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diff --git a/lib/doc/ChangeLog b/lib/doc/ChangeLog
index be88ddf8dc1f18e0b263d46cc1def77759d9741f..22ac3874fd151df552ff984412935a18b53e1bdc 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-07-15  Martin Vermeer  <martin.vermeer@hut.fi>
+
+       * UserGuide.lyx: Typos
+       * Customization.lyx: Better description of LANG etc usage
+       * FAQ.lyx: Update Open Source question
+

 2005-07-15  Martin Vermeer  <martin.vermeer@hut.fi>
 
        * UserGuide.lyx: Modernize slightly keyboard config
 2005-07-15  Martin Vermeer  <martin.vermeer@hut.fi>
 
        * UserGuide.lyx: Modernize slightly keyboard config

diff --git a/lib/doc/Customization.lyx b/lib/doc/Customization.lyx
index 6d7d7f6a50e6bbcfc3e13d8148d2fab2c6107d6f..25ba05a478b8a1292460daaf00e8240fd8fee43a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/doc/Customization.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/Customization.lyx
@@ -2580,7 +2580,8 @@ Notice that these translations will work, but do contain a few flaws.
  keys for everything.
  Sometimes, there are simply not enough free letters to do it.
  Other times, the translator just hasn't got around to doing it yet.
  keys for everything.
  Sometimes, there are simply not enough free letters to do it.
  Other times, the translator just hasn't got around to doing it yet.

- We'll try to fix these shortcomings in future versions of LyX.
+ Our localization team -- which you may wish to join -- will try to fix
+ these shortcomings in future versions of LyX.

 \layout Section
 
 Selecting an alternative language for the user interface
 \layout Section
 
 Selecting an alternative language for the user interface


@@ -2627,10 +2628,6 @@ no
 
 On some systems, you may have to redefine 
 \family typewriter 
 
 On some systems, you may have to redefine 
 \family typewriter 

-LANGUAGE
-\family default 
-, 
-\family typewriter 

 LC_ALL
 \family default 
  or 
 LC_ALL
 \family default 
  or 


@@ -2641,7 +2638,21 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 \family typewriter 
 LANG
 \family default 
 \family typewriter 
 LANG
 \family default 

-, to override the system settings; their preference is in this order.
+, to override the system settings; their preference is in this order
+\begin_inset Foot
+collapsed true
+
+\layout Standard
+
+The shell variable LANGUAGE has been disabled in LyX for technical reasons.
+ Don't use it.
+\end_inset 
+
+, which corresponds to the way GNU 
+\family typewriter 
+gettext
+\family default 
+ does it.

  Consult your system documentation.
  Normally, you'll want to put the appropriate line in a shell script run
  on start-up, so that the translation is on by default.
  Consult your system documentation.
  Normally, you'll want to put the appropriate line in a shell script run
  on start-up, so that the translation is on by default.


@@ -2649,7 +2660,7 @@ LANG
 \emph on 
 all
 \emph default 
 \emph on 
 all
 \emph default 

- localized packages! 
+ localized packages, not only LyX! 

 \layout Standard
 
 If LyX is configured and compiled with 
 \layout Standard
 
 If LyX is configured and compiled with 


@@ -2664,7 +2675,7 @@ If LyX is configured and compiled with
 \begin_inset Quotes erd
 \end_inset 
 
 \begin_inset Quotes erd
 \end_inset 
 

-, this will not work.
+, this mechanism will not work.

 \layout Section
 
 Translating LyX
 \layout Section
 
 Translating LyX

diff --git a/lib/doc/FAQ.lyx b/lib/doc/FAQ.lyx
index 9c660d35784d0ff8d84c830268623613e4bcb528..7dda500217baabfc5c3cf9b3f776d046a554fbfc 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/doc/FAQ.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/FAQ.lyx
@@ -314,20 +314,22 @@ Is LyX really Open Source?
 \layout Standard
 
 Yes.
 \layout Standard
 
 Yes.

- Some may quibble that since the freely available X toolkit that LyX uses,
- xforms, is currently closed source, LyX is less than Pure and Holy.
- Nonsense.
- The LyX source itself is available under a slightly modified version of
- the GPL, so it qualifies.
- Also, the developers of LyX are working on making it toolkit independent,
- so that next major version 1.3.0 will have Qt2/3 support; and even if not,
- version 1.0 of xforms will be released under the LGPL (at the time of this
- writing, prereleases of version 1.0 are available in source form from 
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/xforms/OpenSource/}
+ The freely available X toolkit that LyX uses, xforms, was until recently
+ closed source.
+ Also the other toolkit that LyX uses, Qt, although a proprietary product
+ of Troll Tech, is used in its open source variant.
+ The LyX source itself is available under the GPL, so it qualifies.
+ 
+\layout Standard
+
+Version 1.0 of xforms is available under the LGPL and its sources (and binaries)
+ can be found from 
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/xforms/xforms-1.0.tar.gz}

 
 \end_inset 
 
 
 \end_inset 
 

-.
+, which however requires some tinkering to get running.
+ Qt tends to come with your distribution.

 \layout Section
 
 Internet Resources
 \layout Section
 
 Internet Resources


@@ -504,8 +506,12 @@ Can I read/write LaTeX files?
 
 Yes.
  LyX outputs LaTeX files that are either machine or human friendly.
 
 Yes.
  LyX outputs LaTeX files that are either machine or human friendly.

- The reLyX program that comes with LyX does a decent job of converting LaTeX
- into LyX.
+ The 
+\family typewriter 
+tex2lyx
+\family default 
+ program that comes with LyX does a decent job of converting LaTeX into
+ LyX.

  It's not perfect, but it will usually get at least 95% of the job done
  for you.
 \layout Subsection
  It's not perfect, but it will usually get at least 95% of the job done
  for you.
 \layout Subsection


@@ -558,11 +564,14 @@ Ted This is the editor to use when someone sends you an RTF file created
  Mail yourself the converted version (plain text or HTML).
 \layout Standard
 
  Mail yourself the converted version (plain text or HTML).
 \layout Standard
 

-Finally, when all else fails, use any word processor (WordPerfect, StarOffice,
- ...) which understands Word.
+Finally, when all else fails, use any word processor (WordPerfect, StarOffice/Op
+enOffice, ...) which understands Word.

  Then export as the file as plain text and add the formatting by hand in
  LyX.
  Then export as the file as plain text and add the formatting by hand in
  LyX.

- For me personally, at least, it's faster doing this than cleaning up attempts
+ 
+\layout Standard
+
+For me personally, at least, it's faster doing this than cleaning up attempts

  at a conversion, though it is certainly unsatisfactory if you need to go
  back and forth a lot.
 \layout Subsection
  at a conversion, though it is certainly unsatisfactory if you need to go
  back and forth a lot.
 \layout Subsection

diff --git a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
index ff9540a1553c86b14c8642c75dce67dc92406b56..de4786a1babe83456ed231a237bef7df229ede79 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
@@ -19950,10 +19950,10 @@ deactivation
 \emph default 
  of a branch is done from the document settings menu.
  All insets belonging to deactivated branches will be automatically closed,
 \emph default 
  of a branch is done from the document settings menu.
  All insets belonging to deactivated branches will be automatically closed,

- those belonging to activated branched automatically opened.
+ those belonging to activated branches automatically opened.

 \layout Standard
 
 \layout Standard
 

-Other possible applications of the Branches paradisgm include a 
+Other possible applications of the Branches paradigm include a 

 \begin_inset Quotes eld
 \end_inset 
 
 \begin_inset Quotes eld
 \end_inset 
 


@@ -19961,7 +19961,7 @@ teacher's version
 \begin_inset Quotes erd
 \end_inset 
 
 \begin_inset Quotes erd
 \end_inset 
 

- of a textbook containing the answers tro questions, etc.
+ of a textbook containing the answers to questions, etc.

 \begin_inset Note
 collapsed true
 
 \begin_inset Note
 collapsed true