[gimp-help/screenshot_update_21028: 228/229] Update Fractalexplorer plug-in documentation and images

[Jacob Boerema <jboerema src gnome org>]

commit 9830417b488177c6a1d47dc9a46f8aaf851be0c8
Author: Jacob Boerema <jgboerema gmail com>
Date:   Sun May 29 12:40:47 2022 -0400

    Update Fractalexplorer plug-in documentation and images
    
    Updated images by Andre Klapper.
    
    Updated documentation a bit and removed one unneeded image.

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--- a/src/filters/render/fractalexplorer.xml
+++ b/src/filters/render/fractalexplorer.xml
@@ -38,20 +38,22 @@
     </figure>
     <para>
       With this filter, you can create fractals and multicolored pictures
-      verging to chaos. Unlike the
-      <link linkend="plug-in-ifscompose">IFS Fractal</link> filter, with which you
-      can fix the fractal structure precisely, this filter lets you perform
-      fractals simply.
+      verging on chaos. This filter lets you pick from a collection of
+      presets that can be adjusted easily. In contrast, the
+      <link linkend="plug-in-ifscompose">IFS Fractal</link> filter lets you
+      change the fractal structure in more detail, at the cost of being
+      more complicated.
     </para>
   </sect3>
 
   <sect3>
-    <title>Starting filter</title>
+    <title>Starting Fractal Explorer</title>
     <para>
-      You can find this filter through
+      Menu command location for this filter:
       <menuchoice>
         <guimenu>Filters</guimenu>
         <guisubmenu>Render</guisubmenu>
+        <guisubmenu>Fractals</guisubmenu>
         <guimenuitem>Fractal Explorer…</guimenuitem>
       </menuchoice>.
     </para>
@@ -81,13 +83,13 @@
           <term>Realtime preview</term>
           <listitem>
             <para>
-              Uncheck the <guilabel>Realtime preview</guilabel> only if your
-              computer is slow. In this case, you can update preview by
-              clicking on the <guibutton>Redraw preview</guibutton> button.
+              You can disable the <guilabel>Realtime preview</guilabel> if
+              updating the preview is slow. In that case, you can update the
+              preview by clicking the <guibutton>Redraw preview</guibutton> button.
             </para>
             <para>
-              By clicking-dragging mouse pointer on preview, you can draw a
-              rectangle delimiting an area which will be zoomed.
+              By click-dragging the mouse pointer on the preview, you can draw a
+              rectangle delimiting the area that will be zoomed.
             </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -95,12 +97,11 @@
           <term>Zoom</term>
           <listitem>
             <para>
-              You have there some options to zoom in or zoom out. The
-              <guibutton>Undo</guibutton> allows you to return to previous
-              state, before zooming. The <guibutton>Redo</guibutton> allows
-              you to reestablish the zoom you had undone, without having to
-              re-create it with the <guibutton>Zoom In</guibutton> or 
-              <guibutton>Zoom Out</guibutton> buttons.
+              These buttons allow you to <guibutton>Zoom In</guibutton> or
+              <guibutton>Zoom Out</guibutton> the preview. The
+              <guibutton>Undo</guibutton> button takes you back to the previous
+              state. The <guibutton>Redo</guibutton> button will revert the
+              last Undo.
             </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -109,19 +110,8 @@
 
     <sect4>
       <title>Parameters</title>
-      <figure>
-        <title>
-          <quote>Fractal Explorer</quote> filter options (Parameters)
-        </title>
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata format="PNG"
-              fileref="images/filters/render/fractalexplorer1.png"/>
-          </imageobject>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </figure>
       <para>
-        This tab contains some options to set fractal calculation and select
+        This tab contains settings to adjust the calculation and select a
         fractal type.
       </para>
       <variablelist>
@@ -129,7 +119,7 @@
           <term>Fractal Parameters</term>
           <listitem>
             <para>
-              Here, you have sliders and input boxes to set fractal
+              These sliders and input boxes allow you to set fractal
               spreading, repetition and aspect.
             </para>
             <variablelist>
@@ -191,9 +181,11 @@
           <term>Fractal Type</term>
           <listitem>
             <para>
-              You can choose what fractal type will be, for instance
+              Here you can choose the fractal type you want. You can choose
+              from
               <guilabel>Mandelbrot</guilabel>, <guilabel>Julia</guilabel>,
-              <guilabel>Barnsley</guilabel> or
+              <guilabel>Barnsley</guilabel> 1, 2 or 3, <guilabel>Spider</guilabel>,
+              <guilabel>Man 'o'war</guilabel>, <guilabel>Lambda</guilabel> or
               <guilabel>Sierpinski</guilabel>.
             </para>
           </listitem>
@@ -225,9 +217,10 @@
               colors for the fractal, between 2 and 8192. A palette of these
               colors is displayed at the bottom of the tab. Actually, that's a
               gradient between colors in fractal: you can change colors with
-              <quote>Color Density</quote> and <quote>Color Function</quote>
-              options. Fractal colors don't depend on colors of the original
-              image (you can use a white image for fractals as well).
+              <guilabel>Color Density</guilabel> and
+              <guilabel>Color Function</guilabel> options. Fractal colors don't
+              depend on the colors of the original image. You can even use a
+              white image for creating fractals.
             </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -314,7 +307,7 @@
           <listitem>
             <para>
               Color values will be taken from the <guilabel>Color
-              Density</guilabel> options.
+              Density</guilabel> settings.
             </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -322,9 +315,9 @@
           <term>Apply active gradient to final image</term>
           <listitem>
             <para>
-              Used colors will be that of active gradient. You should be able
-              to select another gradient by clicking on the gradient source
-              button.
+              The colors used will be that of the active gradient. You can
+              select another gradient by clicking on the button that shows
+              the currently active gradient.
             </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -335,7 +328,7 @@
       <title>Fractals</title>
       <figure>
         <title>
-          <quote>Fractal Explorer</quote> filter options (Fractals)
+          <quote>Fractal Explorer</quote> sample fractals
         </title>
         <mediaobject>
           <imageobject>
@@ -345,14 +338,15 @@
         </mediaobject>
       </figure>
       <para>
-        This tab contains a big list of fractals with their parameters, that
-        you can use as a model: only click on the wanted one.
+        This tab contains a list of fractals with their parameters that
+        you can use as a model and adjust. To select one, you can either
+        double click the name, or click the name and then press
+        <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.
       </para>
       <para>
-        The <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> allows you to update the list if
-        you have saved your work, without needing to re-start
-        <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. You can delete the selected fractal from the
-        list by clicking on the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>.
+        The <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> button allows you to update the list
+        if you have saved your work (see the Parameters tab). You can remove
+        a fractal from the list by clicking <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>.
       </para>
     </sect4>
   </sect3>