GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 310453
String consistency patch
Last modified: 2005-07-19 07:58:33 UTC
Here is a patch to replace every instance of word "machine" with "computer" and use GDM instead of gdm or Gdm to make writing style more consistent. Also program has been replaced with "command" or "application" according to GNOME Glossary http://developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/gnome-glossary-generic-terms.html#term-program The patch has been split to three files, strings.patch contains mostly clear stuff. strings_config.patch contains more questionable (i.e. radical) changes. and docs.patch contains patch for documentation (docs/C/gdm.xml). (Docs patch contains also fix for bug #308287.)
Created attachment 49212 [details] [review] first part
Created attachment 49213 [details] [review] second part (more radical changes)
Created attachment 49214 [details] [review] documentation patch
Created attachment 49229 [details] [review] Use "root" not "superuser" Here is one more. This replaces word superuser with root as it is in GNOME glossary.
Makes sense. Confirming.
Looks good. In attachment #1 [details], it might be better to change the messages that look like this _("Please ask your " "system administrator to enable " - "it in the GDM configurator " - "program.")); to just say "Please ask you system administrator to enable this feature.". The sysadmin should know that they can use the GDM configuration program to do this, or just edit gdm.conf if they want. In patch #2, "Trying to restart the Xserver again" should just say "Trying to restart the Xserver." "This X server is disabled for now. Restart GDM when it is configured correctly." should say "The X server is now disabled. Restart GDM when it is configured correctly." "Failed start the X server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem?" should say "Failed to start...". "Failed to start your session so this is the failsafe xterm session. Windows now have focus only if you have your cursor above them. To get out of this mode type 'exit' in the window in the upper left corner" should say "Failed to start the session, so starting a failsafe xterm session. Windows will have focus only if the cursor (mouse) is above them..." In patch #3: "You must be the root to configure GDM" should be changed to "You must be the root user to configure GDM". Please make the above changes and commit them. Thanks for helping to make GDM2 cool.