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[gnome-user-docs] Review: minor edits to user-* topics, mark some as final

commit f78e22ef65fce5793c3bd9312c974d5f9297afad
Author: Phil Bull <philbull gmail com>
Date:   Fri Mar 25 17:42:55 2011 +0000

    Review: minor edits to user-* topics, mark some as final

 gnome-help/C/user-accounts.page       |   15 ++++++----
 gnome-help/C/user-changepassword.page |   46 +++++++++++++++------------------
 gnome-help/C/user-modify.page         |   34 ++++++++++--------------
 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/user-accounts.page b/gnome-help/C/user-accounts.page
index 3f478f6..4b9350f 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/user-accounts.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/user-accounts.page
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
-      type="guide" style="task"
+      type="guide"
       id="user-accounts">
 
   <info>
-    <link type="guide" xref="prefs#users" />
-    <desc><link xref="user-accounts#manage">Manage accounts</link>, <link xref="user-accounts#passwords">passwords</link></desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-18" status="candidate"/>
+    <link type="guide" xref="prefs#users" group="#first" />
+    
+    <desc>Decide who has access to your computer, reset your password...</desc>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-25" status="final"/>
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
@@ -14,10 +15,12 @@
     <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
   </info>
 
-  <title>User accounts</title>
+<title>User accounts</title>
+
+<p>Each person that uses the computer should have a different user account. This allows them to keep their files separate from yours and to choose their own settings. It's also more secure - you can only access a different user account if you know the password.</p>
 
 <section id="manage" style="2column">
- <title>Managing Account</title>
+ <title>Manage user accounts</title>
 </section>
 
 <section id="passwords" style="2column">
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/user-changepassword.page b/gnome-help/C/user-changepassword.page
index 4d3db75..b8a95a1 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/user-changepassword.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/user-changepassword.page
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="user-accounts#passwords"/>
     
-    <desc><guiseq><gui>Users and Groups</gui><gui>Users Settings</gui><gui>Passwords</gui><gui>Change</gui></guiseq></desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-19" status="candidate"/>
+    <desc>To do this, click <guiseq><gui>Users and Groups</gui><gui>Users Settings</gui><gui>Passwords</gui><gui>Change</gui></guiseq>.</desc>
+    
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-25" status="final"/>
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
@@ -15,61 +16,56 @@
     <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
   </info>
 
-  <title>Change your password</title>
-
-  <comment>
-   <cite date="2010-10-31" href="mailto:gnome-doc-list gnome org">GNOME Documentation Project</cite>
-   <p>Explain how to change your password, and what might break if you do that.</p>
-  </comment>
+<title>Change your password</title>
+<p>It is a good idea to change your password from time to time, especially if you think someone else knows what your password is.</p>
    <steps>
    <item><p>
-     In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, <gui>Type to search</gui> <input>users and groups</input>.  Click on it when it comes up.
+     In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, search for <input>users and groups</input>. Click on it when it comes up.
    </p></item>
       <item><p>
       In the <gui>Users Settings</gui>, select the user whose password you wish to change.
    </p></item>
       <item><p>
-      Next to <gui>Password</gui> click <gui>Change</gui>.
+      Next to where it says <gui>Password</gui>, click <gui>Change</gui>.
    </p></item>
       <item><p>
-        Fill in your <gui>Current password</gui>, <gui>New password</gui>, and <gui>Confirmation password</gui> (which needs to match the <gui>New password</gui>).
+        Fill in your <gui>Current password</gui>, a <gui>New password</gui>, and <gui>Confirmation password</gui> (which needs to be exactly the same as the <gui>New password</gui>).
    </p></item>
          <item><p>
-      Click <gui>Ok</gui>.
+      Click <gui>OK</gui>.
    </p></item>
    </steps>
 
+<p>Make sure you <link xref="user-goodpassword">choose a good password</link>. This will help to keep your user account safe.</p>
 
   <note style="advanced">
-   <title>Using the Command Line</title>
+   <title>Using the command line</title>
+     <p>You can change your password using the command line instead.</p>
      <steps>
      <item><p>
-       At the terminal prompt type: passwd
+       At the Terminal prompt, run the <cmnd>passwd</cmnd> command.
      </p></item>
 
         <item><p>
-         Enter your current password.
+         Enter your current password. The letters won't show up when you type them, but they are being entered. Press <key>Enter</key> when you're done.
              </p></item>
 
         <item><p>
-        Enter the new desired password twice.  You're done.
+        Enter the desired new password twice. You're done.
      </p></item>
      </steps>
-  <p>
-
-  </p>
   </note>
 
   <section id="changepass">
-    <title>Change Keyring Password</title>
-
+    <title>Change the keyring password</title>
 
   <p>
-    If you change your login password, it may become out of sync with the keyring password. Your keyring password will remain the same as your old password.  To change your keyring password (to match your login password):
-  </p>
+    If you change your login password, it may become out of sync with the <em>keyring password</em>. The keyring saves you having to remember lots of different passwords by just requiring one "master" password to access them all. If you change your user password (see above), your keyring password will remain the same as your old password and so the keyring won't be <em>unlocked</em> automatically when you log in.</p>
+    
+  <p>To change your keyring password (to match your login password):</p>
   <steps>
   <item><p>
-     In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview <gui>Type to search</gui> <input>Passwords and Encryption Keys</input>.
+     Go to the <gui>Activities</gui> overview and open <input>Passwords and Encryption Keys</input>.
   </p></item>
     <item><p>
     In the <gui>Passwords</gui> tab, right-click on <gui>Passwords: login</gui>.  Select <gui>Change Password</gui>.
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@
     Enter your <gui>Old Password</gui>, followed by your current <gui>Password</gui>, and <gui>Confirm</gui> your current password by entering it again.
   </p></item>
     <item><p>
-    Click <gui>Ok</gui>.
+    Click <gui>OK</gui>.
   </p></item>
   </steps>
   </section>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/user-modify.page b/gnome-help/C/user-modify.page
index e06f642..e12c872 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/user-modify.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/user-modify.page
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="user-accounts#manage"/>
-    <desc>Change user name, password, account type or add user to group.</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-01-19" status="candidate"/>
+    <desc>Change user name, password, account type or add a user to a group.</desc>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-25" status="candidate"/>
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
       <email>tiffany antopolski com</email>
@@ -20,52 +20,45 @@
   <title>Change settings for a user or group</title>
      
   <section id="user-name">
-    <title>Change User Name</title>
+    <title>Change someone's user name</title>
     <steps>
  <item><p>
-      When in the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, <gui>Type to search</gui> <input>users and groups</input>.  This will open the <app>Users Administration Tool</app>.   
+      When in the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, find and open <input>Users and Groups</input>.  This will open the <app>Users Administration Tool</app>.   
     </p></item>
         <item><p>
-       Select the user whose name you wish to modify.
-      </p></item>
-    <item><p>
-      Next to the current username, click <gui>Change</gui>.
+       Select the user whose name you wish to modify and, next to their username, click <gui>Change</gui>.
       </p></item>
       <item><p>
       You will be prompted for your password. Enter it and click <gui>Authenticate</gui>.
       </p></item>
       <item><p>
-       Change the user's <gui>Full Name</gui> if applicable.
+       Change the user's user name and <gui>Full Name</gui> (if applicable).
        </p></item>
       <item><p>
       Click <gui>Close</gui>.
       </p></item>
-
     </steps>
+    <p>It's a good idea to try logging out of the computer and then logging in again with the user account whose name you just changed. This will let you make sure that the name was changed successfully.</p>
     
   </section>
     
       <section id="account-type">
-    <title>Change User Account Type</title>
+    <title>Change the user account type</title>
     
         <steps>
         
          <item><p>
-      When in the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, <gui>Type to search</gui> <input>users and groups</input>.  This will open the <app>Users Administration Tool</app>.   
+      When in the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, find and open <input>Users and Groups</input>.  This will open the <app>Users Administration Tool</app>.   
     </p></item>
     <item><p>
-       Select the user you wish to modify.
-      </p></item>
-      <item><p>
-      Next to <gui>Account Type</gui>, click <gui>Change</gui>.
+       Select the user you wish to modify and, next to <gui>Account Type</gui>, click <gui>Change</gui>.
       </p></item>
       <item><p>
       You will be prompted for your password.  Enter it and click <gui>Authenticate</gui>.
       </p></item>
       <item><p>
-      Select the appropriate account type.
+      Select the appropriate account type:
       </p>
-      <note>
       <terms>
       
       <item>
@@ -78,14 +71,15 @@
       </item>
       <item>
         <title>Custom</title>
-        <p>Account with manually defined settings.</p>
+        <!-- FIXME: Is this right? -->
+        <p>Account with manually-defined settings.</p>
       </item>
       </terms>
       </note>
       
       </item>
       <item><p>
-      Click <gui>Ok</gui>.
+      Click <gui>OK</gui>.
       </p></item>
       
     </steps>
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