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



commit f87c6e52946650bdc405f6451232346bf224cc61
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date:   Tue Mar 12 19:26:12 2013 +0000

    refine the developers page text

 help/C/developers.page |   56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/developers.page b/help/C/developers.page
index 89f8482..08650f6 100644
--- a/help/C/developers.page
+++ b/help/C/developers.page
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   <title>What's new for developers, system administrators and distributors</title>
 
-  <p>New features and enhancements for those working with GNOME technologies</p>
+  <p>New features and enhancements for those working with GNOME technologies.</p>
 
   <section id="dev-help">
     <title>DevHelp</title>
@@ -29,60 +29,60 @@
   <section id="gtk+">
     <title>GTK+</title>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Per-widget opacity with gtk_widget_set_opacity</p></item>
-      <item><p>Frame synchronization with mutter for smooth animations and resizing</p></item>
-      <item><p>Single-click mode for tree and icon views</p></item>
-      <item><p>Possible to reuse accessible implementations</p></item>
-      <item><p>Multi-application Broadway support with broadwayd</p></item>
-      <item><p>Better font support: can set family, size, etc, like other css properties</p></item>
+      <item><p>Per-widget opacity with <code>gtk_widget_set_opacity</code>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Frame synchronization with <app>Mutter</app> ensures smooth animations and 
resizing.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Single-click mode for tree and icon views.</p></item>
+      <item><p>It is now possible to reuse accessible implementations.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Multi-application <app>Broadway</app> support with <code>broadwayd</code>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Improved font support: you can now set font-family, size, and other font properties using 
CSS.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
   <section id="glib">
     <title>GLib</title>
     <list>
-      <item><p>g_type_init no longer needed and deprecated</p></item>
-      <item><p>GTask replaces GAsyncResult</p></item>
-      <item><p>Type modules are never unloaded</p></item>
-      <item><p>Interfaces can't be added after class_init anymore</p></item>
-      <item><p>File monitors work on NFS homedirs, by falling back to fam</p></item>
-      <item><p>kqueue support for file monitors (BSDs, OS X)</p></item>
-      <item><p>GUnixFdSource, a new way to add file descriptors to the mainloop</p></item>
-      <item><p>g_get_home_dir() now respects $HOME</p></item>
+      <item><p>g_type_init no longer needed and has been deprecated.</p></item>
+      <item><p><code>GTask</code> has been replaced with <code>GAsyncResult</code>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>From 3.8 type modules are never unloaded.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Interfaces cannot be added after <code>class_init</code> any more.</p></item>
+      <item><p>File monitors will now work on NFS homedirs (by falling back to fam).</p></item>
+      <item><p><code>kqueue</code> file monitoring is now supported.</p></item>
+      <item><p><code>GUnixFdSource</code>, a new way to add file descriptors to the mainloop, has been 
introduced.</p></item>
+      <item><p><code>g_get_home_dir()</code> now respects <code>$HOME</code>.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
   <section id="clutter">
     <title>Clutter</title>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Always use the XInput extension in X11 to support touch events by default.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Add ClutterTapAction, to recognize (single) tap gestures on touch screens.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Performance improvements to avoid tearing.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Allow setting text attributes on editable ClutterText actors.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Clutter</app> now uses the X11 XInput extension to support touch events by 
default.</p></item>
+      <item><p><code>ClutterTapAction</code> has been added to allow recognition of (single) tap gestures on 
touch screens.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Performance improvements have been made to avoid tearing.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Text attributes can now be set on editable <code>ClutterText</code> actors.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="boxes">
+  <section id="boxes-dev">
     <title>Boxes</title>
-    <p>Now uses of libosinfo for express/automated installations. Support for new OSes/distros can be added 
through libosinfo. This uses XSL/XML and avoids the need to use Vala or C.</p>
+    <p><app>Boxes</app> now uses <code>libosinfo</code> for adding new operating systems and distributions 
for express and automated installation. This is based on XSL/XML and avoids the need to use Vala or C.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="tracker">
     <title>Tracker</title>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Full Text Search (FTS) v4 support with support for snippets (i.e. context around matching 
queries) and offsets (index in context matching queries).</p></item>
-      <item><p>Colour based command line interfaces: 
http://blogs.gnome.org/mr/2013/02/15/tracker-search-gets-colour-snippets/</p></item>
-      <item><p>Indexing support for XPS (XML Page Specific Microsoft alternative to PDF files) and DVI 
documents (DeVice Independent files - printable output of TeX files)</p></item>
+      <item><p>Full Text Search (FTS) v4 support has been added, including search result snippets (i.e. 
context around matching queries can be returned) and offsets (index in context matching queries).</p></item>
+      <item><p>Command line interfaces can now use text colors.Colour based command line 
interfaces.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Indexing support has been added for XPS (an XML Page Specific Microsoft alternative to PDF 
files) and DVI documents (DeVice Independent files - printable output of TeX files).</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
   <section id="python-bindings">
     <title>Python Bindings (PyGObject)</title>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Now provides access to the full and original GLib API. The old and pygobject 2.x specific way 
to call functions like `GLib.io_add_watch()` is now deprecated, causing a `PyDeprecationWarning`, and will be 
removed in a future release cycle</p></item>
-      <item><p>Much improved support for data types that haven't been handled before: `GParamSpec`, boxed 
list properties, or direct setting of string struct members</p></item>
-      <item><p>New `pygtkcompat.generictree` module that offers a `PyGTK` compatible `TreeModel` class, for 
easier porting</p></item>
-      <item><p>Now raises a `DeprecationWarning` for introspected methods which are marked as deprecated. 
Run `python` with the `-Wd` option to see them</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>PyGObject</app> now provides access to the full and original GLib API. The PyGObject 2.x 
method to call functions like <code>GLib.io_add_watch()</code> is now deprecated, causing a 
<code>PyDeprecationWarning</code>, and will be removed in a future release cycle.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Support for several data types has been added: <code>GParamSpec</code>, boxed list 
properties, or direct setting of string struct members.</p></item>
+      <item><p>The new <code>pygtkcompat.generictree</code> module offers a <app>PyGTK</app> compatible 
<code>TreeModel</code> class for easier porting</p></item>
+      <item><p>With GNOME 3.8, <app>PyGObject</app> will raise a deprecation warning for introspected 
methods which are marked as deprecated. Run <code>python</code> with the <code>-Wd</code> option to see 
them</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 


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