[gimp-help/gimp-help-2-10] Improve text of color management preferences a bit.



commit 5c7754634375c607db01e5c818d359d230f25fb0
Author: Jacob Boerema <jgboerema gmail com>
Date:   Thu Mar 17 22:55:33 2022 -0400

    Improve text of color management preferences a bit.
    
    (cherry picked from commit 2245fb6463c0b29bcdb893c111daf614d89e0eaf)

 src/using/preferences/prefs-color-management.xml | 121 ++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/src/using/preferences/prefs-color-management.xml 
b/src/using/preferences/prefs-color-management.xml
index ffe81ad15..adf0c0939 100644
--- a/src/using/preferences/prefs-color-management.xml
+++ b/src/using/preferences/prefs-color-management.xml
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@
   <sect3>
     <title>Options</title>
     <para>
-      This page lets you customize the GIMP color management.
+      This page lets you customize GIMP color management.
     </para>
     <para>
       Some of the options let you choose a color profile from a menu. If the
-      desired profile is not in the menu yet, you can add it by clicking on
-      the <guimenuitem>Select color profile from disk...</guimenuitem> item.
+      desired profile is not present in the menu yet, you can add it by
+      clicking on <guimenuitem>Select color profile from disk...</guimenuitem>.
     </para>
     <tip>
       <para>
         Files containing color profiles are easily recognizable by their
         <filename>.icc</filename> suffix. In addition to that they are
-        usually stored all together in only a few places. If you are running
+        usually stored together in only a few places. If you are running
         GIMP on Mac OS X, you should try
         <filename>/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/</filename> and
         <filename>Library/Printers/[manufacturer]/Profiles</filename>.
@@ -54,39 +54,38 @@
         <term>Image display mode</term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Using this option you can decide how the GIMP color management
+            Using this option, you can decide how GIMP color management
             operates. There are three modes you can choose from:
           </para>
           <itemizedlist>
             <listitem>
               <para>
                 <emphasis role="bold">No color management</emphasis>: choosing 
-                this selection shuts down the color management in GIMP 
-                completely.
+                this shuts down color management in GIMP completely.
                </para>
             </listitem>
             <listitem>
-              <para><emphasis role="bold">Color managed display</emphasis>: with 
-                this selection you can enable the GIMP color management to
-                provide a fully corrected display of the images according to
-                the given color profile for the display.
+              <para><emphasis role="bold">Color managed display</emphasis>:
+                this enables GIMP color management and provides a fully
+                corrected display of the images according to the given color
+                profile for the display.
               </para>
             </listitem>
             <listitem>
               <para><emphasis role="bold">Soft-proofing</emphasis>: when 
-                choosing this option, you enable the GIMP color management not 
-                only to apply the profile for the display, but also the selected
-                printer simulation profile. Doing so, you can preview the
-                color results of a print with that printer.
+                choosing this option, you enable GIMP color management not 
+                only to apply the profile for the display, but also for the
+                selected printer simulation profile. Doing so, you can preview
+                the color results of a print with that printer.
               </para>
               <note>
                 <para>
-                  Please note, that the GIMP color management is used to
-                  enhance the display of images and the embedding of profiles
-                  to image files only. Especially are the options you choose
-                  in this dialog in no way used for printing from within GIMP.
-                  This is because the printing is a special task done by a
-                  more specialized printing engine that is no part of GIMP.
+                  Please note, that GIMP color management is used to enhance
+                  the display of images and the embedding of profiles to image
+                  files only. More specifically, the options you choose in this
+                  dialog are not used for printing from within GIMP.
+                  This is because printing is a special task done by a
+                  printing engine that is not part of GIMP.
                 </para>
               </note>
             </listitem>
@@ -101,27 +100,31 @@
             <itemizedlist>
               <listitem>
                 <para>
-                  <guilabel>None</guilabel> : GIMP uses the colorimetric 
+                  <guilabel>None</guilabel>: GIMP uses the colorimetric 
                   profile of your monitor.
                 </para>
               </listitem>
               <listitem>
                 <para>
-                  <guilabel>Select color profile from disk</guilabel> : 
-                  if you have one.
+                  <guilabel>Select color profile from disk</guilabel>: 
+                  choose a profile that you have available on your computer.
                 </para>
               </listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+          </para>
+
+          <para><emphasis role="bold">Try to use the system monitor profile</emphasis>
+            <itemizedlist>
               <listitem>
                 <para>
-                  <guilabel>Try to use the system monitor profile</guilabel> : 
-                  If checked, GIMP will try to use the display color profile 
-                  of the system windows handler. Else, the configured monitor 
-                  profile is used.
+                  When enabled, GIMP will try to use the display color profile 
+                  supplied by the system. The configured monitor profile is
+                  then only used as a fallback.
                 </para>
-              </listitem>             
+              </listitem>
             </itemizedlist>
           </para>
-          
+
           <para><emphasis role="bold">Rendering intent</emphasis>
             <itemizedlist>
               <listitem>
@@ -134,25 +137,26 @@
                 </para>
                 <para>
                   Relative colorimetric is usually the best choice (default). 
-                  Unless you use a LUT monitor profile (most monitor profile 
+                  Unless you use a LUT monitor profile (most monitor profiles 
                   are matrix), choosing perceptual intent actually gives you 
-                  relative colorimetric.
+                  relative colorimetric. See also
+                  <xref linkend="glossary-rendering-intent"/>.
                 </para>
+              </listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+          </para>
+          
+          <para><emphasis role="bold">Use black point compensation</emphasis>
+            <itemizedlist>
+              <listitem>
                 <para>
-                  <emphasis role="bold">Use black point compensation</emphasis>
-                  <itemizedlist>
-                    <listitem>
-                      <para>
-                        This option is checked by default. Do use black point 
-                        compensation unless you have a reason not to.
-                      </para>
-                    </listitem>
-                  </itemizedlist>
+                  This option is checked by default. Do use black point 
+                  compensation unless you have a reason not to.
                 </para>
               </listitem>
             </itemizedlist>
           </para>
-          
+
           <para><emphasis role="bold">Optimize image display for:</emphasis>
             <itemizedlist>
               <listitem>
@@ -169,13 +173,13 @@
       </varlistentry>
       
       <varlistentry>
-        <term>Soft-proofing></term>
+        <term>Soft-proofing</term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
             Soft-proofing is a mechanism that allows you to see on your 
-            screen what printing on paper will look. More generally, it is 
-            soft-proofing from the color space of your image to another color 
-            color space (printer or other output device).
+            screen what printing on paper will look like. More in general, it is 
+            soft-proofing from the color space of your image to another color
+            space (printer or other output device).
           </para>
           <para>
             <emphasis role="bold">Soft-proofing profile</emphasis>
@@ -212,10 +216,11 @@
             <emphasis role="bold">Mark out of gamut colors</emphasis>
           </para>
           <para>
-            When this box is checked, the soft-proofing will mark color 
+            When this box is checked, the soft-proofing will mark colors 
             that can not be represented in the target color space.
-            On the right, a color button, when clicked, opens a color 
-            selector to choose the wanted color.
+            On the right there is a color button that you can click to open a
+            color selector to choose the color you want to be used for marking
+            out of gamut colors.
           </para>          
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -225,17 +230,17 @@
         <listitem>
           <para><emphasis role="bold">RGB profile</emphasis></para>
           <para>
-            Default is <quote>None</quote> and the built-in RGB profile 
-            is used. You can select another RGB working space color profile 
-            from disk: it will be offered next to the built-in profile 
+            Default is <quote>None</quote>, which causes the built-in RGB
+            profile to be used. You can select another RGB working space color
+            profile from disk: it will be offered next to the built-in profile 
             when a color profile can be chosen.
           </para>
           <para><emphasis role="bold">Grayscale profile</emphasis></para>
           <para>
-            Default is <quote>None</quote> and the built-in Grayscale 
-            profile is used. You can select another Grayscale working space 
+            Default is <quote>None</quote>, which causes the built-in Grayscale 
+            profile to be used. You can select another Grayscale working space 
             color profile from disk: it will be offered next to the 
-            built-in profile when a color profile can be chosen.
+            built-in profile when a Grayscale profile can be chosen.
           </para>
           <para><emphasis role="bold">CMYK profile</emphasis></para>
           <para>
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@
           <para>
             Default is <quote>Ask what to do</quote>. You can also select 
             <quote>Keep embedded profile</quote> or <quote>Convert to 
-            preferred RGB color profile</quote> to indicate how to treat 
+            built-in sRGB or grayscale profile</quote> to indicate how to treat 
             embedded color profiles when opening an image file.
           </para>  
   
@@ -269,11 +274,11 @@
                 <para>
                   See OpenICC project
                   (<xref linkend="bibliography-online-openicc"/>) where GIMP and
-                  others great names of free infography contribute to.
+                  other great names of free infography contribute to.
                 </para>
               </listitem>
             </itemizedlist>
-            <para>Many profiles to load from the web:</para>
+            <para>Some online available color profiles:</para>
             <itemizedlist>
               <listitem>
                 <para>


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