[gnome-terminal/wip/mallard-merge: 200/261] help: review pref-profiles.page



commit 9f637c6f3075bfdffd646724469c43446f62db27
Author: Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>
Date:   Sun Feb 24 21:30:01 2013 +0100

    help: review pref-profiles.page

 help/C/pref-profiles.page |  173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/pref-profiles.page b/help/C/pref-profiles.page
index 0b5f9d9..803394f 100644
--- a/help/C/pref-profiles.page
+++ b/help/C/pref-profiles.page
@@ -17,50 +17,50 @@
       <years>2013</years>
     </credit>
 
-    <desc>Create, edit and delete <app>Terminal</app> profiles.</desc>
+    <desc>Create, edit and delete profiles.</desc>
   </info>
 
   <title>Manage profiles</title>
 
-  <p>A profile is a collection of <app>Terminal</app> settings.
-  <app>Terminal</app> settings peculiar to a profile include:</p>
+  <p>A profile is a collection of <app>Terminal</app> settings. These
+  include:</p>
 
   <list>
     <item>
       <p><gui style="input">Profile name</gui></p>
     </item>
     <item>
-      <p><app>Terminal</app> <gui style="tab">Colors</gui></p>
+      <p>Font and backgrounf colors</p>
     </item>
     <item>
-      <p><gui style="tab">Compatibility</gui></p>
+      <p><gui style="tab">Compatibility</gui> <!-- …with what? --></p>
     </item>
     <item>
-      <p><gui style="tab">Scrolling</gui> etc.</p>
+      <p><gui style="tab">Scrolling</gui> etc. <!-- Do not use Latin. --></p>
     </item>
   </list>
 
   <section id="default-profile" style="task">
     <title>Default profile</title>
 
-    <p>The default profile is loaded when a new <app>Terminal</app> is opened,
-    unless you have selected another profile, and any changes that you make to
-    the settings will be stored in the selected profile for the
-    <app>Terminal</app> tab or window.</p>
+    <p>The default profile is loaded when a new terminal is opened, unless you
+    have selected another profile, and any changes that you make to the
+    settings will be stored in the default profile for the <app>Terminal</app>
+    tab or window.</p>
 
   </section>
 
   <section id="set-default" style="task">
     <title>Set a default profile</title>
 
-  <p>Default profile is a collection of profile settings applied on launch of
-    every <app>Terminal</app> tab or window.</p>
+  <p>The default profile is a collection of profile settings applied on launch
+  of every <app>Terminal</app> tab or window.</p>
 
-   <steps>
+  <steps>
     <item>
-      <p>Go to <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui
-      style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui><gui
-      style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+      <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+      <gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui>
+      <gui style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
     </item>
     <item>
       <p>Select the profile to be set as default from <gui>Profile used when
@@ -82,32 +82,37 @@
   <section id="new-profile" style="task">
     <title>Create a new profile</title>
 
-    <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui> <gui style="menuitem">New
-    Profile…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+    <p>Any changes to a new profile are saved automatically. To create a new
+    profile:</p>
 
     <steps>
       <item>
-        <p>In <gui style="input">Profile name</gui>, input a name for your new
-      profile.</p>
+        <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui>
+        <gui style="menuitem">New Profile…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>, <link xref="app-
-      cursor">cursor shapes</link> and <link xref="app-terminal-
-      sizes"><app>Terminal</app> size</link>.</p>
+        <p>Enter a name for the new profile next to
+        <gui style="input">Profile name</gui>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>You may also change behaviour of <app>Terminal</app> on <link xref
-      ="pref-custom-exit">command exit</link>, set a <link xref="pref-login-
-      shell">custom login shell</link> or set <link xref="pref-
-      scrolling">scrollbar preferences</link>.</p>
+        <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>,
+        <link xref="app-cursor">cursor shape</link> and
+        <link xref="app-terminal-sizes">window size</link> in the
+        <gui style="tab">General</gui> tab.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>To change the <app>Terminal</app> theme and colors, see <link xref
-      ="app-colors"><app>Terminal</app> color schemes</link>.</p>
+        <p>Set your preferred terminal behaviour on
+        <link xref="pref-custom-exit">executing <cmd>exit</cmd></link> and set
+        a <link xref="pref-login-shell">custom login shell</link> in the
+        <gui style="tab">Title and Command</gui> tab.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>Changes to profile are saved immediately. To return to
-      <app>Terminal</app>, click <gui style="button">Close</gui>.</p>
+        <p><link xref="app-colors">Change the theme and colors</link> in the
+        <gui style="tab">Colors</gui> tab.</p>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <p><link xref="pref-scrolling">Set your scrolling preference</link> in
+        the <gui style="tab">Scrolling</gui> tab.</p>
       </item>
     </steps>
   </section>
@@ -115,28 +120,33 @@
   <section id="create-profile-from-existing" style="task">
     <title>Create a new profile based on existing profile</title>
 
-  <p>You can create a new profile based on settings from an existing
-  profile:</p>
+    <p>You can create a new profile based on settings from an existing
+    profile:</p>
 
     <steps>
       <item>
-        <p>Select the existing profile from <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui>
-        <gui style="menuitem">Open Terminal</gui></guiseq> or <guiseq><gui
-        style="menu">File</gui><gui style="menuitem">Open Tab</gui></guiseq></p>
+        <p>Select the profile that you wish to edit from
+        <guiseq><gui style="menu">Terminal</gui>
+        <gui style="menuitem">Change Profile</gui>
+        <gui style="menuitem"><var>Profile name</var></guiseq> where
+        <var>Profile name</var> is the name of the profile that you wish to
+        edit.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>In the newly opened <app>Terminal</app> tab or window choose
-        <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui><gui style="menuitem">New
-        Profile…</gui></guiseq> to create new profile.</p>
+        <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui>
+        <gui style="menuitem">New Profile…</gui></guiseq> to clone the profile
+        that you have selected.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>You can now set any desired profile preferences accordingly. See
-        <link xref="#edit-profile">Edit a profile</link>.</p>
+        <p>Set your <link xref="#edit-profile">desired profile
+        prefrences</link>, these will be saved automatically. If you do not
+        update the profile name, the new profile will not overwrite the profile
+        that it is based on.</p>
       </item>
     </steps>
 
-  <p>Alternatively, you can create a copy of the existing profile first and then
-  edit the profile.</p>
+    <p>Alternatively, you can create a copy of the existing profile first and
+    then edit the profile:</p>
 
     <steps>
       <item>
@@ -151,70 +161,75 @@
         <p>Click <gui style="button">Clone</gui>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>See <link xref="edit-profile">Edit a profile</link>.</p>
+        <p>Set your <link xref="#edit-profile">desired profile
+        prefrences</link>, these will be saved automatically. If you do not
+        update the profile name, the new profile will not overwrite the profile
+        that it is based on.</p>
       </item>
     </steps>
 
-  <note>
-    <p>Creating a new profile from an existing profile will not affect settings
-    in an existing profile. Any changes to settings will be stored in the new
-    profile.</p>
-  </note>
+    <note>
+      <p>Creating a new profile from an existing profile will not affect
+      settings in an existing profile. Any changes to settings will be stored
+      in the new profile.</p>
+    </note>
 
   </section>
 
   <section id="edit-profile" style="task">
     <title>Edit a profile</title>
 
-  <p>You can make changes to existing profiles. To edit a profile, select
-  <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui style="menuitem">Profile
-  Preferences…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+    <p>You can make changes to existing profiles. To edit a profile, select
+    <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+    <gui style="menuitem">Profile Preferences…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
 
     <steps>
       <item>
-        <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>, <link xref="app-
-        cursor">cursor shapes</link> and <link xref="app-terminal-
-        sizes"><app>Terminal</app> size</link>.</p>
+        <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>,
+        <link xref="app-cursor">cursor shapes</link> and
+        <link xref="app-terminal-sizes"><app>Terminal</app> size</link>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>You may also change behaviour of <app>Terminal</app> on <link xref
-      ="pref-custom-exit">command exit</link>, set a <link xref="pref-login-
-      shell">custom login shell</link> or change <link xref="pref-
-      scrolling">scrollbar preferences</link>.</p>
+        <p>You may also change behaviour of <app>Terminal</app> on
+        <link xref="pref-custom-exit">command exit</link>, set a
+        <link xref="pref-login-shell">custom login shell</link> or change
+        <link xref="pref-scrolling">scrollbar preferences</link>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>To change the <app>Terminal</app> theme and colors, see <link xref
-      ="app-colors"><app>Terminal</app> color schemes</link>.</p>
+        <p>To change the <app>Terminal</app> theme and colors, see
+        <link xref="app-colors"><app>Terminal</app> color schemes</link>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
         <p>Changes to profile are saved immediately. To return to
-      <app>Terminal</app>, click <gui style="button">Close</gui>.</p>
+        <app>Terminal</app>, click <gui style="button">Close</gui>.</p>
       </item>
     </steps>
 
-  <note style="important">
-    <p>To make sure you are editing the desired profile, select the profile from
-    <guiseq><gui style="menu">Terminal</gui><gui style="menuitem">Change
-    Profile</gui></guiseq>.</p>
-  </note>
+    <note style="important">
+      <p>To make sure you are editing the desired profile, select the profile
+      from <guiseq><gui style="menu">Terminal</gui><gui style="menuitem">Change
+      Profile</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+    </note>
+
   </section>
 
   <section id="rename-profile" style="task">
     <title>Rename an existing profile</title>
 
-  <p>You can rename existing profiles, including the default profile.</p>
+    <p>You can rename existing profiles, including the default profile.</p>
+
     <steps>
       <item>
-        <p>Go to <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui
-          style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui><gui
-          style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+        <p>Go to <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+        <gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui>
+        <gui style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
         <p>Select the profile you wish to rename.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
-        <p>Now, click <gui style="button">Edit</gui>. This will open the profile
-          preferences dialog for the selected profile.</p>
+        <p>Now, click <gui style="button">Edit</gui>. This will open the
+        profile preferences dialog for the selected profile.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
         <p>In the input box for <gui>Profile name:</gui>, type the new profile
@@ -224,16 +239,19 @@
         <p>Click <gui style="button">Close</gui> to return.</p>
       </item>
     </steps>
+
   </section>
 
   <section id="delete-profile" style="task">
     <title>Delete a Profile</title>
   
-  <p>To delete a profile:</p>
+    <p>To delete a profile:</p>
 
     <steps>
       <item>
-        <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui><gui 
style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+        <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+        <gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui>
+        <gui style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
       </item>
       <item>
         <p>Select the profile you wish to delete. </p>
@@ -241,7 +259,8 @@
       <item>
         <p>Click <gui style="button">Delete</gui>.</p>
       </item>
-    </steps> 
+    </steps>
+
   </section>
 
-</page>
\ No newline at end of file
+</page>


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