[gimp-help-2] Updated filter Line-Nova.xml

[Kolbjørn Stuestøl <kolbjoern src gnome org>]

commit 0ceb80af1ea33af4f3d4ae391c1329a478c15426
Author: Kolbjørn Stuestøl <kolbjoern src gnome org>
Date:   Tue Aug 24 11:58:17 2010 +0200

    Updated filter Line-Nova.xml

 src/filters/render/line-nova.xml |   78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/src/filters/render/line-nova.xml b/src/filters/render/line-nova.xml
index 31da0c3..ab40ed3 100644
--- a/src/filters/render/line-nova.xml
+++ b/src/filters/render/line-nova.xml
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@
     </figure>
 
     <para>
-      <guimenuitem>Line Nova</guimenuitem> command is a script which fills
-      a layer with rays emanating outward from its center using the foreground
-      color shown in the Toolbox.  All lines radiates from the near center of
-      the layer, and get broader to join both neighboring lines into outer
-      solid field filled with the foreground color.  Rendered lines are
-      cropped on the every edge of the image to be fit inside of it.
+      <guimenuitem>Line Nova</guimenuitem> The Line Nova filter fills a 
+	  layer with rays emanating outward from the center of the layer using 
+	  the foreground color shown in the Toolbox. The rays starts as one pixel 
+	  and grew broader towards the edges of the layer.
     </para>
     <tip>
       <para>
@@ -94,34 +92,72 @@
         <term>Sharpness (degrees)</term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Every transparent chink between lines is tapering off toward the
-            outer direction.  To see the base image more wider, set this
-            degree more shorter so that the chick spaces stretch longer.
-            Allowed range is between 0.0 and 10.0, but note that 0.0 makes
-            nothing drawn.  The default is 1.0.
+            This slider determines how much the rays will broaden towards 
+			the edges. The range goes from 0.0 to 10.0. If set to 0.0, nothing 
+			will be drawn. If set to 10.0, most of the area near the edges of 
+			the layer will be painted.    
           </para>
-        </listitem>
+		  <figure>
+		    <title><quote>Line Nova</quote> sharpness option</title>
+			  <mediaobject>
+				<imageobject>
+				  <imagedata format="PNG"
+					fileref="images/filters/examples/render/line-nova-sharp.png" />
+				</imageobject>
+				<caption>
+                  <para>From left to right: sharpness = 1; sharpness = 5; sharpness = 10 </para>
+                </caption>
+			  </mediaobject>
+		  </figure>
+        </listitem>		
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Offset radius</term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Almost lines don't reach the center point if this value is set
-            over 0.  By this option, you can set radius (between 0 to 2000
-            pixels) of the transparent space around the center point. The
-            default value is 100 pixels.
+            Here you choose the distance, in pixels, from center to the starting 
+			point of the rays. If set to 0.0 the rays starts from the center. Any 
+			other value will let the starting points be on a circle at the selected 
+			distance from the center. The maximum distance is 2000 pixels. 
+			The default value is 100 pixels. 
           </para>
-        </listitem>
+		  <figure>
+		    <title><quote>Line Nova</quote> offset radius option</title>
+			  <mediaobject>
+				<imageobject>
+				  <imagedata format="PNG"
+					fileref="images/filters/examples/render/line-nova-radius.png" />
+				</imageobject>
+				<caption>
+                  <para>From left to right: offset radius = 0; offset radius = 50 </para>
+                </caption>				
+			  </mediaobject>
+		  </figure>
+        </listitem>		
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Randomness</term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Set this value more larger (up to 2000) to get more distoted
-            radiation.  Regular star shape is given by setting this value
-            to 1.  The default is 30.
+            If this slider is set to a value higher than 1, the starting point for each 
+			ray differ more or less randomly from the average starting point set as 
+			the offset radius above. With the value set to 1, all the rays will start 
+			at the circle determined by the offset radius. The maximum value is 
+			2000. The default value is 30.
           </para>
-        </listitem>
+		  <figure>
+		    <title><quote>Line Nova</quote> randomness option</title>
+			  <mediaobject>
+				<imageobject>
+				  <imagedata format="PNG"
+					fileref="images/filters/examples/render/line-nova-rand.png" />
+				</imageobject>
+				<caption>
+                  <para>From left to right: randomness = 1; randomness = 50</para>
+                </caption>				
+			  </mediaobject>
+		  </figure>
+        </listitem>		
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
   </sect3>