Bug#707078: minor typos in package descriptions
Erik Esterer wrote:
> There are a few minor typos in the package desription part of the control file.
> A patch (against the control file in experimental) to fix these typos is
> included.
There are a couple more than you noticed.
> --- a/debian/control 2013-05-07 11:45:47.806452323 +0200
> +++ b/debian/control 2013-05-07 11:47:37.549271029 +0200
> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
> Description: monochromatic icons theme
> A monochromatic icon theme, designed for accessibility purposes.
This would be more natural without the word "purposes". And is it an
"icons theme" or an "icon theme"? Either might be plausible, but I'll
go for "icons theme".
> .
> - This package is part of the KDE accessibility module
> + This package is part of the KDE accessibility module.
(There's a missing stops in the next one, too.)
>
> Package: kdeartwork-theme-window
> Architecture: any
> @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
> Replaces: kde-window-manager (<< 4:4.5.80)
> Breaks: kde-window-manager (<< 4:4.5.80)
> Description: window decoration for the K Window manager (KWin)
> - This package contains additional window decorations for K Window Manager
> + This package contains additional window decorations for the K Window Manager.
> .
> This package is part of the KDE artwork module.
Is the K Window manager capitalised like that or as the K Window
Manager? And is it a "window decoration" or (some) "window
decorations"? Presumably the latter in each case.
> @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
> Architecture: any
> Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
> Description: widget styles for applications using Qt or KDE Development Platform
> - Currently it provides the following themes:
> + Currently it provides the following theme:
> * phase
> .
> This package is part of the KDE artwork module.
Here you skipped Package: kscreensaver, which says:
Description: Additional screensavers for KScreenSaver
This package contains screensavers for KScreenSaver.
(What, so the package named kscreensaver doesn't itself contain the
executable called kscreensaver? Oh, and in fact there is no such
executable, it's just a library? That's confusing already.)
.
KScreenSaver can use XScreenSaver collection of screensavers with the
'kscreensaver-xsavers' package.
I wasn't even sure what that meant until I had read the description
for kscreensaver-xsavers. Make it:
Installing kscreensaver-xsavers lets KScreenSaver also use the
XScreenSaver collection of screensavers.
> @@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
> Architecture: all
> Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
> Description: desktop themes for KDE Plasma Workspaces
> - This package include several desktops theme to change Plasma look and feel
> + This package includes several desktops theme to change Plasma look and
> + feel.
> .
> This package is part of the KDE artwork module.
And "several desktops theme" should be "several desktop themes", and
it should probably be "to change Plasma's look and feel."
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
diff -ru kdeartwork-4.8.4.pristine/debian/control kdeartwork-4.8.4/debian/control
--- kdeartwork-4.8.4.pristine/debian/control 2013-01-26 15:48:00.000000000 +0000
+++ kdeartwork-4.8.4/debian/control 2013-05-07 13:38:12.268269341 +0100
@@ -100,17 +100,18 @@
Replaces: kmouth (<< 4:4.6)
Breaks: kmouth (<< 4:4.6)
Description: monochromatic icons theme
- A monochromatic icon theme, designed for accessibility purposes.
+ A monochromatic icons theme, designed for accessibility.
.
- This package is part of the KDE accessibility module
+ This package is part of the KDE accessibility module.
Package: kdeartwork-theme-window
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
Replaces: kde-window-manager (<< 4:4.5.80)
Breaks: kde-window-manager (<< 4:4.5.80)
-Description: window decoration for the K Window manager (KWin)
- This package contains additional window decorations for K Window Manager
+Description: window decorations for the K Window manager (KWin)
+ This package contains additional window decorations for the K Window
+ Manager.
.
This package is part of the KDE artwork module.
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
Description: widget styles for applications using Qt or KDE Development Platform
- Currently it provides the following themes:
+ Currently it provides the following theme:
* phase
.
This package is part of the KDE artwork module.
@@ -129,11 +130,11 @@
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, kde-workspace-bin
Recommends: kde-window-manager, kscreensaver-xsavers (= ${binary:Version})
-Description: Additional screensavers for KScreenSaver
+Description: additional screensavers for KScreenSaver
This package contains screensavers for KScreenSaver.
.
- KScreenSaver can use XScreenSaver collection of screensavers with the
- 'kscreensaver-xsavers' package.
+ Installing kscreensaver-xsavers lets KScreenSaver also use the
+ XScreenSaver collection of screensavers.
.
This package is part of the KDE artwork module.
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, kde-workspace-bin, xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
Recommends: kde-window-manager, kscreensaver (= ${binary:Version}), xscreensaver-gl, xscreensaver-gl-extra
Suggests: kscreensaver-xsavers-webcollage (= ${source:Version})
-Description: xscreensaver support for KScreenSaver
+Description: XScreenSaver support for KScreenSaver
This package allows KScreenSaver to use the XScreenSaver collection of
screensavers.
.
@@ -155,9 +156,9 @@
Depends: ${misc:Depends}, kscreensaver-xsavers (>= ${source:Version}), xscreensaver-screensaver-webcollage, miscfiles, netpbm
Description: webcollage screensaver support for KScreenSaver
This package allows KScreenSaver to use the WebCollage screensaver, which
- downloads random pictures from the internet to create a collage.
+ downloads random pictures from the Internet to create a collage.
.
- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The internet contains all kinds of pictures, some of which
+ IMPORTANT NOTICE: the Internet contains all kinds of pictures, some of which
might be found inappropriate or offensive.
It is recommended that this screensaver not be used a public environment,
workplace, or where it may be seen by children.
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@
Architecture: all
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
Description: desktop themes for KDE Plasma Workspaces
- This package include several desktops theme to change Plasma look and feel
+ This package includes several desktop themes to change Plasma's look
+ and feel.
.
This package is part of the KDE artwork module.
Reply to: