[gimp-help] Typo and grammar string fixes
- From: Jacob Boerema <jboerema src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gimp-help] Typo and grammar string fixes
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:36:01 +0000 (UTC)
commit fe896a8f7766e44c240b4b8c3a40438c05f4da7c
Author: Anders Jonsson <anders jonsson norsjovallen se>
Date: Sun Jun 5 14:45:39 2022 +0200
Typo and grammar string fixes
* Fix incorrect usage of a/an
* Various other fixes of spelling and punctuation
src/appendix/bugs.xml | 2 +-
src/concepts/color-management.xml | 4 ++--
src/concepts/docks.xml | 2 +-
src/concepts/images-loading.xml | 2 +-
src/concepts/imagewindow.xml | 2 +-
src/concepts/plugins.xml | 2 +-
src/concepts/script-fu.xml | 4 ++--
src/concepts/toolbox.xml | 2 +-
src/dialogs/channel-dialog.xml | 2 +-
src/dialogs/images-dialog.xml | 2 +-
src/dialogs/navigation-dialog.xml | 2 +-
src/filters/blur/zoom-motion.xml | 4 ++--
src/filters/decor/addborder.xml | 2 +-
src/filters/distort/newsprint.xml | 2 +-
src/filters/distort/polarcoords.xml | 2 +-
src/filters/enhance/NL_filter.xml | 2 +-
src/filters/generic/normal-map.xml | 2 +-
src/filters/noise/rgb-noise.xml | 2 +-
src/glossary/glossary.xml | 2 +-
src/images/Wilber.xcf.gz.README | 2 +-
src/menus/colors/components/decompose.xml | 6 +++---
src/menus/edit/stroke-path.xml | 2 +-
src/menus/help/procedure-browser.xml | 2 +-
src/menus/layer/offset.xml | 2 +-
src/toolbox/gegl-operation.xml | 2 +-
src/toolbox/paint/common-features.xml | 9 +++++----
src/toolbox/selection/fuzzy.xml | 12 ++++++------
src/toolbox/transform/transform-3d.xml | 2 +-
src/using/fonts-and-text.xml | 2 +-
29 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/src/appendix/bugs.xml b/src/appendix/bugs.xml
index 90b0205fe..d05caf092 100644
--- a/src/appendix/bugs.xml
+++ b/src/appendix/bugs.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
misbehavior, the odds that it is a true bug are pretty high: well
written software programs are not designed to crash under
<emphasis>any</emphasis> circumstances. In any case, if you have
- made an conscientious effort to decide whether it is really a bug,
+ made a conscious effort to decide whether it is really a bug,
and at the end still aren't sure, then please go ahead and report
it: the worst that can happen is that you will waste a bit of
time for the development team.
diff --git a/src/concepts/color-management.xml b/src/concepts/color-management.xml
index a148ea958..f0d3c0de8 100644
--- a/src/concepts/color-management.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/color-management.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
it is highly dependent on the specific monitor. In addition there
are further adjustments that are loaded into the video card memory
to bring the monitor as close to a standard state as possible. This
- information is stored in the monitor profile in the so-called vgct
+ information is stored in the monitor profile in the so-called vcgt
tag. Probably under Windows XP or Mac OS, the operating system loads
this information (LUT) in the video card in the process of starting
your computer. Under Linux, at present you have to use an external
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
to translate RGB values in the image file into appropriate colors on
the screen. This is also stored in the monitor profile. It doesn't
change the RGB values in the image, but it does change which values
- are sent to the video card (which already contains the vgct LUT).
+ are sent to the video card (which already contains the vcgt LUT).
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
diff --git a/src/concepts/docks.xml b/src/concepts/docks.xml
index 628329154..7bbf88f26 100644
--- a/src/concepts/docks.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/docks.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- the Tool Options, Device Status, Undo History and Image dock
+ the Tool Options, Device Status, Undo History and Images dock
under the Toolbox in the left panel,
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/src/concepts/images-loading.xml b/src/concepts/images-loading.xml
index 1d1d1f755..162604d8a 100644
--- a/src/concepts/images-loading.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/images-loading.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Colouring</term>
+ <term>Coloring</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Select <guilabel>B/W</guilabel> to have GIMP create the image
diff --git a/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml b/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml
index 97e4813ca..0f5a4ba64 100644
--- a/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
bottom of the image window.
</para>
<para>
- When an image is modified, an asterisk appears in front of title.
+ When an image is modified, an asterisk appears in front of its title.
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/src/concepts/plugins.xml b/src/concepts/plugins.xml
index 9ca52eb8b..92568c03e 100644
--- a/src/concepts/plugins.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/plugins.xml
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
<xref linkend="bibliography-online-darwinports"/>, the
plugin installation works exactly the way it is described for the
Linux platform already. The only difference is, that a couple of
- plugins might be even available in the repository of you package
+ plugins might be even available in the repository of your package
manager, so give it a try.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/src/concepts/script-fu.xml b/src/concepts/script-fu.xml
index 626b5331d..fd6ef00de 100644
--- a/src/concepts/script-fu.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/script-fu.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
<sect2>
<title>Script-Fu? </title>
<para>
- Script-Fu is what the Windows world would call "macros" But Script-Fu is
+ Script-Fu is what the Windows world would call "macros". But Script-Fu is
more powerful than that. Script-Fu is based on an interpreting language
called Scheme, and works by using querying functions to the
<acronym>GIMP</acronym>
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
</para>
<para>
<guimenu>Filters</guimenu> menu and <guimenu>Script-Fu</guimenu> menu are
- regrouped in one <guimenu>Filters</guimenu> menu and organised according
+ regrouped in one <guimenu>Filters</guimenu> menu and organized according
to new categories. Now if a plugin and a filter works similarly, they are
nearby in the menu.
</para>
diff --git a/src/concepts/toolbox.xml b/src/concepts/toolbox.xml
index 0db126754..58b0d1006 100644
--- a/src/concepts/toolbox.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/toolbox.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
you used when quitting your previous session because the <guilabel>Save
input device settings on exit</guilabel> in
<link linkend="gimp-prefs-input-devices">Preferences/Input Devices</link>,
- is checked by default. If you uncheck it, GIMP will use use a color, a
+ is checked by default. If you uncheck it, GIMP will use a color, a
brush and a pattern by default, always the same.
</para>
</note>
diff --git a/src/dialogs/channel-dialog.xml b/src/dialogs/channel-dialog.xml
index 11dd2c0a8..e00f30170 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/channel-dialog.xml
+++ b/src/dialogs/channel-dialog.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
a Grayscale image, there is only one primary channel called
<guilabel>Gray</guilabel>. For an Indexed image with a fixed number of
known colors there is also only one primary channel called
- <guilabel>Indexed</guilabel>. Then there is a optional channel called
+ <guilabel>Indexed</guilabel>. Then there is an optional channel called
<guilabel>Alpha</guilabel>. This channel displays transparency values of
each pixel in your image (See <link linkend="glossary-alpha-channel">Alpha
Channel</link> in Glossary). In front of this channel is a thumbnail
diff --git a/src/dialogs/images-dialog.xml b/src/dialogs/images-dialog.xml
index 11fd8d8f9..0037d22ef 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/images-dialog.xml
+++ b/src/dialogs/images-dialog.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
<term>Delete</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This command works only on a image which is loaded without any
+ This command works only on an image which is loaded without any
window. Though images can be opened by the New Window command,
if the image has been already loaded without window by a
primitive procedure command (such as
diff --git a/src/dialogs/navigation-dialog.xml b/src/dialogs/navigation-dialog.xml
index 423474fa6..f7a7d1b9e 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/navigation-dialog.xml
+++ b/src/dialogs/navigation-dialog.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
<para>
The Navigation dialog is designed to offer easy movement around the active
image if the zoom is set higher than what the image window can display. If
- this is the case, there is an white colored rectangle that shows the
+ this is the case, there is a white colored rectangle that shows the
location of the current view area in respect to the image. In this
rectangle, the mouse pointer takes the form of a grabbing hand; outside
this rectangle, it takes the form of a hand with pointing fore-finger.
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/zoom-motion.xml b/src/filters/blur/zoom-motion.xml
index bb18a1547..534f364d0 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/zoom-motion.xml
+++ b/src/filters/blur/zoom-motion.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude";>
<term><guilabel>Blurring factor</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Increasing factor will result in more blurring in a all directions
+ Increasing factor will result in more blurring in all directions
of zoom.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude";>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect3>
-</sect2>
\ No newline at end of file
+</sect2>
diff --git a/src/filters/decor/addborder.xml b/src/filters/decor/addborder.xml
index 9900864ef..aba9f3d1b 100644
--- a/src/filters/decor/addborder.xml
+++ b/src/filters/decor/addborder.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Here you can select the thickness of the added border, in pixels.
- X size (left an right) and Y size (top and bottom) may be
+ X size (left and right) and Y size (top and bottom) may be
different. Maximum is 250 pixels.
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/src/filters/distort/newsprint.xml b/src/filters/distort/newsprint.xml
index 06a1a35a6..de48fc7bf 100644
--- a/src/filters/distort/newsprint.xml
+++ b/src/filters/distort/newsprint.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
All your setting changes will appear in the Preview without
affecting the image until you click on <guilabel>OK</guilabel>.
Note that the preview displays only a part of the whole image if
- the filter is applied to an selection. Don't keep
+ the filter is applied to a selection. Don't keep
<guilabel>Preview</guilabel> checked if your computer is too slow.
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/src/filters/distort/polarcoords.xml b/src/filters/distort/polarcoords.xml
index c2e6733fa..29cb74b45 100644
--- a/src/filters/distort/polarcoords.xml
+++ b/src/filters/distort/polarcoords.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Checked by default: origin center is at the middle of the layer. If
- unchecked, you can modify X an Y parameters to position the origin
+ unchecked, you can modify X and Y parameters to position the origin
center.
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/src/filters/enhance/NL_filter.xml b/src/filters/enhance/NL_filter.xml
index cb565e599..28c6c1820 100644
--- a/src/filters/enhance/NL_filter.xml
+++ b/src/filters/enhance/NL_filter.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
This is something of a swiss army knife filter. It has 3 distinct
operating modes. In all of the modes each pixel in the image is examined
and processed according to it and its surrounding pixels values. Rather
- than using 9 pixels in a 3x3 block, it uses an hexagonal block whose
+ than using 9 pixels in a 3x3 block, it uses a hexagonal block whose
size can be set with the Radius option.
</para>
</sect3>
diff --git a/src/filters/generic/normal-map.xml b/src/filters/generic/normal-map.xml
index 3b898c86d..a245bfe2f 100644
--- a/src/filters/generic/normal-map.xml
+++ b/src/filters/generic/normal-map.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
is expected to be done.
</para>
<para>
- We will use an height map created with
+ We will use a height map created with
<xref linkend="gimp-filter-noise-simplex"/>:
<figure>
<title>Normal Map Example</title>
diff --git a/src/filters/noise/rgb-noise.xml b/src/filters/noise/rgb-noise.xml
index 9f9d494ff..8e2aa274b 100644
--- a/src/filters/noise/rgb-noise.xml
+++ b/src/filters/noise/rgb-noise.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
<para>
Noise may be additive (uncorrelated) or multiplicative (correlated
- also known as speckle noise). When checked, every channel value
- is multiplied by an normally distributed value. So the noise
+ is multiplied by a normal distributed value. So the noise
depends on the channel values: a greater channel value leads to
more noise, while dark colors (small values) tend to remain dark.
</para>
diff --git a/src/glossary/glossary.xml b/src/glossary/glossary.xml
index 52d62c106..964a208b6 100644
--- a/src/glossary/glossary.xml
+++ b/src/glossary/glossary.xml
@@ -2566,7 +2566,7 @@ url="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/blob/master/devel-docs/xcf.txt"/>.
difference in the direction of red or turquoise. This representation
uses the peculiarity of the eye of being especially sensitive to green
light. That is why most of the information about the proportion of
- green is in the basic brightness, Y, an only the deviations for the
+ green is in the basic brightness, Y, and only the deviations for the
red and blue portions need to be represented. The Y values have twice
the resolution of the other two values, Cb and Cr, in most practical
applications, such as on DVDs.
diff --git a/src/images/Wilber.xcf.gz.README b/src/images/Wilber.xcf.gz.README
index 528efb4f4..2e9a7fe38 100644
--- a/src/images/Wilber.xcf.gz.README
+++ b/src/images/Wilber.xcf.gz.README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Wilber.xcf.gz.README
This is Wilber, the GIMP Mascot.
-GIMP is a image manipulation program for unix computers, see
+GIMP is an image manipulation program, see
http://www.gimp.org for more details.
The use of Wilber.xcf.gz is free, though it would be kind of you to mention
diff --git a/src/menus/colors/components/decompose.xml b/src/menus/colors/components/decompose.xml
index ff4498b37..8196b9590 100644
--- a/src/menus/colors/components/decompose.xml
+++ b/src/menus/colors/components/decompose.xml
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
<term>RGBA</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- If the RGBA radio button is clicked, a image is created
- similar at the RGB Decomposing with a additional Alpha
+ If the RGBA radio button is clicked, an image is created
+ similar to the RGB Decomposing with an additional Alpha
layer filled with the transparencies values of the source
image. Full transparent pixels are black and the full
opaque pixels are white.
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
<term>CMYK</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This option is similar at the <guilabel>CMY Decomposing
+ This option is similar to the <guilabel>CMY Decomposing
</guilabel> with an additional layer for Black.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/src/menus/edit/stroke-path.xml b/src/menus/edit/stroke-path.xml
index 38279ac5c..a60976d35 100644
--- a/src/menus/edit/stroke-path.xml
+++ b/src/menus/edit/stroke-path.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
<secondary>Stroke</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
- <primary>Stoke path</primary>
+ <primary>Stroke path</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
diff --git a/src/menus/help/procedure-browser.xml b/src/menus/help/procedure-browser.xml
index 248dbff0f..b0feef32a 100644
--- a/src/menus/help/procedure-browser.xml
+++ b/src/menus/help/procedure-browser.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
<term>by type</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Shows a list of procedures which have a one of four types:
+ Shows a list of procedures which have one of four types:
<quote>Internal GIMP procedure</quote>, <quote>GIMP Plug-In
</quote>, <quote>GIMP Extension</quote>, or <quote>Temporary
Procedure</quote>.
diff --git a/src/menus/layer/offset.xml b/src/menus/layer/offset.xml
index c6f4e0982..c1f7dd937 100644
--- a/src/menus/layer/offset.xml
+++ b/src/menus/layer/offset.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>
- Scale down an copy-paste pattern repeatedly.
+ Scale down a copy-paste pattern repeatedly.
</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
diff --git a/src/toolbox/gegl-operation.xml b/src/toolbox/gegl-operation.xml
index db050cdef..7e84fd827 100644
--- a/src/toolbox/gegl-operation.xml
+++ b/src/toolbox/gegl-operation.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
<para>
The <acronym>GEGL</acronym> Operation tool has been added in <link
linkend="gimp-introduction-whats-new"><acronym>GIMP</acronym> 2.6</link>
- and was originally meant as an useful experimental tool for
+ and was originally meant as a useful experimental tool for
<acronym>GIMP</acronym> developers. The <acronym>GEGL</acronym> Operation
tool enables applying <acronym>GEGL</acronym> operations to the image and
gives on-canvas previews of the results.
diff --git a/src/toolbox/paint/common-features.xml b/src/toolbox/paint/common-features.xml
index fab394f72..26efbd9ef 100644
--- a/src/toolbox/paint/common-features.xml
+++ b/src/toolbox/paint/common-features.xml
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@
<link linkend="gimp-tool-dynamics">Dynamics</link>
</para>
<para>
- When stroking paths and selections using a paint tool there is a an
+ When stroking paths and selections using a paint tool there is an
option to select <quote>Emulate brush dynamics</quote>. That means
- that when you stoke, brush pressure and velocity are varying along
+ that when you stroke, brush pressure and velocity are varying along
the length of the stroke. Pressure starts with zero, ramps up to
full pressure and then ramps down again to no pressure. Velocity
starts from zero and ramps up to full speed by the end of the
@@ -598,8 +598,9 @@
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>
- Same thing but the option is checked: the brush is locked to
- the original, not rotated view and brush stoke is not rotated.
+ Same thing but the option is checked: the brush is locked to
+ the original, not rotated view and brush stroke is not
+ rotated.
</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
diff --git a/src/toolbox/selection/fuzzy.xml b/src/toolbox/selection/fuzzy.xml
index 3ce29e8e8..c4a79e1c8 100644
--- a/src/toolbox/selection/fuzzy.xml
+++ b/src/toolbox/selection/fuzzy.xml
@@ -314,12 +314,12 @@
<term>Draw Mask</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This option is only an help for selection. Selected areas
- marked with marching ants may not be evident when selecting
- with Fuzzy select or Magic wand. If this option is checked,
- selected areas will be filled with a magenta color as long as
- you keep pressing on the mouse left button, and this mask
- will disappear as soon as you release this button.
+ This option can help to visualize the selection. Selected
+ areas marked with marching ants may not be evident when
+ selecting with Fuzzy select or Magic wand. If this option is
+ checked, selected areas will be filled with a magenta color
+ as long as you keep pressing on the left mouse button, and
+ this mask will disappear as soon as you release this button.
</para>
<figure>
diff --git a/src/toolbox/transform/transform-3d.xml b/src/toolbox/transform/transform-3d.xml
index cc8fddf00..d09abe9cf 100644
--- a/src/toolbox/transform/transform-3d.xml
+++ b/src/toolbox/transform/transform-3d.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
<para>
The 3D Transform tool allows you to change the perspective of a layer and
to move it in 3D space. You can set a vanishing point, then rotate the
- layer in X, Y, an Z axes.
+ layer in X, Y, and Z axes.
</para>
<para>
It offers the usual option dialog under Toolbox and an on-canvas settings
diff --git a/src/using/fonts-and-text.xml b/src/using/fonts-and-text.xml
index 384b01262..b705666f5 100644
--- a/src/using/fonts-and-text.xml
+++ b/src/using/fonts-and-text.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
</para>
<para>
Another known problem is that Pango 1.2 cannot load fonts that don't
- provide an Unicode character mapping. (Pango is the text layout library
+ provide a Unicode character mapping. (Pango is the text layout library
used by GIMP.) A lot of symbol fonts fall into this category. On some
systems, using such a font can cause GIMP to crash. Updating to Pango
1.4 will fix this problem and makes symbol fonts available in GIMP.
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