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Changes strings to make them more readable, and more translatable. Fixes

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2006-03-27  Gora Mohanty  <gmohanty@cvs.gnome.org>

        * src/metacity.schemas.in:
	* src/theme.c:
	Changes strings to make them more readable, and more translatable.
	Fixes #335720.
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2006-03-27 Gora Mohanty <gmohanty@cvs.gnome.org>
* src/metacity.schemas.in:
* src/theme.c:
Changes strings to make them more readable, and more translatable.
Fixes #335720.
2006-04-02 Elijah Newren <newren gmail com> 2006-04-02 Elijah Newren <newren gmail com>
Fix constraints bug causing negative width windows and crashes. Fix constraints bug causing negative width windows and crashes.

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<type>string</type> <type>string</type>
<default>click</default> <default>click</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Window focus mode</short> <short>Window focus mode</short>
<long> <long>
The window focus mode indicates how windows are activated. The window focus mode indicates how windows are activated.
It has three possible values; "click" means windows must It has three possible values; "click" means windows must
be clicked in order to focus them, "sloppy" means windows be clicked in order to focus them, "sloppy" means windows
are focused when the mouse enters the window, and "mouse" means are focused when the mouse enters the window, and "mouse" means
windows are focused when the mouse enters the window and windows are focused when the mouse enters the window and
unfocused when the mouse leaves the window. unfocused when the mouse leaves the window.
</long> </long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -77,15 +77,13 @@
interactions</short> interactions</short>
<long> <long>
Many actions (e.g. clicking in the client area, moving or Many actions (e.g. clicking in the client area, moving or
resizing the window) normally raise the window as a side-effect. resizing the window) normally raise the window as a
Set this option to false to decouple raising from other user side-effect. Set this option to false to decouple raising from
interactions. When false, windows can still be raised by an other user actions. Even when this option is false, windows can
alt-left-click anywhere on the window or a normal click on the still be raised by an alt-left-click anywhere on the window, a
window decorations (assuming such clicks aren't used to start a normal click on the window decorations, or by special messages,
move or resize operation). Special messages, such as activation such as activation requests from pagers. This option is
requests from pagers, may also raise windows when this option is currently disabled in click-to-focus mode.
false. This option is currently disabled in click-to-focus
mode.
</long> </long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -115,22 +113,14 @@
<type>bool</type> <type>bool</type>
<default>false</default> <default>false</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Automatically raises the focused window</short> <short>Automatically raises the focused window</short>
<long> <long>
If true, and the focus mode is either "sloppy" or "mouse" If set to true, and the focus mode is either "sloppy" or "mouse"
then the focused window will be automatically raised after a then the focused window will be automatically raised after a
delay (the delay is specified by the auto_raise_delay key). delay specified by the auto_raise_delay key. This is not related
to clicking on a window to raise it, nor to entering a window
This preference is poorly named, but kept for backwards during drag-and-drop.
compatibility. To try to be more clear (at least to the </long>
technically inclined), its meaning is "automatically raise
the window following a timeout which is triggered by
non-grabbed mouse entry in sloppy or mouse focus modes". It
is unrelated to clicking behavior (i.e. this is not related
to raise-on-click/orthogonal-raise). It is unrelated to
entering a window during drag and drop (because that results
in the application grabbing the mouse)
</long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -141,11 +131,11 @@
<type>int</type> <type>int</type>
<default>500</default> <default>500</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Delay in milliseconds for the auto raise option</short> <short>Delay in milliseconds for the auto raise option</short>
<long> <long>
The time delay before raising a window if auto_raise is The time delay before raising a window if auto_raise is set to
set to true. The delay is given in thousandths of a second. true. The delay is given in thousandths of a second.
</long> </long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -187,17 +177,13 @@
<type>string</type> <type>string</type>
<default>Sans Bold 10</default> <default>Sans Bold 10</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Window title font</short> <short>Window title font</short>
<long> <long>
A font description string describing a font for window A font description string describing a font for window
titlebars. The size from the description titlebars. The size from the description will only be used if the
will only be used if the titlebar_font_size option is set titlebar_font_size option is set to 0. Also, this option is
to 0, however. Also, this option is disabled if the disabled if the titlebar_uses_desktop_font option is set to true.
titlebar_uses_desktop_font option is set to true. </long>
By default, titlebar_font is unset, causing Metacity to fall
back to the desktop font even if titlebar_uses_desktop_font
is false.
</long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -208,12 +194,12 @@
<type>int</type> <type>int</type>
<default>4</default> <default>4</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Number of workspaces</short> <short>Number of workspaces</short>
<long> <long>
Number of workspaces. Must be more than zero, and Number of workspaces. Must be more than zero, and has a fixed
has a fixed maximum (to prevent accidentally destroying maximum to prevent making the desktop unusable by accidentally
your desktop by asking for 34 million workspaces). asking for too many workspaces.
</long> </long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -224,11 +210,12 @@
<type>bool</type> <type>bool</type>
<default>false</default> <default>false</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Enable Visual Bell</short> <short>Enable Visual Bell</short>
<long>Turns on a visual indication when an application or the system <long>
issues a 'bell' or 'beep'; useful for the hard-of-hearing and for use Turns on a visual indication when an application or the system
in noisy environments, or when 'audible bell' is off. issues a 'bell' or 'beep'; useful for the hard-of-hearing and for
</long> use in noisy environments.
</long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -239,11 +226,12 @@
<type>bool</type> <type>bool</type>
<default>true</default> <default>true</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>System Bell is Audible</short> <short>System Bell is Audible</short>
<long>Determines whether applications or the system can generate audible <long>
'beeps'; may be used in conjunction with 'visual bell' to Determines whether applications or the system can generate
allow silent 'beeps'. audible 'beeps'; may be used in conjunction with 'visual bell' to
</long> allow silent 'beeps'.
</long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -254,17 +242,17 @@
<type>string</type> <type>string</type>
<default>fullscreen</default> <default>fullscreen</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Visual Bell Type</short> <short>Visual Bell Type</short>
<long> <long>
Tells Metacity how to implement the visual indication that Tells Metacity how to implement the visual indication that the
the system bell or another application 'bell' indicator has system bell or another application 'bell' indicator has been
been rung. Currently there are two valid values, "fullscreen", rung. Currently there are two valid values, "fullscreen", which
which causes a fullscreen white-black flash, and "frame_flash" which causes a fullscreen white-black flash, and "frame_flash" which
causes the titlebar of the application which sent the bell signal to causes the titlebar of the application which sent the bell signal
flash. If the application which sent the bell is unknown (as is to flash. If the application which sent the bell is unknown (as
usually the case for the default "system beep"), the currently is usually the case for the default "system beep"), the currently
focused window's titlebar is flashed. focused window's titlebar is flashed.
</long> </long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -320,14 +308,12 @@
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>If true, trade off usability for less resource usage</short> <short>If true, trade off usability for less resource usage</short>
<long> <long>
If true, metacity will give the user less feedback and less If true, metacity will give the user less feedback by using
sense of "direct manipulation", by using wireframes, wireframes, avoiding animations, or other means. This is a
avoiding animations, or other means. This is a significant significant reduction in usability for many users, but may allow
reduction in usability for many users, but may allow legacy legacy applications to continue working, and may also be a
applications and terminal servers to function when they useful tradeoff for terminal servers. However, the wireframe
would otherwise be impractical. However, the wireframe feature is disabled when accessibility is on.
feature is disabled when accessibility is on to avoid weird
desktop breakages.
</long> </long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -386,16 +372,14 @@ you set
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Toggle always on top state</short> <short>Toggle always on top state</short>
<long> <long>
The keybinding used to toggle always on top. A window that is
The keybinding used to toggle always on top. A window that always on top will always be visible over other overlapping
is always on top will always be visible over other overlapping windows. windows. The format looks like "&lt;Control&gt;a" or
The format looks like "&lt;Control&gt;a" or "&lt;Shift&gt;&lt;Alt&gt;F1". "&lt;Shift&gt;&lt;Alt&gt;F1". The parser is fairly liberal and
The parser is allows lower or upper case, and also abbreviations such as
fairly liberal and allows lower or upper case, and also "&lt;Ctl&gt;" and "&lt;Ctrl&gt;". If you set the option to the
abbreviations such as "&lt;Ctl&gt;" and "&lt;Ctrl&gt;". If special string "disabled", then there will be no keybinding for
you set this action.
the option to the special string "disabled", then there
will be no keybinding for this action.
</long> </long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -975,9 +959,9 @@ you set
<short>Raise obscured window, otherwise lower</short> <short>Raise obscured window, otherwise lower</short>
<long> <long>
This keybinding changes whether a window is above or below This keybinding changes whether a window is above or below
other windows. If the window is covered by another window, it raises other windows. If the window is covered by another one, it
the window above other windows. If the window is already fully visible, raises the window above all others, and if the window is
it lowers the window below other windows. already fully visible, it lowers it below all others.
The format looks like "&lt;Control&gt;a" or The format looks like "&lt;Control&gt;a" or
"&lt;Shift&gt;&lt;Alt&gt;F1". "&lt;Shift&gt;&lt;Alt&gt;F1".
@ -1920,22 +1904,17 @@ you set
<type>bool</type> <type>bool</type>
<default>false</default> <default>false</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>(Not implemented) Navigation works in terms of applications not windows</short> <short>(Not implemented) Navigation works in terms of applications not windows</short>
<long> <long>
If true, then Metacity works in terms of applications rather If true, then Metacity works in terms of applications rather than
than windows. The concept is a bit abstract, but windows. The concept is a bit abstract, but in general an
in general an application-based setup is more like application-based setup is more like the Mac and less like
the Mac and less like Windows. When you focus a window Windows. When you focus a window in application-based mode, all
in application-based mode, all the windows in the the windows in the application will be raised. Also, in
application will be raised. Also, in application-based application-based mode, focus clicks are not passed through to
mode, focus clicks are not passed through to windows windows in other applications. Application-based mode is,
in other applications. however, largely unimplemented at the moment.
The existence of this setting is somewhat questionable. </long>
But it's better than having settings for all the specific
details of application-based vs. window-based, e.g.
whether to pass through clicks. Also, application-based mode
is largely unimplemented at the moment.
</long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>
@ -1946,30 +1925,15 @@ you set
<type>bool</type> <type>bool</type>
<default>false</default> <default>false</default>
<locale name="C"> <locale name="C">
<short>Disable misfeatures that are required by old or broken <short>Disable misfeatures that are required by old or broken
applications</short> applications</short>
<long> <long>
Some applications break specifications in ways that result Some applications disregard specifications in ways that result in
in window manager misfeatures. For example, ideally Metacity window manager misfeatures. This option puts Metacity in a
would place all dialogs in a consistent position with rigorously correct mode, which gives a more consistent user
respect to their parent window. This requires ignoring interface, provided one does not need to run any misbehaving
application-specified positions for dialogs. But some applications.
versions of Java/Swing mark their popup menus as dialogs, </long>
so Metacity has to disable dialog positioning to allow
menus to work in broken Java applications. There are
several other examples like this.
This option puts Metacity in full-on Correct mode, which
perhaps gives a moderately nicer UI if you don't need to run
any broken apps. Sadly, workarounds must be enabled by
default; the real world is an ugly place.
Some of the workarounds are workarounds for limitations in
the specifications themselves, so sometimes a bug
in no-workarounds mode won't be fixable without
amending a spec.
</long>
</locale> </locale>
</schema> </schema>

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@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ pos_eval_helper (PosToken *tokens,
{ {
g_set_error (err, META_THEME_ERROR, g_set_error (err, META_THEME_ERROR,
META_THEME_ERROR_FAILED, META_THEME_ERROR_FAILED,
_("Coordinate expression parser overflowed its buffer, this is really a Metacity bug, but are you sure you need a huge expression like that?")); _("Coordinate expression parser overflowed its buffer."));
return FALSE; return FALSE;
} }