* po/de.po: small update

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@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
+What's new in version 1.5.0  (release candidate 2)
+----------------------------
+
+We encourage users to try this release candidate and report
+any feedback or problems to lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org.
+
+Compared with the first release candidate we have mostly fixed bugs
+and polished the graphical interface.
+
+What's new in version 1.5.0  (release candidate 1)
+----------------------------
+
+The difference to the last beta release is due to bug fixes only,
+no new features are allowed at this stage of development. The only
+exception to this rule is the addition of Farsi as a supported language
+since the available patch was not integrated in the previous release.
+
 What's new in version 1.5.0 (beta 3)?
 ---------------------------- 
 
 Compared with the previous beta release we have fixed several bugs
-and added some improvements, namely a new inset to support code listings.
+and added some improvements:
 
-We have enabled the converter file cache by default.
+ * A new inset to support code listings.
+ * We have enabled the converter file cache by default.
+ * The languages Armenian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are now supported in
+   the user interface.
+   Note that from now on, former encoding settings for these languages
+   done via ERT or the document preamble will lead to LaTeX-errors!
 
 Internally we have renamed files to follow a consistent name pattern,
 this will allow an easier navigation of the source code thus simplifying
@@ -61,14 +83,14 @@ you can move chapters and sections around in the Table of Contents
 dialog. (The outliner has been backported and was released with LyX
 1.4.4.)
 
-* Session managment
+* Session management
 
 LyX is now able to remember window size and position and it will
 reopen the documents you worked on last time around. If you've
 selected the feature in the Preferences dialog, it'll even move the
 cursor to the place you were working on last!  Furthermore, toolbars
 can (finally!) be switched on/off in View->Toolbars and moved about in
-the LyX window. The session managment will remember their state.
+the LyX window. The session management will remember their state.
 
 * Source code Viewer
 
@@ -108,7 +130,7 @@ Windows.  The good old XForms frontend went the way of the dodo. It
 was both hated and loved, and certainly shaped the unique look of LyX
 in the past. It was finally killed off, however, by the switch to
 unicode.  The Qt3 frontend was removed.  The work on the GTK frontend
-has been transfered to a branch because its development has
+has been transferred to a branch because its development has
 essentially stalled.
 
 * Change tracking enhancements
@@ -290,7 +312,7 @@ What's new in version 1.4.4?
 - Fix crash when exiting empty superscript in math editor (bugs 2908
   and 2933).
 
-- Fix an undo crash crash with nested font changes in math (bug 3019).
+- Fix an undo crash with nested font changes in math (bug 3019).
 
 - Clear label when a formula is unnumbered (bug 2556).