[release-notes] Polish index.page
- From: Allan Day <allanday src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [release-notes] Polish index.page
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 15:26:03 +0000 (UTC)
commit ac80050d2fa8fec3f435022aad739c84f3d34d70
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date: Wed Sep 8 16:25:40 2021 +0100
Polish index.page
Another round...
help/C/index.page | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/index.page b/help/C/index.page
index 012d4cc9..76093fce 100644
--- a/help/C/index.page
+++ b/help/C/index.page
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="guide" id="index">
<title>More Power To You</title>
<media type="image" src="figures/power.png"/>
- <p>The power mode setting was originally introduced in the previous GNOME
- release, version 40. These allow switching between three power modes, which
- affect both performance and power consumption. The modes are:</p>
+ <p>GNOME 40 introduced a new power mode setting. This allows switching
+ between three power modes, which affect both performance and power
+ consumption:</p>
<list>
<item><p><gui>Balanced</gui>: the default profile, which provides
@@ -72,17 +72,18 @@ xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="guide" id="index">
consumption.</p></item>
</list>
- <p>Performance mode is only available on hardware that supports this
- feature.</p>
+ <p>Note: performance mode is only available on hardware that supports this
+ feature. On hardware that doesn't have performance mode, the performance
+ mode option is not shown.</p>
<p>With GNOME 41, the power mode feature has been improved. The mode can
now be quickly changed from the <gui>System Status</gui> menu.
<gui>Power Saver</gui> mode has been enhanced, so that the screen dims and
- fades more rapidly when it is active, and <gui>Power Saver</gui> will now
- also automatically turn on when the battery level is low.</p>
+ fades more rapidly when it is active, and <gui>Power Saver</gui> will also
+ automatically turn on when the battery level is low.</p>
- <p>Initial support has been added for allowing applications to request a
- particular power mode. This is most relevant for allowing performance
+ <p>Initial support has been added to allow applications to request a
+ particular power mode. This will be most relevant for allowing performance
sensitive apps, such as games, to request performance mode.</p>
</section>
@@ -90,18 +91,20 @@ xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="guide" id="index">
<title>New Look Software</title>
<media type="image" src="figures/software.png"/>
- <p><app>Software</app> has been given an overhaul for GNOME 41.</p>
+ <p><app>Software</app> has been given an overhaul for GNOME 41, making it
+ look and work better than ever before.</p>
<list>
- <item><p>The explore view makes it easier to browse and discover apps,
- with attractive banners, descriptions of each app.</p></item>
- <item><p>A new, smaller, set of application categories makes it easier to
- browse and explore.</p></item>
+ <item><p>The updated explore view makes it easier to browse and discover
+ apps, with descriptions of each app and more attractive tiles.</p></item>
+ <item><p>A new set of categories makes helps with browsing and exploring
+ available apps.</p></item>
<item><p>Details pages have a new design, with bigger screenshots and new
- information tiles.</p></item>
+ information tiles, which provide a better overview of each application.
+ </p></item>
</list>
- <p>Almost every part of the application has been polished or improved in
+ <p>Almost every part of <app>Software</app> has been polished or improved in
some way. This includes redesigned settings, more attractive layouts in the
installed and updates views, better OS upgrade banners, and much much
more.</p>
@@ -115,14 +118,14 @@ xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="guide" id="index">
<title>Multitasking</title>
<media type="image" src="figures/multitasking.png"/>
- <p>GNOME 41 includes a new Multitasking settings panel, which includes
- window management and workspace options. These allow:</p>
+ <p>GNOME 41 includes a new <gui>Multitasking</gui> settings panel, which
+ includes window management and workspace options. These allow:</p>
<list>
- <item><p>Disabling the <gui>Activities</gui> hot corner.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Disabling the Activities hot corner.</p></item>
<item><p>Disabling <gui>Active Screen Edges</gui>.</p></item>
- <item><p>Configuring a fixed number of <gui>Workspaces</gui>.</p></item>
- <item><p>Show workspaces on all displays, instead of just the primary
+ <item><p>Configuring a fixed number of workspaces.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Showing workspaces on all displays, instead of just the primary
display.</p></item>
<item><p>Restricting app switching to the current workspace, when using
the <keyseq><key>Super</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq> keyboard shortcut.
@@ -143,18 +146,19 @@ xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="guide" id="index">
<section id="mobile-settings">
<title>Mobile Settings</title>
- <p>GNOME 41 includes a <gui>Mobile</gui> settings panel. This allows
+ <p>GNOME 41 includes a new <gui>Mobile</gui> settings panel. This allows
configuring mobile network connections, and works with 2G, 3G, 4G, and
GSM/LTE modems.</p>
- <p>The new <gui>Mobile</gui> panel is only shown when a a supported modem is
- present. It allows setting the network type, whether mobile data should be
- used, and whether data should be used while roaming, as well as other more
- advanced settings.</p>
+ <p>The new <gui>Mobile</gui> settings are only shown when a a supported
+ modem is present. It allows setting the network type, selecting whether
+ mobile data should be used, and whether data should be used while roaming,
+ as well as other more advanced settings.</p>
<p>It replaces the previous, old mobile network settings. Improvements
- over the old settings include the ability to handle multiple SIMs, and
- automatic selection of the network operator.</p>
+ over the old settings include the ability to handle multiple SIMs, and the
+ automatic selection of the network operator, as well as a much nicer user
+ interface.</p>
</section>
<section id="performance">
@@ -172,8 +176,8 @@ xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="guide" id="index">
more significant on displays with lower refresh rates).</p></item>
<item><p>System-level multitouch gestures now behave more reliably and
consistenty.</p></item>
- <item><p>GTK 4's GL renderer has been rewritten, resulting in better
- overall performance and correctness.</p></item>
+ <item><p>GTK 4's GL renderer has been rewritten, resulting in faster
+ rendering and reduced power consumption.</p></item>
<item><p>Finally, a major code cleanup has been carried out in Mutter,
GNOME's window manager, which will improve long-term maintainability and
efficiency.</p></item>
@@ -198,16 +202,16 @@ xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="guide" id="index">
include:</p>
<list>
- <item><p><app>Files</app> is now able to create encrypted <sys>.zip</sys>
- files, requiring a password before they can be opened.</p></item>
- <item><p><app>Calendar</app> can now import events from <sys>.ics</sys>
- files.</p></item>
- <item><p><app>Web</app> has better support for dark mode, faster pinch to
- zoom (on some websites), and better handling for unresponsive
- websites.</p></item>
- <item><p><app>Calculator</app> is now adaptive: resizing the window now
- reveals additional controls, and the window will also fit on mobile
- devices.</p></item>
+ <item><p>The ability to create encrypted <sys>.zip</sys> archives in
+ <app>Files</app>. These require a password to be opened.</p></item>
+ <item><p>A new <app>Calendar</app> feature that allows importing events
+ from <sys>.ics</sys> files.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Improved support for dark mode in <app>Web</app>, along with
+ faster pinch to zoom (on many, but not all websites), and better handling
+ of unresponsive websites.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Better window resizing in <app>Calculator</app>: enlarging the
+ window will now reveal additional controls, and the window will also
+ shrink down to fit on mobile displays.</p></item>
</list>
</section>
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