/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc +++ b/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc @@ -197,11 +197,16 @@ \section1 Proxy Support - Qt WebEngine uses the proxy settings from \l{Qt Network}. If - QNetworkProxy::applicationProxy is set, it will also be used for Qt WebEngine, and if - QNetworkProxyFactory::usesSystemConfiguration() is enabled, the proxy settings are automatically - retrieved from the system. Settings from an installed QNetworkProxyFactory will be ignored - though. + Qt WebEngine uses the proxy settings from \l{Qt Network}, and forwards them to Chromium's + networking stack. If QNetworkProxy::applicationProxy is set, it will also be used for Qt + WebEngine. If QNetworkProxyFactory::usesSystemConfiguration() is enabled, the proxy settings + are automatically retrieved from the system. Settings from an installed QNetworkProxyFactory + will be ignored, though. + + Not all properties of QNetworkProxy are supported by Qt WebEngine. That is, + QNetworkProxy::type(), QNetworkProxy::hostName() and QNetworkProxy::port() are taken into + account. All other proxy settings such as QNetworkProxy::rawHeader(), QNetworkProxy::user(), or + QNetworkProxy::password() are ignored. If a proxy requires authentication, QWebEnginePage::proxyAuthenticationRequired is emitted. For Qt Quick, a dialog is shown. |