[gimp-help] Update src/concepts/intro.xml
- From: Jacob Boerema <jboerema src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gimp-help] Update src/concepts/intro.xml
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 22:48:21 +0000 (UTC)
commit 1d1adc5337b15f820cf9d1d58b92faa41441c05b
Author: SilverWoodchuck47 <silverwoodchuck47 yahoo com>
Date: Mon Jul 6 01:50:33 2020 +0000
Update src/concepts/intro.xml
src/concepts/intro.xml | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/src/concepts/intro.xml b/src/concepts/intro.xml
index deb81e5e3..14a85e799 100644
--- a/src/concepts/intro.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/intro.xml
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
<primary>Running GIMP</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- Most often, you start <acronym>GIMP</acronym> either by clicking on an
+ Usually you start <acronym>GIMP</acronym> either by clicking an
icon (if your system
is set up to provide you with one), or by typing <command>gimp</command>
on a command line. If you have multiple versions of
<acronym>GIMP</acronym> installed,
you may need to type <command>gimp-2.10</command>
- to get the latest version. You can, if you want, give a list of image
- files on the command line after the program name, and they will
- automatically be opened by <acronym>GIMP</acronym> as it starts. It is
+ to get the newest version. You can, if you want, provide a list of image
+ file names on the command line after the program name so that
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> automatically opens those files after it starts. It is
also possible, though, to open files from within
<acronym>GIMP</acronym> once it is running.
</para>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
class of files (as determined by their filename extension, such as .jpg)
with a corresponding application (such as <acronym>GIMP</acronym>).
When image files are properly <quote>associated</quote> to
- <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you can double click on an image to open it
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you can double click an image to open it
in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.
</para>
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
<para>
<acronym>GIMP</acronym> automatically detects and uses the system
language. In the unlikely event that language detection fails, or if
- you just want to use a different language, since
- <acronym>GIMP</acronym>-2.8, you can do so through:
+ you just want to use a different language, with
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>-2.8 and newer, you can do so through:
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
<emphasis>In LINUX</emphasis>: in console mode,
type <userinput>LANGUAGE=en gimp</userinput> or
<userinput>LANG=en gimp</userinput>
- replacing en by fr, de, ... according to the language you
+ replacing en with fr, de, ... according to the language you
want. Background: Using <userinput>LANGUAGE=en</userinput>
sets an environment variable for the executed
program <userinput>gimp</userinput>.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Under Windows XP</term>
+ <term>Under Windows XP</term> <!-- XP!? -->
<listitem>
<para>
<menuchoice>
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@
</menuchoice>
button in <quote>System Variables</quote> area:
<guibutton>Add</guibutton> button: Enter LANG for Name and fr or
- de... for Value. Watch out! You have to click on three successive
- <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to validate your choice.
+ de... for Value. Watch out! You have to click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
+ three successive times to validate your choice.
</para>
<para>
If you change languages often, you can create a batch file to
change the language. Open NotePad. Type the following
- commands (for french for instance):
+ commands (for French for instance):
<!--do not reformat the following lines (literallayout)-->
<literallayout><userinput>set lang=fr
start gimp-2.10.exe</userinput></literallayout>
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ start gimp-2.10.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<term>Under Apple Mac OS X</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- From System Preferences, click on the International icon. In
- the Language tab, the desired language should be the first in the
+ From <guilabel>System Preferences</guilabel>, click the <guiicon>International</guiicon> icon. In
+ the <guilabel>Language</guilabel> tab, the desired language should be the first in the
list.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ start gimp-2.10.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<term>--console-messages</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Do not popup dialog boxes on errors or warnings. Print the
+ Do not display dialog boxes on errors or warnings. Print the
messages on the console instead.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ start gimp-2.10.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<varlistentry>
<term>--g-fatal-warnings</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Make all warnings fatal. Useful for debug.</para>
+ <para>Make all warnings fatal. Useful for debugging.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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