[release-notes/gnome-3-20] refine the index page
- From: Allan Day <allanday src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [release-notes/gnome-3-20] refine the index page
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:19:32 +0000 (UTC)
commit 77ea479ecd684d6c0b4e84ca6f5b0ac4ba1d3e31
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date: Fri Mar 11 15:19:21 2016 +0000
refine the index page
help/C/index.page | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
1 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/index.page b/help/C/index.page
index 2738ad7..32d38a7 100644
--- a/help/C/index.page
+++ b/help/C/index.page
@@ -36,21 +36,26 @@
release incorporates &gitcommits; changes, made by approximately &gitauthors;
contributors.</p>
+ <p>3.20 has been named “Delhi” in recognition of this year's GNOME.Asia
+ organising team. <link href="http://gnome.asia/">GNOME.Asia</link> is GNOME’s
+ long-running annual conference in Asia, and is only possible due to the hard
+ work of local volunteers.</p>
+
<section id="os-upgrades">
<title>Operating System Upgrades</title>
<media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
<p>It has always been possible to install software updates through the
- GNOME Software application. However, from 3.20, it is also possible to
- upgrade to new major versions of your operating system. This is the first
- time that GNOME has had this ability, and means that you no longer need to
- do a new installation when the next version of your distro comes out. It is
- a major milestone in making GNOME-based systems user friendly and
- accessible to all.</p>
- <p>Upgrading your operating system is simple and convenient. A notification
- informs you when an upgrade is available, and you get to choose when the
- upgrade is downloaded, and progress information is provided. Installation
- of the upgrade happens while the system isn't running, in order to
- increase saftey and prevent errors.</p>
+ Software application. However, from 3.20, it is also possible to upgrade to
+ new major versions of your operating system. This is the first time that
+ GNOME has had this ability, and means that you no longer need to do a new
+ installation or use a command line tool to get the next version of your
+ distro. It is a major milestone in making GNOME-based systems user friendly
+ and accessible to all.</p>
+ <p>Upgrading your operating system is simple and convenient. You are
+ automatically notified when an upgrade is available to be downloaded, as
+ well as when it is ready to be installed. Installation of the upgrade
+ happens while the system isn't running, in order to increase saftey and
+ prevent errors.</p>
</section>
<section id="wayland">
@@ -91,12 +96,12 @@
<media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
<p>With 3.20, editing has arrived in Photos. The new editing controls are
simple and easy to use, and all editing is non-destructive, so your
- original photo is preserved, and changes can be undone. Editing functions
+ original photo is preserved and changes can be undone. Editing functions
include crop and rotate, color adjustment and picture enhancement. A
selection of artistic filters are also available.</p>
- <p>Editing is accompanied by a new export feature, that allows you to
- generate copies of edited photos and share them. An option to export at a
- reduced size is useful for uploads and emailing.</p>
+ <p>Editing is accompanied by a new export feature that allows you to
+ generate copies of edited photos for sharing, printing or backup. An option
+ to export at a reduced size is useful for uploads and emailing.</p>
<p>The latest Photos release also includes a collection of smaller bug
fixes and improvements.</p>
</section>
@@ -106,45 +111,52 @@
<media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
<p>3.20 has been a big release for Polari, GNOME's IRC application. The
online paste service feature that was introduced last release has been
- substantially improved. In addition to being able to paste blocks of text
- for sharing, it is now possible to paste images directly into chats, where
- they are shared using <link href="http://imgur.com/">Imgur</link>. In
- addition, paste links no longer have to be separate chat posts.</p>
- <p>Adding servers and rooms has also been improved for 3.20. Adding a
- server is now just a matter of picking the one you want from a list, rather
- than having to enter the address manually. This is not only easier, but also
- ensures that the most secure connection is automatically selected.</p>
- <p>In 3.20, server properties are now accessed from the sidebar, which is
- more convenient and natural, and server passwords can now be used (this is
- especially useful when using
- <link href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_(software)">bouncers</link>,
- like <link href="http://wiki.znc.in/ZNC">ZNC</link>).</p>
+ substantially improved: in addition to being able to paste blocks of text
+ for sharing, it is now possible to paste images directly into chats, in
+ order to share them using <link href="http://imgur.com/">Imgur</link>.</p>
+ <p>Adding servers and rooms has also been improved for 3.20, as have server
+ settings. Adding a server is now just a matter of picking the one you want
+ from a list, rather than having to enter the address manually. This is not
+ only easier, but also ensures that the most secure connection is
+ automatically selected. Also in 3.20, server properties are now accessed
+ from the sidebar, which is more convenient and natural. These changes were
+ implemented by Isabella Ribeiro, as a part of an
+ <link href="https://www.gnome.org/outreachy/">Outreachy</link> internship.
+ </p>
<p>The new version of Polari also supports many more traditional IRC
features, like the /msg command, tab completion for IRC commands, and the
ability to open IRC links.</p>
- <p>In addition to these features, 3.20 includes a lot of smaller changes,
- such as improved visuals and animations, smarter handling of status
- messages in order to minimize noise in chatrooms, and additonal keyboard
- shortcuts (see Polari's shortcut window for an overview).</p>
+ <p>In addition to these features, 3.20 includes some significant smaller
+ changes:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item><p>Polari can now handle server passwords (this is especially
+ useful when using
+ <link href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_(software)">bouncers
+ </link>, like <link href="http://wiki.znc.in/ZNC">ZNC</link>).</p></item>
+ <item><p>Look and feel has been improved, with a restyled input bar and
+ new text animations.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Status message handling is smarter, in order to minimize noise
+ in chatrooms.</p></item>
+ <item><p>More keyboard shortcuts have been added (see Polari's shortcut
+ window for an overview).</p></item>
+ </list>
</section>
<section id="files">
<title>Files</title>
<media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
<p>The Files application has had a lot of polish and refinement for 3.20.
- Search has been a particular focus: the new version includes an updated
- search filters interface, which allows filtering search results by when
- files were changed or edited last, or by type of file. It is vastly simpler
- and easier to use than the previous version. Search has also been made more
- robust: performance issues have been addressed, and the interface is faster
- and more responsive.</p>
- <p>Files also has a more compact, easier to understand preferences dialog
- for 3.20. This includes additional settings for showing the permanent
+ Search has been a particular focus: search filters have been revamped, and
+ are vastly simpler and easier to use than the previous version. Search has
+ also been made more robust: performance issues have been addressed, and the
+ interface is faster and more responsive.</p>
+ <p>Files also has a more compact and easier to understand preferences
+ dialog for 3.20. This includes new settings for showing the permanent
delete and create symbolic link actions, as well as for recursive search
behavior.</p>
- <p>Smaller improvements include an extra zoom level in the list and grid
- views, bigger thumbnails, and the display of available and remaining space
- for drives in the other places view.</p>
+ <p>Smaller improvements in 3.20 include an extra zoom level in the list and
+ grid views, bigger thumbnails, and the display of available and remaining
+ space for drives in the other places view.</p>
</section>
<section id="more">
[
Date Prev][
Date Next] [
Thread Prev][
Thread Next]
[
Thread Index]
[
Date Index]
[
Author Index]