[gnome-terminal/wip/mallard-merge: 187/234] help: review pref-profiles.page
- From: Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-terminal/wip/mallard-merge: 187/234] help: review pref-profiles.page
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 23:36:31 +0000 (UTC)
commit b785476efea338b5ea420cd06bb957c545bad01e
Author: Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>
Date: Sun Feb 24 21:30:01 2013 +0100
help: review pref-profiles.page
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diff --git a/help/C/pref-profiles.page b/help/C/pref-profiles.page
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--- a/help/C/pref-profiles.page
+++ b/help/C/pref-profiles.page
@@ -17,50 +17,50 @@
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
- <desc>Create, edit and delete <app>Terminal</app> profiles.</desc>
+ <desc>Create, edit and delete profiles.</desc>
</info>
<title>Manage profiles</title>
- <p>A profile is a collection of <app>Terminal</app> settings.
- <app>Terminal</app> settings peculiar to a profile include:</p>
+ <p>A profile is a collection of <app>Terminal</app> settings. These
+ include:</p>
<list>
<item>
<p><gui style="input">Profile name</gui></p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><app>Terminal</app> <gui style="tab">Colors</gui></p>
+ <p>Font and backgrounf colors</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><gui style="tab">Compatibility</gui></p>
+ <p><gui style="tab">Compatibility</gui> <!-- …with what? --></p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><gui style="tab">Scrolling</gui> etc.</p>
+ <p><gui style="tab">Scrolling</gui> etc. <!-- Do not use Latin. --></p>
</item>
</list>
<section id="default-profile" style="task">
<title>Default profile</title>
- <p>The default profile is loaded when a new <app>Terminal</app> is opened,
- unless you have selected another profile, and any changes that you make to
- the settings will be stored in the selected profile for the
- <app>Terminal</app> tab or window.</p>
+ <p>The default profile is loaded when a new terminal is opened, unless you
+ have selected another profile, and any changes that you make to the
+ settings will be stored in the default profile for the <app>Terminal</app>
+ tab or window.</p>
</section>
<section id="set-default" style="task">
<title>Set a default profile</title>
- <p>Default profile is a collection of profile settings applied on launch of
- every <app>Terminal</app> tab or window.</p>
+ <p>The default profile is a collection of profile settings applied on launch
+ of every <app>Terminal</app> tab or window.</p>
- <steps>
+ <steps>
<item>
- <p>Go to <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui
- style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui><gui
- style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui>
+ <gui style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select the profile to be set as default from <gui>Profile used when
@@ -82,32 +82,37 @@
<section id="new-profile" style="task">
<title>Create a new profile</title>
- <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui> <gui style="menuitem">New
- Profile…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ <p>Any changes to a new profile are saved automatically. To create a new
+ profile:</p>
<steps>
<item>
- <p>In <gui style="input">Profile name</gui>, input a name for your new
- profile.</p>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">New Profile…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>, <link xref="app-
- cursor">cursor shapes</link> and <link xref="app-terminal-
- sizes"><app>Terminal</app> size</link>.</p>
+ <p>Enter a name for the new profile next to
+ <gui style="input">Profile name</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>You may also change behaviour of <app>Terminal</app> on <link xref
- ="pref-custom-exit">command exit</link>, set a <link xref="pref-login-
- shell">custom login shell</link> or set <link xref="pref-
- scrolling">scrollbar preferences</link>.</p>
+ <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>,
+ <link xref="app-cursor">cursor shape</link> and
+ <link xref="app-terminal-sizes">window size</link> in the
+ <gui style="tab">General</gui> tab.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>To change the <app>Terminal</app> theme and colors, see <link xref
- ="app-colors"><app>Terminal</app> color schemes</link>.</p>
+ <p>Set your preferred terminal behaviour on
+ <link xref="pref-custom-exit">executing <cmd>exit</cmd></link> and set
+ a <link xref="pref-login-shell">custom login shell</link> in the
+ <gui style="tab">Title and Command</gui> tab.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>Changes to profile are saved immediately. To return to
- <app>Terminal</app>, click <gui style="button">Close</gui>.</p>
+ <p><link xref="app-colors">Change the theme and colors</link> in the
+ <gui style="tab">Colors</gui> tab.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p><link xref="pref-scrolling">Set your scrolling preference</link> in
+ the <gui style="tab">Scrolling</gui> tab.</p>
</item>
</steps>
</section>
@@ -115,28 +120,33 @@
<section id="create-profile-from-existing" style="task">
<title>Create a new profile based on existing profile</title>
- <p>You can create a new profile based on settings from an existing
- profile:</p>
+ <p>You can create a new profile based on settings from an existing
+ profile:</p>
<steps>
<item>
- <p>Select the existing profile from <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui>
- <gui style="menuitem">Open Terminal</gui></guiseq> or <guiseq><gui
- style="menu">File</gui><gui style="menuitem">Open Tab</gui></guiseq></p>
+ <p>Select the profile that you wish to edit from
+ <guiseq><gui style="menu">Terminal</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Change Profile</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem"><var>Profile name</var></guiseq> where
+ <var>Profile name</var> is the name of the profile that you wish to
+ edit.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>In the newly opened <app>Terminal</app> tab or window choose
- <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui><gui style="menuitem">New
- Profile…</gui></guiseq> to create new profile.</p>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">New Profile…</gui></guiseq> to clone the profile
+ that you have selected.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>You can now set any desired profile preferences accordingly. See
- <link xref="#edit-profile">Edit a profile</link>.</p>
+ <p>Set your <link xref="#edit-profile">desired profile
+ prefrences</link>, these will be saved automatically. If you do not
+ update the profile name, the new profile will not overwrite the profile
+ that it is based on.</p>
</item>
</steps>
- <p>Alternatively, you can create a copy of the existing profile first and then
- edit the profile.</p>
+ <p>Alternatively, you can create a copy of the existing profile first and
+ then edit the profile:</p>
<steps>
<item>
@@ -151,70 +161,75 @@
<p>Click <gui style="button">Clone</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>See <link xref="edit-profile">Edit a profile</link>.</p>
+ <p>Set your <link xref="#edit-profile">desired profile
+ prefrences</link>, these will be saved automatically. If you do not
+ update the profile name, the new profile will not overwrite the profile
+ that it is based on.</p>
</item>
</steps>
- <note>
- <p>Creating a new profile from an existing profile will not affect settings
- in an existing profile. Any changes to settings will be stored in the new
- profile.</p>
- </note>
+ <note>
+ <p>Creating a new profile from an existing profile will not affect
+ settings in an existing profile. Any changes to settings will be stored
+ in the new profile.</p>
+ </note>
</section>
<section id="edit-profile" style="task">
<title>Edit a profile</title>
- <p>You can make changes to existing profiles. To edit a profile, select
- <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui style="menuitem">Profile
- Preferences…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ <p>You can make changes to existing profiles. To edit a profile, select
+ <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Profile Preferences…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
<steps>
<item>
- <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>, <link xref="app-
- cursor">cursor shapes</link> and <link xref="app-terminal-
- sizes"><app>Terminal</app> size</link>.</p>
+ <p>Select <link xref="app-fonts">font</link>,
+ <link xref="app-cursor">cursor shapes</link> and
+ <link xref="app-terminal-sizes"><app>Terminal</app> size</link>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>You may also change behaviour of <app>Terminal</app> on <link xref
- ="pref-custom-exit">command exit</link>, set a <link xref="pref-login-
- shell">custom login shell</link> or change <link xref="pref-
- scrolling">scrollbar preferences</link>.</p>
+ <p>You may also change behaviour of <app>Terminal</app> on
+ <link xref="pref-custom-exit">command exit</link>, set a
+ <link xref="pref-login-shell">custom login shell</link> or change
+ <link xref="pref-scrolling">scrollbar preferences</link>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>To change the <app>Terminal</app> theme and colors, see <link xref
- ="app-colors"><app>Terminal</app> color schemes</link>.</p>
+ <p>To change the <app>Terminal</app> theme and colors, see
+ <link xref="app-colors"><app>Terminal</app> color schemes</link>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Changes to profile are saved immediately. To return to
- <app>Terminal</app>, click <gui style="button">Close</gui>.</p>
+ <app>Terminal</app>, click <gui style="button">Close</gui>.</p>
</item>
</steps>
- <note style="important">
- <p>To make sure you are editing the desired profile, select the profile from
- <guiseq><gui style="menu">Terminal</gui><gui style="menuitem">Change
- Profile</gui></guiseq>.</p>
- </note>
+ <note style="important">
+ <p>To make sure you are editing the desired profile, select the profile
+ from <guiseq><gui style="menu">Terminal</gui><gui style="menuitem">Change
+ Profile</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ </note>
+
</section>
<section id="rename-profile" style="task">
<title>Rename an existing profile</title>
- <p>You can rename existing profiles, including the default profile.</p>
+ <p>You can rename existing profiles, including the default profile.</p>
+
<steps>
<item>
- <p>Go to <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui
- style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui><gui
- style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ <p>Go to <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui>
+ <gui style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select the profile you wish to rename.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>Now, click <gui style="button">Edit</gui>. This will open the profile
- preferences dialog for the selected profile.</p>
+ <p>Now, click <gui style="button">Edit</gui>. This will open the
+ profile preferences dialog for the selected profile.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>In the input box for <gui>Profile name:</gui>, type the new profile
@@ -224,16 +239,19 @@
<p>Click <gui style="button">Close</gui> to return.</p>
</item>
</steps>
+
</section>
<section id="delete-profile" style="task">
<title>Delete a Profile</title>
- <p>To delete a profile:</p>
+ <p>To delete a profile:</p>
<steps>
<item>
- <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui><gui
style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Preferences…</gui>
+ <gui style="tab">Profiles</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select the profile you wish to delete. </p>
@@ -241,7 +259,8 @@
<item>
<p>Click <gui style="button">Delete</gui>.</p>
</item>
- </steps>
+ </steps>
+
</section>
-</page>
\ No newline at end of file
+</page>
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