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[release-notes/gnome-3-22] keep filling in the first draft

commit 8646964e621bd28852b9cc94a756632a4fc898d4
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date:   Fri Sep 2 14:13:14 2016 +0100

    keep filling in the first draft

 help/C/developers.page |   56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 help/C/index.page      |   36 ++++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/developers.page b/help/C/developers.page
index 76a186c..d057756 100644
--- a/help/C/developers.page
+++ b/help/C/developers.page
@@ -30,6 +30,62 @@
     <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
   </section>
 
+  <section id="gtk-long-term-support">
+    <title>GTK+ Long Term Support</title>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
+    <p>3.22 marks a significant moment in the history of GTK+. While
+    it does not have a .0 version number, 3.22 is the first in a major new stable
+    release series and is the first major GTK+ version since 3.0. Subsquent
+    releases in the 3.22.x series will be guaranteed to be API and ABI stable,
+    with new releases being limited to new widgets and bug and security
+    fixes. These 3.22.x updates are guaranteed to be provided for at least
+    three years. Major development work will continue in a separate release
+    series, which will culminate in a new major stable release in approximately
+    2-3 years time.</p>
+    <p>GTK+ 3.22 makes all the major improvements introduced during the 3.x
+    series, such as CSS styling, GTK+ inspector, animations, new widgets and
+    much more, available in a stable form. This new way of
+    organizing GTK+ releases promises to provide long-term stability for
+    application authors who require it while not impeding the overall speed of
+    GTK+ development. It is being introduced after significant discussion
+    and consultation with GTK+ users, and more details can be found on <link
+    href="https:blog.gtk.org/2016/09/01/versioningand-long-term-stability-in-gtk/">
+    the GTK+ development blog</link>.</p>
+    </section>
+
+  <section id="gtk+">
+    <title>GTK+ Improvements</title>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
+    <p>Portal support for flatpak apps: file chooser, printing, gtk_show_uri, inhibiting,...</p>
+    <p>Other improvements in GTK+ 3.22 include:</p>
+    <list>
+      <item><p>CSS blends modes.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Graphics tablet support in Wayland.</p></item>
+      <item><p>GtkGLArea can use GLES</p></item>
+      <item><p>Richer monitor information with GdkMonitor</p></item>
+    </list>
+    <p>While not being introduced in 3.22, major progress has been made on the
+    GTK Scene Graph over the past six months.</p>
+  </section>
+
+  <section id="flatpak">
+    <title>Flatpak</title>
+    <media type="image" src="figures/placeholder.png"/>
+    <p>Flatpak is the next generation technology for application distribution
+    on Linux. It allows applications to be installed on any distribution, and
+    provides a robust security framework which protects you from malicious
+    applications. While Flatpak is an independent project, and does not follow
+    the GNOME release cycle, the GNOME project has plans to make it an integral
+    part of its application developer experience in the future.</p>
+    <p>Since the &lastversion; release, Flatpak has made significant progress.
+    In May it was renamed from xdg-app, and a new <link href="flatpak.org">
+    Flatpak</link> website was launched, containing a full set of developer
+    documentation as well as a growing list of Flatpak applications that you
+    can try.</p>
+    <p>A new set of APIs have been introduced, called “portals”, which allow
+    sandboxed applications to access resources from the host system, such as
+    opening files, printing, location services.</p>
+  </section>
 
   <section id="more">
     <title>Other Improvements</title>
diff --git a/help/C/index.page b/help/C/index.page
index 40ed519..4b37497 100644
--- a/help/C/index.page
+++ b/help/C/index.page
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@
     landing page has been revamped, with more application tiles and a colorful
     category browser. Star ratings are now prominently displayed to make it
     quick and easy to choose the best applications to install.</p>
-    <p>Software has many other small improvements, including improved layouts
-    in lists and better looking application details pages.</p>
+    <p>Software has other smaller improvements, too. Color coded badges now
+    clearly indicate whether an application is Free Software, including
+    improved layouts in lists and better looking application details pages.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="wayland">
@@ -106,10 +107,11 @@
     new functionality, such as multitouch touchpad gestures.</p>
     <p>GNOME's Wayland support has been steadily maturing over recent releases.
     In GNOME &lastversion;, it became usable for the majority of users. Since
-    then, support has continued to improve. With &gnomeversion;, Wacom graphics
-    tables can be used using Wayland, closing one of the major gaps. Myriad
-    smaller improvements have also been made, making the Wayland experience
-    even more polished.</p>
+    then, support has continued to improve with the majority of missing
+    features being filled in. This includes support for Wacom graphics
+    tablets, the ability to rotate displays, and the ability to use GNOME's
+    on-screen keyboard. Numerous smaller issues have also been resolved, making
+    the Wayland experience even more polished.</p>
     <!-- Add that screen rotation and the on screen keyboard are now supported -->
   </section>
 
@@ -159,12 +161,22 @@
       <item><p>Music's performance has been dramatically improved: the
       application now loads faster and the albums grid is more
       responsive.</p></item>
-      <item><p>The connect to server help in Files now shows additional
-      information, including which file protocols are supported.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Videos - variable rate playback</p></item>
-      <item><p>Web - paste &amp; go in address bar, keyboard shortcuts, redesigned error pages</p></item>
-      <item><p>Books - initial support for ePub display</p></item>
-      <item><p>In Files, you can now work with files with admin privileges over admin:///</p></item>
+      <item><p>The connect to server bar in Files now includes additional
+      information, including details of which file protocols are supported.
+      </p></item>
+      <item><p>Videos - variable rate playback
+      <!-- More information needed about this - speak to hadess -->
+      </p></item>
+      <item><p>Web, the GNOME browser, now has a shortcut window, to help find
+      out about shortcuts. A new context menu in the address bar allows you to
+      “Paste &amp; Go”, and a number of error pages have been
+      redesigned.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Books, GNOME's eBook application, has been steadily progressing,
+      and now has initial support for viewing ePub books. This feature is
+      expected to mature in future releases.</p></item>
+      <item><p>In Files, you can now work with files with admin privileges over
+      <code>admin:///</code>.
+      <!-- Add here - what is this used for? --> </p></item>
     </list>
   </section>
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