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[release-notes/gnome-3-12] elaborate and refine the core ux page

commit 24915fa5819ae4813fbe20d6c923c60dcb0344ea
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date:   Mon Mar 17 11:31:01 2014 +0000

    elaborate and refine the core ux page

 help/C/more-core-ux.page |   46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/more-core-ux.page b/help/C/more-core-ux.page
index 51d55b1..9790dd6 100644
--- a/help/C/more-core-ux.page
+++ b/help/C/more-core-ux.page
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@
 
   <title>Updates to the Core GNOME 3 User Experience</title>
 
-  <p>GNOME 3.12 includes numerous other new features and enhancements. Here are some of the other 
improvements that can be found in the latest version.</p>
+  <p>The latest GNOME release includes other new features and improvements to the core GNOME 3 user 
experience.</p>
 
   <section id="geolocation">
     <title>Upgraded Geolocation</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME's new geolocation framework was first introduced six months ago, in version 3.10. Since then it 
has received a number of updates. New methods of determining location include mobile broadband cell towers, 
GPS (if you have a 3G modem with GPS built-in), and nearby Wi-Fi access points. This means that positioning 
is more accurate. Wi-Fi positioning utilizes the <link href="https://location.services.mozilla.com/";>Mozilla 
Location Service</link>, which means that you can help to improve accuracy with the MozStumbler Android app 
on your phone.</p>
-    <p>An icon is now displayed in the top bar when an application is using location services. Controls for 
turning geolocation on and off have also been added to the system status menu. More detailed privacy controls 
are planned for the future.</p>
+    <p>GNOME's new geolocation framework was first introduced six months ago, in version 3.10. Since then it 
has received a number of updates. Cell tower positioning, GPS and nearby Wi-Fi access points have all been 
added as methods for determining location (GPS is only supported when built into a 3G modem), making 
positioning more accurate. Wi-Fi positioning utilizes the <link 
href="https://location.services.mozilla.com/";>Mozilla Location Service</link>, which means that you can help 
to improve accuracy with the MozStumbler Android app on your phone.</p>
+    <p>Geolocation feedback and controls have also been added for 3.12. An icon is now displayed in the top 
bar when an application is using location services, and geolocation controls have also been added to the 
system status menu. More detailed privacy controls are planned for the future.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="cloud-integration">
     <title>Extended Cloud Integration</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>The drive to integrate GNOME 3 with cloud services continues in 3.12. One major new feature for this 
release is the introduction of <link href="http://www.google.co.uk/cloudprint/learn/";>Google Cloud 
Print</link> integration. This allows you to print from GNOME to printers that are using the Google Cloud 
Print service, as well as to add documents to <link href="http://drive.google.com/";>Google Drive</link>. 
These options can be found in the standard GNOME print dialog, and are available when a Google account has 
been set up in <gui>Online Accounts</gui>. Other additions to cloud integration for 3.12 include:</p>
+    <p>The drive to integrate GNOME 3 with cloud services continues in 3.12. One major new feature for this 
release is the introduction of <link href="http://www.google.co.uk/cloudprint/learn/";>Google Cloud 
Print</link> integration. This allows you to print from GNOME to printers that are using the Google Cloud 
Print service, as well as to add documents to <link href="http://drive.google.com/";>Google Drive</link>. 
These options can be found in the standard GNOME print dialog, and are available when a Google account has 
been set up in the <gui>Online Accounts</gui> settings. Other additions to cloud integration for 3.12 
include:</p>
     <list>
       <item><p><link hre="http://getpocket.com/a/";>Pocket</link> integration has been added to 
<app>Videos</app>, meaning that you can watch videos stored in your <app>Pocket</app> account with the GNOME 
video player.</p></item>
-      <item><p><app>Photos</app> now features <app>Facebook</app> integration, so that you can browse your 
Facebook photos alongside other photo sources.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Photos</app> now features <app>Facebook</app> integration, so that you can browse your 
<app>Facebook</app> photos alongside other photo sources.</p></item>
       <item><p>In <app>Settings</app>, it is now possible to select images from your <app>Flickr</app> 
account to use as a background wallpaper.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
   <section id="initial-setup">
     <title>Revamped Initial Setup Assistant</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME's initial setup assistant, which helps people set up their system or new user accounts, has had 
a facelift for 3.12. Based on usability research funded by the <link href="https://01.org/";>Intel Open Source 
Technology Center</link>, every step of the initial setup process has been updated to make it easier and 
friendlier to use. Improvements include separate steps for selecting a language and region, a larger map for 
selecting a time zone, the ability to select an avatar for your user, and improved graphics throughout.</p>
+    <p>GNOME's initial setup assistant, which helps people get set up when they first run GNOME, has had a 
facelift for 3.12. Based on usability research funded by the <link href="https://01.org/";>Intel Open Source 
Technology Center</link>, every step of the initial setup process has been updated to make it easier and 
friendlier to use. Improvements include separate steps for selecting a language and region, a larger map for 
selecting a time zone, the ability to select an avatar for your user account, and improved graphics 
throughout.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="wayland">
-    <title>Wayland</title>
+    <title>A Big Step Towards Wayland</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/wayland.png" style="floatright" />
     <p><app>Wayland</app> is the next generation technology for display and input on Linux. Initial 
experimental <app>Wayland</app> support was introduced last release. Since then, a huge amount of progress 
has been made towards full <app>Wayland</app> adoption, which will deliver improved graphics, important bug 
fixes, and will lay the basis for more secure applications.</p>
     <p>Progress towards <app>Wayland</app> in the last six months includes x, y and z. If you are a 
developer or early adopter, you can test this work: see the <link type="topic" 
xref="developers#wayland">developer notes</link> for more details. Continued progress on the road to 
<app>Wayland</app> is planned for the next GNOME release.</p>
@@ -54,21 +54,35 @@
   <section id="popovers">
     <title>Popovers</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME 3.12 introduces a new interface element, called popovers. These overlaid bubbles are highly 
flexible and allow effective interface designs for many common tasks. The also lend themselves to imaginative 
and engaging design solutions. Popovers are used in a number of places in the new version of GNOME, and will 
become increasingly common in future versions.</p>
+    <p>GNOME 3.12 introduces a new interface element, called popovers. These overlaid bubbles are highly 
flexible and allow effective interface designs for many common tasks. The also lend themselves to imaginative 
and engaging design solutions. Popovers are used in a number of places in 3.12, and will become increasingly 
common in future versions.</p>
+  </section>
+
+  <section id="tabs">
+    <title>Restyled Tabs</title>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
+
+Visual style offers a clearer affordance for dragging.
+
+Ensures clean separation between tabs and the content below: useful for content with different background 
colors, or when dynamic interface elements can appear below the tab.
+
+  </section>
+
+  <section id="bluetooth">
+    <title>New Bluetooth Settings</title>
+    <p><app>Settings</app> has a new <gui>Bluetooth</gui> section in this release. Redesigned from scratch, 
the new panel...</p>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
   </section>
 
   <section id="core-ux-other">
     <title>Other Improvements</title>
-    <p>There are many other smaller enhancements to the core user experience for 3.10. These include:</p>
+    <p>There are many other smaller enhancements to the core user experience for 3.12. These include:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>An updated symbolic icon theme.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Visual theme refinements, including subtle separators by window close buttons, improved 
backgrounds for pressed buttons, .</p></item>
-      <item><p>New tab style.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Faster startup times.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Smoother transitions in the applications view.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Revamped Bluetooth panel.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Several technical improvements result in faster startup times.</p></item>
+      <item><p>An updated symbolic icon theme, with many improved icons.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Visual theme refinements, including smoother separators by window close buttons, improved 
backgrounds for pressed buttons and more attractive floating toolbars.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Improved animations: several transitions have been given smooth animations in 3.12, the 
startup zoom animation has been refined, and animations for dragging windows to the screen edge have been 
greatly improved.</p></item>
       <item><p>Improved keyboard navigation in the Activities Overview.</p></item>
-      <item><p>A new default wallpaper, which changes over the course of the day.</p></item>
+      <item><p>The default wallpaper has been updated to use a new style that matches the default lock 
screen image. Like previous default wallpapers, this one subtly changes appearance over the course of the 
day.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
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