/* Interface */
#define INTF_TITLE N_("Interface")
-#define INTF_HELP N_( "Settings for VLC interfaces" )
+#define INTF_HELP N_( "Settings for VLC's interfaces" )
#define INTF_GENERAL_HELP N_( "General interface setttings" )
#define INTF_CONTROL_TITLE N_( "Control interfaces" )
-#define INTF_CONTROL_HELP N_( "Control interface settings" )
+#define INTF_CONTROL_HELP N_( "Settings for VLC's Control interfaces" )
#define INTF_HOTKEYS_TITLE N_( "Hotkeys settings" )
#define INTF_HOTKEYS_HELP N_( "Hotkeys settings" )
#define AFILTER_TITLE N_("Filters")
#define AFILTER_HELP N_( \
- "Audio filters are used to postprocess the audio stream" )
+ "Audio filters are used to postprocess the audio stream." )
#define AVISUAL_TITLE N_("Visualizations")
#define AVISUAL_HELP N_( \
#define VFILTER_TITLE N_("Filters" )
#define VFILTER_HELP N_( \
- "Video filters are used to postprocess the video stream" )
+ "Video filters are used to postprocess the video stream." )
#define SUBPIC_TITLE N_( "Subtitles/OSD")
-#define SUBPIC_HELP N_( "Miscellaneous settings related to On Screen Display, subtitles and overlay subpictures")
+#define SUBPIC_HELP N_( "Miscellaneous settings related to On-Screen-Display, subtitles and overlay subpictures")
#define TEXT_TITLE N_("Text rendering")
#define TEXT_HELP N_( \
"Use the settings of the \"freetype\" module to choose the font you " \
- " want VLC to use for text rendering (to display subtitles for example).")
+ "want VLC to use for text rendering (to display subtitles for example).")
/* Input */
#define INPUT_TITLE N_( "Input / Codecs" )
-#define INPUT_HELP N_( "These are the settings for the input, demultiplexing and decoding parts of VLC. Encoder settings can also be found here" )
+#define INPUT_HELP N_( "These are the settings for the input, demultiplexing and decoding parts of VLC. Encoder settings can also be found here." )
#define ACCESS_TITLE N_( "Access modules" )
#define ACCESS_HELP N_( \
#define ACCESS_FILTER_HELP N_( \
"Access filters are special modules that allow advanced operations on " \
"the input side of VLC. You should not touch anything here unless you " \
- "know what you are doing.\n" )
+ "know what you are doing." )
#define DEMUX_TITLE N_("Demuxers")
-#define DEMUX_HELP N_( "Demuxers are used to separate audio and video streams" )
+#define DEMUX_HELP N_( "Demuxers are used to separate audio and video streams." )
#define VDEC_TITLE N_( "Video codecs" )
#define VDEC_HELP N_( "Settings for the video-only decoders and encoders" )
"module that can either save the stream to a file, or stream " \
"it (UDP, HTTP, RTP/RTSP).\n" \
"Sout streams modules allow advanced stream processing (transcoding, "\
- "duplicating, ...")
+ "duplicating...).")
#define SOUT_GENERAL_HELP N_( "General stream output settings")
#define SOUT_MUX_TITLE N_( "Muxers" )
-#define SOUT_MUX_HELP N_( "Muxers are the encapsulation formats that are used to " \
+#define SOUT_MUX_HELP N_( "Muxers create the encapsulation formats that are used to " \
"put all the elementary streams (video, audio, ...) " \
- "together. This setting allows you to always force a muxer. " \
+ "together. This setting allows you to always force a specific muxer. " \
"You should probably not do that.\n" \
"You can also set default parameters for each muxer." )
#define SOUT_ACO_TITLE N_( "Access output" )
-#define SOUT_ACO_HELP N_( "Access output are the ways the muxed streams are sent. " \
- "This setting allows you to always force an access output. " \
+#define SOUT_ACO_HELP N_( "Access output modules control the ways the muxed streams are sent. " \
+ "This setting allows you to always force a specific access output method. " \
"You should probably not do that.\n" \
"You can also set default parameters for each access output.")
"each sout stream module here.")
#define SOUT_SAP_TITLE N_( "SAP" )
-#define SOUT_SAP_HELP N_( "SAP is a way to publically announce streams that are being"\
- " sent using multicast UDP or RTP." )
+#define SOUT_SAP_HELP N_( "SAP is a way to publically announce streams that are being "\
+ "sent using multicast UDP or RTP." )
#define SOUT_VOD_TITLE N_( "VOD" )
#define SOUT_VOD_HELP N_( "VLC's implementation of Video On Demand" )
/* Playlist */
#define PLAYLIST_TITLE N_( "Playlist" )
-#define PLAYLIST_HELP N_( "Settings related to playlist behaviour (playback mode, for example) and to modules that automatically add items to the playlist ('service discovery modules'")
+#define PLAYLIST_HELP N_( "Settings related to playlist behaviour (e.g. playback mode) and to modules that automatically add items to the playlist ('service discovery modules').")
#define PGENERAL_HELP N_( "General playlist behaviour")
#define SD_TITLE N_("Services discovery")
-#define SD_HELP N_("Services discovery modules are modules that automatically add items to playlist")
+#define SD_HELP N_("Services discovery modules are facilities that automatically add items to playlist.")
/* Advanced */
#define AADVANCED_TITLE N_( "Advanced" )
#define AADVANCED_HELP N_( "Advanced settings. Use with care.")
#define CPU_TITLE N_( "CPU features" )
-#define CPU_HELP N_( "From here you can choose to disable some CPU accelerations. You should probably not touch that." )
+#define CPU_HELP N_( "You can choose to disable some CPU accelerations here. You should probably not touch that." )
#define MISC_TITLE N_( "Other" )
#define MISC_HELP N_( "Other advanced settings")
#define NETWORK_TITLE N_( "Network" )
#define NETWORK_HELP N_( "These modules provide network functions to all " \
- "other parts of VLC" )
+ "other parts of VLC." )
/* OLD */
#define CHROMA_HELP N_("These settings affect chroma transformation modules.")
#define PACKETIZER_TITLE N_("Packetizer modules settings" )
-#define PACKETIZER_HELP " "
+#define PACKETIZER_HELP "These are general settings for the packetizers used in VLC's sout-processes."
#define ENCODER_TITLE N_("Encoders settings")
#define ENCODER_HELP N_( \
*/
#define UNKNOWN_TITLE N_("No help available" )
-#define UNKNOWN_HELP N_("No help is available for these modules")
+#define UNKNOWN_HELP N_("There is no help available for these modules.")
/*****************************************************************************
* GetCapabilityHelp: Display the help for one capability.