diff --git a/manpages/awesome-client.1.txt b/manpages/awesome-client.1.txt index 3a1b6e556..ddff197b3 100644 --- a/manpages/awesome-client.1.txt +++ b/manpages/awesome-client.1.txt @@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- awesome-client is a remote command line interface to awesome. -It communicates with awesome via D-Bus. It permits to execute Lua code remotely. +It communicates with awesome via D-Bus, allowing remote execution of Lua code. USAGE ----- -awesome-client reads commands from standard input and send via D-Bus to awesome. +awesome-client reads commands from standard input and sends them via D-Bus to awesome. If 'rlwrap' is installed, it will be used to provide a readline command line interface. The 'awful.remote' module has to be loaded if you want this command to work. diff --git a/manpages/awesome.1.txt b/manpages/awesome.1.txt index 7118f6d47..0cfc26de5 100644 --- a/manpages/awesome.1.txt +++ b/manpages/awesome.1.txt @@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- *awesome* is a window manager for X. It manages windows in different layouts, like -floating or tiled. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the -environment for the application in use and the task performed. +floating or tiled. Any layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the +environment for the application in use and the task currently being performed. -In tiled layout, windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master -area contains the windows which currently need most attention, whereas the -stacking area contains all other windows. In floating layout windows can be -resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, -regardless of the layout applied. The spiral and dwindle layout are special cases -of the tiled layout where the stacking area is arranged in a spiral for the -former or as a rectangular fractal for the later. +In a tiled layout, windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master +area contains the windows which currently need the most attention, whereas the +stacking area contains all other windows. In a floating layout windows can be +resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed as floating, +regardless of the layout currently applied. The spiral and dwindle layouts are +special cases of the tiled layout where the stacking area is arranged in a +spiral for the former or as a rectangular fractal for the later. -Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple -tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags. +Windows are grouped by tags in awesome. Each window can be tagged with one or +more tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags. *awesome* can contain small wiboxes which can display anything you want: -all available tags, the layout, the title of the visible windows, a text, etc. +all available tags, the current layout, the title of the visible windows, text, etc. OPTIONS ------- diff --git a/manpages/awesomerc.5.txt b/manpages/awesomerc.5.txt index 8b8a83aa2..0a3dff74b 100644 --- a/manpages/awesomerc.5.txt +++ b/manpages/awesomerc.5.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ awesomerc - Configuration file for the awesome window manager SYNOPSIS -------- -*awesome* looks for this configuration file in this order: +*awesome* looks for a configuration file in this order: * $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua * $HOME/.config/awesome/rc.lua @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -The *rc.lua* file contains configuration informations for *awesome*. It can -be used to configure the behaviour and look of awesome in a variety of ways. +The *rc.lua* file contains configuration information for *awesome*. It can +be used to configure the behavior and look of awesome in a variety of ways. It can be assimilated as a Lua program/script run at startup by *awesome*. Therefore, it should use the awesome Lua API described in the API section. This file is read at startup. @@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ Documentation for the Lua API can be found in the luadoc directory. COLORS FORMAT ------------- -Colors format in *awesome* are either standard X color names -(blue, darkblue, lightred, etc) or hexadecimal formatted colors (#rrggbb +The color format in *awesome* is either a standard X color name +(blue, darkblue, lightred, etc) or a hexadecimal formatted color (#rrggbb or #rrggbbaa). -By using hexadecimal format, you can also specifies an alpha channel: +By using the hexadecimal format, you can also specify an alpha channel: that means that #00ff00 will draw pure green, but #00ff00aa will set the alpha channel to `aa' and will blend the green with the color under it. TEXT FORMAT ----------- -You can use Pango markup in text string. -This allows to format the text rendered in widgets. +You can use Pango markup in a text string. +This allows formating the text rendered inside widgets. Pango markup documentation can be found in the Pango documentation at http://library.gnome.org/devel/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html. diff --git a/manpages/awsetbg.1.txt b/manpages/awsetbg.1.txt index 167bfdabb..52d1de9bf 100644 --- a/manpages/awsetbg.1.txt +++ b/manpages/awsetbg.1.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- *awsetbg* is a wrapper that tries to find a suitable background setting application and then tries to set the wallpaper using that application. You do not have to configure *awsetbg*, since -it just uses te first application it find. +it just uses the first application it finds. Furthermore, it remembers the last wallpaper set, so you do not have to edit anything to change the wallpaper. @@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ OPTIONS *-t* file:: Set tiled wallpaper. *-a* file:: - Set maximized wallpaper, preserving aspect. If the application chosen do not support this - option, fullscreen is used as fallback. + Set maximized wallpaper, preserving the aspect ratio. If the application chosen does not support this + option, fullscreen is used as fall back. *-u* wallpapersetter:: Use the specified wallpaper setter tool. *-r* directory:: Set a random wallpaper from this directory. *-F, -C, -T, -A, -U, -R*:: - Same as the lowercaser option, but without remembering. + Same as the lowercase options, but without remembering. *-l*:: Set the previous wallpaper. If the random feature was the last used, it will set another random wallpaper from this same directory. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ OPTIONS Display useful information about the best application to set the wallpaper found. *-m #*:: Use montage to create a big image (image should fit screen size). Requires montage(1). - # is the number of screen (columns in montage). + # is the number of screens (columns in montage). *-p*:: Display useful tips. *-h*::