Use gender-neutral language

This resolves issue TDE/tde#93.

Signed-off-by: Mavridis Philippe <mavridisf@gmail.com>
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Mavridis Philippe 2 years ago
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@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Available attributes are:</term>
<para><userinput>kateversion</userinput> specifies the latest supported &kate; version.</para>
<para><userinput>casesensitive</userinput> defines, whether the keywords are casesensitiv or not.</para>
<para><userinput>priority</userinput> is necessary if another highlight definition file uses the same extensions. The higher priority will win.</para>
<para><userinput>author</userinput> contains the name of the author and his email-address.</para>
<para><userinput>author</userinput> contains the name of the author and their email-address.</para>
<para><userinput>license</userinput> contains the license, usually LGPL, Artistic, GPL and others.</para>
<para><userinput>hidden</userinput> defines, whether the name should appear in &kate;'s menus.</para>
<para>So the next line may look like this:</para>
@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ do not need to set it, as it defaults to <emphasis>false</emphasis>.</para>
<userinput>general</userinput> defines which indenter will be used, however we strongly
recommend to omit this element, as the indenter usually will be set by either defining
a File Type or by adding a mode line to the text file. If you specify an indenter though,
you will force a specific indentation on the user, which he might not like at all.
you will force a specific indentation on the user, which they might not like at all.
Available attributes are:</term>
<listitem>

@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ process (<command>smbd</command>), the next column shows the process
<abbrev>ID</abbrev> (<acronym>pid</acronym>) of this
<command>smbd</command>. If you kill this process the connected user
will be disconnected. If the remote user works from &Windows;, as soon
as this process is killed a new one will be created, so he will almost
as this process is killed a new one will be created, so they will almost
not notice it.</para>
<para>The last column shows how many files this user has currently open.
Here you see only, how many files he has <emphasis>open</emphasis> just
now, you don't see how many he copied or formerly opened &etc;</para>
Here you see only how many files they have <emphasis>open</emphasis> just
now, you don't see how many they copied or formerly opened &etc;</para>
</sect2>
@ -204,4 +204,4 @@ fixed:</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</article>
</article>

@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ indicate the users home directory and the &tde; temporary directory of the
user, &eg; <filename class="directory">/tmp/tde-bastian</filename></para>
<para>The following rules makes that the user can no longer open local files
that are outside his $<envar>HOME</envar> directory:</para>
that are outside their $<envar>HOME</envar> directory:</para>
<screenco><areaspec>
<area id="local_rule1" coords="3"/>

@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Foo" are properties defined in the <filename>.desktop</filename> file. If
the icons are not defined, they simply default to the executable name
<replaceable>foo</replaceable>.</para>
<para>This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for his or her
<para>This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for their
applications. The <option>-caption</option> option is important, because no
user will accept that the menu item <guimenuitem>Editor</guimenuitem> starts
something called <guilabel>kedit-0.9pl4-build47</guilabel>. Instead, users

@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
<para>From version 3.3 onwards, &tde; provides a session management
system which allows you to switch between different user account on
one computer. You can stay logged in and &eg; let your sister,
brother, wife, neigbour or whoever read her or his emails just for a
brother, wife, neigbour or whoever read their emails just for a
moment. Before you had to log off (therefore &eg; close programs or
save documents) and let her or him log in.</para>
save documents) and let them log in.</para>
<para>Now it's almost as easy as switching to another virtual desktop.</para>
@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ submenu.</para>
<varlistentry>
<term>Switch User with the screensaver</term>
<listitem><para>If you have activated your screensaver and another user
wants to log in she or he can simply press the <guibutton>Switch
User...</guibutton> button and log into another session.</para>
wants to log in, they can simply press the <guibutton>Switch User...</guibutton>
button and log into another session.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ which are in in the file <filename>kmailrc</filename>).
<para>So why would you want to touch the configuration files at all? Well, first you need it
when you want to enforce the KIOSK mode. Perhaps a developer has asked you
to add an entry to help him to solve a problem with the application. Perhaps you want to recover from
to add an entry to help them to solve a problem with the application. Perhaps you want to recover from
a problem without having to remove all the <filename
class="directory">.kde</filename> directory. Perhaps you want to learn more
about the depths of &tde;.</para>

@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ flow philosophy.</para>
version 3.5, originally written by the KDE Team, a world-wide network of
software engineers committed to Free Software development. This group's
major goal in free software development is to provide high quality software
that empowers the user with easy control of his computer's resources.</para>
that empowers the user with easy control of their computer's resources.</para>
<para>The &tde; developers continue the tradition of KDE 3.5.</para>

@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fix this.</para>
<sect1 id="shadows">
<title>Shadows</title>
<para>Why should anyone want his windows to throw shadows? Well, maybe just
<para>Why should anyone want their windows to throw shadows? Well, maybe just
because it looks cute, or because it allows a better window separation,
or... because it looks cute!</para>
<variablelist>

@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ The toolbar, which is located at the top of the dialog, has left and
right arrow buttons that let the user move back and forth through
previously selected folders as well as an up arrow button for moving
up the folder tree. The button with the little house takes the user
to his or her home folder and the one with the two arrows curved in
on each other updates the view of the current folder. The flag button
to their home folder and the one with the two arrows curved in on
each other updates the view of the current folder. The flag button
lets the user set a new bookmark at the current folder or go to one
that was previously set.
</para>
@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ a key combination for the command in question by means of the check boxes and
key button. For example, with the About &tde; command selected in the display
window, the user could select &Ctrl; and <keycap>Alt</keycap>, click on the key
button, and then press the <keycap>K</keycap> key on the keyboard. This would
mean that anytime he or she held down the &Ctrl; and <keycap>Alt</keycap>
mean that anytime they held down the &Ctrl; and <keycap>Alt</keycap>
buttons and pressed <keycap>K</keycap> (while using
&kwrite;) the About &tde; display box would be called.</para>
</listitem>
@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ along the bottom of the box the user can control the process.
</para>
<para>
She or he may invoke the <guilabel>Help</guilabel> system, accept the
They may invoke the <guilabel>Help</guilabel> system, accept the
current settings and close the dialog by means of the
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> button, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> the
process. The categories <guilabel>Colors</guilabel>,
@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ follows:</para>
<para>
The user can configure the default appearance for
particular items. This would allow a programmer to more easily identify
different items (types of entries) in his or her code.
different items (types of entries) in their code.
</para>
<variablelist>

@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ url="http://localhost:631/">http://localhost:631/</ulink>).</para>
to <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, so never do this,
as it only involves dangers. Should anyone discover security
vulnerabilities in one of the used file filters, printer drivers or
<acronym>CGI</acronym> programs, he could remotely execute arbitrary
<acronym>CGI</acronym> programs, they could remotely execute arbitrary
commands on your system with root user privileges. Always use an
unprivileged account for the server directive
<guilabel>User</guilabel>.</para>

@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ users:</para>
<para>will allow the usage of this (believe me: very nice and also very
professional) printer to only the three mentioned users and at the same
time deny it to all others. If another user wants to print on the
DigiMaster via this &CUPS; server, he will receive an error message
DigiMaster via this &CUPS; server, they will receive an error message
along the lines <errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype>.</para>
<screen><userinput><command>lpadmin</command> <option>-p</option> <parameter>HeidelbergDigimaster9110</parameter> <option>-v</option> <parameter>lpd:/10.160.16.99/mqueue</parameter> <option>-u</option> <parameter>deny:tackat,boss,waba</parameter> <option>-E</option> <option>-P</option> <parameter>/home/kurt/PPDs/DVHV.ppd</parameter></userinput></screen>
@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ along the lines <errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype>.</para>
<para>will deny the usage of this same printer to the three mentioned
users and at the same time allow it to all others. If
<quote>denied</quote> user wants to print on the DigiMaster via this
&CUPS; server, he will receive an error message along the lines
&CUPS; server, they will receive an error message along the lines
<errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype>.</para>
<note>
@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ is defined)</para>
<sect3>
<title>Related Error Messages</title>
<para>Once a user reaches his quota limit, he'll get a
<errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype> message, if he wants to
<para>Once a user reaches their quota limit, they'll get a
<errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype> message, if they want to
print.</para>
</sect3>
@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ file.</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>User is either not allowed to print to a certain printer or has
achieved his quota (based on file size and/or page number)</para>
achieved their quota (based on file size and/or page number)</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Utility</title>
<para>Printer management: basic operations are supported
(add/remove/modify).</para>
<para>Each user can predefine the printers he wants to use by specifying
<para>Each user can predefine the printers they want to use by specifying
the host and related printer queues. Printers are stored on a <quote>per
user basis</quote>. This module is built around the
<application>rlpr</application> utility <ulink

@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ needs extra theory to solve a practical problem.</para>
<para>Earlier on in history, every developer of a program that was
capable of producing printable output had to write his own printer
capable of producing printable output had to write their own printer
drivers too. That was quite complicated, because different programs
have different file formats. Even programs with the same purpose, for
example: word processors, often do not understand each other's formats.
@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ paper (or other output devices, like monitors, photo typesetters, &etc;)
in a common way, was a move that filled a big gap. <!-- FIXME --></para>
<para>One such development was &PostScript; by Adobe. It meant that an
application programmer could concentrate on making his program generate
a &PostScript; language description of his printable page, while
application programmer could concentrate on making their program generate
a &PostScript; language description of their printable page, while
printing device developers could focus on making their devices
&PostScript; literate.</para>

@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ action/scrollbar
action/keyboard
So if you don't want the user to toggle his scrollbar settings, you would add:
So if you don't want the user to toggle their scrollbar settings, you would add:
[KDE Action Restrictions]
action/scrollbar=false

@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ that don't require much background-knowledge and tries to guess a set
of configuration-settings which fit the users needs best.
Layout: KPersonalizer consists of a window which is not set fullscreen.
This has the advantage that the user sees on the fly which settings he has
changed and can step back as he sees that something doesn't fit.
This has the advantage that the user sees on the fly which settings they
have changed and can step back as they see that something doesn't fit.
On the left of each dialog there is a decorative 170x430-pixel-bitmap which
sort of describes the step in a graphical manner.
@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ There is a preview for each theme.
Step 5: Refinement
==============
The user is told how he can start KPersonalizer again if the user changes his
The user is told how they can start KPersonalizer again if they change their
mind on a certain setting later and the advanced user may launch kcontrol to
refine certain settings.

@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ href="help:/konqueror/enhanced-browsing.html">the Konqueror Handbook</a>.</p>
<tip category="Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
Each UNIX user has a so-called Home folder in which his or her
Each UNIX user has a so-called Home folder in which their
files as well as user-dependent configuration files are saved. If you
work in a Konsole window, you can easily change to your home folder
by entering the <b>cd</b> command without any parameters.

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