Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into feature-django18

circle/circle/settings/base.py

@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ PIPELINE_JS = {
         "dashboard/vm-common.js",
         "dashboard/vm-create.js",
         "dashboard/vm-list.js",
+        "dashboard/help.js",
         "js/host.js",
         "js/network.js",
         "js/switch-port.js",

circle/common/operations.py

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ from logging import getLogger
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied, ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_noop
 
-from .models import activity_context, has_suffix, humanize_exception
+from .models import (activity_context, has_suffix, humanize_exception,
+                     HumanReadableObject)
 
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -110,8 +111,12 @@ class Operation(object):
         arguments.update(auxargs)
 
         with activity_context(allargs['activity'], on_abort=self.on_abort,
-                              on_commit=self.on_commit):
-            return self._operation(**arguments)
+                              on_commit=self.on_commit) as act:
+            retval = self._operation(**arguments)
+            if (act.result is None and isinstance(
+                    retval, (basestring, int, HumanReadableObject))):
+                act.result = retval
+            return retval
 
     def _operation(self, **kwargs):
         """This method is the operation's particular implementation.

circle/dashboard/models.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+from datetime import timedelta
 from itertools import chain
 from hashlib import md5
 from logging import getLogger
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ from django.db.models import (
 )
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_delete, post_delete
 from django.templatetags.static import static
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django_sshkey.models import UserKey
@@ -132,6 +134,17 @@ class Notification(TimeStampedModel):
     def message(self, value):
         self.message_data = None if value is None else value.to_dict()
 
+    @property
+    def has_valid_renew_url(self):
+        params = self.message_data['params']
+        return ('token' in params and 'suspend' in params and
+                self.modified > timezone.now() - timedelta(days=3))
+
+    @property
+    def renew_url(self):
+        return (settings.DJANGO_URL.rstrip("/") +
+                str(self.message_data['params'].get('token')))
+
 
 class ConnectCommand(Model):
     user = ForeignKey(User, related_name='command_set')

circle/dashboard/static/dashboard/dashboard.less

@@ -1320,15 +1320,155 @@ textarea[name="new_members"] {
   }
 }
 
+
+/* help page */
+.help-tabs li {
+  width: 50%;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+// note: padding-margin hack to skip banner on anchor
+#help-tab-content {
+  h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    padding-top: 55px; margin-top: -55px;
+  }
+
+  blockquote {
+    background-color:#dfe4e4;
+  }
+}
+
+#wrapper {
+  position: fixed;
+  padding-left: 0px;
+  background: #252525;
+  left: 0px;
+  top: 46px;
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 210px;
+  transition: all .4s ease 0s;
+  /* Firefox */
+  height: -moz-calc(100% - 130px);
+  /* WebKit */
+  height: -webkit-calc(100% - 120px);
+  /* Opera */
+  height: -o-calc(100% - 110px);
+  /* Standard */
+  height: calc(100% - 130px);
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper {
+    margin-left: 0px;
+    left: 0px;
+    top: inherit;
+    bottom: 30px;
+    width: inherit;
+    position: inherit;
+    z-index: 10000;
+    transition: all .4s ease 0s;
+    overflow: auto;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper ul {
+    display: block;
+    float: left;
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0px;
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper a {
+    font-family: "proxima-nova", 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif';
+    color: #ddd;
+    display: block;
+    float: left;
+    width: 200px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    background: #252525;
+    border-top: 1px solid #333;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #222;
+    -webkit-transition: background .5s;
+    -moz-transition: background .5s;
+    -o-transition: background .5s;
+    -ms-transition: background .5s;
+    transition: background .5s;
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper ul a{
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    padding-bottom: 10px;
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    font-size: larger;
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper li a{
+    padding-top: 6px;
+    padding-bottom: 6px;
+    padding-left: 20px;
+    padding-right: 6px;
+    font-size: smaller;
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper ul ul a{
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    padding-bottom: 10px;
+    padding-left: 16px;
+    font-size: larger;
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper li li a{
+    padding-top: 6px;
+    padding-bottom: 6px;
+    padding-left: 24px;
+    padding-right: 6px;
+    font-size: smaller;
+}
+
+#sidebar-wrapper li a:hover, #sidebar-wrapper ul a:hover{
+  color: #fff;
+  background: rgba(200,200,255,0.15);
+  text-decoration: none;
+
+}
+
+#page-content {
+  margin-left: 200px;
+}
+
+@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
+  #wrapper {
+    -webkit-transform: translateX(-250px);
+    -moz-transform: translateX(-250px);
+    -o-transform: translateX(-250px);
+    -ms-transform: translateX(-250px);
+    transform: translateX(-250px);
+  }
+
+  #page-content {
+    margin-left: 0px;
+    -webkit-transition: background .5s;
+    -moz-transition: background .5s;
+    -o-transition: background .5s;
+    -ms-transition: background .5s;
+    transition: background .5s;
+  }
+}
+
+.overview_href {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 #request-buttons {
- form {
+  form {
     display: inline;
- }
-
- textarea {
+  }
+  textarea {
     resize: none;
     min-height: 80px;
- }
+  }
 }
 
 .nowrap {

circle/dashboard/static/dashboard/help.js

+$(function() {
+  $('.crosslink').click(function(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    var menu = $(this).data("menu");
+    $(menu).click();
+    window.location = this.href;
+  });
+
+  var hash = window.location.hash;
+  if(hash) {
+    var pane = $(hash).closest(".tab-pane").prop("class");
+    if (pane) {
+      if (pane.indexOf("overview") != -1) {
+        $("#overview_menu").click();
+      } else {
+        $("#faq_menu").click();
+      }
+      $("html, body").animate({scrollTop: $(hash).offset().top}, 500);
+      window.location.hash = hash;
+    }
+  }
+});

circle/dashboard/templates/branding.html

-<img src="{{ STATIC_URL}}dashboard/img/logo.png" alt="circle logo" style="height: 25px;"/>
-<img src="{{ STATIC_URL}}local-logo.png" alt="local logo" style="padding-left: 2px; height: 25px;"/>
+{% load staticfiles %}
+<img src="{% static "dashboard/img/logo.png" %}" alt="circle logo" style="height: 25px;"/>
+<img src="{% static "local-logo.png" %}" alt="local logo" style="padding-left: 2px; height: 25px;"/>

circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/notifications/email.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 {% blocktrans count n=messages|length %}You have a new notification:{% plural %}You have {{n}} new notifications:{% endblocktrans %}
 
-{% for msg in messages %} * {{msg.subject}}
+{% for msg in messages %} * {{msg.subject}}{% if msg.has_valid_renew_url %}
+   {% trans "You can renew it without logging in:" %}
+   {{ msg.renew_url }}{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% blocktrans with url=url count n=messages|length %}See it in detail on <{{url}}>.{% plural %} See them in detail on <{{url}}>.{% endblocktrans %}

circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/vm-detail/console.html

 {% load i18n %}
 {% load staticfiles %}
 
-{% if not perms.vm.vm_access_console %}
+{% if not perms.vm.access_console %}
   <div class="alert alert-warning">
     {% trans "You are not authorized to access the VNC console." %}
   </div>

circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/vm-list.html

@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="alert alert-info">
-  You can filter the list by certain attributes (owner, name, status, tags) in the following way: "owner:John Doe name:my little server". If you don't specify any attribute names the filtering will be done by name.
+  {% blocktrans %}
+  You can filter the list by certain attributes (owner, name, status, tags)
+  in the following way: "owner:John Doe name:my little server !name:test".
+  If you don't specify any attribute names the filtering will be done by name.
+  {% endblocktrans %}
 </div>
 
 <div class="alert alert-info">

circle/dashboard/templates/display-form-errors.html

@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@
       <div><strong>{{ field.label }}</strong>: {{ field.errors|striptags }}</div>
       {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
+    {% for error in form.non_field_errors %}
+      <div>{{ error|striptags }}</div>
+    {% endfor %}
   </div>
 {% endif %}

circle/dashboard/views/index.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from braces.views import LoginRequiredMixin
 
 from dashboard.models import GroupProfile
 from vm.models import Instance, Node, InstanceTemplate
+from dashboard.views.vm import vm_ops
 
 from ..store_api import Store
 
@@ -127,7 +128,10 @@ class HelpView(TemplateView):
 
     def get_context_data(self, *args, **kwargs):
         ctx = super(HelpView, self).get_context_data(*args, **kwargs)
+        operations = [(o, Instance._ops[o.op])
+                      for o in vm_ops.values() if o.show_in_toolbar]
         ctx.update({"saml": hasattr(settings, "SAML_CONFIG"),
+                    "operations": operations,
                     "store": settings.STORE_URL})
         return ctx
 

circle/dashboard/views/template.py

@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ class TemplateList(LoginRequiredMixin, FilterMixin, SingleTableView):
         self.create_fake_get()
 
         try:
-            qs = qs.filter(**self.get_queryset_filters()).distinct()
+            filters, excludes = self.get_queryset_filters()
+            qs = qs.filter(**filters).exclude(**excludes).distinct()
         except ValueError:
             messages.error(self.request, _("Error during filtering."))
 

circle/dashboard/views/util.py

@@ -79,14 +79,26 @@ class FilterMixin(object):
 
     def get_queryset_filters(self):
         filters = {}
-        for item in self.allowed_filters:
-            if item in self.request.GET:
-                filters[self.allowed_filters[item]] = (
-                    self.request.GET[item].split(",")
-                    if self.allowed_filters[item].endswith("__in") else
-                    self.request.GET[item])
+        excludes = {}
+
+        for key, value in self.request.GET.items():
+            if not key:
+                continue
+            exclude = key.startswith('!')
+            key = key.lstrip('!')
+            if key not in self.allowed_filters:
+                continue
+
+            filter_field = self.allowed_filters[key]
+            value = (value.split(",")
+                     if filter_field.endswith("__in") else
+                     value)
+            if exclude:
+                excludes[filter_field] = value
+            else:
+                filters[filter_field] = value
 
-        return filters
+        return filters, excludes
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         return super(FilterMixin,
@@ -118,6 +130,9 @@ class FilterMixin(object):
         >>> o = f._parse_get({'s': "name:hello ws node:node 3 oh"}).items()
         >>> sorted(o) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
         [(u'name', u'hello ws'), (u'node', u'node 3 oh'), (...)]
+        >>> o = f._parse_get({'s': "!hello:szia"}).items()
+        >>> sorted(o) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
+        [(u'!hello', u'szia'), (...)]
         """
         s = GET_dict.get("s")
         fake = GET_dict.copy()

circle/dashboard/views/vm.py

@@ -1002,7 +1002,8 @@ class VmList(LoginRequiredMixin, FilterMixin, ListView):
                 in [i.name for i in Instance._meta.fields] + ["pk"]):
             queryset = queryset.order_by(sort)
 
-        return queryset.filter(**self.get_queryset_filters()).prefetch_related(
+        filters, excludes = self.get_queryset_filters()
+        return queryset.filter(**filters).exclude(**excludes).prefetch_related(
             "owner", "node", "owner__profile", "interface_set", "lease",
             "interface_set__host").distinct()
 

circle/request/forms.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # with CIRCLE.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 from django.forms import (
     ModelForm, ModelChoiceField, ChoiceField, Form, CharField, RadioSelect,
-    Textarea,
+    Textarea, ValidationError
 )
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.template import RequestContext
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ class InitialFromFileMixin(object):
             RequestContext(request, {}),
         )
 
+    def clean(self):
+        cleaned_data = super(InitialFromFileMixin, self).clean()
+        if cleaned_data['message'].strip() == self.initial['message'].strip():
+            raise ValidationError(
+                _("Fill in the message."),
+                code="invalid")
+        return cleaned_data
+
 
 class TemplateRequestForm(InitialFromFileMixin, Form):
     template = ModelChoiceField(TemplateAccessType.objects.all(),
@@ -92,3 +100,13 @@ class ResourceRequestForm(InitialFromFileMixin, VmResourcesForm):
     message = CharField(widget=Textarea)
 
     initial_template = "request/initials/resources.html"
+
+    def clean(self):
+        cleaned_data = super(ResourceRequestForm, self).clean()
+        inst = self.instance
+        if (cleaned_data['ram_size'] == inst.ram_size and
+                cleaned_data['num_cores'] == inst.num_cores and
+                int(cleaned_data['priority']) == inst.priority):
+            raise ValidationError(
+                _("You haven't changed any of the resources."),
+                code="invalid")

circle/templates/info/help.html

@@ -2,257 +2,49 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 
 {% block title-page %}{% trans "Help" %}{% endblock %}
+
 {% block content %}
 <div class="row">
-  <div class="col-lg-8 col-lg-offset-2">
+  <div id="wrapper">
+    <div id="sidebar-wrapper">
+      <div id="help-tab-content" class="tab-content">
+        <div class="tab-pane active _faq">
+          {% include "info/help/faq_toc.html" %}
+        </div>
+        <div class="tab-pane _overview">
+          {% include "info/help/overview_toc.html" %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div id="page-content" class="col-lg-8">
     <div class="page-header">
       <h1>{% trans "Help" %} <small>{% trans "user guide in short" %}</small></h1>
     </div>
-
-    <div class="panel panel-default">
-      <div class="panel-body">
-        <h2>{% trans "Introduction" %}</h2>
-        <p>
-        {% blocktrans %}
-        This is a deployment of <a href="http://circlecloud.org/">CIRCLE
-            Cloud</a>, which is a free and open source cloud manager.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-        {% blocktrans %}
-        Its most important function is starting and managing virtual machine
-        instances based on templates.
-        These templates are also easy to create.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-        </p><p>
-        {% blocktrans %}
-        Apart from this tutorial we recommend to try the system, it is quite
-        intuitive, and the web interface shows detailed instructions on
-        advanced options.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-        </p>
-        <h2><i class="fa fa-dashboard"></i> {% trans "Dashboard" %}</h2>
-        <p>
-        {% blocktrans with host=request.get_host %}
-        You can reach this service at <tt>https://{{host}}/</tt> where you can log in
-        to the dashboard.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-        <p>
-        {% blocktrans %}
-        The dashboard is a summary about your virtual machines and other
-        resources, and the main starting point to access the functions of
-        the system.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-        </p>
-        <div id="vms" {% if not perms.vm %}class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
-          <h2><i class="fa fa-desktop"></i> {% trans "Virtual machines" %}</h2>
-          {% if not perms.vm %}
-            <p class="text-warning">
-              {% trans "Sorry, you have no permission to launch virtual machines." %}
-            </p>
-          {% endif %}
-          <p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          In the <em>virtual machines</em> box you will find your recent
-          virtual machines.
-          A summary view is also available by clicking the dashboard button
-          (<i class="fa fa-dashboard"></i>).
-          Click on the name of a virtual machine to see its connection
-          details, preferences, or to change its state.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          Important or frequently used machines can be pinned by the
-          favorite button (<i class="fa fa-star-o"></i>).
-          The search field shows results incrementally, and submitting (⏎)
-          jumps directly to the result, if there is exactly one.
-          You can start a new virtual machine by clicking on the
-          <span class="btn btn-success disabled btn-xs">
-              <i class="fa fa-plus-circle"></i> new</span> button, and
-          choosing a template.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          If you select a virtual machine, you get to a page with all the
-          details and operations listed. On the left, you will see the state
-          of the machine and a summary about how you can
-          <strong>connect</strong> to the
-          machine.
-          In the middle there is a tabbed pane, which contains details about
-          the machine in categories.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          The upper right corner is the operation toolbar with the most
-          important actions that control the <strong>lifecycle</strong> of
-          the machine.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          The tool buttons are color coded by their effect, and enabled/disabled
-          based on the current state of the machine.
-          The recommended operation is always the biggest tool button with
-          the name displayed.
-          You can click on them as the confirmation dialog explains in
-          detail what they do.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          <strong><i class="fa fa-compass"></i> Home</strong> pane shows
-          statistics about the virtual machine, and this is where you can
-          change the name, description and tags of the instance.
-          We strongly advise to add a description to make the work of the
-          cloud administrators easier in case of maintenance.
-          Here is a summary about the <strong>expiration times</strong> as
-          well. Each virtual machine has a deadline for suspending and
-          destroying based on predefined leases. With the renew button you
-          can reset the counters. Of course you will get a notification if
-          the machine is going to expire.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          <strong><i class="fa fa-tasks"></i> Resources</strong> pane shows
-          details about how much memory and CPU the VM has, and how is it
-          scheduled.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          <span{% if not perms.vm.change_resources %}
-              class="text-muted"{% endif %}>{% blocktrans %}
-              Users with specific permission can change these settings if
-              the machine is stopped.{% endblocktrans %}</span>
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          <strong><i class="fa fa-desktop"></i> Console</strong> pane allows
-          to see the console of the virutal machine for troubleshooting and
-          operating system installation.{% endblocktrans %}
-          {% if perms.vm.access_console %}
-          {% trans "You can also use the keyboard and mouse." %}
-          {% else %}
-          <span class="text-warning">{% blocktrans %}You have permission to create
-              screenshots, but not to use the console keyboard or mouse.
-              {% endblocktrans %}</span>
-          {% endif %}
-          {% blocktrans %}You should normally use the machine by connecting
-          remotely over SSH or Remote Desktop.{% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          <strong><i class="fa fa-group"></i> Access</strong> pane allows
-          sharing the machine with others and transferring the ownership.
-          Users can see the details of the machine, operators can use most
-          functions, and owners can also destroy the machine.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          <strong><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> Network</strong> pane shows
-          how the virtual machine is connected to the network.
-          You can add or remove interfaces, and allow remote access of
-          different TCP/UDP ports.
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-          {% blocktrans %}
-          <strong><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> Activity</strong> pane shows
-          the full life history of the virtual machine. This is where you
-          can see the causes of failed actions (just point the mouse to the name of
-          the action).
-          {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p>
+    <div class="content">
+      <ul class="help-tabs nav nav-tabs">
+        <li class="active">
+          <a id="faq_menu" href="#faq" data-toggle="pill" data-target="._faq" class="text-center" >
+            <i class="fa fa-comments-o fa-2x"></i>
+            <br>
+            {% trans "FAQ" %}
+          </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <a id="overview_menu" href="#overview" data-toggle="pill" data-target="._overview" class="text-center" >
+            <i class="fa fa-book fa-2x"></i><br>
+            {% trans "Overview" %}</a>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+      <div id="help-tab-content" class="tab-content">
+        <div class="tab-pane active _faq">
+          {% include "info/help/faq.html" %}
         </div>
-        <div id="templates" {% if not perms.vm.create_template %}class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
-          <h2><i class="fa fa-puzzle-piece"></i> {% trans "Templates" %}</h2>
-          {% if not perms.vm.create_template %}
-            <p class="text-warning">
-              {% trans "Sorry, you have no permission to create templates." %}
-            </p>
-          {% endif %}
-          <p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            <em>Templates</em> are the prototypes of virtual machine
-            instances: they contain configuration values for the different
-            technical details of a VM to create, and also the network
-            interfaces and disks to attach.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            In the dashboard box you see your own templates and those, for
-            which you have <em>operator</em> permission. This means that you can
-            share them with your groups or other users.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            You can create templates from any virtual machine with the
-            <span class="btn btn-info disabled btn-xs"><i class="fa fa-save"></i>
-              save as template</span>
-            button.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            Additionally, you can also click on the
-            <span class="btn btn-success disabled btn-xs">
-              <i class="fa fa-plus-circle"></i> new</span> button of the
-            template box, and follow the template creation wizard.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-
-        <div id="groups" {% if not perms.auth %}class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
-          <h2><i class="fa fa-group"></i> {% trans "Groups" %}</h2>
-          {% if not perms.auth %}
-          <p class="text-warning">
-          {% trans "Sorry, you have no permission to create groups." %}
-          </p>
-          {% endif %}
-          <p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            Groups are the main building blocks of permission management.
-            On the dashboard you see a list of groups you have access to.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            You can also create your own groups by clicking on the
-            <span class="btn btn-success disabled btn-xs">
-              <i class="fa fa-plus-circle"></i> new</span> button of the
-            groups box.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-            </p><p{% if not saml %} class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            Users logged in with SSO authentication can automatically become
-            members of groups based on its organizational identifier.
-            Those who are administrators of an organizational group (or a
-            professor of a subject in academics) can create groups with the
-            specific organizational identifier set, so members will
-            automatically added if they log in.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            You can also add users based on their identifier, also if they
-            have not logged in at the time.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-            </p>
-        </div>
-
-        <div id="store" {% if not store or not user.is_authenticated %}class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
-          <h2><i class="fa fa-briefcase"></i> {% trans "Files" %}</h2>
-          {% if not store %}
-          <p class="text-warning">
-          {% trans "Sorry, this deployment of CIRCLE does not support file store." %}
-          </p>
-          {% endif %}
-          <p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            Each user has a simple personal file store, which is the easiest
-            way to keep and retrieve your work done on virtual machines.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            You can get and upload files from both the web interface and
-            from virtual machines. The web interface works like any other
-            graphical file browser. Virtual machines normally don't get the
-            credentials for your personal store, to prevent accidentally
-            sharing them with other users of the same machine. To use the
-            file store, press the
-            <span class="btn btn-info disabled btn-xs">
-              <i class="fa fa-briefcase"></i> mount store</span> button
-            of the virtual machine.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-          </p><p>
-            {% blocktrans %}
-            {% endblocktrans %}
+        <div class="tab-pane _overview">
+          {% include "info/help/overview.html" %}
         </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
+    </div> <!-- .content -->
+  </div> <!-- #page-content .col-lg-8 -->
 </div>
 {% endblock %}

circle/templates/info/help/faq.html

+{% load i18n %}
+<br/>
+<h2 id="faq" >{% trans "FAQ" %}</h2>
+<br/>
+
+<h3 id="how-can-i-create-and-share-a-template">{% trans "How can I create and share a template?" %}</h3>
+
+<blockquote>
+  <ol>
+    <li>{% trans "Start a virtual machine." %}</li>
+    <li>{% trans "Customize this machine - install and remove softwares, etc." %}</li>
+    <li>{% trans 'Click the “Save as Template” button.' %}</li>
+    <li>{% trans 'On the dashboard select this template to go to the "Edit template page".' %}</li>
+    <li>
+      {% trans 'Use the "Manage access" box to add a user or user group with "user" access level.' %}
+      (<a class="crosslink" data-menu="#overview_menu" href="#how-can-i-create-groups">
+        {% trans "You can easily create groups if you need to" %}</a>)
+    </li>
+  </ol>
+</blockquote>
+
+<h3 id="how-can-i-create-a-vm-and-give-to-another-user">{% trans "How can I create a VM and give to another user?" %}</h3>
+
+<blockquote>
+  <ol>
+    <li>{% trans "Start a virtual machine." %}</li>
+    <li>{% trans "On the machine's Access panel you can grant access for users and groups to the VM." %}</li>
+  </ol>
+</blockquote>
+
+
+<h3 id="how-can-i-portforward">{% trans "How can I open ports?" %}</h3>
+
+<blockquote>
+  <ol>
+    <li>{% trans "On the VM’s detail page click on the Network panel." %}</li>
+    <li>{% trans "On the prefered interface type the port number, select type and click ‘Add’." %}</li>
+    <li>{% trans "You have to open this port in the firewall too. Opening port 80 examples: " %}<br>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Ubuntu, Debian: <code>sudo ufw allow 80</code></li>
+        <li>
+          CentOS, RHEL: {% trans "append to" %} <code>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</code>:<br/>
+          <code>iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT</code>
+          {% trans "and restart the service:" %} <code>sudo service iptables restart</code>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </li>
+    <li>{% trans "Now you can connect to the machine with the generated port number." %}</li>
+  </ol>
+</blockquote>
+
+
+<h3 id="my-machines-lease-is-short-how-can-i-extend-it">{% trans "My machine's lease is too short. How can I extend it?" %}</h3>
+
+<blockquote>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}You can send a request to the administrators. On the VM's home panel click on the ‘renew’ button and ‘send request’.
+    Please explain why you need a longer lease and choose the most suitable one.{% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+</blockquote>
+
+
+
+<h3 id="how-can-i-have-more-cpumemory">{% trans "How can I have more CPU/memory?" %}</h3>
+
+<blockquote>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      You can send a request to the administrators.
+      On the VM's resources panel click <strong>Request&nbsp;more&nbsp;resources</strong>, modify the values, explain your request and finally hit save.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+</blockquote>
+
+
+
+<h3 id="how-can-i-get-access-to-a-template">{% trans "How can I get access to a template?" %}</h3>
+
+<blockquote>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+    When you want to create a VM below the template list there is an option to send a request.
+    Select which template you want, explain why you need it and then submit the form.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+</blockquote>

circle/templates/info/help/faq_toc.html

+{% load i18n %}
+  <ul><a href="#faq">{% trans "FAQ" %}</a>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-create-and-share-a-template">{% trans "How can I create and share a template?" %}</a></li>
+
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-create-a-vm-and-give-to-another-user">{% trans "How can I create a VM and give to another user?" %}</a></li>
+
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-portforward">{% trans "How can I portforward?" %}</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#my-machines-lease-is-short-how-can-i-extend-it">{% trans "My machine’s lease is short. How can I extend it?" %}</a></li>
+
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-have-more-cpumemory">{% trans "How can I have more CPU/memory?" %}</a></li>
+
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-get-access-to-a-template">{% trans "How can I get acces to a template?" %}</a></li>
+</li>
+</ul>

circle/templates/info/help/overview.html

+{% load i18n %}
+<br/>
+<h2 id="overview" >{% trans "Overview" %}</h2>
+<br/>
+
+<h3 id="introduction">{% trans "Introduction" %}</h3>
+
+<p>
+  {% blocktrans %}
+    This is a deployment of <a href="http://circlecloud.org/">CIRCLE Cloud</a>,
+    which is a free and open source cloud manager.
+    Its most important function is starting and managing virtual machine instances based on templates.
+    These templates are also easy to create.
+  {% endblocktrans %}
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  {% blocktrans %}
+    Apart from this tutorial we recommend to try the system, it is quite intuitive,
+    and the web interface shows detailed instructions on advanced options.
+  {% endblocktrans %}
+</p>
+
+
+<h3 id="dashboard"><i class="fa fa-dashboard"></i> {% trans "Dashboard" %}</h3>
+
+<p>
+  {% blocktrans with host=request.get_host %}
+    You can reach this service at <a href="//{{ host }}">https://{{host}}</a>
+    where you can log in to the dashboard.
+    The dashboard is a summary about your virtual machines and other resources,
+    and the main starting point to access the functions of the system.
+  {% endblocktrans %}
+</p>
+
+
+<h4 id="virtual-machines-box">{% trans "Virtual Machines box" %}</h4>
+<p>
+  {% blocktrans %}
+    In the virtual machines box you will find your recent virtual machines.
+    A summary view is also available by clicking the dashboard button (<i class="fa fa-dashboard"></i>).
+    Click on the name of a virtual machine to see its connection details, preferences,
+    or to change its state.
+  {% endblocktrans %}
+</p>
+
+
+
+<h4 id="how-can-i-create-a-vm">{% trans "How can I create a VM?" %}</h4>
+<blockquote>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      You can start a machine by clicking the
+      <span class="btn btn-success disabled btn-xs"><i class="fa fa-plus-circle"></i> new</span>
+      button and selecting a template. The machine starts automatically.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+</blockquote>
+
+
+<h4 id="how-can-i-mark-frequently-used-vms">{% trans "How can I mark frequently used VMs?" %}</h4>
+<blockquote>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Important or frequently used machines can be pinned with the <i class="fa fa-star-o"></i> button.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+</blockquote>
+
+
+<div id="vms" {% if not perms.vm %} class="text-muted" {% endif %}>
+  <h3 id="virtual-machines"><i class="fa fa-desktop"></i> {% trans "Virtual Machines" %}</h3>
+    {% if not perms.vm %}
+      <p class="text-warning">
+        {% trans "Sorry, you have no permission to launch virtual machines." %}
+      </p>
+    {% endif %}
+
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      After selecting a virtual machine, you will see the machine’s detailed page.
+      Here, you can see the <strong>details</strong>, usage <strong>statistics</strong>,
+      <strong>manage</strong> the virtual machine, change <strong>access rights</strong> and
+      <strong>network interfaces</strong>, modify <strong>resources</strong>
+      and show the <strong>activity log</strong>.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="details">{% trans "Details" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      If you select a virtual machine, you get to a page with all the details and operations listed.
+      On the left, you will see the state of the machine and a summary about how you can connect to the machine.
+      In the middle there is a tabbed pane, which contains details about the machine in categories.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-connect-to-the-virtual-machine">{% trans "How can I connect to the virtual machine?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        If the machine is already started click on the ‘connect’ button or simply copy the connection string to the terminal.
+        Another option is using the VNC console.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-change-the-vms-password">{% trans "How can I change the VM’s password?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        Click on the ‘Generate new password!’ link.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="operations">{% trans "Operations" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      The upper right corner is the operation toolbar with the most important actions that control the lifecycle of the machine.
+      The tool buttons are color coded by their effect, and enabled/disabled based on the current state of the machine.
+      The recommended operation is always the biggest tool button with the name displayed.
+      You can click on them as the confirmation dialog explains in detail what they do.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="what-kind-of-operations-are-allowed-to-do-with-my-vm">{% trans "What kind of operations are allowed to do with my VM?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    {% for view, op in operations %}
+      <p>
+      <span class="btn btn-xs btn-{{ view.effect }} disabled"><i class="fa fa-{{ view.icon }}"></i> {{ op.name }}</span>
+      {{ op.description }}
+      </p>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="home"><i class="fa fa-compass"></i> {% trans "Home" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      This shows statistics about the virtual machine, and this is where you can change the name, description and tags of the instance.
+      We strongly advise to add a description to make the work of the cloud administrators easier in case of maintenance.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="expiration">{% trans "Expiration" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Here is a summary about the expiration times as well.
+      Each virtual machine has a deadline for suspending and destroying based on predefined leases.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-extend-the-vms-expiration-date">{% trans "How can I extend the VM's expiration date?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        With the renew button you can extend the suspend and remove time.
+        Before the virtual machine is suspended or removed you get a notification about it.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-share-previously-uploaded-files-with-the-vm">{% trans "How can I share previously uploaded files with the VM?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        With the ‘Mount Store’ option the virtual machine mounts your personal storage.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="resources"><i class="fa fa-tasks"></i> {% trans "Resources" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Resources contains details about how much <strong>memory</strong> and
+      <strong>CPU</strong> the VM has, and how is it <strong>scheduled</strong>.
+      Users with specific permission can change these settings if the machine is stopped.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+  <p{% if not perms.vm.change_resources %} class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Users with specific permission can change these settings if the machine is stopped.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="console"><i class="fa fa-desktop"></i> {% trans "Console" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      This panel allows to see the console of the virtual machine for troubleshooting and operating system installation.
+      You can also use the keyboard and mouse.
+      You should normally use the machine by connecting remotely over SSH or Remote Desktop.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="access"><i class="fa fa-group"></i> {% trans "Access" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Allows sharing the machine with others and transferring the ownership.
+      Users can see the details of the machine, operators can use most functions and owners can also destroy the machine.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-give-access-to-others">{% trans "How can I give access to others?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        Type the user/group ID, set permissions and click
+        <span class="btn btn-success disabled">Save</span>.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="what-kind-of-permissions-are-available">{% trans "What kind of permissions are available?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+      <strong>User</strong><br>
+      User level grants access to the virtual machine’s details page. Users are able to connect to this machine.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+      <strong>Operator</strong><br>
+      Operator level permit the modification of the name and description fields. Allow the operator to open ports and grant/revoke User level access to the virtual machine.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+      <strong>Owner</strong><br>
+      Owner level enables all operations on the virtual machine. Owners are able to grant/revoke Operator, User and Owner level access to others.
+      The accountable owner (the one who deployed the machine) can not be demoted.
+      The accountable ownership can be transferred to other User via the “Transfer onwership” button.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="network"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> {% trans "Network" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Shows how the virtual machine is connected to the network.
+      You can add or remove interfaces and allow remote access of different TCP/UDP ports.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-add-a-network-interface">{% trans "How can I add a network interface?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        Click on the
+        <span class="btn btn-success disabled"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> add interface</span>
+        on the Network pane and select from the list.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+
+  <h4 id="activity"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> {% trans "Activity" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Shows the full life cycle of the virtual machine.
+      This is where you can see the causes of failed actions (just point the mouse to the name of the action) with the starting/finishing times.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="multiple-vm-operations">{% trans "Multiple VM operations" %}</h4>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      On the dashboard, by clicking the
+      <span class="btn btn-primary btn-xs disabled"><i class="fa fa-chevron-circle-right"></i> list</span>
+      button, the virtual machine list page opens.
+      Here the owner can execute operations on multiple virtual machines simultaneously.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-show-shared-or-destroyed-vms">{% trans "How can I see shared or destroyed VMs?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        Check the ‘Include deleted VMs’ checkbox to list already deleted machines.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+</div> <!-- vms -->
+
+<div id="templates" {% if not perms.vm.create_template %}class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
+  <h3 id="templates"><i class="fa fa-puzzle-piece"></i> {% trans "Templates" %}</h3>
+  {% if not perms.vm.create_template %}
+    <p class="text-warning">
+      {% trans "Sorry, you have no permission to create templates." %}
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Templates are the prototypes of virtual machine instances:
+      they contain <strong>configuration</strong> values for the different technical details
+      <strong>of a VM to create</strong>, and also the network interfaces and disks to attach.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      In the dashboard box you see your own templates and those, for which you have operator permission.
+      This means that you can share them with your groups or other users.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-create-templates">{% trans "How can I create templates?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        You can create templates from any virtual machine with the save as template button.
+        Additionally, you can also click on the new button of the template box, and follow the template creation wizard.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      On the template detail page you can modify the template's name and the given resources like CPU count and memory size.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+  <h4 id="what-kind-of-options-are-customizable-in-the-template">{% trans "What kind of options are customizable in the template?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      <h4>{% trans "Architecture" %}</h4>
+      The user can choose the template's architecture (x86 or x86-64).
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <h4>{% trans "Access method" %}</h4>
+      The default access method is modifiable. Currently SSH, RDP and NX are supported.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <h4>{% trans "Boot menu" %} </h4>
+      Check it to turn on the boot menu.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <h4>{% trans "Traits" %}</h4>
+      By adding or removing traits we can guarantee specific features the host node will have (like <em>GPU</em>) for the virtual machine.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <h4>{% trans "Operating system" %}</h4>
+      The name of the operating system.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <h4>{% trans "Agent" %}</h4>
+      Check this if the machine has agent installed and the manager should wait for its start.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <h4>{% trans "Raw data" %}</h4>
+      The CIRCLE Cloud is using libvirt, so the owner can customize the running VM's options here by
+      <a href="https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html">libvirt domain parameters</a>.
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-give-the-template-to-other-user">{% trans "How can I transfer the template ownership to someone else?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}After clicking the ‘Transfer ownership’ you can select a user to give the template to.{% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-give-access-to-users-or-groups-to-the-template">{% trans "How can I grant access for users or groups to the template?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        Same as the VM access rights handling.
+        You can type the user or group ID at the template detail page's Manage access box and select a suitable access level.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+</div>
+
+<div id="groups" {% if not perms.auth %}class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
+  <h3 id="groups"><i class="fa fa-group"></i> {% trans "Groups" %}</h3>
+  {% if not perms.auth %}
+    <p class="text-warning">
+      {% trans "Sorry, you have no permission to create groups." %}
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Groups are the main building blocks of permission management. On the dashboard you see a list of groups you have access to.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-create-groups">{% trans "How can I create groups?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        You can create your own groups by clicking on the new button of the groups box.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+  <p{% if not saml %} class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Users logged in with SSO authentication can automatically become members of groups based on its organizational identifier.
+      Those who are administrators of an organizational group (or a professor of a subject in academics)
+      can create groups with the specific organizational identifier set, so members will automatically added if they log in.
+      You can also add users based on their identifier, also if they have not logged in at the time.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-manage-the-users-in-a-group">{% trans "How can I manage the users in a group?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        On the group page the owner can add or remove users or change the access rights over the group.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-manage-privileges-with-the-group">{% trans "How can I manage privileges with the group?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans %}
+        The owner can add or remove privileges at the bottom of the group page like ‘can download disk’ or ‘can configure port forwards’.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+  </blockquote>
+</div><!-- #groups -->
+
+<div id="store" {% if not store or not user.is_authenticated %}class="text-muted"{% endif %}>
+  <h3 id="files"><i class="fa fa-briefcase"></i> {% trans "Files" %}</h3>
+  {% if not store %}
+    <p class="text-warning">
+      {% trans "Sorry, this deployment of CIRCLE does not support file store." %}
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      Each user has a simple personal file store, which is the easiest way to keep and retrieve your work done on virtual machines.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      You can get and upload files from both the web interface and from virtual machines.
+      The web interface works like any other graphical file browser.
+      Virtual machines normally don’t get the credentials for your personal store,
+      to prevent accidentally sharing them with other users of the same machine.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+
+
+  <h4 id="how-can-i-share-my-files-with-a-vm">{% trans "How can I share my files with a VM?" %}</h4>
+  <blockquote>
+    <p>{% blocktrans %}To access the file store press the mount store button on the virtual machine's home panel.{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+  </blockquote>
+</div>
+
+
+<h3 id="profile"><i class="fa fa-user"></i> {% trans "Profile" %}</h3>
+
+
+<h4 id="how-can-i-change-my-password">{% trans "How can I change my password?" %}</h4>
+<blockquote>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}
+      On the profile page type the new password twice and the old password. Users can’t change passwords if the profile is using SSO.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+</blockquote>
+
+
+<h4 id="how-can-i-store-public-keys-on-the-vms">{% trans "How can I store public keys on the VMs?" %}</h4>
+<blockquote>
+  <p>
+    {% blocktrans %}Go to your profile page, click on the ‘add SSH key’ and paste your public key's content to the textarea.{% endblocktrans %}
+  </p>
+</blockquote>

circle/templates/info/help/overview_toc.html

+{% load i18n %}
+<ul>
+  <a href="#overview">{% trans "Overview" %}</a>
+
+  <li><ul><a href="#introduction">{% trans "Introduction" %}</a></ul></li>
+
+  <li>
+  <ul><a href="#dashboard">{% trans "Dashboard" %}</a>
+    <li><a href="#virtual-machines-box">{% trans "Virtual Machines box" %}</a>
+    <ul>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-create-a-vm">{% trans "How can I create a VM?" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-mark-frequently-used-vms">{% trans "How can I mark frequently used VMs?" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-search-for-vms">{% trans "How can I search for VMs?" %}</a></li>
+    </ul>
+    </li>
+    <li><a href="#templates-box">{% trans "Templates box" %}</a></li>
+  </ul>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
+  <ul><a href="#virtual-machines">{% trans "Virtual Machines" %}</a>
+
+    <li>
+    <ul><a href="#details">{% trans "Details" %}</a>
+      <li><a href="#how-can-i-connect-to-the-virtual-machine">{% trans "How can I connect to the virtual machine?" %}</a></li>
+      <li><a href="#how-can-i-change-the-vms-password">{% trans "How can I change the VM’s password?" %}</a></li>
+    </ul>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+    <ul><a href="#operations">{% trans "Operations" %}</a>
+      <li><a href="#what-kind-of-operations-are-allowed-to-do-with-my-vm">{% trans "What kind of operations are allowed to do with my VM?" %}</a></li>
+      <li>
+    </ul>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+    <ul><a href="#home">{% trans "Home" %}</a>
+      <li><a href="#expiration">{% trans "Expiration" %}</a></li>
+      <li><a href="#how-can-i-expand-the-vms-expiration-date">{% trans "How can I expand the VM’s expiration date?" %}</a></li>
+      <li><a href="#file-management">{% trans "File management" %}</a></li>
+      <li><a href="#how-can-i-share-previously-uploaded-files-with-the-vm">{% trans "How can I share previously uploaded files with the VM?" %}</a></li>
+    </ul>
+    </li>
+
+    <li><ul><a href="#resources">{% trans "Resources" %}</a></ul></li>
+    <li><a href="#console">{% trans "Console" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#access">{% trans "Access" %}</a><ul>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-give-access-to-others">{% trans "How can I give access to others?" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#what-kind-of-permissions-are-available">{% trans "What kind of permissions are available?" %}</a></li>
+
+    <li>
+    <ul><a href="#network">{% trans "Network" %}</a>
+       <li><a href="#how-can-i-add-a-network-interface">{% trans "How can I add a network interface?" %}</a></li>
+    </ul>
+    </li>
+
+    <li><a href="#activity">{% trans "Activity" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#multiple-vm-operations">{% trans "Multiple VM operations" %}</a>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-show-shared-or-destroyed-vms">{% trans "How can I show shared or destroyed VMs?" %}</a></li>
+  </ul>
+  </li>
+  </ul>
+  </li>
+
+
+  <li>
+  <ul><a href="#templates">{% trans "Templates" %}</a>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-create-templates">{% trans "How can I create templates?" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#what-kind-of-options-are-customizable-in-the-template">{% trans "What kind of options are customizable in the template?" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-change-the-expiration-of-the-templates-vms">{% trans "How can I change the expiration of the tempalte's VMs" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-give-the-template-to-other-user">{% trans "How can I give the template to other user" %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-give-access-to-users-or-groups-to-the-template">{% trans "How can I give access to users or groups to the template?"%}</a></li>
+  </ul>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
+  <ul><a href="#groups">{% trans "Groups" %}</a>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-create-groups">{% trans "How can I create groups?" %}</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-manage-the-users-in-a-group">{% trans "How can I manage the users in a group?" %}</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-manage-privileges-with-the-group">{% trans "How can I manage privileges with the group?" %}</a></li>
+  </ul>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
+  <ul><a href="#files">{% trans "Files" %}</a>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-share-my-files-with-a-vm">{% trans "How can I share my files with a VM?" %}</a></li>
+  </ul>
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
+  <ul><a href="#profile">{% trans "Profile" %}</a>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-change-my-password">{% trans "How can I change my password?" %}</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-store-public-keys-on-the-vms">{% trans "How can I store public keys on the VMs?" %}</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#how-can-i-change-connection-template">{% trans "How can I change connection template" %}</a></li>
+  </ul>
+  </li>
+
+</ul>

circle/vm/operations.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import time
 from urlparse import urlsplit
 
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied, SuspiciousOperation
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _, ugettext_noop
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -794,7 +795,10 @@ class SaveAsTemplateOperation(InstanceOperation):
             tmpl.delete()
             raise
         else:
-            return tmpl
+            return create_readable(
+                ugettext_noop("New template: %(template)s"),
+                template=reverse('dashboard.views.template-detail',
+                                 kwargs={'pk': tmpl.pk}))
 
 
 @register_operation
@@ -986,7 +990,7 @@ class RenewOperation(InstanceOperation):
         if save:
             self.instance.lease = lease
         self.instance.save()
-        activity.result = create_readable(ugettext_noop(
+        return create_readable(ugettext_noop(
             "Renewed to suspend at %(suspend)s and destroy at %(delete)s."),
             suspend=suspend, delete=delete)
 
@@ -1357,7 +1361,7 @@ class ResourcesOperation(InstanceOperation):
         self.instance.full_clean()
         self.instance.save()
 
-        activity.result = create_readable(ugettext_noop(
+        return create_readable(ugettext_noop(
             "Priority: %(priority)s, Num cores: %(num_cores)s, "
             "Ram size: %(ram_size)s"), priority=priority, num_cores=num_cores,
             ram_size=ram_size