diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/palette_selection.html b/help/C/dialogs/palette_selection.html index 3a83c468c1..9567e46767 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/palette_selection.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/palette_selection.html @@ -13,40 +13,51 @@

- You have two tab folders in the Color Palette dialog. One to select the palette + You have two tab folders in the Color Palette dialog. One to + select the palette you want to use and one to interact with the palette that you selected.

- Select tab folder: + Select tab:
- With in the select tab folder will you see a small thumbnails of all available - palettes. There is also information about the number of colors in the palettes - and the name of the palettes. You can either choose a palette for direct - usage. Just clicking on it and shift to the Palette tab folder. You can edit - the palette you selected by clicking on the edit button which will bring - up the Color Palette Edit - dialog. Note that you can also edit a palette in the Palette tab folder, - but the Color Palette Editor will give you much more options. + Within the select tab, you will see small thumbnails of all available + palettes. There is also information about the number of + colors in the palettes and their names. You can + choose a palette for direct + usage by simply clicking on it and shifting to the Palette + tab. You can edit the palette you selected by clicking on + the edit button which will bring + up the Color + Palette Editor + dialog. Note that you can also edit a palette in the + Palette tab folder, + but the Color Palette Editor gives more options.
- Palette tab folder: + Palette tab:
- With in the palette tab folder will you interact with your palette. The prime - usage of the dialog is naturally to choose colors from the palette. (Remember - that it's very cumbersome to use the color selector to choose colors when - you work with a project. The right way to work is to have a color palette). + Within the palette tab, you interact with your palette. The primary + usage of the dialog is, naturally, to choose colors from the + palette. (It is very cumbersome to use the color selector to + choose colors when + you work with a project. The best way to work is to have a + color palette).

- You can however edit the palette also. Right click (and hold) on a color - cell and a menu will appear. With in the menu can you edit the color in the - cell, delete the cell or create a brand new cell which will be added in the - bottom row of your palette. The name which appears when you either right - or left click on a color cell is editable. All changes that you do in the - palette will be autosaved and available right of. + You can, however, also use this window to edit the + palette. Right click (and hold) on a color + cell and a menu will appear. Within the menu you can edit + the color in the + cell, delete the cell, or create a brand new cell which will + be added in the + bottom row of your palette. The name which appears when you + either right or left click on a color cell can also be + changed. All changes that you make in the + palette will be autosaved and available immediately.

- The zoom buttons enables you to zoom in and out in the palette. + The zoom buttons enable you to zoom in and out in the palette.

Additional Information

diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/paste_named.html b/help/C/dialogs/paste_named.html index f57ff0357d..9886224071 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/paste_named.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/paste_named.html @@ -14,17 +14,19 @@

Gimp has a cut and copy buffer, see Cut Named and - Copy Named. Objects cut or copied with those - functions are available for pasting in Paste Named. + Copy Named. Objects cut or copied + with those functions are available for pasting in Paste Named.

- In the dialog there is a list of all available buffers. You select the buffer - to past by clicking on it. When the buffer is selected you have three options - to paste it Paste, - Paste Into and + In the dialog there is a list of all available buffers. You + select the buffer + to paste by clicking on it. When the buffer, is selected you + have three options + to paste it: Paste, + Paste Into, and Paste As New.

You can also manage buffers in the dialog. If you want to delete a buffer - you select it and click on the Delete button. To exit the buffer with out + you select it and click on the Delete button. To exit the buffer without pasting you click on Cancel. This will cancel the paste operation but it will not cancel the delete operation.

diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/really_close.html b/help/C/dialogs/really_close.html index 7785c22347..7dcbbc9f8a 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/really_close.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/really_close.html @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@

- Confirmation dialog when you want to close a image that has unsaved changes. - If you click Close then the image will close and you will lose your unsaved - changes. + Confirmation dialog for closing an image that has unsaved changes. + If you click Close then the image will close and you will lose + all unsaved changes.

Index diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/really_quit.html b/help/C/dialogs/really_quit.html index eaadea2c2e..94ccc748ea 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/really_quit.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/really_quit.html @@ -13,8 +13,9 @@

- Confirmation dialog when you quit Gimp and still have unsaved changes in - a image(s). If you click Quit you will quit and lose your unsaved changes. + Confirmation dialog for quitting Gimp and with unsaved changes in + one or more images. Clicking Quit will quit and all unsaved + changes will be lost.

Index diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/set_canvas_size.html b/help/C/dialogs/set_canvas_size.html index 1d7e81df15..10dd9a4d2b 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/set_canvas_size.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/set_canvas_size.html @@ -13,40 +13,47 @@

- The Image canvas is the boundary of the image. Even if you can have a smaller - or larger layer than the image boundary size the maximum image are that you + The Image canvas is the boundary of the image. Even if you have a smaller + or larger layer than the image boundary size, the maximum image + area that you can view is determined by the boundary size.

The size area will control how big or small your new canvas will be just - as when you created a new image. The Offset area will control how your canvas - is clipped or expanded. + as when you created a new image. The Offset area will control + how your canvas is clipped or expanded.

Making the canvas smaller:
- The offset fields will control where your upper left corner of the old canvas - will be in the new canvas. The best way to control the new location and how - it will be clipped. Is to drag the "canvas preview" in the Offset frame to - the right position. After that you make the final touch with the spin buttons - (or type it in by hand). The thin outline is the new canvas size and you - have to drag the old canvas to the right position so it will be clipped according - to your demands. + The offset fields will control how the upper left corner + of the old canvas will be positioned in the new canvas. The + best way to control the new location and how + it will be clipped is to drag the "canvas preview" in the + Offset frame to the chosen position. After that you make the + final adjustments with the spin buttons + (or type it in by hand). The thin outline is the new canvas + size and you + have to drag the old canvas to the right position so it will + be clipped according to your demands.
Making the canvas bigger:
- The offset fields will control where your upper left corner of the old canvas - will be in the new canvas . The best way to control the new location and - how the canvas going to be expanded. Is to drag the "canvas preview" in the - Offset frame to the right position. After that you make the final touch with - the spin buttons (or type it in by hand). The outline/canvas  is the - new canvas size and you have to drag the old canvas to the right position - within it. + The offset fields will control how the upper left corner of + the old canvas will be positioned in the new canvas . The + best way to control the new location and + how the canvas will be to be expanded is to drag the "canvas + preview" in the Offset frame to the correct position. After + that you make the final adjustments with + the spin buttons (or type it in by hand). The outline/canvas + is the new canvas size and you have to drag the old canvas + to the right position within it.

- If you uncheck the chain in the Size area, you will be able to have different - ratios of the new canvas. It's therefore possible e.g to have a canvas which - is smaller in X direction and bigger in Y direction than before the resize. + If you uncheck the chain in the Size area, you will be able to + have different proportions for the new canvas. It's therefore + possible, for example, to have a canvas which is smaller in X + direction and bigger in Y direction than before the resize.

Index diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/shrink_selection.html b/help/C/dialogs/shrink_selection.html index ea0f326076..f3c32a50ae 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/shrink_selection.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/shrink_selection.html @@ -13,8 +13,9 @@

- Will shrink the selection (not the content of the selection but the selection - it self) with a arbitrary amount measured in an arbitrary unit. + Will shrink the selection (not the content of the selection but + the selection itself) with an arbitrary amount measured in an + arbitrary unit.

Index diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/tip_of_the_day.html b/help/C/dialogs/tip_of_the_day.html index 0c6caa2cd0..69ce4d41e2 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/tip_of_the_day.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/tip_of_the_day.html @@ -14,13 +14,11 @@

Will display a useful tip each time you start Gimp. You can navigate the - tip dialog by clicking on Previous and Next Tip. A good tip can be to disable - it since you may find it annoying. Just uncheck "Show tip next time -Gimp starts" and it - will be vanished from Gimp's startup. + tip dialog by clicking on Previous and Next Tip. To disable + this, just uncheck "Show tip next time Gimp starts".

- If you are a good Gimp user then it can be a good tip to submit useful tip(s) - to the Gimp developers. + If you have any useful tips, please submit them to the GIMP + developers for possible inclusion in future releases.

Index diff --git a/help/C/dialogs/tool_options.html b/help/C/dialogs/tool_options.html index 35fe8eac64..883acb1255 100644 --- a/help/C/dialogs/tool_options.html +++ b/help/C/dialogs/tool_options.html @@ -13,11 +13,13 @@

- The tool option dialog will show the tool options for the currently active - tool in the toolbox or menu. Please see Tool - index for a complete list of tools and tool options. Depending if you - have global or local tool options the tools option dialog for each tool can - look a bit different please see + The tool option dialog will show the tool options for the active + tool. Please see Tool + index for a complete list of tools and tool + options. Depending on if you + have global or local tool options, the tools option dialog for + each tool can + look a bit different. Please see Interface.

Index diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index b38cd3279b..6071451ca5 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2000-08-06 Daniel Egger + + * C/dialogs/*.html: Even more proofreading by + Rebecca. + 2000-08-05 Daniel Egger * C/dialogs/*.html: Even more proofreading by