[gimp-web/testing] 2.10.0-rc2: a few updates



commit d8761e4cf46238f8810b42c0d73ef444c0a37efc
Author: Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>
Date:   Fri Apr 13 11:45:52 2018 +0300

    2.10.0-rc2: a few updates

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--- a/content/news/2018-04-14_GIMP_2.10_RC2_Released/index.md
+++ b/content/news/2018-04-14_GIMP_2.10_RC2_Released/index.md
@@ -6,39 +6,42 @@ Slug: gimp-2-10-0-rc2-released
 Summary: GIMP 2.10.0-rc2: the end is near
 Status: draft
 
-Here is the second release candidate! In the last 3 weeks, since GIMP
-2.10.0-RC1, 38 bugs have been fixed, with more than 140 commits pushed,
-quite a high rate of fixes as often just before a major release.
+Here is the second release candidate! In the last 3 weeks since releasing
+GIMP 2.10.0-RC1, we fixed 38 bugs and introduced important performance
+improvements.
 
 For a complete list of changes please see [NEWS](https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/tree/NEWS).
 
 ## Optimizations and multi-threading for painting and display
 
 A major regression of GIMP 2.10, compared to 2.8, was slower painting.
-Several optimizations have been merged in GIMP core, but also in babl
-and GEGL regarding this issue, by several contributors (Ell, Jehan,
-Massimo Valentini, Øyvind Kolås…), along with a lot of speed tests
-performed by Elle Stone and Jose Americo Gobbo.
+To address this issue, several contributors (Ell, Jehan, Massimo Valentini,
+Øyvind Kolås…) introduced im;rovements to the GIMP core, as well as to the
+GEGL and babl libraries. Additionally, Elle Stone and Jose Americo Gobbo
+contributed performance testing.
 
 The whole issue pushed Ell to implement multi-threading within GIMP, so
-that painting and display are now run on separate thread, hence greatly
+that painting and display are now run on separate threads, thus greatly
 speeding up feedback of the graphical interface.
 
-## Themes Rewritten
+The new parallelization framework is not painting-specific and could be
+used for improving other parts of GIMP.
+
+## Themes rewritten
 
 Since the development version 2.9.4, we had [new themes shipped with
 GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/news/2016/07/13/gimp-2-9-4-released/), and in
-particular dark themes, as is now common for graphics applications.
-Unfortunately there was no maintainers anymore and bugs were piling up in
-the themes, providing a poor experience.
+particular dark themes, as is now common for creative applications.
+Unfortunately they were unmaintained, bugs kept piling up, and the user
+experience wasn't exactly stellar.
 
-Ville Pätsi, long time contributor, has taken up the task of creating
+Our long-time contributor Ville Pätsi took up the task of creating
 brand new themes without any of the usability issues and glitches of
 previous ones. While cleaning up, only the *Gray* theme has been kept,
 whereas *Light* and *Dark* were rewritten from scratch. *Darker* and
 *Lighter* themes have been removed (they won't likely reappear unless
 someone decides to rewrite and contribute them as well, and unless this
-person stays around for maintainance).
+person stays around for maintenance).
 
 ### New on-canvas control for 3D rotation
 
@@ -48,6 +51,10 @@ the Panorama Projection filter.
 
 ## Translations
 
+8 translations have been updated betweeen the two release candidates.
+We are very close to releasing the final version of GIMP 2.10.0. If you
+plan to update translation into your language and be in time for the release,
+we recommend starting now.
 
 ## GEGL changes
 


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