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[release-notes/gnome-3-12] minor fixes

commit f8439766bbfb658115ab79b772feffb77b569521
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date:   Tue Mar 18 14:52:04 2014 +0000

    minor fixes

 help/C/developers.page   |   26 +++++++++++++-------------
 help/C/i18n.page         |    2 +-
 help/C/index.page        |    4 ++--
 help/C/more-apps.page    |   14 +++++++-------
 help/C/more-core-ux.page |    3 ++-
 5 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/developers.page b/help/C/developers.page
index 5188c39..f50e6b8 100644
--- a/help/C/developers.page
+++ b/help/C/developers.page
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
     <title>New GTK+ Widgets</title>
     <p>The <app>GTK+</app> toolkit has three new interface widgets for 3.12:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p><cmd>GtkActionBar</cmd>: A new container, which has a centered child like 
<cmd>GtkHeaderBar</cmd>. This is intended for use at the bottom of widgets for presenting actions for 
selected content.</p></item>
-      <item><p><cmd>GtkPopover</cmd>: A new widget that is can be used for transient views, as an 
alternative to menus or dialogs.</p></item>
-      <item><p><cmd>GtkFlowBox</cmd>: A container that its children in a reflowing grid, which can be 
oriented horizontally or vertically.</p></item>
+      <item><p><cmd>GtkActionBar</cmd>: a new container, which has a centered child like 
<cmd>GtkHeaderBar</cmd>. This is intended for use at the bottom of widgets for presenting actions for 
selected content.</p></item>
+      <item><p><cmd>GtkPopover</cmd>: a new widget that is can be used for transient views, as an 
alternative to menus or dialogs.</p></item>
+      <item><p><cmd>GtkFlowBox</cmd>: a container that its children in a reflowing grid, which can be 
oriented horizontally or vertically.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
   <section id="process-launching">
     <title>Powerful New Process Launching API</title>
-    <p>A new, more powerful process launching API is included in 3.12, called <cmd>GSubprocess</cmd>. The 
new API allows the <cmd>gapplication</cmd> command line utility to be used for launching applications. 
Applications can be instructed to open files, and application actions can also be triggered. It is also 
possible to list the available applications and actions, and the command line utility comes complete with 
bash completion.</p>
+    <p>A new, powerful process launching API is included in 3.12, called <cmd>GSubprocess</cmd>. The new API 
allows the <cmd>gapplication</cmd> command line utility to be used for launching applications. Applications 
can be instructed to open files or trigger actions when launched. It is also possible to list the available 
applications and actions, and the command line utility comes complete with bash completion.</p>
     <p><cmd>GApplication</cmd> now also supports command line handling, including the convenient 
<cmd>--gapplication-service</cmd> option.</p>
   </section>
 
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@
     <title>Tracker</title>
     <p><app>Tracker</app> the search engine, search tool and metadata storage system, comes with a long list 
of improvements for 3.12:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>A new library called <cmd>libmediaart</cmd> has been created from <app>Tracker</app> code to 
handle art associated with multimedia files. <cmd>libmediaart</cmd> allows art stored in media files to be 
cache, and provides a consistent way to lookup art and reduce cache sizes for artists, albums and media 
items. (Note that it is not intended to generate thumbnails to be confused with thumbnail generation which is 
usually for personal content (e.g. photos taken).</p></item>
-      <item><p><cmd>libtracker-control</cmd> is another new library for 3.12, which manages search 
miners.</p></item>
-      <item><p>The new passive extraction features allows specified metadata extraction (e.g. image 
orientation) by listening to signals on resource changes. Previously inserting information about a resource 
was done in one step. This feature means that now file data (e.g. file name, size, etc) is inserted even if 
specific metadata isn't.</p></item>
-      <item><p>It is now possible to prioritize RDF types when indexing: this enables indexing to be tuned 
and depending on the situation.</p></item>
+      <item><p>A new library called <cmd>libmediaart</cmd> has been created from <app>Tracker</app> code to 
handle art associated with multimedia files. <cmd>libmediaart</cmd> allows art stored in media files to be 
cache, and provides a consistent way to lookup art and reduce cache sizes for artists, albums and media 
items. (<cmd>libmediaart</cmd> is not intended to generate thumbnails.)</p></item>
+      <item><p>Another new library, called <cmd>libtracker-control</cmd>, has been added for managing search 
miners.</p></item>
+      <item><p>New passive extraction features allow specified metadata extraction (e.g. image orientation) 
by listening to signals on resource changes. Previously, inserting information about a resource was done in 
one step. This feature means that file data (e.g. file name, size, etc) is inserted even if specific metadata 
isn't.</p></item>
+      <item><p>It is now possible to prioritize RDF types when indexing: this enables indexing to be tuned 
for specific situations.</p></item>
       <item><p>The <cmd>tracker:normalize()</cmd> and <cmd>tracker:unaccent()</cmd> <app>SPARQL</app> 
functions are now supported.</p></item>
-      <item><p>A new command called <cmd>tracker-sparql --tree</cmd> will display the database ontology and 
so help developers to get a clear picture of the class hierarchy.</p></item>
+      <item><p>A new command called <cmd>tracker-sparql --tree</cmd> will display the database ontology. 
This will help developers to get a clear picture of the class hierarchy.</p></item>
       <item><p>Encoding detection is now supported for metadata with ICU.</p></item>
-      <item><p><app>Tracker</app> store's <cmd>GraphUpdated</cmd> signal delay is now configurable. This 
signal is used to provide notifications of resource changes in the database (e.g. new file added). Previously 
it was always one second.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Tracker</app> store's <cmd>GraphUpdated</cmd> signal delay is now configurable. This 
signal is used to provide notifications of resource changes in the database (e.g. new file added). 
Previously, the delay was always one second.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
   <section id="csd">
     <title>Mature Client-Side Decorations</title>
-    <p>Client-side decorations allow application windows to take over functions from the window manager. 
These were first introduced last cycle, with the new <cmd>GtkHeaderBar</cmd> widget. Since then, 
<cmd>GtkHeaderBar</cmd> has matured greatly. The widget now has a consistent height, and windows can now be 
moved by dragging the header bar on touch devices. Header bacs can now also include application menus as well 
as a variety of window controls in addition to the standard close button.</p>
+    <p>Client-side decorations allow application windows to take over functions from the window manager. 
These were first introduced last cycle, with the new <cmd>GtkHeaderBar</cmd> widget. Since then, 
<cmd>GtkHeaderBar</cmd> has matured greatly. The widget now has a consistent height, and windows can be moved 
by dragging the header bar on touch devices. Header bacr can also include application menus as well as a 
variety of window controls in addition to the standard close button.</p>
     </section>
 
   <section id="pygobject">
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@
     <title>Other Improvements</title>
     <p>Other improvements for developers and sysadmins in 3.12 include:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Most GTK+ containers draw backgrounds.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Most GTK+ containers now draw backgrounds.</p></item>
       <item><p>Model-based menus can now hide items based on specified conditions.</p></item>
       <item><p>GtkBox now supports a centered child, in the same way as GtkHeaderBar.</p></item>
-      <item><p>High DPI density displays are now supported in Clutter, using the same setting shared by GTK+ 
and the GNOME Settings Daemon.</p></item>
+      <item><p>High DPI density displays are now supported in <app>Clutter</app>, using the same setting 
shared by <app>GTK+</app> and the <app>GNOME Settings Daemon</app>.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
diff --git a/help/C/i18n.page b/help/C/i18n.page
index d262569..092ac9f 100644
--- a/help/C/i18n.page
+++ b/help/C/i18n.page
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <title>Internationalization</title>
 
-  <p>Thanks to members of the worldwide <link href="https://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject";>GNOME 
Translation Project</link>, GNOME 3.10 offers support for more than &supportedlanguages; languages with at 
least &percentagetranslated; percent of strings translated. User documentation is also available in many 
languages.</p>
+  <p>Thanks to members of the worldwide <link href="https://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject";>GNOME 
Translation Project</link>, GNOME 3.12 offers support for more than &supportedlanguages; languages with at 
least &percentagetranslated; percent of strings translated. User documentation is also available in many 
languages.</p>
 
   <list style="compact">
    <item><p>Arabic</p></item>
diff --git a/help/C/index.page b/help/C/index.page
index 45ec0ce..2f00441 100644
--- a/help/C/index.page
+++ b/help/C/index.page
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
   <section id="videos">
     <title>Videos </title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME 3.12 includes a reimagined <app>Videos</app> application. Modern in style, the new version 
allows you to browse videos that are on your computer, as well as surf online video channels. Channels in 
this release include <link href="http://www.rai.tv/";>Rai.tv</link>, <link 
href="http://www.theguardian.com/video";>The Guardian Videos</link> channel, <link 
href="http://blip.tv/";>Blip.tv</link> and <link href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/";>Apple Movie 
Trailers</link>. <link xref="developers#grilo-extensions">Developers can easily add their own video 
channels</link>, and we expect the list of channels to grow in the future. Additionally, integration with the 
popular <link href="https://getpocket.com/";>Pocket</link> service provides an easy way to watch videos that 
you have saved for later.</p>
-    <p>The new look <app>Videos</app> app also includes a redesigned playback view. This provides a more 
streamlined experience than the previous version: floating playback controls hide when you don't need them, 
so that nothing gets in the way of your viewing, and the fullscreen playback view also has a new more refined 
look.</p>
+    <p>GNOME 3.12 includes a reimagined <app>Videos</app> application. Modern in style, the new version 
allows you to browse videos that are on your computer, as well as online video channels. Channels in this 
release include <link href="http://www.rai.tv/";>Rai.tv</link>, <link 
href="http://www.theguardian.com/video";>The Guardian Videos</link> channel, <link 
href="http://blip.tv/";>Blip.tv</link> and <link href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/";>Apple Movie 
Trailers</link>. <link xref="developers#grilo-extensions">Developers can easily add their own video 
channels</link>, and we expect the list of channels to grow in the future. Additionally, integration with the 
popular <link href="https://getpocket.com/";>Pocket</link> service provides an easy way to watch videos that 
you have saved for later.</p>
+    <p><app>Videos</app> also includes a redesigned playback view. This provides a more streamlined 
experience than the previous version: floating playback controls hide when you don't need them, so that 
nothing gets in the way of your viewing, and the fullscreen playback view also has a new more refined 
look.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="software">
diff --git a/help/C/more-apps.page b/help/C/more-apps.page
index dc0588d..6f3132f 100644
--- a/help/C/more-apps.page
+++ b/help/C/more-apps.page
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <section id="gedit">
     <title>A New Look for gedit</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>The <app>gedit</app> text editor has had a major update for this release. The new design incorporates 
all of <app>gedit's</app> previous features into a more compact interface, which gives more space for your 
work. Use of popovers for selecting the document format and tab width are more efficient than the previous 
use of dialogs and menus, and consolidated sidebar controls also give more space for content while retaining 
the original functionality.</p>
+    <p>The <app>gedit</app> text editor has had a major update for this release. The new design incorporates 
all of <app>gedit</app>'s previous features into a more compact interface, which gives more space for your 
work. Use of popovers for selecting the document format and tab width are more efficient than the previous 
use of dialogs and menus, and consolidated sidebar controls also give more space for content while retaining 
the original functionality.</p>
     <p>Other notable improvements include new shortcuts for opening the last closed tab with 
<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Shift</key><key>T</key></keyseq> and for changing case.</p>
   </section>
 
@@ -37,36 +37,36 @@
     <title>Upgrade Your Web</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
     <p><app>Web</app>, the GNOME browser, features a long list of interface improvements for 3.12. It has a 
new address bar design, which keeps the header bar clean and informative, a new style for incognito windows, 
better downloading behaviour, an updated <gui>Most Visited</gui> page (which lets you quickly jump to the 
sites you visit most often), redesigned cookies and passwords dialogs and nicer error pages.</p>
-    <p>The new version also includes a number of significant performance gains, including faster startup and 
improvements to page loading times.</p>
+    <p>The new version also includes a number of significant performance gains, including faster startup and 
improvements to page loading speeds.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="new-preview-apps">
     <title>New Preview Applications for 3.12</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME 3.12 includes three new preview applications: <app>Polari</app>, <app>Sound Recorder</app> and 
<app>Logs</app>. <app>Polari</app> is a new, modern IRC client for GNOME, which provides an effective and 
streamlined way to communicate using the popular IRC chat protocol. <app>Sound Recorder</app> is a utility 
for recording audio from your computer. Designed to be simple to use, it shows an overview of your previous 
recordings, which you can play straight from the application. Finally, <app>Logs</app> is a new system 
utility for inspecting the software logs on your computer; it is designed to enable users and developers to 
easily find the sources of problems. <app>Logs</app> is specifically designed for use with 
<app>systemd</app></p>
+    <p>GNOME 3.12 includes three new preview applications: <app>Polari</app>, <app>Sound Recorder</app> and 
<app>Logs</app>. <app>Polari</app> is a new, modern IRC client for GNOME, which provides an effective and 
streamlined way to communicate using the popular IRC chat protocol. <app>Sound Recorder</app> is a utility 
for recording audio from your computer. Designed to be simple to use, it shows an overview of your previous 
recordings, which you can play straight from the application. Finally, <app>Logs</app> is a new system 
utility for inspecting the software logs on your computer; it is designed to enable users and developers to 
easily find the sources of problems. <app>Logs</app> takes advantage of the powerful journaling capabilities 
provided by <app>systemd</app></p>
   <p>All of these preview applications are very new, and are being released primarily for testing and 
feedback purposes.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="games">
     <title>Games Update Pack</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME's games have had an upgrade for 3.12. A total of 10 games have new modernized window layouts 
(this includes <app>Chess</app>, <app>Five or More</app>, <app>Four-in-a-row</app>, <app>Iagno</app>, 
<app>Mahjongg</app>, <app>Mines</app>, <app>Quadrapassel</app>, <app>Swell Foop</app>, <app>Tetravex</app>, 
and <app>Tali</app>). <app>Lights Off</app> and <app>Quadrapassel</app> now use the dark window theme to 
match their visual styles, and <app>Four-in-a-row</app> has a new theme, using art from the <app>Faenza</app> 
icon set.</p>
+    <p>GNOME's games have had an upgrade for 3.12. A total of 10 games have new modernized window layouts 
(this includes <app>Chess</app>, <app>Five or More</app>, <app>Four-in-a-row</app>, <app>Iagno</app>, 
<app>Mahjongg</app>, <app>Mines</app>, <app>Quadrapassel</app>, <app>Swell Foop</app>, <app>Tetravex</app>, 
and <app>Tali</app>). <app>Lights Off</app> and <app>Quadrapassel</app> now use the dark window theme to 
match their visual styles, and <app>Four-in-a-row</app> has a new theme that uses artwork from the 
<app>Faenza</app> icon set.</p>
     <p>Additionally, <app>Chess</app> and <app>Iagno</app> have improved game logic for this release. In 
both games the computer player moves slower to give the game a more natural pace, and the computer player in 
<app>Chess</app> is now much easier to play against when using the GNU Chess engine.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="photos">
     <title>Photos Update</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>Search has been added to <app>Photos</app> for 3.12, which includes the ability to search for photos 
from the <gui>Activities Overview</gui>. It also has <app>Facebook</app> integration, which allows you to 
view your Facebook photos directly from the app. Screenshot handling has also been improved: screenshots are 
now automatically sorted into a special album. Last but not least, performance has been improved, so that 
photos are loaded much faster when you have a large collection.</p>
+    <p>Search has been added to <app>Photos</app> for 3.12, including the ability to search for photos from 
the <gui>Activities Overview</gui>. It also has <app>Facebook</app> integration, which allows you to view 
your Facebook photos directly from the app. Screenshot handling has also been improved, so that screenshots 
are now automatically sorted into a special album. Last but not least, performance has been improved: photos 
will now be loaded much faster when you have a large collection.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="apps-more">
     <title>Other Application Improvements</title>
     <list>
       <item><p><app>Notes</app> has a new option to open notes in a new window, as well as a trash bin to 
prevent you from accidentally deleting notes.</p></item>
-      <item><p>The <app>Terminal</app> has a collection of new features. It now automatically wraps lines 
(there is a setting to configure this behaviour), and the new version includes a setting to use the dark 
visual theme for <app>Terminal</app> windows as well as the popular <link 
href="http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized";>Solarized</link> color palette. Last but not least, it is now 
possible to search for terminals from the <gui>Activities Overview</gui>: searching for a command or 
locations will display open terminals and allow you to quickly switch to them.</p></item>
+      <item><p>The <app>Terminal</app> has a collection of new features. It now automatically wraps lines 
(there is a setting to configure this behaviour), and the new version includes a setting to use the dark 
visual theme for <app>Terminal</app> windows. The popular <link 
href="http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized";>Solarized</link> color palette has also been added to the color 
settings. Last but not least, it is now possible to search for terminals from the <gui>Activities 
Overview</gui>: searching for a command or locations will display open terminals and allow you to quickly 
switch to them.</p></item>
       <item><p>You can now create playlists in <app>Music</app>.</p></item>
-      <item><p><app>Boxes</app> has received networking improvements, which results in faster connection 
speeds and the ability for communication between boxes as well as between boxes and the host. The option to 
import existing boxes from the host system has also been added, and box installation has been improved: 
operating system detection has been extended to cover additional OS types and versions. Many transitions are 
now smoother and more effective.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Boxes</app> has received networking improvements, which results in faster connection 
speeds and the ability for communication between boxes as well as between boxes and the host. The option to 
import existing boxes from the host system has also been added, and operating system detection has been 
extended to cover additional OS types and versions. Many transitions are now smoother and more 
effective.</p></item>
       <item><p>For 3.12, panning between locations is smoother in <app>Maps</app>. Search will autocomplete 
previous searches, and there is a better minimum zoom level.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
diff --git a/help/C/more-core-ux.page b/help/C/more-core-ux.page
index afce1d5..50aa179 100644
--- a/help/C/more-core-ux.page
+++ b/help/C/more-core-ux.page
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   <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 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>
+    <p>GNOME's initial setup assistant, which helps you get set up when you 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">
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
       <item><p>Improved animations: several transitions have been animated for 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 <gui>Activities Overview</gui>.</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>
+      <item><p>Accessibility has been improved for links in labels, menus and the color chooser 
dialog.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
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