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[release-notes/gnome-3-14] final updates

commit 1153e98ff91741d8399d9c2caed9787d9ffd80c9
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date:   Fri Sep 12 17:11:55 2014 +0100

    final updates

 help/C/developers.page |   52 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 help/C/index.page      |    8 +++---
 help/C/more.page       |   34 ++++++++++++++----------------
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/developers.page b/help/C/developers.page
index 8c3b6e5..c05fca2 100644
--- a/help/C/developers.page
+++ b/help/C/developers.page
@@ -31,43 +31,41 @@
     <p><app>GTK+ Inspector</app> is an incredibly useful development and testing tool. It can be invoked 
anywhere, with the <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Shift</key><key>I</key></keyseq> keyboard combination.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="themeable-icons-and-assets">
-    <title>Themable Icons and Assets</title>
+  <section id="css-icons-and-assets">
+    <title>CSS Integration for Icons and Assets</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p><app>GTK+</app>'s CSS support has continued to expand with 3.14, and now features closer integration 
with icon themes and SVG assets. Icons from the icon theme can be called directly from CSS, and SVG assets 
can be used to style spinners, arrows, checkmarks, radiomarks and expanders. This can be used to integrate a 
<app>GTK+</app> theme with an icon theme for a consistent look and feel.</p>
-    <p>SVG icons and assets can also be manipulated through CSS. Symbolic icons can be recolored, and can 
have shadows and animations applied. A theme can also specify when and where regular or symbolic (monotone) 
icon variants should be used.</p>
+    <p><app>GTK+</app>'s CSS support has continued to expand with 3.14, and now features closer integration 
with icon themes and SVG assets. Icons from the icon theme can be called directly from CSS, and SVG assets 
can be used to style spinners, arrows, checkmarks, radiomarks and expanders. This can be used to integrate a 
<app>GTK+</app> theme with an icon theme for a consistent look and feel, and provides a convenient way to 
style symbolic theme elements.</p>
+    <p>SVG icons and assets can also be styled and transformed with CSS. Symbolic icons can be recolored, 
and can have shadows and animations applied. A theme can also specify where regular or symbolic (monotone) 
icon variants should be used.</p>
     <p>More details can be found in <link 
href="https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2014-May/msg00020.html";>Benjamin Otte's post</link> on 
the subject.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="adwaita">
-    <title>New Default GTK+ Theme</title>
+  <section id="wayland">
+    <title>Another Wayland Milestone</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>From 3.14, Adwaita has replaced Raleigh as the default <app>GTK+</app> theme. This ensures that GTK+ 
has an attractive, complete, and up-to-date default theme for all platforms. Adwaita utilises all the latest 
<app>GTK+</app> CSS features, and supports all of <app>GTK+'s</app> new widgets.</p>
-    <p>To support this move, Adwaita has been rewritten from the ground up for 3.14. The new version is more 
compact, maintainable and flexible, and makes use of more CSS features, such as animations.</p>
+    <p>3.14 is another significant milestone on the path to full Wayland adoption for GNOME. Critical pieces 
of missing functionality have been filled in, including keyboard configuration, touch screen support, drag 
and drop support, functional context menus, tooltips and comboboxes, high-resolution display support, and 
window move/resize.</p>
+    <p>Stability has also been greatly improved over the 3.14 development cycle, and a very large number of 
bugs have been fixed. As a result of this work, GNOME now provides a usable Wayland experience, which can 
serve the basis of further testing and stabilisation work.</p>
+    <p>Developers are encouraged to test GNOME and their applications with <app>Wayland</app>. Further 
details about this, and about GNOME on Wayland in general, can be found on the <link 
href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/Wayland";>GNOME Wayland wiki page</link>.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="gestures">
     <title>Gestures</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p><app>GTK+</app> now includes support for gesture interaction. With 3.14, the majority of common 
multitouch gestures are available for use in <app>GTK+</app> applications, such as tap, drag, swipe, pinch 
and rotate.</p>
-    <p>Gestures can be added to existing <app>GTK+</app> applications using <code><link 
href="https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/3.14/GtkGesture.html";>GtkGesture</link></code>.</p>
+    <p><app>GTK+</app> now includes support for gesture interaction. With 3.14, the majority of common 
multitouch gestures are available for use in <app>GTK+</app> applications, such as tap, drag, swipe, pinch 
and rotate. Gestures can be added to existing <app>GTK+</app> applications using <code><link 
href="https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/3.14/GtkGesture.html";>GtkGesture</link></code>.</p>
+    <p>Gestures are currently only supported with touchscreen devices - touchpads are not yet covered.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="hig">
-    <title>Human Interface Guidelines</title>
+  <section id="adwaita">
+    <title>New Default GTK+ Theme</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME 3.14 includes a new and updated set of Human Interface Guidelines (HIG). These provide thorough 
design guidelines for the latest <app>GTK+</app>,  enabling developers and designers to make the most of the 
toolkit. The HIG includes guidelines on layout, writing style, icons, typography and input. It also 
incorporates a collection of design patterns, which you can use to construct a fully-featured application 
design, and design notes on the various GTK+ widgets.</p>
-    <p>The new version of the HIG is designed to provide guidance for <app>GTK+</app> users and authors of 
cross-platform applications, as well as those targetting GNOME 3.</p>
+    <p>From 3.14, Adwaita has replaced Raleigh as the default <app>GTK+</app> theme. This ensures that GTK+ 
has an attractive, complete, and up-to-date default theme for all platforms. Adwaita utilises all the latest 
<app>GTK+</app> CSS features, and supports all of <app>GTK+</app>'s new widgets.</p>
+    <p>To support this move, Adwaita has been rewritten from the ground up for 3.14. The new version is more 
compact, maintainable and flexible, and makes use of more CSS features, such as animations.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="wayland">
-    <title>Wayland Progress</title>
+  <section id="hig">
+    <title>Human Interface Guidelines</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>The GNOME 3.14 development cycle has included a huge amount of progress towards <app>Wayland</app> 
adoption. Stability has been greatly improved over the 3.14 cycle, and a large number of bugs have been 
fixed. Several pieces of missing functionality have also been added: new features include keyboard 
configuration, touch screen support, drag and drop support, functional context menus, tooltips and 
comboboxes, high-resolution display support, and window move/resize.</p>
-    <p>Developers are encouraged to test GNOME with <app>Wayland</app>, either as a session, or by running 
individual applications with the Wayland <code>GDK_BACKEND</code>:</p>
-    <code>GDK_BACKEND=wayland application-name</code>
-    <p>If an application fails to run on Wayland, it will try to fall back to X11.</p>
-    <p>Further details about GNOME on Wayland can be found on the <link 
href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/Wayland";>GNOME Wayland wiki page</link>.</p>
+    <p>GNOME 3.14 includes a new and updated set of Human Interface Guidelines (HIG). These provide thorough 
design guidance for the latest <app>GTK+</app>,  enabling developers and designers to make the most of the 
toolkit. The HIG includes guidelines on layout, writing style, icons, typography and input. It also 
incorporates a collection of design patterns, which you can use to construct a fully-featured application 
design, as well as design notes on the various GTK+ widgets.</p>
+    <p>The new version of the HIG is designed to provide guidance for all <app>GTK+</app> users, including 
authors of cross-platform applications, as well as those targetting GNOME 3.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="gtk-more">
@@ -75,12 +73,12 @@
     <p>GTK+ 3.14 includes an assortment of other improvements and bug fixes. This includes:</p>
     <list>
       <item><p>Automatic loading of menus from resources.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Multi-selection support in GtkListBox.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Multi-selection support in <code>GtkListBox</code>.</p></item>
       <item><p>Horizontal sections in popover menus.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Property bindings in GtkBuilder files.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Support for drawing outside a widget's allocation, see 
<code>gtk_widget_set_clip()</code>.</p></item>
-      <item><p>New transition types in GtkStack.</p></item>
-      <item><p>GtkSourceView - new feature: file loading and saving.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Property bindings in <code>GtkBuilder</code> files.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Support for drawing outside a widget's allocation (see 
<code>gtk_widget_set_clip()</code>).</p></item>
+      <item><p>New transition types in <code>GtkStack</code>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>File loading and saving with <code>GtkSourceView</code>.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
 
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@
     <title>GLib 3.14</title>
     <p>GLib 3.14 includes:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Support for new mimeapps spec.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Support for the new mimeapps specification.</p></item>
       <item><p>SHA-512 support in GHmac.</p></item>
       <item><p>Support for Implements in desktop files, see 
<code>g_desktop_app_info_get_implementations()</code>.</p></item>
       <item><p>Unicode 7.0 support.</p></item>
diff --git a/help/C/index.page b/help/C/index.page
index f8b0076..9b16cb3 100644
--- a/help/C/index.page
+++ b/help/C/index.page
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@
   <section id="multitouch">
     <title>Multitouch</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/multitouch.png"/>
-    <p>Touchscreen gestures can now be used with GNOME for system navigation, as well as in applications. 
Gestures can be used to open the Activities Overview, applications view, and Message Tray. You can also use 
them to switch applications and workspaces. See the <link xref="touchscreen-gestures">gestures page</link> 
for a summary of these system-wide gestures.</p>
+    <p>Multitouch gestures can now be used on touchscreens for system navigation, as well as in 
applications. Gestures can be used to open the Activities Overview, applications view, and Message Tray. You 
can also use them to switch applications and workspaces. See the <link xref="touchscreen-gestures">gestures 
page</link> for a summary of these system-wide gestures.</p>
 
-    <p>Several applications make use of gestures in GNOME &gnomeversion;. Documents can be zoomed and swiped 
in <app>Evince</app>, and images can be zoomed, rotated and swiped in <app>Eye of GNOME</app>. More 
applications are expected to start introducing these touchscreen gestures in the future.</p>
+    <p>Several applications make use of gestures in GNOME &gnomeversion;: in <app>Evince</app>, documents 
can be zoomed and swiped with gestures, and <app>Eye of GNOME</app> allows you to zoom, rotate and pan. More 
applications are expected to start introducing these touchscreen gestures in the future.</p>
 
   </section>
 
   <section id="weather">
     <title>Weather, Redesigned</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-<p>GNOME's weather app has been redesigned for &gnomeversion;. The new version makes use of GNOME's new 
geolocation framework, to automatically show you the weather for your current location, and a new layout 
provides an effective way to read weather forecasts. Together, this makes for a quicker and more convenient 
way to check the weather.</p>
+<p>GNOME's weather app has been redesigned for &gnomeversion;. The new version makes use of GNOME's new 
geolocation framework to automatically show the weather for your current location, and a new layout provides 
an effective way to read weather forecasts. Together, this makes for a quicker and more convenient way to 
check the weather.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="network-based-sharing">
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   <section id="photos">
     <title>Online Accounts for Photos</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-<p>Photos has gained the ability to access major additional online sources of pictures in &gnomeversion;, 
with the addition of Google and media server support. This means that you can easily view Google photos that 
have been added through Picassa, Google+ or your Android phone. Media server accounts provide access to home 
media servers, using DLNA.</p>
+<p>Photos has gained access to major new online sources of pictures in &gnomeversion;, with the addition of 
Google and media server support. This means that you can easily view Google photos that have been uploaded 
through Picassa, Google+, or Android devices. Media server accounts provide access to home media servers, via 
DLNA.</p>
 <p>Both of these online sources can be added using <app>Online Accounts</app>.</p>
   </section>
 
diff --git a/help/C/more.page b/help/C/more.page
index 1045623..47b13a3 100644
--- a/help/C/more.page
+++ b/help/C/more.page
@@ -26,43 +26,43 @@
 
   <p>The latest GNOME release includes many other new features and improvements.</p>
 
+  <section id="evince">
+    <title>Modern Evince</title>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
+    <p>&gnomeversion; includes a redesigned <app>Evince</app>. The new version of the document viewer uses a 
header bar to give more space to your documents. When it is launched without a document being specified, 
<app>Evince</app> will also show a useful overview of your recent documents.</p>
+    <p>The latest <app>Evince</app> version also includes high-resolution display support and enhanced 
accessibility, with links, images and form fields all being available from assistive technologies.</p>
+  </section>
+
   <section id="animations">
     <title>New Animations</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/new-animations.png"/>
-    <p>New animations have been added for this release, creating a more engaging and smooth experience. The 
new transitions are prominent in the Activities Overview, when viewing application launchers and application 
folders. Window animations have also been improved for this release, with new transitions when opening, 
closing, and minimizing windows.</p>
+    <p>New animations have been added to the Activities Overview for this release, creating a smoother and 
more engaging experience. Window animations have also been improved for this release, with new transitions 
when opening, closing, and minimizing windows.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="software">
     <title>Software Keeps Getting Better</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-<p>GNOME's new facility for browsing and installing applications has been making major progress in recent 
releases, and &gnomeversion; is no exception. The home page, which presents featured and recommended 
applications, has been enhanced with an improved layout, increased content, and star ratings. Application 
addons are now supported, and can be installed directly from within <app>Software</app>, and many more 
applications now provide screenshots and descriptions, to make it easier to find the application you want.</p>
+<p>GNOME's new facility for browsing and installing applications has been making major progress in recent 
releases, and &gnomeversion; is no exception. The home page, which presents featured and recommended 
applications, has been enhanced with an improved layout, more content, and star ratings. Additionally, 
application addons can be installed and removed directly from within <app>Software</app>, and many more 
applications now provide screenshots and descriptions, making it easier to choose the right application for 
you.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="theme">
     <title>Reworked Visual Theme</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/adwaita.png"/>
-<p>A huge amount of attention to detail has gone into GNOME &gnomeversion;. The visual theme used by 
applications has been overhauled from the ground up, with many subtle improvements. Switches have a different 
appearance, have improved animations, and can be slid from one side to another. Progress bars have a new, 
more compact appearance. Spinners have a new design, and menus have an improved appearance.</p>
+<p>A huge amount of attention to detail has gone into GNOME &gnomeversion;. The visual theme used by 
applications has been overhauled from the ground up, with many subtle improvements. Message dialogs have been 
significantly improved, progress bars have a new, more compact appearance, spinners have a new design, and 
menus and switches also have a new look. Many controls now have animated transitions.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="games">
     <title>New-Look Games</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-<p>GNOME's games have continued to modernize for this release. <app>Mines</app> and <app>Sudoku</app> have 
both been redesigned, and have new graphics and improved user interfaces. A new game has also been introduced 
for &gnomeversion;. Called <app>Hitori</app>, this is a number-based puzzle game, similar to Sudoku.</p>
+<p>GNOME's games have continued to modernize for this release. <app>Mines</app> and <app>Sudoku</app> have 
both been redesigned, and have new graphics and improved user interfaces. A new number game called 
<app>Hitori</app> is also making its debut in &gnomeversion;.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="yelp">
     <title>Streamlined Help</title>
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-<p><app>Help</app>, the GNOME documentation browser, had a major update for &gnomeversion;. Redesigned to be 
consistent with other GNOME 3 applications, it is now much more compact and streamlined. The new application 
uses a header bar to save space, has an integrated search function, a modern, overlaid find box, and a new 
bookmarking interface. Together, these make for a more modern and efficient experience.</p>
+<p><app>Help</app>, the GNOME documentation browser, had a major update for &gnomeversion;. Redesigned to be 
consistent with other GNOME 3 applications, it is now much more compact and streamlined. The new application 
uses a header bar to save space, has an integrated search function, a modern, overlaid find box, and a new 
bookmarking interface.</p>
    </section>
 
-  <section id="evince">
-    <title>Modern Evince</title>
-    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
-    <p>&gnomeversion; includes a redesigned <app>Evince</app>. The new version of the document viewer 
incorporates a header bar, to give more space to your documents. When it is launched without a document being 
specified, <app>Evince</app> will also show a useful overview of your recent documents.</p>
-    <p>The latest <app>Evince</app> also includes high-resolution display support and enhanced 
accessibility, including keyboard navigation of forms.</p>
-  </section>
-
   <section id="more">
     <title>Even More</title>
     <p>There are many other smaller improvements in GNOME 3.14. These include:</p>
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@
     <list>
       <item><p><app>Maps</app> has a new route planning feature for &gnomeversion;. Implemented using the 
open source <link href="https://graphhopper.com/";>GraphHopper</link>, this allows you to plan journeys by 
foot, bicycle or car. It is possible to add points along your desired route, and the route is displayed as a 
simple set of instructions.</p></item>
       <item><p>System search has become even more useful, with the addition of search providers from 
<app>Calculator</app> and <app>Clocks</app>. This allows you to find the time for a city or perform 
calculations directly from the search box.</p></item>
-      <item><p>When using several monitors, GNOME will now remember which display each window has been 
placed on. This is particularly useful for laptops with docking stations.</p></item>
-      <item><p><app>gedit</app> includes a collection of improvements in &gnomeversion;. Opening documents 
has been improved in <app>gedit</app> &gnomeversion; with a new popover, which allows you to quickly search 
recent documents. <app>gedit</app> includes a collection of other smaller improvements, including a new 
header bar menu and new and updated keyboard shortcuts and mnemonics.</p></item>
-      <item><p>GNOME's geolocation framework has been improved, by using <link 
href="https://location.services.mozilla.com/";>Mozilla's Location Service</link> for 3G and network-based 
positioning. This results in increased accuracy, which will continue to improve in the future.</p></item>
-      <item><p><app>Contacts</app> has received a batch of user interface improvements. Contact creation now 
happens in-line, rather than in a dialog, and the setup assistant has been improved. Many dialogs have also 
been refined to match GNOME 3 design guidelines.</p></item>
+      <item><p>When using several monitors, GNOME 3 will now remember which display each window has been 
placed on, and restore them to their original position when monitors are disconnected and connected. This is 
particularly useful for laptops with docking stations.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Opening documents has been improved in <app>gedit</app>, with a new popover which allows you 
to quickly search recent documents. The latest version of <app>gedit</app> also includes a collection of 
other smaller improvements, including a new header bar menu and new and updated keyboard shortcuts and 
mnemonics.</p></item>
+      <item><p>GNOME's geolocation framework has been enhanced with the use of <link 
href="https://location.services.mozilla.com/";>Mozilla's Location Service</link> for 3G and network-based 
positioning. This provides greater accuracy, which will continue to improve in the future.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Contacts</app> has had a batch of user interface improvements for 3.14. Contact creation 
now happens in-line, rather than in a dialog, and the setup assistant has been improved. Many dialogs have 
also been refined to match GNOME 3 design guidelines.</p></item>
       <item><p><app>Music</app> has gained a powerful new search feature, which allows you to search either 
your local music collection or online sources, such as <link href="http://magnatune.com/";>Magnatune</link> 
and <link href="https://www.jamendo.com";>Jamendo</link>. With 3.14, it is also possible to create your own 
music playlists.</p></item>
-
-      <item><p>Touch screen support has been improved with reliable on-screen keyboard behaviour.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
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