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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/glossary.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/glossary.xml index dcd445b..678a4f7 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/glossary.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/glossary.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keyboard. </para> <glossentry id="glossary-40"> <glossterm>desktop</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>The part of the desktop environment where there are no interface + <para>The part of the GNOME Desktop where there are no interface graphical items, such as panels and windows.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ folders, and applications. You can use desktop objects to provide convenient access to files, folders, and applications that you use frequently.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> - <glossentry id="glossary-30"> - <glossterm>desktop environment</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para>A windows-based environment for users. The desktop environment -is the sum of all the parts of your working environment. The desktop environment -includes all of your panels and windows, the desktop, and all of your workspaces. </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-20"> <glossterm>DNS name</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -63,7 +55,8 @@ on the media. </para> <glossterm>GNOME-compliant application</glossterm> <glossdef> <para>An application that uses the standard GNOME programming libraries -is called a GNOME-compliant application. For example, <application>Nautilus</application> and <application>gedit</application> are GNOME-compliant applications.</para> +is called a GNOME-compliant application. For example, <application>Nautilus</application> file manager and <application>gedit</application> text editor +are GNOME-compliant applications.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-21"> @@ -106,9 +99,9 @@ to an email.</para> <glossentry id="glossary-24"> <glossterm>mount</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>To <firstterm>mount</firstterm> is to make a file system available -for access. When you mount a file system, the file system is attached as a -subdirectory to your file system. </para> + <para>To mount is to make a file system available for access. When +you mount a file system, the file system is attached as a subdirectory to +your file system. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-4"> @@ -121,7 +114,7 @@ subdirectory to your file system. </para> <glossterm>preference tool</glossterm> <glossdef> <para>A dedicated software tool that controls a particular part -of the behavior of the desktop environment.</para> +of the behavior of the GNOME Desktop.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-5"> @@ -189,15 +182,15 @@ list view which enables you to display the contents of a folder as a list. </par <glossdef> <para>A <application>Nautilus</application> component that enables you to display a particular type of file in the view pane. A viewer component -might add menu items that are relevant to the file type to the Nautilus menus. -A viewer component might also enable you to use the <application>Nautilus</application> zoom buttons to change the size of the item in the view pane.</para> +might add menu items that are relevant to the file type to the file manager +menus. A viewer component might also enable you to use the <application>Nautilus</application> zoom buttons to change the size of the item in the view pane.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-7"> <glossterm>workspace</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>A workspace is a discrete area in the desktop environment -in which you can work. </para> + <para>A workspace is a discrete area in the GNOME Desktop in which +you can work. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> </glossary> |