[gimp-help] Update src/concepts/intro.xml



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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