[release-notes/gnome-3-8] refine the apps page



commit 6885e18fe2f73819f2983bfddbab7657f740e3ee
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date:   Mon Mar 11 16:07:57 2013 +0000

    refine the apps page

 help/C/more-apps.page |   55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/more-apps.page b/help/C/more-apps.page
index 9447d9a..f3454ba 100644
--- a/help/C/more-apps.page
+++ b/help/C/more-apps.page
@@ -22,46 +22,61 @@
     <title><media type="image" src="figures/web-browser.png"/> Web</title>
     <p>Web, the GNOME web browser, has gained a number of new features for 3.8:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>A new private browsing mode introduced, which allows you to browse without records being kept 
about your activity.</p></item>
-      <item><p>An improved page search interface, which is more consistent with other GNOME 3 
applications.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Updated and improved media controls for HTML5 content.</p></item>
-      <item><p>If you close a tab, there is now the option to easily reopen it.</p></item>
-      <item><p>A new tab button has been added to the toolbar.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Web</app> has a new private browsing mode. This allow you to browse without records 
being kept about your activity.</p></item>
+      <item><p>The page search interface has been improved, and is now more consistent with other GNOME 3 
applications.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Media controls for HTML5 content have been revamped, so that they look better and are easier 
to use.</p></item>
+      <item><p>An undo close tab action has been added: a convenient way to get tabs back that you have 
accidentally closed.</p></item>
+      <item><p>The <app>Web</app> toolbar has gained a new tab button.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
   <section id="boxes">
    <title><media type="image" src="figures/gnome-boxes.png"/> Boxes</title>
-   <p>Boxes is the GNOME application for using virtual machines as well as connecting to remote computers. 
In addition to stability and performance enhancements, it has received a large lot of small improvements for 
3.8:</p>
+   <p><app>Boxes</app> is the GNOME application for using virtual machines and connecting to remote 
computers. In addition to stability and performance enhancements, it has received a lot of small improvements 
for 3.8:</p>
    <list>
-     <item><p>Automatic USB redirection support for new virtual machines (as well as the option to add it to 
existing ones). This makes it possible to use USB devices (cameras, flash drive, etc) from inside a virtual 
machine.</p></item>
-     <item><p>Smartcard support.</p></item>
-     <item><p>With Windows XP and Windows 7 express installation, a number of features now work out of the 
box, including copy and paste between the host system and the virtual machine, automatic adjustment of the 
virtual machine's screen resolution, and efficient disk usage.</p></item>
-     <item><p>Ability to connect to virtual machines running on <link 
href="http://www.ovirt.org/Documentation";>oVirt</link>.</p></item>
-     <item><p>Many user interface improvements and additions, including pausing multiple virtual machines at 
the same time, improved multi-selection of virtual machies, additional options in the remote connection 
assistant, and support for changing the CD-ROM device/ISO from properties.</p></item>
+     <item><p>Automatic USB redirection is now included in all new virtual machines, and can be added to 
existing ones. This makes it possible to use USB devices (cameras, flash drive, etc) from inside a virtual 
machine.</p></item>
+     <item><p><app>Boxes</app> now supports smartcards.</p></item>
+     <item><p>A number of features now work out of the box with Windows XP and Windows 7 express 
installations, including copy and paste between the host system and the virtual machine, automatic adjustment 
of the virtual machine's screen resolution and efficient disk usage.</p></item>
+     <item><p>It is now possible to connect to virtual machines running on <link 
href="http://www.ovirt.org/Documentation";>oVirt</link>.</p></item>
+     <item><p>There have been many user interface improvements and additions, including the ability to pause 
multiple virtual machines at the same time, improved multi-selection of virtual machies, additional options 
in the remote connection assistant, and support for changing the CD-ROM device/ISO from the properties 
view.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
   <section id="documents">
     <title><media type="image" src="figures/gnome-documents.png"/> Documents</title>
-    <p>The reading experience has been much improved for GNOME 3.8. The visual presentation of individual 
documents has been improved, and there is a new browsing interface which features page switching buttons and 
a navigation slider.</p>
-    <p>Documents also features inline editing for Google Documents, so that it is possible to edit directly 
from the Documents application rather than through a web browser.</p>
+    <p>The <app>Documents</app> reading experience has received a number of enhancements for GNOME 3.8, 
including:</p>
+    <list>
+      <item><p>Nicer looking documents.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Improved page size and new dual page mode.</p></item>
+      <item><p>A new navigation slider with integrated thumbnails makes browsing documents easier.</p></item>
+      <item><p>New dialogs for bookmarks and tables of contents.</p></item>
+    </list>
+    <p><app>Documents</app> has a number of other new features, also:</p>
+    <list>
+      <item><p>Google Documents can now be edited directly from the <app>Documents</app> 
interface.</p></item>
+      <item><p>A new sharing dialog has been added for Google Documents.</p></item>
+      <item><p>PDF files from Google Drive can now be viewed.</p></item>
+      <item><p>An animated <app>Getting Started</app> guide has been added.</p></item>
+    </list>
   </section>
 
   <section id="contacts">
     <title><media type="image" src="figures/x-office-address-book.png"/> Contacts</title>
-    <p>Contacts has a number of user interface improvements for GNOME 3.8:</p>
+    <p><app>Contacts</app> has a number of user interface improvements for GNOME 3.8:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>New contact details layout and editing mode.</p></item>
-        <item><p>The new selection mode provides a convenient way to remove or link multiple 
contacts.</p></item>
-        <item><p>All your contacts from different online sources are now displayed in the contacts 
list.</p></item>
+      <item><p>The layout of contact details has been adjusted to make them look better and to make reading 
easier.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Editing has been vastly improved through a new edit mode. This provides a single place to 
access the various ways to edit a contact.</p></item>
+      <item><p>A new selection mode provides a convenient way to remove or link multiple contacts.</p></item>
+      <item><p>All your contacts from different online sources are now displayed in the contacts 
list.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
   <section id="preview-apps">
-    <title><media type="image" src="figures/applications-other.png"/> New application previews</title>
-    <p>With GNOME 3.8, a number of new applications are being previewed for the first time. Each of these 
applications has been designed to be consistent with other GNOME 3 applications. These initial releases are 
for testing and feedback, and the intention is that they will be developed into fully-fledged GNOME 
applications in the future.</p>
-    <p>Weather is a new application for viewing current weather conditions as well as forecasts for 
different locations.</p>
+    <title> New application previews</title>
+    <p>Sever new applications are being previewed for the first time in GNOME 3.8. These initial releases 
are intended for testing and feedback.</p>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
+    <p><app>Weather</app> is a new application for viewing current weather conditions as well as forecasts 
for different locations.</p>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
     <p>A new notes application is being developed under the name of Bijeben. It has a simple yet effective 
design which allows you to group your notes using different colors.</p>
   </section>
 


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