[glib] Docs: Don't use the emphasis tag



commit 4d12e0d66f1641a6eb2ba9c65579935136f6ef46
Author: Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>
Date:   Fri Jan 31 20:34:33 2014 -0500

    Docs: Don't use the emphasis tag
    
    Most of the time, the text read just as well without the extra
    boldness.

 gio/gasyncresult.c             |   11 +-
 gio/gcancellable.c             |   16 +-
 gio/gdatainputstream.c         |   14 +-
 gio/gdbusconnection.c          |    7 +-
 gio/gdbusmethodinvocation.c    |    2 +-
 gio/gdbusobjectmanagerclient.c |   13 +-
 gio/gdbusproxy.c               |    2 +-
 gio/gdbusutils.c               |    7 +-
 gio/gnetworking.c              |    9 +-
 gio/gnetworkmonitor.c          |    7 +-
 gio/goutputstream.c            |   26 ++--
 gio/gresolver.c                |    5 +-
 gio/gsettings.c                |    3 +-
 gio/gtask.c                    |    4 +-
 glib/docs.c                    |   34 ++--
 glib/gcharset.c                |    2 +-
 glib/gconvert.c                |   17 +-
 glib/gdate.c                   |   24 ++--
 glib/gerror.c                  |   96 +++++------
 glib/ggettext.c                |    4 +-
 glib/giochannel.c              |    3 +-
 glib/gmain.c                   |    7 +-
 glib/gmem.c                    |   18 ++-
 glib/gmessages.c               |    3 +-
 glib/goption.c                 |    6 +-
 glib/gpattern.c                |   17 +-
 glib/gquark.c                  |   34 ++--
 glib/gqueue.c                  |   18 +-
 glib/gsequence.c               |  153 +++++++++---------
 glib/gstrfuncs.c               |   30 ++--
 glib/gthread.c                 |    7 +-
 glib/gutf8.c                   |    8 +-
 glib/gutils.c                  |   18 +-
 gobject/gbinding.c             |   24 ++--
 gobject/gsignal.c              |   43 +++--
 gobject/gtype.c                |  359 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 36 files changed, 515 insertions(+), 536 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gio/gasyncresult.c b/gio/gasyncresult.c
index 10a3b1e..6283663 100644
--- a/gio/gasyncresult.c
+++ b/gio/gasyncresult.c
@@ -105,12 +105,11 @@
  * <para id="io-priority"><indexterm><primary>I/O
  * priority</primary></indexterm> Many I/O-related asynchronous
  * operations have a priority parameter, which is used in certain
- * cases to determine the order in which operations are executed. They
- * are <emphasis>not</emphasis> used to determine system-wide I/O
- * scheduling. Priorities are integers, with lower numbers indicating
- * higher priority. It is recommended to choose priorities between
- * %G_PRIORITY_LOW and %G_PRIORITY_HIGH, with %G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT as a
- * default. </para>
+ * cases to determine the order in which operations are executed.
+ * They are not used to determine system-wide I/O scheduling.
+ * Priorities are integers, with lower numbers indicating higher priority.
+ * It is recommended to choose priorities between %G_PRIORITY_LOW and
+ * %G_PRIORITY_HIGH, with %G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT as a default.</para>
  **/
 
 typedef GAsyncResultIface GAsyncResultInterface;
diff --git a/gio/gcancellable.c b/gio/gcancellable.c
index a6ef4ef..90d2676 100644
--- a/gio/gcancellable.c
+++ b/gio/gcancellable.c
@@ -90,16 +90,14 @@ g_cancellable_class_init (GCancellableClass *klass)
    *
    * Note that disconnecting from this signal (or any signal) in a
    * multi-threaded program is prone to race conditions. For instance
-   * it is possible that a signal handler may be invoked even
-   * <emphasis>after</emphasis> a call to
-   * g_signal_handler_disconnect() for that handler has already
-   * returned.
+   * it is possible that a signal handler may be invoked even after
+   * a call to g_signal_handler_disconnect() for that handler has
+   * already returned.
    * 
-   * There is also a problem when cancellation happen
-   * right before connecting to the signal. If this happens the
-   * signal will unexpectedly not be emitted, and checking before
-   * connecting to the signal leaves a race condition where this is
-   * still happening.
+   * There is also a problem when cancellation happens right before
+   * connecting to the signal. If this happens the signal will
+   * unexpectedly not be emitted, and checking before connecting to
+   * the signal leaves a race condition where this is still happening.
    *
    * In order to make it safe and easy to connect handlers there
    * are two helper functions: g_cancellable_connect() and
diff --git a/gio/gdatainputstream.c b/gio/gdatainputstream.c
index 0919cdd..0a125a8 100644
--- a/gio/gdatainputstream.c
+++ b/gio/gdatainputstream.c
@@ -1303,8 +1303,8 @@ g_data_input_stream_read_until_finish (GDataInputStream  *stream,
  * occurrence of any of the stop characters.
  *
  * In contrast to g_data_input_stream_read_until(), this function
- * does <emphasis>not</emphasis> consume the stop character. You have
- * to use g_data_input_stream_read_byte() to get it before calling
+ * does not consume the stop character. You have to use
+ * g_data_input_stream_read_byte() to get it before calling
  * g_data_input_stream_read_upto() again.
  *
  * Note that @stop_chars may contain '\0' if @stop_chars_len is
@@ -1397,8 +1397,8 @@ g_data_input_stream_read_upto (GDataInputStream  *stream,
  * It is an error to have two outstanding calls to this function.
  *
  * In contrast to g_data_input_stream_read_until(), this function
- * does <emphasis>not</emphasis> consume the stop character. You have
- * to use g_data_input_stream_read_byte() to get it before calling
+ * does not consume the stop character. You have to use
+ * g_data_input_stream_read_byte() to get it before calling
  * g_data_input_stream_read_upto() again.
  *
  * Note that @stop_chars may contain '\0' if @stop_chars_len is
@@ -1437,9 +1437,9 @@ g_data_input_stream_read_upto_async (GDataInputStream    *stream,
  * Finish an asynchronous call started by
  * g_data_input_stream_read_upto_async().
  *
- * Note that this function does <emphasis>not</emphasis> consume the
- * stop character. You have to use g_data_input_stream_read_byte() to
- * get it before calling g_data_input_stream_read_upto_async() again.
+ * Note that this function does not consume the stop character. You
+ * have to use g_data_input_stream_read_byte() to get it before calling
+ * g_data_input_stream_read_upto_async() again.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a string with the data that was read
  *     before encountering any of the stop characters. Set @length to
diff --git a/gio/gdbusconnection.c b/gio/gdbusconnection.c
index e373579..8c964d2 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusconnection.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusconnection.c
@@ -5110,10 +5110,9 @@ obj_message_func (GDBusConnection *connection,
  *
  * GDBus automatically implements the standard D-Bus interfaces
  * org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties, org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable
- * and org.freedesktop.Peer, so you don't have to implement those for
- * the objects you export. You <emphasis>can</emphasis> implement
- * org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties yourself, e.g. to handle getting
- * and setting of properties asynchronously.
+ * and org.freedesktop.Peer, so you don't have to implement those for the
+ * objects you export. You can implement org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties
+ * yourself, e.g. to handle getting and setting of properties asynchronously.
  *
  * Note that the reference count on @interface_info will be
  * incremented by 1 (unless allocated statically, e.g. if the
diff --git a/gio/gdbusmethodinvocation.c b/gio/gdbusmethodinvocation.c
index cde3303..8f32f8d 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusmethodinvocation.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusmethodinvocation.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value_with_unix_fd_list (GDBusMethodInvocation *
  * applications using GDBus.
  *
  * If you are writing an application intended to be portable,
- * <emphasis>always</emphasis> register errors with g_dbus_error_register_error()
+ * always register errors with g_dbus_error_register_error()
  * or use g_dbus_method_invocation_return_dbus_error().
  *
  * This method will free @invocation, you cannot use it afterwards.
diff --git a/gio/gdbusobjectmanagerclient.c b/gio/gdbusobjectmanagerclient.c
index cb9d38f..f114ce4 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusobjectmanagerclient.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusobjectmanagerclient.c
@@ -91,13 +91,12 @@
  *
  * Ultimately, #GDBusObjectManagerClient is used to obtain #GDBusProxy
  * instances. All signals (including the
- * <literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties::PropertiesChanged</literal>
- * signal) delivered to #GDBusProxy instances are guaranteed to
- * originate from the name owner. This guarantee along with the
- * behavior described above, means that certain race conditions
- * including the <emphasis><quote>half the proxy is from the old owner
- * and the other half is from the new owner</quote></emphasis> problem
- * cannot happen.
+ * org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties::PropertiesChanged signal)
+ * delivered to #GDBusProxy instances are guaranteed to originate
+ * from the name owner. This guarantee along with the behavior
+ * described above, means that certain race conditions including the
+ * "half the proxy is from the old owner and the other half is from
+ * the new owner" problem cannot happen.
  *
  * To avoid having the application connect to signals on the returned
  * #GDBusObjectProxy and #GDBusProxy objects, the
diff --git a/gio/gdbusproxy.c b/gio/gdbusproxy.c
index 95b2feb..c411c7c 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusproxy.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusproxy.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ g_dbus_proxy_class_init (GDBusProxyClass *klass)
    * Ensure that interactions with this proxy conform to the given
    * interface. This is mainly to ensure that malformed data received
    * from the other peer is ignored. The given #GDBusInterfaceInfo is
-   * said to be the <emphasis>expected interface</emphasis>.
+   * said to be the "expected interface".
    *
    * The checks performed are:
    * <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/gio/gdbusutils.c b/gio/gdbusutils.c
index 28ac518..aa92e8d 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusutils.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusutils.c
@@ -562,10 +562,9 @@ g_dbus_gvariant_to_gvalue (GVariant  *value,
  * #G_TYPE_BOXED derived-types) not in the table above.
  *
  * Note that if @gvalue is of type #G_TYPE_VARIANT and its value is
- * %NULL, the <emphasis>empty</emphasis> #GVariant instance (never
- * %NULL) for @type is returned (e.g. 0 for scalar types, the empty
- * string for string types, <literal>'/'</literal> for object path
- * types, the empty array for any array type and so on).
+ * %NULL, the empty #GVariant instance (never %NULL) for @type is
+ * returned (e.g. 0 for scalar types, the empty string for string types,
+ * '/' for object path types, the empty array for any array type and so on).
  *
  * See the g_dbus_gvariant_to_gvalue() function for how to convert a
  * #GVariant to a #GValue.
diff --git a/gio/gnetworking.c b/gio/gnetworking.c
index 17eda38..3b41ba7 100644
--- a/gio/gnetworking.c
+++ b/gio/gnetworking.c
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@
  * want your code to work under both UNIX and Windows, you will need
  * to take these differences into account.
  *
- * Also, under glibc, certain non-portable functions are only visible
- * in the headers if you define <literal>_GNU_SOURCE</literal> before
- * including them. Note that this symbol must be defined before
- * including <emphasis>any</emphasis> headers, or it may not take
- * effect.
+ * Also, under GNU libc, certain non-portable functions are only visible
+ * in the headers if you define %_GNU_SOURCE before including them. Note
+ * that this symbol must be defined before including any headers, or it
+ * may not take effect.
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c b/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c
index 30233d2..d74bfa4 100644
--- a/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c
+++ b/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c
@@ -262,10 +262,9 @@ g_network_monitor_default_init (GNetworkMonitorInterface *iface)
    * connected to a functioning router that has lost its own upstream
    * connectivity. Some hosts might only be accessible when a VPN is
    * active. Other hosts might only be accessible when the VPN is
-   * <emphasis>not</emphasis> active. Thus, it is best to use
-   * g_network_monitor_can_reach() or
-   * g_network_monitor_can_reach_async() to test for reachability on a
-   * host-by-host basis. (On the other hand, when the property is
+   * not active. Thus, it is best to use g_network_monitor_can_reach()
+   * or g_network_monitor_can_reach_async() to test for reachability
+   * on a host-by-host basis. (On the other hand, when the property is
    * %FALSE, the application can reasonably expect that no remote
    * hosts at all are reachable, and should indicate this to the user
    * in its UI.)
diff --git a/gio/goutputstream.c b/gio/goutputstream.c
index a94f4c2..adae223 100644
--- a/gio/goutputstream.c
+++ b/gio/goutputstream.c
@@ -399,13 +399,12 @@ g_output_stream_vprintf (GOutputStream  *stream,
  * bindings or in other cases where the refcounted nature of #GBytes
  * is helpful over a bare pointer interface.
  *
- * However, note that this function <emphasis>may</emphasis> still
- * perform partial writes, just like g_output_stream_write().  If that
- * occurs, to continue writing, you will need to create a new #GBytes
- * containing just the remaining bytes, using
- * g_bytes_new_from_bytes().  Passing the same #GBytes instance
- * multiple times potentially can result in duplicated data in the
- * output stream.
+ * However, note that this function may still perform partial writes,
+ * just like g_output_stream_write().  If that occurs, to continue
+ * writing, you will need to create a new #GBytes containing just the
+ * remaining bytes, using g_bytes_new_from_bytes(). Passing the same
+ * #GBytes instance multiple times potentially can result in duplicated
+ * data in the output stream.
  *
  * Return value: Number of bytes written, or -1 on error
  **/
@@ -897,13 +896,12 @@ write_bytes_callback (GObject      *stream,
  * takes a #GBytes as input.  Due to the refcounted nature of #GBytes,
  * this allows the stream to avoid taking a copy of the data.
  *
- * However, note that this function <emphasis>may</emphasis> still
- * perform partial writes, just like g_output_stream_write_async().
- * If that occurs, to continue writing, you will need to create a new
- * #GBytes containing just the remaining bytes, using
- * g_bytes_new_from_bytes().  Passing the same #GBytes instance
- * multiple times potentially can result in duplicated data in the
- * output stream.
+ * However, note that this function may still perform partial writes,
+ * just like g_output_stream_write_async(). If that occurs, to continue
+ * writing, you will need to create a new #GBytes containing just the
+ * remaining bytes, using g_bytes_new_from_bytes(). Passing the same
+ * #GBytes instance multiple times potentially can result in duplicated
+ * data in the output stream.
  *
  * For the synchronous, blocking version of this function, see
  * g_output_stream_write_bytes().
diff --git a/gio/gresolver.c b/gio/gresolver.c
index 11f0196..86843c6 100644
--- a/gio/gresolver.c
+++ b/gio/gresolver.c
@@ -595,9 +595,8 @@ g_resolver_get_service_rrname (const char *service,
  * Synchronously performs a DNS SRV lookup for the given @service and
  * @protocol in the given @domain and returns an array of #GSrvTarget.
  * @domain may be an ASCII-only or UTF-8 hostname. Note also that the
- * @service and @protocol arguments <emphasis>do not</emphasis>
- * include the leading underscore that appears in the actual DNS
- * entry.
+ * @service and @protocol arguments do not include the leading underscore
+ * that appears in the actual DNS entry.
  *
  * On success, g_resolver_lookup_service() will return a #GList of
  * #GSrvTarget, sorted in order of preference. (That is, you should
diff --git a/gio/gsettings.c b/gio/gsettings.c
index effa9fc..789870c 100644
--- a/gio/gsettings.c
+++ b/gio/gsettings.c
@@ -2850,8 +2850,7 @@ g_settings_binding_writable_changed (GSettings   *settings,
  *
  * When the @inverted argument is %TRUE, the binding inverts the
  * value as it passes from the setting to the object, i.e. @property
- * will be set to %TRUE if the key is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
- * writable.
+ * will be set to %TRUE if the key is not writable.
  *
  * Note that the lifecycle of the binding is tied to the object,
  * and that you can have only one binding per object property.
diff --git a/gio/gtask.c b/gio/gtask.c
index 390e093..f56532d 100644
--- a/gio/gtask.c
+++ b/gio/gtask.c
@@ -1190,8 +1190,8 @@ g_task_return (GTask           *task,
  * g_task_set_return_on_cancel() for more details.
  *
  * Other than in that case, @task will be completed when the
- * #GTaskThreadFunc returns, <emphasis>not</emphasis> when it calls
- * a <literal>g_task_return_</literal> function.
+ * #GTaskThreadFunc returns, not when it calls a
+ * <literal>g_task_return_</literal> function.
  *
  * Since: 2.36
  */
diff --git a/glib/docs.c b/glib/docs.c
index c73dfc2..03ca2ea 100644
--- a/glib/docs.c
+++ b/glib/docs.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
  *   p = (void*) 42;
  *   i = (int) p;
  * ]|
- * Again, that example was <emphasis>not</emphasis> correct, don't copy it.
+ * Again, that example was not correct, don't copy it.
  * The problem is that on some systems you need to do this:
  * |[
  *   gpointer p;
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@
  * Stuffs an integer into a pointer type.
  *
  * Remember, you may not store pointers in integers. This is not portable
- * in any way, shape or form. These macros <emphasis>only</emphasis> allow
- * storing integers in pointers, and only preserve 32 bits of the
- * integer; values outside the range of a 32-bit integer will be mangled.
+ * in any way, shape or form. These macros only allow storing integers in
+ * pointers, and only preserve 32 bits of the integer; values outside the
+ * range of a 32-bit integer will be mangled.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -774,9 +774,9 @@
  * been stored in the pointer with GINT_TO_POINTER().
  *
  * Remember, you may not store pointers in integers. This is not portable
- * in any way, shape or form. These macros <emphasis>only</emphasis> allow
- * storing integers in pointers, and only preserve 32 bits of the
- * integer; values outside the range of a 32-bit integer will be mangled.
+ * in any way, shape or form. These macros only allow storing integers in
+ * pointers, and only preserve 32 bits of the integer; values outside the
+ * range of a 32-bit integer will be mangled.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -1679,19 +1679,17 @@
 /**
  * G_CONST_RETURN:
  *
- * If <literal>G_DISABLE_CONST_RETURNS</literal> is defined, this macro expands
- * to nothing. By default, the macro expands to <literal>const</literal>.
- * The macro should be used in place of <literal>const</literal> for
- * functions that return a value that should not be modified. The
- * purpose of this macro is to allow us to turn on <literal>const</literal>
- * for returned constant strings by default, while allowing programmers
- * who find that annoying to turn it off. This macro should only be used
- * for return values and for <emphasis>out</emphasis> parameters, it doesn't
- * make sense for <emphasis>in</emphasis> parameters.
+ * If %G_DISABLE_CONST_RETURNS is defined, this macro expands
+ * to nothing. By default, the macro expands to const. The macro
+ * can be used in place of const for functions that return a value
+ * that should not be modified. The purpose of this macro is to allow
+ * us to turn on const for returned constant strings by default, while
+ * allowing programmers who find that annoying to turn it off. This macro
+ * should only be used for return values and for "out" parameters, it
+ * doesn't make sense for "in" parameters.
  *
  * Deprecated: 2.30: API providers should replace all existing uses with
- *     <literal>const</literal> and API consumers should adjust their code
- *     accordingly
+ * const and API consumers should adjust their code accordingly
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/glib/gcharset.c b/glib/gcharset.c
index 1611187..82e3fc6 100644
--- a/glib/gcharset.c
+++ b/glib/gcharset.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ append_locale_variants (GPtrArray *array,
  * For example, if @locale is "fr_BE", then the returned list
  * is "fr_BE", "fr".
  *
- * If you need the list of variants for the <emphasis>current locale</emphasis>,
+ * If you need the list of variants for the current locale,
  * use g_get_language_names().
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full) (array zero-terminated=1) (element-type utf8): a newly
diff --git a/glib/gconvert.c b/glib/gconvert.c
index 19c872a..df69bb2 100644
--- a/glib/gconvert.c
+++ b/glib/gconvert.c
@@ -98,12 +98,11 @@
  * that use Glib do the same thing.  If you get a file name from
  * the file system, for example, from readdir(3) or from g_dir_read_name(),
  * and you wish to display the file name to the user, you
- * <emphasis>will</emphasis> need to convert it into UTF-8.  The
- * opposite case is when the user types the name of a file he
- * wishes to save:  the toolkit will give you that string in
- * UTF-8 encoding, and you will need to convert it to the
- * character set used for file names before you can create the
- * file with open(2) or fopen(3).
+ * will need to convert it into UTF-8. The opposite case is when the
+ * user types the name of a file he wishes to save: the toolkit will
+ * give you that string in UTF-8 encoding, and you will need to convert
+ * it to the character set used for file names before you can create the
+ * file with open() or fopen().
  * </para>
  * <para>
  * By default, Glib assumes that file names on disk are in UTF-8
@@ -157,9 +156,9 @@
  * <listitem><para>
  * If you need to display a file name, convert it to UTF-8 first by
  * using g_filename_to_utf8(). If conversion fails, display a string like
- * "<literal>Unknown file name</literal>". <emphasis>Do not</emphasis>
- * convert this string back into the encoding used for file names if you
- * wish to pass it to the file system; use the original file name instead.
+ * "Unknown file name". Do not convert this string back into the encoding
+ * used for file names if you wish to pass it to the file system; use the
+ * original file name instead.
  * For example, the document window of a word processor could display
  * "Unknown file name" in its title bar but still let the user save the
  * file, as it would keep the raw file name internally. This can happen
diff --git a/glib/gdate.c b/glib/gdate.c
index a2db8ad..375e4e4 100644
--- a/glib/gdate.c
+++ b/glib/gdate.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
  * or ISO timestamps or the like. It extrapolates the current Gregorian
  * calendar forward and backward in time; there is no attempt to change
  * the calendar to match time periods or locations. #GDate does not store
- * time information; it represents a <emphasis>day</emphasis>.
+ * time information; it represents a day.
  *
  * The #GDate implementation has several nice features; it is only a
  * 64-bit struct, so storing large numbers of dates is very efficient. It
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@
  * calling g_date_clear(). A cleared date is sane; it's safe to call
  * g_date_set_dmy() and the other mutator functions to initialize the
  * value of a cleared date. However, a cleared date is initially
- * <emphasis>invalid</emphasis>, meaning that it doesn't represent a day
- * that exists. It is undefined to call any of the date calculation
- * routines on an invalid date. If you obtain a date from a user or other
+ * invalid, meaning that it doesn't represent a day that exists.
+ * It is undefined to call any of the date calculation routines on an
+ * invalid date. If you obtain a date from a user or other
  * unpredictable source, you should check its validity with the
  * g_date_valid() predicate. g_date_valid() is also used to check for
  * errors with g_date_set_parse() and other functions that can
  * fail. Dates can be invalidated by calling g_date_clear() again.
  *
- * <emphasis>It is very important to use the API to access the #GDate
- * struct.</emphasis> Often only the day-month-year or only the Julian
+ * It is very important to use the API to access the #GDate
+ * struct. Often only the day-month-year or only the Julian
  * representation is valid. Sometimes neither is valid. Use the API.
  *
  * GLib also features #GDateTime which represents a precise time.
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@
  * GTime:
  *
  * Simply a replacement for time_t. It has been deprecated
- * since it is <emphasis>not</emphasis> equivalent to time_t
- * on 64-bit platforms with a 64-bit time_t. Unrelated to #GTimer.
+ * since it is not equivalent to time_t on 64-bit platforms
+ * with a 64-bit time_t. Unrelated to #GTimer.
  *
- * Note that #GTime is defined to always be a 32bit integer,
- * unlike time_t which may be 64bit on some systems. Therefore,
+ * Note that #GTime is defined to always be a 32-bit integer,
+ * unlike time_t which may be 64-bit on some systems. Therefore,
  * #GTime will overflow in the year 2038, and you cannot use the
  * address of a #GTime variable as argument to the UNIX time()
  * function.
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@
 /**
  * GDateDay:
  *
- * Integer representing a day of the month; between 1 and
- * 31. #G_DATE_BAD_DAY represents an invalid day of the month.
+ * Integer representing a day of the month; between 1 and 31.
+ * #G_DATE_BAD_DAY represents an invalid day of the month.
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/glib/gerror.c b/glib/gerror.c
index 438d158..d978a93 100644
--- a/glib/gerror.c
+++ b/glib/gerror.c
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@
  * GLib provides a standard method of reporting errors from a called
  * function to the calling code. (This is the same problem solved by
  * exceptions in other languages.) It's important to understand that
- * this method is both a <emphasis>data type</emphasis> (the #GError
- * object) and a <emphasis>set of rules.</emphasis> If you use #GError
- * incorrectly, then your code will not properly interoperate with other
- * code that uses #GError, and users of your API will probably get confused.
- *
- * First and foremost: <emphasis>#GError should only be used to report
- * recoverable runtime errors, never to report programming
- * errors.</emphasis> If the programmer has screwed up, then you should
- * use g_warning(), g_return_if_fail(), g_assert(), g_error(), or some
- * similar facility. (Incidentally, remember that the g_error() function
- * should <emphasis>only</emphasis> be used for programming errors, it
- * should not be used to print any error reportable via #GError.)
+ * this method is both a data type (the #GError struct) and a set of
+ * rules. If you use #GError incorrectly, then your code will not
+ * properly interoperate with other code that uses #GError, and users
+ * of your API will probably get confused.
+ *
+ * First and foremost: #GError should only be used to report recoverable
+ * runtime errors, never to report programming errors. If the programmer
+ * has screwed up, then you should use g_warning(), g_return_if_fail(),
+ * g_assert(), g_error(), or some similar facility. (Incidentally,
+ * remember that the g_error() function should only be used for
+ * programming errors, it should not be used to print any error
+ * reportable via #GError.)
  *
  * Examples of recoverable runtime errors are "file not found" or
  * "failed to parse input." Examples of programming errors are "NULL
@@ -81,14 +81,13 @@
  *   }
  * ]|
  * Note that <literal>err != NULL</literal> in this example is a
- * <emphasis>reliable</emphasis> indicator of whether
- * g_file_get_contents() failed. Additionally, g_file_get_contents()
- * returns a boolean which indicates whether it was successful.
+ * reliable indicator of whether g_file_get_contents() failed.
+ * Additionally, g_file_get_contents() returns a boolean which
+ * indicates whether it was successful.
  *
  * Because g_file_get_contents() returns %FALSE on failure, if you
  * are only interested in whether it failed and don't need to display
- * an error message, you can pass %NULL for the <literal>error</literal>
- * argument:
+ * an error message, you can pass %NULL for the @error argument:
  * |[
  * if (g_file_get_contents ("foo.txt", &amp;contents, NULL, NULL)) /&ast; ignore errors &ast;/
  *   /&ast; no error occurred &ast;/ ;
@@ -96,21 +95,19 @@
  *   /&ast; error &ast;/ ;
  * ]|
  *
- * The #GError object contains three fields: <literal>domain</literal>
- * indicates the module the error-reporting function is located in,
- * <literal>code</literal> indicates the specific error that occurred,
- * and <literal>message</literal> is a user-readable error message with
+ * The #GError object contains three fields: @domain indicates the module
+ * the error-reporting function is located in, @code indicates the specific
+ * error that occurred, and @message is a user-readable error message with
  * as many details as possible. Several functions are provided to deal
  * with an error received from a called function: g_error_matches()
  * returns %TRUE if the error matches a given domain and code,
  * g_propagate_error() copies an error into an error location (so the
  * calling function will receive it), and g_clear_error() clears an
  * error location by freeing the error and resetting the location to
- * %NULL. To display an error to the user, simply display
- * <literal>error-&gt;message</literal>, perhaps along with additional
- * context known only to the calling function (the file being opened,
- * or whatever -- though in the g_file_get_contents() case,
- * <literal>error-&gt;message</literal> already contains a filename).
+ * %NULL. To display an error to the user, simply display the @message,
+ * perhaps along with additional context known only to the calling
+ * function (the file being opened, or whatever - though in the
+ * g_file_get_contents() case, the @message already contains a filename).
  *
  * When implementing a function that can report errors, the basic
  * tool is g_set_error(). Typically, if a fatal error occurs you
@@ -209,10 +206,10 @@
  *     }
  * }
  * ]|
- * <literal>tmp_error</literal> should be checked immediately after
- * sub_function_that_can_fail(), and either cleared or propagated
- * upward. The rule is: <emphasis>after each error, you must either
- * handle the error, or return it to the calling function</emphasis>.
+ * @tmp_error should be checked immediately after sub_function_that_can_fail(),
+ * and either cleared or propagated upward. The rule is: after each error,
+ * you must either handle the error, or return it to the calling function.
+ *
  * Note that passing %NULL for the error location is the equivalent
  * of handling an error by always doing nothing about it. So the
  * following code is fine, assuming errors in sub_function_that_can_fail()
@@ -238,11 +235,11 @@
  * }
  * ]|
  *
- * Note that passing %NULL for the error location
- * <emphasis>ignores</emphasis> errors; it's equivalent to
+ * Note that passing %NULL for the error location ignores errors; it's
+ * equivalent to
  * <literal>try { sub_function_that_can_fail (); } catch (...) {}</literal>
- * in C++. It does <emphasis>not</emphasis> mean to leave errors
- * unhandled; it means to handle them by doing nothing.
+ * in C++. It does not mean to leave errors unhandled; it means to
+ * handle them by doing nothing.
  *
  * Error domains and codes are conventionally named as follows:
  * <itemizedlist>
@@ -305,12 +302,11 @@
  *   not be affected by whether the caller wants to get a #GError.
  * </para></listitem>
  * <listitem><para>
- *   If a #GError is reported, then your function by definition
- *   <emphasis>had a fatal failure and did not complete whatever
- *   it was supposed to do</emphasis>. If the failure was not fatal,
- *   then you handled it and you should not report it. If it was fatal,
- *   then you must report it and discontinue whatever you were doing
- *   immediately.
+ *   If a #GError is reported, then your function by definition had a
+ *   fatal failure and did not complete whatever it was supposed to do.
+ *   If the failure was not fatal, then you handled it and you should not
+ *   report it. If it was fatal, then you must report it and discontinue
+ *   whatever you were doing immediately.
  * </para></listitem>
  * <listitem><para>
  *   If a #GError is reported, out parameters are not guaranteed to
@@ -331,7 +327,7 @@
  * <listitem><para>
  *   By convention, if you return a boolean value indicating success
  *   then %TRUE means success and %FALSE means failure. If %FALSE is
- *   returned, the error <emphasis>must</emphasis> be set to a non-%NULL
+ *   returned, the error must be set to a non-%NULL
  *   value.
  * </para></listitem>
  * <listitem><para>
@@ -668,16 +664,13 @@ g_error_add_prefix (gchar       **string,
  * @format: printf()-style format string
  * @...: arguments to @format
  *
- * Formats a string according to @format and
- * prefix it to an existing error message.  If
- * @err is %NULL (ie: no error variable) then do
+ * Formats a string according to @format and prefix it to an existing
+ * error message. If @err is %NULL (ie: no error variable) then do
  * nothing.
  *
- * If * err is %NULL (ie: an error variable is
- * present but there is no error condition) then
- * also do nothing.  Whether or not it makes
- * sense to take advantage of this feature is up
- * to you.
+ * If * err is %NULL (ie: an error variable is present but there is no
+ * error condition) then also do nothing. Whether or not it makes sense
+ * to take advantage of this feature is up to you.
  *
  * Since: 2.16
  */
@@ -703,9 +696,8 @@ g_prefix_error (GError      **err,
  * @format: printf()-style format string
  * @...: arguments to @format
  *
- * If @dest is %NULL, free @src; otherwise,
- * moves @src into * dest  * dest must be %NULL.
- * After the move, add a prefix as with
+ * If @dest is %NULL, free @src; otherwise, moves @src into * dest 
+ * * dest must be %NULL. After the move, add a prefix as with
  * g_prefix_error().
  *
  * Since: 2.16
diff --git a/glib/ggettext.c b/glib/ggettext.c
index bd5c9d4..759b067 100644
--- a/glib/ggettext.c
+++ b/glib/ggettext.c
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ g_dngettext (const gchar *domain,
  *
  * In order to use these macros in an application, you must include
  * <filename>glib/gi18n.h</filename>. For use in a library, you must include
- * <filename>glib/gi18n-lib.h</filename> <emphasis>after</emphasis> defining
- * the GETTEXT_PACKAGE macro suitably for your library:
+ * <filename>glib/gi18n-lib.h</filename> after defining the %GETTEXT_PACKAGE
+ * macro suitably for your library:
  * |[
  * &num;define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "gtk20"
  * &num;include &lt;glib/gi18n-lib.h&gt;
diff --git a/glib/giochannel.c b/glib/giochannel.c
index 33a3c94..7d43292 100644
--- a/glib/giochannel.c
+++ b/glib/giochannel.c
@@ -1317,8 +1317,7 @@ g_io_channel_get_buffered (GIOChannel *channel)
  *    %G_CONVERT_ERROR_ILLEGAL_SEQUENCE.
  *    Returning one of these statuses from g_io_channel_read_line(),
  *    g_io_channel_read_line_string(), or g_io_channel_read_to_end()
- *    does <emphasis>not</emphasis> guarantee that the encoding can 
- *    be changed.
+ *    does not guarantee that the encoding can be changed.
  * </para></listitem>
  * </itemizedlist>
  * Channels which do not meet one of the above conditions cannot call
diff --git a/glib/gmain.c b/glib/gmain.c
index 1ff5db4..d4f1282 100644
--- a/glib/gmain.c
+++ b/glib/gmain.c
@@ -688,10 +688,9 @@ static GPrivate thread_context_stack = G_PRIVATE_INIT (free_context_stack);
  * started in this thread to run under @context and deliver their
  * results to its main loop, rather than running under the global
  * default context in the main thread. Note that calling this function
- * changes the context returned by
- * g_main_context_get_thread_default(), <emphasis>not</emphasis> the
- * one returned by g_main_context_default(), so it does not affect the
- * context used by functions like g_idle_add().
+ * changes the context returned by g_main_context_get_thread_default(),
+ * not the one returned by g_main_context_default(), so it does not affect
+ * the context used by functions like g_idle_add().
  *
  * Normally you would call this function shortly after creating a new
  * thread, passing it a #GMainContext which will be run by a
diff --git a/glib/gmem.c b/glib/gmem.c
index 980cc09..c17dda4 100644
--- a/glib/gmem.c
+++ b/glib/gmem.c
@@ -493,13 +493,17 @@ g_mem_is_system_malloc (void)
  * g_mem_set_vtable:
  * @vtable: table of memory allocation routines.
  * 
- * Sets the #GMemVTable to use for memory allocation. You can use this to provide
- * custom memory allocation routines. <emphasis>This function must be called
- * before using any other GLib functions.</emphasis> The @vtable only needs to
- * provide malloc(), realloc(), and free() functions; GLib can provide default
- * implementations of the others. The malloc() and realloc() implementations
- * should return %NULL on failure, GLib will handle error-checking for you.
- * @vtable is copied, so need not persist after this function has been called.
+ * Sets the #GMemVTable to use for memory allocation. You can use this
+ * to provide custom memory allocation routines.
+ *
+ * The @vtable only needs to provide malloc(), realloc(), and free()
+ * functions; GLib can provide default implementations of the others.
+ * The malloc() and realloc() implementations should return %NULL on
+ * failure, GLib will handle error-checking for you. @vtable is copied,
+ * so need not persist after this function has been called.
+ *
+ * Note that this function must be called before using any other GLib
+ * functions.
  */
 void
 g_mem_set_vtable (GMemVTable *vtable)
diff --git a/glib/gmessages.c b/glib/gmessages.c
index 60eaab0..2509f7b 100644
--- a/glib/gmessages.c
+++ b/glib/gmessages.c
@@ -553,8 +553,7 @@ g_log_set_fatal_mask (const gchar   *log_domain,
  * </example>
  *
  * <example>
- * <title>Adding a log handler for <emphasis>all</emphasis> messages from
- * GLib</title>
+ * <title>Adding a log handler for all messages from GLib</title>
  * <programlisting>
  * g_log_set_handler ("GLib", G_LOG_LEVEL_MASK | G_LOG_FLAG_FATAL
  *                    | G_LOG_FLAG_RECURSION, my_log_handler, NULL);
diff --git a/glib/goption.c b/glib/goption.c
index db71037..64e170a 100644
--- a/glib/goption.c
+++ b/glib/goption.c
@@ -2199,11 +2199,11 @@ g_option_group_new (const gchar    *name,
  * g_option_group_free:
  * @group: a #GOptionGroup
  *
- * Frees a #GOptionGroup. Note that you must <emphasis>not</emphasis>
- * free groups which have been added to a #GOptionContext.
+ * Frees a #GOptionGroup. Note that you must not free groups
+ * which have been added to a #GOptionContext.
  *
  * Since: 2.6
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_option_group_free (GOptionGroup *group)
 {
diff --git a/glib/gpattern.c b/glib/gpattern.c
index be5951d..4894c28 100644
--- a/glib/gpattern.c
+++ b/glib/gpattern.c
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@
  * semantics as the standard glob() function: '*' matches an arbitrary,
  * possibly empty, string, '?' matches an arbitrary character.
  *
- * Note that in contrast to glob(), the '/' character
- * <emphasis>can</emphasis> be matched by the wildcards, there are no
- * '[...]' character ranges and '*' and '?' can
- * <emphasis>not</emphasis> be escaped to include them literally in a
- * pattern.
+ * Note that in contrast to glob(), the '/' character can be matched by
+ * the wildcards, there are no '[...]' character ranges and '*' and '?' can
+ * not be escaped to include them literally in a pattern.
  *
  * When multiple strings must be matched against the same pattern, it
  * is better to compile the pattern to a #GPatternSpec using
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ g_pattern_ph_match (const gchar *match_pattern,
  * g_pattern_match:
  * @pspec: a #GPatternSpec
  * @string_length: the length of @string (in bytes, i.e. strlen(),
- *                 <emphasis>not</emphasis> g_utf8_strlen())
+ *     not g_utf8_strlen())
  * @string: the UTF-8 encoded string to match
  * @string_reversed: (allow-none): the reverse of @string or %NULL
  *
@@ -180,10 +178,9 @@ g_pattern_ph_match (const gchar *match_pattern,
  * constructions thereof in the various calls to g_pattern_match().
  *
  * Note also that the reverse of a UTF-8 encoded string can in general
- * <emphasis>not</emphasis> be obtained by g_strreverse(). This works
- * only if the string doesn't contain any multibyte characters. GLib
- * offers the g_utf8_strreverse() function to reverse UTF-8 encoded
- * strings.
+ * not be obtained by g_strreverse(). This works only if the string
+ * does not contain any multibyte characters. GLib offers the
+ * g_utf8_strreverse() function to reverse UTF-8 encoded strings.
  *
  * Returns: %TRUE if @string matches @pspec
  **/
diff --git a/glib/gquark.c b/glib/gquark.c
index c9750df..868b685 100644
--- a/glib/gquark.c
+++ b/glib/gquark.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static gint           quark_block_offset = 0;
  * SECTION:quarks
  * @title: Quarks
  * @short_description: a 2-way association between a string and a
- *                     unique integer identifier
+ *     unique integer identifier
  *
  * Quarks are associations between strings and integer identifiers.
  * Given either the string or the #GQuark identifier it is possible to
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ static gint           quark_block_offset = 0;
  * representation for a string. One important advantage of interned
  * strings is that they can be compared for equality by a simple
  * pointer comparison, rather than using strcmp().
- **/
+ */
 
 /**
  * GQuark:
  *
  * A GQuark is a non-zero integer which uniquely identifies a
  * particular string. A GQuark value of zero is associated to %NULL.
- **/
+ */
 
 /**
  * G_DEFINE_QUARK:
@@ -99,24 +99,26 @@ static gint           quark_block_offset = 0;
  * A convenience macro which defines a function returning the
  * #GQuark for the name @QN. The function will be named
  * @q_n<!-- -->_quark().
- * Note that the quark name will be stringified automatically in the
- * macro, so you shouldn't use double quotes.
+ *
+ * Note that the quark name will be stringified automatically
+ * in the macro, so you shouldn't use double quotes.
  *
  * Since: 2.34
  */
 
 /**
  * g_quark_try_string:
- * @string: (allow-none): a string.
- * @Returns: the #GQuark associated with the string, or 0 if @string is
- *           %NULL or there is no #GQuark associated with it.
+ * @string: (allow-none): a string
  *
  * Gets the #GQuark associated with the given string, or 0 if string is
  * %NULL or it has no associated #GQuark.
  *
  * If you want the GQuark to be created if it doesn't already exist,
  * use g_quark_from_string() or g_quark_from_static_string().
- **/
+ *
+ * Returns: the #GQuark associated with the string, or 0 if @string is
+ *     %NULL or there is no #GQuark associated with it
+ */
 GQuark
 g_quark_try_string (const gchar *string)
 {
@@ -182,14 +184,13 @@ quark_from_string (const gchar *string,
 
 /**
  * g_quark_from_string:
- * @string: (allow-none): a string.
+ * @string: (allow-none): a string
  *
  * Gets the #GQuark identifying the given string. If the string does
  * not currently have an associated #GQuark, a new #GQuark is created,
  * using a copy of the string.
  *
- * Returns: the #GQuark identifying the string, or 0 if @string is
- *     %NULL.
+ * Returns: the #GQuark identifying the string, or 0 if @string is %NULL
  */
 GQuark
 g_quark_from_string (const gchar *string)
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ g_quark_from_string (const gchar *string)
 
 /**
  * g_quark_from_static_string:
- * @string: (allow-none): a string.
+ * @string: (allow-none): a string
  *
  * Gets the #GQuark identifying the given (static) string. If the
  * string does not currently have an associated #GQuark, a new #GQuark
@@ -217,14 +218,13 @@ g_quark_from_string (const gchar *string)
  * Note that this function is identical to g_quark_from_string() except
  * that if a new #GQuark is created the string itself is used rather
  * than a copy. This saves memory, but can only be used if the string
- * will <emphasis>always</emphasis> exist. It can be used with
- * statically allocated strings in the main program, but not with
+ * will continue to exist until the program terminates. It can be used
+ * with statically allocated strings in the main program, but not with
  * statically allocated memory in dynamically loaded modules, if you
  * expect to ever unload the module again (e.g. do not use this
  * function in GTK+ theme engines).
  *
- * Returns: the #GQuark identifying the string, or 0 if @string is
- *     %NULL.
+ * Returns: the #GQuark identifying the string, or 0 if @string is %NULL
  */
 GQuark
 g_quark_from_static_string (const gchar *string)
diff --git a/glib/gqueue.c b/glib/gqueue.c
index 926539c..bc27ff8 100644
--- a/glib/gqueue.c
+++ b/glib/gqueue.c
@@ -375,8 +375,7 @@ g_queue_push_nth (GQueue   *queue,
 /**
  * g_queue_push_head_link:
  * @queue: a #GQueue
- * @link_: a single #GList element, <emphasis>not</emphasis> a list with
- *     more than one element
+ * @link_: a single #GList element, not a list with more than one element
  *
  * Adds a new element at the head of the queue.
  */
@@ -422,8 +421,7 @@ g_queue_push_tail (GQueue   *queue,
 /**
  * g_queue_push_tail_link:
  * @queue: a #GQueue
- * @link_: a single #GList element, <emphasis>not</emphasis> a list with
- *   more than one element
+ * @link_: a single #GList element, not a list with more than one element
  *
  * Adds a new element at the tail of the queue.
  */
@@ -791,10 +789,10 @@ g_queue_link_index (GQueue *queue,
 /**
  * g_queue_unlink:
  * @queue: a #GQueue
- * @link_: a #GList link that <emphasis>must</emphasis> be part of @queue
+ * @link_: a #GList link that must be part of @queue
  *
- * Unlinks @link_ so that it will no longer be part of @queue. The link is
- * not freed.
+ * Unlinks @link_ so that it will no longer be part of @queue.
+ * The link is not freed.
  *
  * @link_ must be part of @queue.
  * 
@@ -817,7 +815,7 @@ g_queue_unlink (GQueue *queue,
 /**
  * g_queue_delete_link:
  * @queue: a #GQueue
- * @link_: a #GList link that <emphasis>must</emphasis> be part of @queue
+ * @link_: a #GList link that must be part of @queue
  *
  * Removes @link_ from @queue and frees it.
  *
@@ -985,7 +983,7 @@ g_queue_remove_all (GQueue        *queue,
 /**
  * g_queue_insert_before:
  * @queue: a #GQueue
- * @sibling: a #GList link that <emphasis>must</emphasis> be part of @queue
+ * @sibling: a #GList link that must be part of @queue
  * @data: the data to insert
  * 
  * Inserts @data into @queue before @sibling.
@@ -1009,7 +1007,7 @@ g_queue_insert_before (GQueue   *queue,
 /**
  * g_queue_insert_after:
  * @queue: a #GQueue
- * @sibling: a #GList link that <emphasis>must</emphasis> be part of @queue
+ * @sibling: a #GList link that must be part of @queue
  * @data: the data to insert
  *
  * Inserts @data into @queue after @sibling
diff --git a/glib/gsequence.c b/glib/gsequence.c
index 9f65b5f..afa475b 100644
--- a/glib/gsequence.c
+++ b/glib/gsequence.c
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@
  * g_sequence_move_range() will not invalidate the iterators pointing
  * to it. The only operation that will invalidate an iterator is when
  * the element it points to is removed from any sequence.
- **/
+ */
 
 /**
  * GSequenceIter:
  *
  * The #GSequenceIter struct is an opaque data type representing an
  * iterator pointing into a #GSequence.
- **/
+ */
 
 /**
  * GSequenceIterCompareFunc:
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@
  * if @a comes before @b, and a positive value if @b comes before @a.
  *
  * Returns: zero if the iterators are equal, a negative value if @a
- *          comes before @b, and a positive value if @b comes before
- *          @a.
- **/
+ *     comes before @b, and a positive value if @b comes before @a.
+ */
 
 typedef struct _GSequenceNode GSequenceNode;
 
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ typedef struct _GSequenceNode GSequenceNode;
  *
  * The #GSequence struct is an opaque data type representing a
  * <link linkend="glib-Sequences">Sequence</link> data type.
- **/
+ */
 struct _GSequence
 {
   GSequenceNode *       end_node;
@@ -268,11 +267,11 @@ g_sequence_new (GDestroyNotify data_destroy)
  * @seq: a #GSequence
  *
  * Frees the memory allocated for @seq. If @seq has a data destroy
- * function associated with it, that function is called on all items in
- * @seq.
+ * function associated with it, that function is called on all items
+ * in @seq.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_free (GSequence *seq)
 {
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ g_sequence_free (GSequence *seq)
  * @user_data to the function.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_foreach_range (GSequenceIter *begin,
                           GSequenceIter *end,
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ g_sequence_foreach_range (GSequenceIter *begin,
  * to the function.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_foreach (GSequence *seq,
                     GFunc      func,
@@ -360,16 +359,16 @@ g_sequence_foreach (GSequence *seq,
  *
  * Finds an iterator somewhere in the range (@begin, @end). This
  * iterator will be close to the middle of the range, but is not
- * guaranteed to be <emphasis>exactly</emphasis> in the middle.
+ * guaranteed to be exactly in the middle.
  *
- * The @begin and @end iterators must both point to the same sequence and
- * @begin must come before or be equal to @end in the sequence.
+ * The @begin and @end iterators must both point to the same sequence
+ * and @begin must come before or be equal to @end in the sequence.
  *
- * Return value: A #GSequenceIter pointing somewhere in the
- * (@begin, @end) range.
+ * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing somewhere in the
+ *    (@begin, @end) range
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_range_get_midpoint (GSequenceIter *begin,
                                GSequenceIter *end)
@@ -400,11 +399,11 @@ g_sequence_range_get_midpoint (GSequenceIter *begin,
  *
  * The @a and @b iterators must point into the same sequence.
  *
- * Return value: A negative number if @a comes before @b, 0 if they are
- * equal, and a positive number if @a comes after @b.
+ * Return value: a negative number if @a comes before @b, 0 if they are
+ *     equal, and a positive number if @a comes after @b
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 gint
 g_sequence_iter_compare (GSequenceIter *a,
                          GSequenceIter *b)
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ g_sequence_iter_compare (GSequenceIter *a,
  * Return value: an iterator pointing to the new item
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_append (GSequence *seq,
                    gpointer   data)
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ g_sequence_append (GSequence *seq,
  * Return value: an iterator pointing to the new item
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_prepend (GSequence *seq,
                     gpointer   data)
@@ -495,7 +494,7 @@ g_sequence_prepend (GSequence *seq,
  * Return value: an iterator pointing to the new item
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_insert_before (GSequenceIter *iter,
                           gpointer       data)
@@ -524,7 +523,7 @@ g_sequence_insert_before (GSequenceIter *iter,
  * function is called on the data for the removed item.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_remove (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ g_sequence_remove (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * function is called on the data for the removed items.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_remove_range (GSequenceIter *begin,
                          GSequenceIter *end)
@@ -581,7 +580,7 @@ g_sequence_remove_range (GSequenceIter *begin,
  * the (@begin, @end) range, the range does not move.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_move_range (GSequenceIter *dest,
                        GSequenceIter *begin,
@@ -660,7 +659,7 @@ g_sequence_move_range (GSequenceIter *dest,
  * if the second comes before the first.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_sort (GSequence        *seq,
                  GCompareDataFunc  cmp_func,
@@ -696,7 +695,7 @@ g_sequence_sort (GSequence        *seq,
  * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the new item.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_insert_sorted (GSequence        *seq,
                           gpointer          data,
@@ -733,7 +732,7 @@ g_sequence_insert_sorted (GSequence        *seq,
  * the second item comes before the first.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_sort_changed (GSequenceIter    *iter,
                          GCompareDataFunc  cmp_func,
@@ -756,7 +755,7 @@ g_sequence_sort_changed (GSequenceIter    *iter,
  * @seq: a #GSequence
  * @data: data for the new item
  * @cmp_func: the function used to compare items in the sequence
- * @cmp_data: user data passed to @cmp_func.
+ * @cmp_data: user data passed to @cmp_func
  *
  * Returns an iterator pointing to the position where @data would
  * be inserted according to @cmp_func and @cmp_data.
@@ -776,10 +775,10 @@ g_sequence_sort_changed (GSequenceIter    *iter,
  * doing unsorted insertions.
  *
  * Return value: an #GSequenceIter pointing to the position where @data
- * would have been inserted according to @cmp_func and @cmp_data.
+ *     would have been inserted according to @cmp_func and @cmp_data
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_search (GSequence        *seq,
                    gpointer          data,
@@ -803,7 +802,7 @@ g_sequence_search (GSequence        *seq,
  * @seq: a #GSequence
  * @data: data to lookup
  * @cmp_func: the function used to compare items in the sequence
- * @cmp_data: user data passed to @cmp_func.
+ * @cmp_data: user data passed to @cmp_func
  *
  * Returns an iterator pointing to the position of the first item found
  * equal to @data according to @cmp_func and @cmp_data. If more than one
@@ -824,15 +823,15 @@ g_sequence_search (GSequence        *seq,
  *
  * Return value: an #GSequenceIter pointing to the position of the
  *     first item found equal to @data according to @cmp_func and
- *     @cmp_data, or %NULL if no such item exists.
+ *     @cmp_data, or %NULL if no such item exists
  *
  * Since: 2.28
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
-g_sequence_lookup (GSequence *seq,
-                   gpointer data,
-                   GCompareDataFunc cmp_func,
-                   gpointer cmp_data)
+g_sequence_lookup (GSequence        *seq,
+                   gpointer          data,
+                   GCompareDataFunc  cmp_func,
+                   gpointer          cmp_data)
 {
   SortInfo info;
 
@@ -861,7 +860,7 @@ g_sequence_lookup (GSequence *seq,
  * iterator comes before the first.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_sort_iter (GSequence                *seq,
                       GSequenceIterCompareFunc  cmp_func,
@@ -916,7 +915,7 @@ g_sequence_sort_iter (GSequence                *seq,
  * iterator comes before the first.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_sort_changed_iter (GSequenceIter            *iter,
                               GSequenceIterCompareFunc  iter_cmp,
@@ -986,7 +985,7 @@ g_sequence_sort_changed_iter (GSequenceIter            *iter,
  * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the new item
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_insert_sorted_iter (GSequence                *seq,
                                gpointer                  data,
@@ -1056,10 +1055,10 @@ g_sequence_insert_sorted_iter (GSequence                *seq,
  *
  * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the position in @seq
  *     where @data would have been inserted according to @iter_cmp
- *     and @cmp_data.
+ *     and @cmp_data
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_search_iter (GSequence                *seq,
                         gpointer                  data,
@@ -1114,15 +1113,15 @@ g_sequence_search_iter (GSequence                *seq,
  *
  * Return value: an #GSequenceIter pointing to the position of
  *     the first item found equal to @data according to @cmp_func
- *     and @cmp_data, or %NULL if no such item exists.
+ *     and @cmp_data, or %NULL if no such item exists
  *
  * Since: 2.28
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
-g_sequence_lookup_iter (GSequence *seq,
-                        gpointer data,
-                        GSequenceIterCompareFunc iter_cmp,
-                        gpointer cmp_data)
+g_sequence_lookup_iter (GSequence                *seq,
+                        gpointer                  data,
+                        GSequenceIterCompareFunc  iter_cmp,
+                        gpointer                  cmp_data)
 {
   GSequenceNode *node;
   GSequenceNode *dummy;
@@ -1155,10 +1154,10 @@ g_sequence_lookup_iter (GSequence *seq,
  *
  * Returns the #GSequence that @iter points into.
  *
- * Return value: the #GSequence that @iter points into.
+ * Return value: the #GSequence that @iter points into
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequence *
 g_sequence_iter_get_sequence (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -1183,7 +1182,7 @@ g_sequence_iter_get_sequence (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * Return value: the data that @iter points to
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 gpointer
 g_sequence_get (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -1203,7 +1202,7 @@ g_sequence_get (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * function is called on the existing data that @iter pointed to.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_set (GSequenceIter *iter,
                 gpointer       data)
@@ -1239,7 +1238,7 @@ g_sequence_set (GSequenceIter *iter,
  * Return value: the length of @seq
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 gint
 g_sequence_get_length (GSequence *seq)
 {
@@ -1255,7 +1254,7 @@ g_sequence_get_length (GSequence *seq)
  * Return value: the end iterator for @seq
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_get_end_iter (GSequence *seq)
 {
@@ -1273,7 +1272,7 @@ g_sequence_get_end_iter (GSequence *seq)
  * Return value: the begin iterator for @seq.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_get_begin_iter (GSequence *seq)
 {
@@ -1300,7 +1299,7 @@ clamp_position (GSequence *seq,
 /**
  * g_sequence_get_iter_at_pos:
  * @seq: a #GSequence
- * @pos: a position in @seq, or -1 for the end.
+ * @pos: a position in @seq, or -1 for the end
  *
  * Returns the iterator at position @pos. If @pos is negative or larger
  * than the number of items in @seq, the end iterator is returned.
@@ -1308,7 +1307,7 @@ clamp_position (GSequence *seq,
  * Return value: The #GSequenceIter at position @pos
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_get_iter_at_pos (GSequence *seq,
                             gint       pos)
@@ -1324,7 +1323,7 @@ g_sequence_get_iter_at_pos (GSequence *seq,
  * g_sequence_move:
  * @src: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the item to move
  * @dest: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the position to which
- *        the item is moved.
+ *     the item is moved
  *
  * Moves the item pointed to by @src to the position indicated by @dest.
  * After calling this function @dest will point to the position immediately
@@ -1356,10 +1355,10 @@ g_sequence_move (GSequenceIter *src,
  *
  * Returns whether @iter is the end iterator
  *
- * Return value: Whether @iter is the end iterator.
+ * Return value: Whether @iter is the end iterator
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 gboolean
 g_sequence_iter_is_end (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -1377,7 +1376,7 @@ g_sequence_iter_is_end (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * Return value: whether @iter is the begin iterator
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 gboolean
 g_sequence_iter_is_begin (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -1395,7 +1394,7 @@ g_sequence_iter_is_begin (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * Return value: the position of @iter
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 gint
 g_sequence_iter_get_position (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -1408,13 +1407,13 @@ g_sequence_iter_get_position (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * g_sequence_iter_next:
  * @iter: a #GSequenceIter
  *
- * Returns an iterator pointing to the next position after @iter. If
- * @iter is the end iterator, the end iterator is returned.
+ * Returns an iterator pointing to the next position after @iter.
+ * If @iter is the end iterator, the end iterator is returned.
  *
- * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the next position after @iter.
+ * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the next position after @iter
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_iter_next (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -1427,14 +1426,14 @@ g_sequence_iter_next (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * g_sequence_iter_prev:
  * @iter: a #GSequenceIter
  *
- * Returns an iterator pointing to the previous position before @iter. If
- * @iter is the begin iterator, the begin iterator is returned.
+ * Returns an iterator pointing to the previous position before @iter.
+ * If @iter is the begin iterator, the begin iterator is returned.
  *
- * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the previous position before
- * @iter.
+ * Return value: a #GSequenceIter pointing to the previous position
+ *     before @iter
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_iter_prev (GSequenceIter *iter)
 {
@@ -1447,17 +1446,17 @@ g_sequence_iter_prev (GSequenceIter *iter)
  * g_sequence_iter_move:
  * @iter: a #GSequenceIter
  * @delta: A positive or negative number indicating how many positions away
- *    from @iter the returned #GSequenceIter will be.
+ *    from @iter the returned #GSequenceIter will be
  *
  * Returns the #GSequenceIter which is @delta positions away from @iter.
  * If @iter is closer than - delta positions to the beginning of the sequence,
  * the begin iterator is returned. If @iter is closer than @delta positions
  * to the end of the sequence, the end iterator is returned.
  *
- * Return value: a #GSequenceIter which is @delta positions away from @iter.
+ * Return value: a #GSequenceIter which is @delta positions away from @iter
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 GSequenceIter *
 g_sequence_iter_move (GSequenceIter *iter,
                       gint           delta)
@@ -1488,7 +1487,7 @@ g_sequence_iter_move (GSequenceIter *iter,
  * to point into difference sequences.
  *
  * Since: 2.14
- **/
+ */
 void
 g_sequence_swap (GSequenceIter *a,
                  GSequenceIter *b)
diff --git a/glib/gstrfuncs.c b/glib/gstrfuncs.c
index 4cfcf24..de48e2f 100644
--- a/glib/gstrfuncs.c
+++ b/glib/gstrfuncs.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  * Note that the functions g_printf(), g_fprintf(), g_sprintf(),
  * g_snprintf(), g_vprintf(), g_vfprintf(), g_vsprintf() and g_vsnprintf()
  * are declared in the header <filename>gprintf.h</filename> which is
- * <emphasis>not</emphasis> included in <filename>glib.h</filename>
+ * not included in <filename>glib.h</filename>
  * (otherwise using <filename>glib.h</filename> would drag in
  * <filename>stdio.h</filename>), so you'll have to explicitly include
  * <literal>&lt;glib/gprintf.h&gt;</literal> in order to use the GLib
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@
  * <para id="string-precision">While you may use the printf() functions
  * to format UTF-8 strings, notice that the precision of a
  * <literal>&percnt;Ns</literal> parameter is interpreted as the
- * number of <emphasis>bytes</emphasis>, not <emphasis>characters</emphasis>
- * to print. On top of that, the GNU libc implementation of the printf()
- * functions has the "feature" that it checks that the string given for
- * the <literal>&percnt;Ns</literal> parameter consists of a whole number
- * of characters in the current encoding. So, unless you are sure you are
- * always going to be in an UTF-8 locale or your know your text is restricted
- * to ASCII, avoid using <literal>&percnt;Ns</literal>. If your intention is
- * to format strings for a certain number of columns, then
+ * number of bytes, not characters to print. On top of that, the GNU
+ * libc implementation of the printf() functions has the "feature" that
+ * it checks that the string given for the <literal>&percnt;Ns</literal>
+ * parameter consists of a whole number of characters in the current
+ * encoding. So, unless you are sure you are always going to be in an
+ * UTF-8 locale or your know your text is restricted to ASCII, avoid
+ * using <literal>&percnt;Ns</literal>. If your intention is to format
+ * strings for a certain number of columns, then
  * <literal>&percnt;Ns</literal> is not a correct solution anyway, since it
  * fails to take wide characters (see g_unichar_iswide()) into account.
  * </para>
@@ -1332,13 +1332,13 @@ g_strlcat (gchar       *dest,
  * Portability wrapper that calls strlcpy() on systems which have it,
  * and emulates strlcpy() otherwise. Copies @src to @dest; @dest is
  * guaranteed to be nul-terminated; @src must be nul-terminated;
- * @dest_size is the buffer size, not the number of chars to copy.
+ * @dest_size is the buffer size, not the number of bytes to copy.
  *
- * At most dest_size - 1 characters will be copied. Always nul-terminates
- * (unless dest_size == 0). This function does <emphasis>not</emphasis>
- * allocate memory. Unlike strncpy(), this function doesn't pad dest (so
- * it's often faster). It returns the size of the attempted result,
- * strlen (src), so if @retval >= @dest_size, truncation occurred.
+ * At most @dest_size - 1 characters will be copied. Always nul-terminates
+ * (unless @dest_size is 0). This function does not allocate memory. Unlike
+ * strncpy(), this function doesn't pad @dest (so it's often faster). It
+ * returns the size of the attempted result, strlen (src), so if
+ * @retval >= @dest_size, truncation occurred.
  *
  * Caveat: strlcpy() is supposedly more secure than strcpy() or strncpy(),
  * but if you really want to avoid screwups, g_strdup() is an even better
diff --git a/glib/gthread.c b/glib/gthread.c
index d410dbc..ffac638 100644
--- a/glib/gthread.c
+++ b/glib/gthread.c
@@ -144,10 +144,9 @@
  * not automatically locked for performance reasons. For example,
  * you must coordinate accesses to the same #GHashTable from multiple
  * threads. The two notable exceptions from this rule are #GMainLoop
- * and #GAsyncQueue, which <emphasis>are</emphasis> thread-safe and
- * need no further application-level locking to be accessed from
- * multiple threads. Most refcounting functions such as g_object_ref()
- * are also thread-safe.
+ * and #GAsyncQueue, which are thread-safe and need no further
+ * application-level locking to be accessed from multiple threads.
+ * Most refcounting functions such as g_object_ref() are also thread-safe.
  */
 
 /* G_LOCK Documentation {{{1 ---------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/glib/gutf8.c b/glib/gutf8.c
index 76acb35..b866349 100644
--- a/glib/gutf8.c
+++ b/glib/gutf8.c
@@ -1608,12 +1608,12 @@ fast_validate_len (const char *str,
  * being validated otherwise).
  *
  * Note that g_utf8_validate() returns %FALSE if @max_len is 
- * positive and any of the @max_len bytes are NUL.
+ * positive and any of the @max_len bytes are nul.
  *
  * Returns %TRUE if all of @str was valid. Many GLib and GTK+
- * routines <emphasis>require</emphasis> valid UTF-8 as input;
- * so data read from a file or the network should be checked
- * with g_utf8_validate() before doing anything else with it.
+ * routines require valid UTF-8 as input; so data read from a file
+ * or the network should be checked with g_utf8_validate() before
+ * doing anything else with it.
  * 
  * Return value: %TRUE if the text was valid UTF-8
  */
diff --git a/glib/gutils.c b/glib/gutils.c
index 071471d..bc206be 100644
--- a/glib/gutils.c
+++ b/glib/gutils.c
@@ -1000,14 +1000,15 @@ static gchar *g_prgname = NULL;
 /**
  * g_get_prgname:
  *
- * Gets the name of the program. This name should <emphasis>not</emphasis> 
- * be localized, contrast with g_get_application_name().
- * (If you are using GDK or GTK+ the program name is set in gdk_init(), 
+ * Gets the name of the program. This name should not be localized,
+ * in contrast to g_get_application_name().
+ *
+ * If you are using GDK or GTK+ the program name is set in gdk_init(), 
  * which is called by gtk_init(). The program name is found by taking 
- * the last component of <literal>argv[0]</literal>.)
+ * the last component of @argv[0].
  *
  * Returns: the name of the program. The returned string belongs 
- * to GLib and must not be modified or freed.
+ *     to GLib and must not be modified or freed.
  */
 const gchar*
 g_get_prgname (void)
@@ -1048,9 +1049,10 @@ g_get_prgname (void)
  * g_set_prgname:
  * @prgname: the name of the program.
  *
- * Sets the name of the program. This name should <emphasis>not</emphasis> 
- * be localized, contrast with g_set_application_name(). Note that for 
- * thread-safety reasons this function can only be called once.
+ * Sets the name of the program. This name should not be localized,
+ * in contrast to g_set_application_name().
+ *
+ * Note that for thread-safety reasons this function can only be called once.
  */
 void
 g_set_prgname (const gchar *prgname)
diff --git a/gobject/gbinding.c b/gobject/gbinding.c
index 7a9f562..8cf3752 100644
--- a/gobject/gbinding.c
+++ b/gobject/gbinding.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
  *                           G_BINDING_DEFAULT);
  * ]|
  *
- * will cause <emphasis>object2:property-b</emphasis> to be updated every
- * time g_object_set() or the specific accessor changes the value of
- * <emphasis>object1:property-a</emphasis>.
+ * will cause the property named "property-b" of @object2 to be updated
+ * every time g_object_set() or the specific accessor changes the value of
+ * the property "property-a" of @object1.
  *
  * It is possible to create a bidirectional binding between two properties
  * of two #GObject instances, so that if either property changes, the
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@
  *                                NULL, NULL);
  * ]|
  *
- * will keep the <emphasis>value</emphasis> property of the two adjustments
- * in sync; the <function>celsius_to_fahrenheit</function> function will be
- * called whenever the <emphasis>adjustment1:value</emphasis> property changes
- * and will transform the current value of the property before applying it
- * to the <emphasis>adjustment2:value</emphasis> property; vice versa, the
- * <function>fahrenheit_to_celsius</function> function will be called whenever
- * the <emphasis>adjustment2:value</emphasis> property changes, and will
- * transform the current value of the property before applying it to the
- * <emphasis>adjustment1:value</emphasis>.
+ * will keep the "value" property of the two adjustments in sync; the
+ * @celsius_to_fahrenheit function will be called whenever the "value"
+ * property of @adjustment1 changes and will transform the current value
+ * of the property before applying it to the "value" property of @adjustment2.
+ *
+ * Vice versa, the @fahrenheit_to_celsius function will be called whenever
+ * the "value" property of @adjustment2 changes, and will transform the
+ * current value of the property before applying it to the "value" property
+ * of @adjustment1.
  *
  * Note that #GBinding does not resolve cycles by itself; a cycle like
  *
diff --git a/gobject/gsignal.c b/gobject/gsignal.c
index 317a8f1..d11206f 100644
--- a/gobject/gsignal.c
+++ b/gobject/gsignal.c
@@ -43,24 +43,26 @@
  *     and a general purpose notification mechanism
  * @title: Signals
  *
- * The basic concept of the signal system is that of the
- * <emphasis>emission</emphasis> of a signal. Signals are introduced
- * per-type and are identified through strings.  Signals introduced
- * for a parent type are available in derived types as well, so
- * basically they are a per-type facility that is inherited.  A signal
- * emission mainly involves invocation of a certain set of callbacks
- * in precisely defined manner. There are two main categories of such
- * callbacks, per-object ones and user provided ones.
+ * The basic concept of the signal system is that of the emission
+ * of a signal. Signals are introduced per-type and are identified
+ * through strings. Signals introduced for a parent type are available
+ * in derived types as well, so basically they are a per-type facility
+ * that is inherited.
+ *
+ * A signal emission mainly involves invocation of a certain set of
+ * callbacks in precisely defined manner. There are two main categories
+ * of such callbacks, per-object ones and user provided ones.
  * (Although signals can deal with any kind of instantiatable type, I'm
  * referring to those types as "object types" in the following, simply
  * because that is the context most users will encounter signals in.)
  * The per-object callbacks are most often referred to as "object method
  * handler" or "default (signal) handler", while user provided callbacks are
  * usually just called "signal handler".
+ *
  * The object method handler is provided at signal creation time (this most
  * frequently happens at the end of an object class' creation), while user
- * provided handlers are frequently connected and disconnected to/from a certain
- * signal on certain object instances.
+ * provided handlers are frequently connected and disconnected to/from a
+ * certain signal on certain object instances.
  *
  * A signal emission consists of five stages, unless prematurely stopped:
  * <variablelist>
@@ -68,13 +70,13 @@
  *     1 - Invocation of the object method handler for %G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST signals
  * </para></listitem></varlistentry>
  * <varlistentry><term></term><listitem><para>
- *     2 - Invocation of normal user-provided signal handlers (<emphasis>after</emphasis> flag %FALSE)
+ *     2 - Invocation of normal user-provided signal handlers (where the @after flag is not set)
  * </para></listitem></varlistentry>
  * <varlistentry><term></term><listitem><para>
  *     3 - Invocation of the object method handler for %G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST signals
  * </para></listitem></varlistentry>
  * <varlistentry><term></term><listitem><para>
- *     4 - Invocation of user provided signal handlers, connected with an <emphasis>after</emphasis> flag of 
%TRUE
+ *     4 - Invocation of user provided signal handlers (where the @after flag is set)
  * </para></listitem></varlistentry>
  * <varlistentry><term></term><listitem><para>
  *     5 - Invocation of the object method handler for %G_SIGNAL_RUN_CLEANUP signals
@@ -82,17 +84,20 @@
  * </variablelist>
  * The user-provided signal handlers are called in the order they were
  * connected in.
+ *
  * All handlers may prematurely stop a signal emission, and any number of
  * handlers may be connected, disconnected, blocked or unblocked during
  * a signal emission.
+ *
  * There are certain criteria for skipping user handlers in stages 2 and 4
  * of a signal emission.
- * First, user handlers may be <emphasis>blocked</emphasis>, blocked handlers are omitted
- * during callback invocation, to return from the "blocked" state, a
- * handler has to get unblocked exactly the same amount of times
- * it has been blocked before.
+ *
+ * First, user handlers may be blocked. Blocked handlers are omitted during
+ * callback invocation, to return from the blocked state, a handler has to
+ * get unblocked exactly the same amount of times it has been blocked before.
+ *
  * Second, upon emission of a %G_SIGNAL_DETAILED signal, an additional
- * "detail" argument passed in to g_signal_emit() has to match the detail
+ * @detail argument passed in to g_signal_emit() has to match the detail
  * argument of the signal handler currently subject to invocation.
  * Specification of no detail argument for signal handlers (omission of the
  * detail part of the signal specification upon connection) serves as a
@@ -3754,8 +3759,8 @@ type_debug_name (GType type)
  * that a return of %TRUE stops the signal emission: no further
  * callbacks will be invoked, while a return of %FALSE allows
  * the emission to continue. The idea here is that a %TRUE return
- * indicates that the callback <emphasis>handled</emphasis> the signal,
- * and no further handling is needed.
+ * indicates that the callback handled the signal, and no further
+ * handling is needed.
  *
  * Since: 2.4
  *
diff --git a/gobject/gtype.c b/gobject/gtype.c
index 4608ebd..d729da6 100644
--- a/gobject/gtype.c
+++ b/gobject/gtype.c
@@ -50,15 +50,18 @@
  * unloaded at run-time as dynamic types may be.  Static types are created
  * with g_type_register_static() that gets type specific information passed
  * in via a #GTypeInfo structure.
+ *
  * Dynamic types are created with g_type_register_dynamic() which takes a
  * #GTypePlugin structure instead. The remaining type information (the
  * #GTypeInfo structure) is retrieved during runtime through #GTypePlugin
  * and the g_type_plugin_*() API.
+ *
  * These registration functions are usually called only once from a
  * function whose only purpose is to return the type identifier for a
  * specific class.  Once the type (or class or interface) is registered,
  * it may be instantiated, inherited, or implemented depending on exactly
  * what sort of type it is.
+ *
  * There is also a third registration function for registering fundamental
  * types called g_type_register_fundamental() which requires both a #GTypeInfo
  * structure and a #GTypeFundamentalInfo structure but it is seldom used
@@ -71,11 +74,10 @@
  * separately (typically by using #GArray or #GPtrArray) and put a pointer
  * to the buffer in the structure.
  *
- * A final word about type names.
- * Such an identifier needs to be at least three characters long. There is no
- * upper length limit. The first character needs to be a letter (a-z or A-Z)
- * or an underscore '_'. Subsequent characters can be letters, numbers or
- * any of '-_+'.
+ * A final word about type names: Such an identifier needs to be at least
+ * three characters long. There is no upper length limit. The first character
+ * needs to be a letter (a-z or A-Z) or an underscore '_'. Subsequent
+ * characters can be letters, numbers or any of '-_+'.
  */
 
 
@@ -396,15 +398,15 @@ lookup_type_node_I (register GType utype)
 /**
  * g_type_get_type_registration_serial:
  *
- * Returns an opaque serial number that represents the state of the set of
- * registered types. Any time a type is registered this serial changes,
+ * Returns an opaque serial number that represents the state of the set
+ * of registered types. Any time a type is registered this serial changes,
  * which means you can cache information based on type lookups (such as
  * g_type_from_name()) and know if the cache is still valid at a later
  * time by comparing the current serial with the one at the type lookup.
  *
  * Since: 2.36
  *
- * Returns: An unsigned int, representing the state of type registrations.
+ * Returns: An unsigned int, representing the state of type registrations
  */
 guint
 g_type_get_type_registration_serial (void)
@@ -1548,8 +1550,8 @@ type_iface_add_prerequisite_W (TypeNode *iface,
 
 /**
  * g_type_interface_add_prerequisite:
- * @interface_type: #GType value of an interface type.
- * @prerequisite_type: #GType value of an interface or instantiatable type.
+ * @interface_type: #GType value of an interface type
+ * @prerequisite_type: #GType value of an interface or instantiatable type
  *
  * Adds @prerequisite_type to the list of prerequisites of @interface_type.
  * This means that any type implementing @interface_type must also implement
@@ -1636,15 +1638,15 @@ g_type_interface_add_prerequisite (GType interface_type,
  * g_type_interface_prerequisites:
  * @interface_type: an interface type
  * @n_prerequisites: (out) (allow-none): location to return the number
- *                   of prerequisites, or %NULL
+ *     of prerequisites, or %NULL
  *
  * Returns the prerequisites of an interfaces type.
  *
  * Since: 2.2
  *
  * Returns: (array length=n_prerequisites) (transfer full): a
- *          newly-allocated zero-terminated array of #GType containing
- *          the prerequisites of @interface_type
+ *     newly-allocated zero-terminated array of #GType containing
+ *     the prerequisites of @interface_type
  */
 GType*
 g_type_interface_prerequisites (GType  interface_type,
@@ -1766,7 +1768,7 @@ type_iface_blow_holder_info_Wm (TypeNode *iface,
 
 /**
  * g_type_create_instance: (skip)
- * @type: An instantiatable type to create an instance for.
+ * @type: an instantiatable type to create an instance for
  *
  * Creates and initializes an instance of @type if @type is valid and
  * can be instantiated. The type system only performs basic allocation
@@ -1774,16 +1776,16 @@ type_iface_blow_holder_info_Wm (TypeNode *iface,
  * happen through functions supplied by the type's fundamental type
  * implementation.  So use of g_type_create_instance() is reserved for
  * implementators of fundamental types only. E.g. instances of the
- * #GObject hierarchy should be created via g_object_new() and
- * <emphasis>never</emphasis> directly through
- * g_type_create_instance() which doesn't handle things like singleton
- * objects or object construction.  Note: Do <emphasis>not</emphasis>
- * use this function, unless you're implementing a fundamental
- * type. Also language bindings should <emphasis>not</emphasis> use
- * this function but g_object_new() instead.
- *
- * Returns: An allocated and initialized instance, subject to further
- *  treatment by the fundamental type implementation.
+ * #GObject hierarchy should be created via g_object_new() and never
+ * directly through g_type_create_instance() which doesn't handle things
+ * like singleton objects or object construction.
+ *
+ * Note: Do not use this function, unless you're implementing a
+ * fundamental type. Also language bindings should not use this
+ * function, but g_object_new() instead.
+ *
+ * Returns: an allocated and initialized instance, subject to further
+ *     treatment by the fundamental type implementation
  */
 GTypeInstance*
 g_type_create_instance (GType type)
@@ -1872,7 +1874,7 @@ g_type_create_instance (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_free_instance:
- * @instance: an instance of a type.
+ * @instance: an instance of a type
  *
  * Frees an instance of a type, returning it to the instance pool for
  * the type, if there is one.
@@ -2512,14 +2514,14 @@ g_type_remove_class_cache_func (gpointer            cache_data,
  * g_type_add_interface_check: (skip)
  * @check_data: data to pass to @check_func
  * @check_func: function to be called after each interface
- *              is initialized.
+ *     is initialized
  *
  * Adds a function to be called after an interface vtable is
- * initialized for any class (i.e. after the @interface_init member of
- * #GInterfaceInfo has been called).
+ * initialized for any class (i.e. after the @interface_init
+ * member of #GInterfaceInfo has been called).
  *
- * This function is useful when you want to check an invariant that
- * depends on the interfaces of a class. For instance, the
+ * This function is useful when you want to check an invariant
+ * that depends on the interfaces of a class. For instance, the
  * implementation of #GObject uses this facility to check that an
  * object implements all of the properties that are defined on its
  * interfaces.
@@ -2584,21 +2586,21 @@ g_type_remove_interface_check (gpointer                check_data,
 /* --- type registration --- */
 /**
  * g_type_register_fundamental:
- * @type_id: A predefined type identifier.
- * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type.
- * @info: The #GTypeInfo structure for this type.
- * @finfo: The #GTypeFundamentalInfo structure for this type.
- * @flags: Bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values.
+ * @type_id: a predefined type identifier
+ * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type
+ * @info: #GTypeInfo structure for this type
+ * @finfo: #GTypeFundamentalInfo structure for this type
+ * @flags: bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values
  *
  * Registers @type_id as the predefined identifier and @type_name as the
- * name of a fundamental type. If @type_id is already registered, or a type
- * named @type_name is already registered, the behaviour is undefined. The type
- * system uses the information contained in the #GTypeInfo structure pointed to
- * by @info and the #GTypeFundamentalInfo structure pointed to by @finfo to
- * manage the type and its instances. The value of @flags determines additional
- * characteristics of the fundamental type.
- *
- * Returns: The predefined type identifier.
+ * name of a fundamental type. If @type_id is already registered, or a
+ * type named @type_name is already registered, the behaviour is undefined.
+ * The type system uses the information contained in the #GTypeInfo structure
+ * pointed to by @info and the #GTypeFundamentalInfo structure pointed to by
+ * @finfo to manage the type and its instances. The value of @flags determines
+ * additional characteristics of the fundamental type.
+ *
+ * Returns: the predefined type identifier
  */
 GType
 g_type_register_fundamental (GType                       type_id,
@@ -2654,13 +2656,13 @@ g_type_register_fundamental (GType                       type_id,
 
 /**
  * g_type_register_static_simple: (skip)
- * @parent_type: Type from which this type will be derived.
- * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type.
- * @class_size: Size of the class structure (see #GTypeInfo)
- * @class_init: Location of the class initialization function (see #GTypeInfo)
- * @instance_size: Size of the instance structure (see #GTypeInfo)
- * @instance_init: Location of the instance initialization function (see #GTypeInfo)
- * @flags: Bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values.
+ * @parent_type: type from which this type will be derived
+ * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type
+ * @class_size: size of the class structure (see #GTypeInfo)
+ * @class_init: location of the class initialization function (see #GTypeInfo)
+ * @instance_size: size of the instance structure (see #GTypeInfo)
+ * @instance_init: location of the instance initialization function (see #GTypeInfo)
+ * @flags: bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values
  *
  * Registers @type_name as the name of a new static type derived from
  * @parent_type.  The value of @flags determines the nature (e.g.
@@ -2669,7 +2671,7 @@ g_type_register_fundamental (GType                       type_id,
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  *
- * Returns: The new type identifier.
+ * Returns: the new type identifier
  */
 GType
 g_type_register_static_simple (GType             parent_type,
@@ -2704,18 +2706,18 @@ g_type_register_static_simple (GType             parent_type,
 
 /**
  * g_type_register_static:
- * @parent_type: Type from which this type will be derived.
- * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type.
- * @info: The #GTypeInfo structure for this type.
- * @flags: Bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values.
+ * @parent_type: type from which this type will be derived
+ * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type
+ * @info: #GTypeInfo structure for this type
+ * @flags: bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values
  *
  * Registers @type_name as the name of a new static type derived from
- * @parent_type.  The type system uses the information contained in the
+ * @parent_type. The type system uses the information contained in the
  * #GTypeInfo structure pointed to by @info to manage the type and its
- * instances (if not abstract).  The value of @flags determines the nature
+ * instances (if not abstract). The value of @flags determines the nature
  * (e.g. abstract or not) of the type.
  *
- * Returns: The new type identifier.
+ * Returns: the new type identifier
  */
 GType
 g_type_register_static (GType            parent_type,
@@ -2759,10 +2761,10 @@ g_type_register_static (GType            parent_type,
 
 /**
  * g_type_register_dynamic:
- * @parent_type: Type from which this type will be derived.
- * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type.
- * @plugin: The #GTypePlugin structure to retrieve the #GTypeInfo from.
- * @flags: Bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values.
+ * @parent_type: type from which this type will be derived
+ * @type_name: 0-terminated string used as the name of the new type
+ * @plugin: #GTypePlugin structure to retrieve the #GTypeInfo from
+ * @flags: bitwise combination of #GTypeFlags values
  *
  * Registers @type_name as the name of a new dynamic type derived from
  * @parent_type.  The type system uses the information contained in the
@@ -2770,7 +2772,7 @@ g_type_register_static (GType            parent_type,
  * instances (if not abstract).  The value of @flags determines the nature
  * (e.g. abstract or not) of the type.
  *
- * Returns: The new type identifier or #G_TYPE_INVALID if registration failed.
+ * Returns: the new type identifier or #G_TYPE_INVALID if registration failed
  */
 GType
 g_type_register_dynamic (GType        parent_type,
@@ -2803,14 +2805,14 @@ g_type_register_dynamic (GType        parent_type,
 
 /**
  * g_type_add_interface_static:
- * @instance_type: #GType value of an instantiable type.
- * @interface_type: #GType value of an interface type.
- * @info: The #GInterfaceInfo structure for this
- *        (@instance_type, @interface_type) combination.
- *
- * Adds the static @interface_type to @instantiable_type.  The
- * information contained in the #GInterfaceInfo structure pointed to by
- * @info is used to manage the relationship.
+ * @instance_type: #GType value of an instantiable type
+ * @interface_type: #GType value of an interface type
+ * @info: #GInterfaceInfo structure for this
+ *        (@instance_type, @interface_type) combination
+ *
+ * Adds the static @interface_type to @instantiable_type.
+ * The information contained in the #GInterfaceInfo structure
+ * pointed to by @info is used to manage the relationship.
  */
 void
 g_type_add_interface_static (GType                 instance_type,
@@ -2840,9 +2842,9 @@ g_type_add_interface_static (GType                 instance_type,
 
 /**
  * g_type_add_interface_dynamic:
- * @instance_type: the #GType value of an instantiable type.
- * @interface_type: the #GType value of an interface type.
- * @plugin: the #GTypePlugin structure to retrieve the #GInterfaceInfo from.
+ * @instance_type: #GType value of an instantiable type
+ * @interface_type: #GType value of an interface type
+ * @plugin: #GTypePlugin structure to retrieve the #GInterfaceInfo from
  *
  * Adds the dynamic @interface_type to @instantiable_type. The information
  * contained in the #GTypePlugin structure pointed to by @plugin
@@ -2878,14 +2880,14 @@ g_type_add_interface_dynamic (GType        instance_type,
 /* --- public API functions --- */
 /**
  * g_type_class_ref:
- * @type: Type ID of a classed type.
+ * @type: type ID of a classed type
  *
  * Increments the reference count of the class structure belonging to
  * @type. This function will demand-create the class if it doesn't
  * exist already.
  *
- * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): The #GTypeClass
- *  structure for the given type ID.
+ * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): the #GTypeClass
+ *     structure for the given type ID
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_class_ref (GType type)
@@ -2944,8 +2946,7 @@ g_type_class_ref (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_class_unref:
- * @g_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): The #GTypeClass structure to
- *  unreference.
+ * @g_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): a #GTypeClass structure to unref
  *
  * Decrements the reference count of the class structure being passed in.
  * Once the last reference count of a class has been released, classes
@@ -2970,12 +2971,11 @@ g_type_class_unref (gpointer g_class)
 
 /**
  * g_type_class_unref_uncached: (skip)
- * @g_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): The #GTypeClass structure to
- *  unreference.
+ * @g_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): a #GTypeClass structure to unref
  *
  * A variant of g_type_class_unref() for use in #GTypeClassCacheFunc
  * implementations. It unreferences a class without consulting the chain
- * of #GTypeClassCacheFunc<!-- -->s, avoiding the recursion which would occur
+ * of #GTypeClassCacheFuncs, avoiding the recursion which would occur
  * otherwise.
  */
 void
@@ -2996,16 +2996,17 @@ g_type_class_unref_uncached (gpointer g_class)
 
 /**
  * g_type_class_peek:
- * @type: Type ID of a classed type.
+ * @type: type ID of a classed type
  *
- * This function is essentially the same as g_type_class_ref(), except that
- * the classes reference count isn't incremented. As a consequence, this function
- * may return %NULL if the class of the type passed in does not currently
- * exist (hasn't been referenced before).
+ * This function is essentially the same as g_type_class_ref(),
+ * except that the classes reference count isn't incremented.
+ * As a consequence, this function may return %NULL if the class
+ * of the type passed in does not currently exist (hasn't been
+ * referenced before).
  *
- * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): The #GTypeClass
- *  structure for the given type ID or %NULL if the class does not
- *  currently exist.
+ * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): the #GTypeClass
+ *     structure for the given type ID or %NULL if the class does not
+ *     currently exist
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_class_peek (GType type)
@@ -3026,15 +3027,16 @@ g_type_class_peek (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_class_peek_static:
- * @type: Type ID of a classed type.
+ * @type: type ID of a classed type
  *
  * A more efficient version of g_type_class_peek() which works only for
  * static types.
  * 
+ * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): the #GTypeClass
+ *     structure for the given type ID or %NULL if the class does not
+ *     currently exist or is dynamically loaded
+ *
  * Since: 2.4
- * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): The #GTypeClass
- *  structure for the given type ID or %NULL if the class does not
- *  currently exist or is dynamically loaded.
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_class_peek_static (GType type)
@@ -3056,8 +3058,8 @@ g_type_class_peek_static (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_class_peek_parent:
- * @g_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): The #GTypeClass structure to
- *  retrieve the parent class for.
+ * @g_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): the #GTypeClass structure to
+ *     retrieve the parent class for
  *
  * This is a convenience function often needed in class initializers.
  * It returns the class structure of the immediate parent type of the
@@ -3070,8 +3072,8 @@ g_type_class_peek_static (GType type)
  * g_type_class_peek (g_type_parent (G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (g_class)));
  * </programlisting>
  *
- * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): The parent class
- *  of @g_class.
+ * Returns: (type GObject.TypeClass) (transfer none): the parent class
+ *     of @g_class
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_class_peek_parent (gpointer g_class)
@@ -3099,15 +3101,15 @@ g_type_class_peek_parent (gpointer g_class)
 
 /**
  * g_type_interface_peek:
- * @instance_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): A #GTypeClass structure.
- * @iface_type: An interface ID which this class conforms to.
+ * @instance_class: (type GObject.TypeClass): a #GTypeClass structure
+ * @iface_type: an interface ID which this class conforms to
  *
  * Returns the #GTypeInterface structure of an interface to which the
  * passed in class conforms.
  *
- * Returns: (type GObject.TypeInterface) (transfer none): The GTypeInterface
- *  structure of iface_type if implemented by @instance_class, %NULL
- *  otherwise
+ * Returns: (type GObject.TypeInterface) (transfer none): the #GTypeInterface
+ *     structure of @iface_type if implemented by @instance_class, %NULL
+ *     otherwise
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_interface_peek (gpointer instance_class,
@@ -3132,17 +3134,17 @@ g_type_interface_peek (gpointer instance_class,
 
 /**
  * g_type_interface_peek_parent:
- * @g_iface: (type GObject.TypeInterface): A #GTypeInterface structure.
+ * @g_iface: (type GObject.TypeInterface): a #GTypeInterface structure
  *
  * Returns the corresponding #GTypeInterface structure of the parent type
  * of the instance type to which @g_iface belongs. This is useful when
  * deriving the implementation of an interface from the parent type and
  * then possibly overriding some methods.
  *
- * Returns: (transfer none) (type GObject.TypeInterface): The
- *  corresponding #GTypeInterface structure of the parent type of the
- *  instance type to which @g_iface belongs, or %NULL if the parent
- *  type doesn't conform to the interface.
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (type GObject.TypeInterface): the
+ *     corresponding #GTypeInterface structure of the parent type of the
+ *     instance type to which @g_iface belongs, or %NULL if the parent
+ *     type doesn't conform to the interface
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_interface_peek_parent (gpointer g_iface)
@@ -3184,8 +3186,8 @@ g_type_interface_peek_parent (gpointer g_iface)
  * Since: 2.4
  *
  * Returns: (type GObject.TypeInterface) (transfer none): the default
- *  vtable for the interface; call g_type_default_interface_unref()
- *  when you are done using the interface.
+ *     vtable for the interface; call g_type_default_interface_unref()
+ *     when you are done using the interface.
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_default_interface_ref (GType g_type)
@@ -3234,8 +3236,8 @@ g_type_default_interface_ref (GType g_type)
  * Since: 2.4
  *
  * Returns: (type GObject.TypeInterface) (transfer none): the default
- *  vtable for the interface, or %NULL if the type is not currently in
- *  use.
+ *     vtable for the interface, or %NULL if the type is not currently
+ *     in use
  */
 gpointer
 g_type_default_interface_peek (GType g_type)
@@ -3255,8 +3257,7 @@ g_type_default_interface_peek (GType g_type)
 /**
  * g_type_default_interface_unref:
  * @g_iface: (type GObject.TypeInterface): the default vtable
- *  structure for a interface, as returned by
- *  g_type_default_interface_ref()
+ *     structure for a interface, as returned by g_type_default_interface_ref()
  *
  * Decrements the reference count for the type corresponding to the
  * interface default vtable @g_iface. If the type is dynamic, then
@@ -3284,7 +3285,7 @@ g_type_default_interface_unref (gpointer g_iface)
 
 /**
  * g_type_name:
- * @type: Type to return name for.
+ * @type: type to return name for
  *
  * Get the unique name that is assigned to a type ID.  Note that this
  * function (like all other GType API) cannot cope with invalid type
@@ -3292,7 +3293,7 @@ g_type_default_interface_unref (gpointer g_iface)
  * other validly registered type ID, but randomized type IDs should
  * not be passed in and will most likely lead to a crash.
  *
- * Returns: Static type name or %NULL.
+ * Returns: static type name or %NULL
  */
 const gchar *
 g_type_name (GType type)
@@ -3308,11 +3309,11 @@ g_type_name (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_qname:
- * @type: Type to return quark of type name for.
+ * @type: type to return quark of type name for
  *
  * Get the corresponding quark of the type IDs name.
  *
- * Returns: The type names quark or 0.
+ * Returns: the type names quark or 0
  */
 GQuark
 g_type_qname (GType type)
@@ -3326,14 +3327,14 @@ g_type_qname (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_from_name:
- * @name: Type name to lookup.
+ * @name: type name to lookup
  *
  * Lookup the type ID from a given type name, returning 0 if no type
  * has been registered under this name (this is the preferred method
  * to find out by name whether a specific type has been registered
  * yet).
  *
- * Returns: Corresponding type ID or 0.
+ * Returns: corresponding type ID or 0
  */
 GType
 g_type_from_name (const gchar *name)
@@ -3351,12 +3352,12 @@ g_type_from_name (const gchar *name)
 
 /**
  * g_type_parent:
- * @type: The derived type.
+ * @type: the derived type
  *
- * Return the direct parent type of the passed in type.  If the passed
+ * Return the direct parent type of the passed in type. If the passed
  * in type has no parent, i.e. is a fundamental type, 0 is returned.
  *
- * Returns: The parent type.
+ * Returns: the parent type
  */
 GType
 g_type_parent (GType type)
@@ -3370,12 +3371,12 @@ g_type_parent (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_depth:
- * @type: A #GType value.
+ * @type: a #GType
  *
  * Returns the length of the ancestry of the passed in type. This
  * includes the type itself, so that e.g. a fundamental type has depth 1.
  *
- * Returns: The depth of @type.
+ * Returns: the depth of @type
  */
 guint
 g_type_depth (GType type)
@@ -3389,18 +3390,18 @@ g_type_depth (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_next_base:
- * @leaf_type: Descendant of @root_type and the type to be returned.
- * @root_type: Immediate parent of the returned type.
+ * @leaf_type: descendant of @root_type and the type to be returned
+ * @root_type: immediate parent of the returned type
  *
  * Given a @leaf_type and a @root_type which is contained in its
  * anchestry, return the type that @root_type is the immediate parent
- * of.  In other words, this function determines the type that is
+ * of. In other words, this function determines the type that is
  * derived directly from @root_type which is also a base class of
  * @leaf_type.  Given a root type and a leaf type, this function can
  * be used to determine the types and order in which the leaf type is
  * descended from the root type.
  *
- * Returns: Immediate child of @root_type and anchestor of @leaf_type.
+ * Returns: immediate child of @root_type and anchestor of @leaf_type
  */
 GType
 g_type_next_base (GType type,
@@ -3487,14 +3488,15 @@ type_node_conforms_to_U (TypeNode *node,
 
 /**
  * g_type_is_a:
- * @type: Type to check anchestry for.
- * @is_a_type: Possible anchestor of @type or interface @type could conform to.
+ * @type: type to check anchestry for
+ * @is_a_type: possible anchestor of @type or interface that @type
+ *     could conform to
  *
  * If @is_a_type is a derivable type, check whether @type is a
- * descendant of @is_a_type.  If @is_a_type is an interface, check
+ * descendant of @is_a_type. If @is_a_type is an interface, check
  * whether @type conforms to it.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE if @type is_a @is_a_type holds true.
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @type is a @is_a_type
  */
 gboolean
 g_type_is_a (GType type,
@@ -3512,15 +3514,15 @@ g_type_is_a (GType type,
 
 /**
  * g_type_children:
- * @type: The parent type.
- * @n_children: (out) (allow-none): Optional #guint pointer to contain
- *              the number of child types.
+ * @type: the parent type
+ * @n_children: (out) (allow-none): location to store the length of
+ *     the returned array, or %NULL
  *
- * Return a newly allocated and 0-terminated array of type IDs, listing the
- * child types of @type. The return value has to be g_free()ed after use.
+ * Return a newly allocated and 0-terminated array of type IDs, listing
+ * the child types of @type.
  *
  * Returns: (array length=n_children) (transfer full): Newly allocated
- *          and 0-terminated array of child types.
+ *     and 0-terminated array of child types, free with g_free()
  */
 GType*
 g_type_children (GType  type,
@@ -3555,16 +3557,15 @@ g_type_children (GType  type,
 
 /**
  * g_type_interfaces:
- * @type: The type to list interface types for.
- * @n_interfaces: (out) (allow-none): Optional #guint pointer to
- *                contain the number of interface types.
+ * @type: the type to list interface types for
+ * @n_interfaces: (out) (allow-none): location to store the length of
+ *     the returned array, or %NULL
  *
- * Return a newly allocated and 0-terminated array of type IDs, listing the
- * interface types that @type conforms to. The return value has to be
- * g_free()ed after use.
+ * Return a newly allocated and 0-terminated array of type IDs, listing
+ * the interface types that @type conforms to.
  *
- * Returns: (array length=n_interfaces) (transfer full): Newly
- *          allocated and 0-terminated array of interface types.
+ * Returns: (array length=n_interfaces) (transfer full): Newly allocated
+ *     and 0-terminated array of interface types, free with g_free()
  */
 GType*
 g_type_interfaces (GType  type,
@@ -3771,9 +3772,9 @@ type_add_flags_W (TypeNode  *node,
 
 /**
  * g_type_query:
- * @type: the #GType value of a static, classed type.
- * @query: (out caller-allocates): A user provided structure that is
- *         filled in with constant values upon success.
+ * @type: #GType of a static, classed type
+ * @query: (out caller-allocates): a user provided structure that is
+ *     filled in with constant values upon success
  *
  * Queries the type system for information about a specific type.
  * This function will fill in a user-provided structure to hold
@@ -3849,13 +3850,12 @@ g_type_test_flags (GType type,
 
 /**
  * g_type_get_plugin:
- * @type: The #GType to retrieve the plugin for.
+ * @type: #GType to retrieve the plugin for
  *
- * Returns the #GTypePlugin structure for @type or
- * %NULL if @type does not have a #GTypePlugin structure.
+ * Returns the #GTypePlugin structure for @type.
  *
- * Returns: (transfer none): The corresponding plugin if @type is a
- *          dynamic type, %NULL otherwise.
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the corresponding plugin
+ *     if @type is a dynamic type, %NULL otherwise
  */
 GTypePlugin*
 g_type_get_plugin (GType type)
@@ -3869,16 +3869,16 @@ g_type_get_plugin (GType type)
 
 /**
  * g_type_interface_get_plugin:
- * @instance_type: the #GType value of an instantiatable type.
- * @interface_type: the #GType value of an interface type.
+ * @instance_type: #GType of an instantiatable type
+ * @interface_type: #GType of an interface type
  *
  * Returns the #GTypePlugin structure for the dynamic interface
- * @interface_type which has been added to @instance_type, or %NULL if
- * @interface_type has not been added to @instance_type or does not
- * have a #GTypePlugin structure. See g_type_add_interface_dynamic().
+ * @interface_type which has been added to @instance_type, or %NULL
+ * if @interface_type has not been added to @instance_type or does
+ * not have a #GTypePlugin structure. See g_type_add_interface_dynamic().
  *
  * Returns: (transfer none): the #GTypePlugin for the dynamic
- *          interface @interface_type of @instance_type.
+ *     interface @interface_type of @instance_type
  */
 GTypePlugin*
 g_type_interface_get_plugin (GType instance_type,
@@ -3924,8 +3924,8 @@ g_type_interface_get_plugin (GType instance_type,
  * The returned type ID represents the highest currently registered
  * fundamental type identifier.
  *
- * Returns: The nextmost fundamental type ID to be registered,
- *          or 0 if the type system ran out of fundamental type IDs.
+ * Returns: the next available fundamental type ID to be registered,
+ *     or 0 if the type system ran out of fundamental type IDs
  */
 GType
 g_type_fundamental_next (void)
@@ -3944,7 +3944,7 @@ g_type_fundamental_next (void)
  * @type_id: valid type ID
  * 
  * Internal function, used to extract the fundamental type ID portion.
- * use G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL() instead.
+ * Use G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL() instead.
  * 
  * Returns: fundamental type ID
  */
@@ -4058,12 +4058,12 @@ g_type_check_class_cast (GTypeClass *type_class,
 
 /**
  * g_type_check_instance:
- * @instance: A valid #GTypeInstance structure.
+ * @instance: a valid #GTypeInstance structure
  *
- * Private helper function to aid implementation of the G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE()
- * macro.
+ * Private helper function to aid implementation of the
+ * G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE() macro.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE if @instance is valid, %FALSE otherwise.
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @instance is valid, %FALSE otherwise
  */
 gboolean
 g_type_check_instance (GTypeInstance *type_instance)
@@ -4154,15 +4154,16 @@ g_type_check_value_holds (GValue *value,
 
 /**
  * g_type_value_table_peek: (skip)
- * @type: A #GType value.
+ * @type: a #GType
  *
  * Returns the location of the #GTypeValueTable associated with @type.
- * <emphasis>Note that this function should only be used from source code
+ *
+ * Note that this function should only be used from source code
  * that implements or has internal knowledge of the implementation of
- * @type.</emphasis>
+ * @type.
  *
- * Returns: Location of the #GTypeValueTable associated with @type or
- *  %NULL if there is no #GTypeValueTable associated with @type.
+ * Returns: location of the #GTypeValueTable associated with @type or
+ *     %NULL if there is no #GTypeValueTable associated with @type
  */
 GTypeValueTable*
 g_type_value_table_peek (GType type)
@@ -4266,8 +4267,8 @@ _g_type_boxed_init (GType          type,
 /* --- initialization --- */
 /**
  * g_type_init_with_debug_flags:
- * @debug_flags: Bitwise combination of #GTypeDebugFlags values for
- *               debugging purposes.
+ * @debug_flags: bitwise combination of #GTypeDebugFlags values for
+ *     debugging purposes
  *
  * This function used to initialise the type system with debugging
  * flags.  Since GLib 2.36, the type system is initialised automatically
@@ -4403,7 +4404,7 @@ gobject_init_ctor (void)
 /**
  * g_type_class_add_private:
  * @g_class: class structure for an instantiatable type
- * @private_size: size of private structure.
+ * @private_size: size of private structure
  *
  * Registers a private structure for an instantiatable type.
  *
@@ -4681,8 +4682,8 @@ g_type_class_get_instance_private_offset (gpointer g_class)
 
 /**
  * g_type_add_class_private:
- * @class_type: GType of an classed type.
- * @private_size: size of private structure.
+ * @class_type: GType of an classed type
+ * @private_size: size of private structure
  *
  * Registers a private class structure for a classed type;
  * when the class is allocated, the private structures for
@@ -4777,7 +4778,7 @@ g_type_class_get_private (GTypeClass *klass,
 
 /**
  * g_type_ensure:
- * @type: a #GType.
+ * @type: a #GType
  *
  * Ensures that the indicated @type has been registered with the
  * type system, and its _class_init() method has been run.


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