From b4a0d3cc1eacfb1e59e0fcd7831a7561ef04a646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mavridis Philippe Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:58:59 +0300 Subject: Gender-neutral language Related to TDE/tde#93. Signed-off-by: Mavridis Philippe --- doc/kmail/configure.docbook | 6 +++--- doc/kmail/using-kmail.docbook | 4 ++-- doc/knode/introduction.docbook | 2 +- doc/knode/journey.docbook | 4 ++-- doc/knode/using-morefeatures.docbook | 2 +- doc/kontact/index.docbook | 2 +- doc/korganizer/index.docbook | 8 ++++---- 7 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/kmail/configure.docbook b/doc/kmail/configure.docbook index 7ca072621..b48c7150f 100644 --- a/doc/kmail/configure.docbook +++ b/doc/kmail/configure.docbook @@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ of key words can be modified. read receipt. The message author requests a disposition notification to be sent and the receiver's mail program generates a reply from which the author can - learn what happened to his message. Common disposition + learn what happened to their message. Common disposition types include displayed (&ie; read), deleted and dispatched (⪚ forwarded). @@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ of key words can be modified. notification. This is only slightly better than always sending &mdn;s. The author will still know that - the messages has been acted upon, he just cannot + the messages has been acted upon, they just cannot tell whether it was deleted or read &etc; @@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ of key words can be modified. message-id and the original recipient is included in the &mdn; reply. This preserves enough information for the sender to find the message in - his sent messages for which this &mdn; was + their sent messages for which this &mdn; was generated. diff --git a/doc/kmail/using-kmail.docbook b/doc/kmail/using-kmail.docbook index 999bd6d96..8609f2e6a 100644 --- a/doc/kmail/using-kmail.docbook +++ b/doc/kmail/using-kmail.docbook @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ choose from the list of common &MIME; types. You can also select an encoding method for your file from the list of encoding options (normally, the default value works fine). Check the Suggest automatic display option if you want to suggest to the recipient the automatic (inline) display of this attachment. Whether this works or not depends on the recipient's email client -and on his settings. +and on their settings. You can also attach public keys to the message by using the appropriate options in the Attach menu. PGP @@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ defined for the current identity to the message. Now you can send the message.PGP documentation for further details. diff --git a/doc/knode/introduction.docbook b/doc/knode/introduction.docbook index db14ec3a8..91cda1428 100644 --- a/doc/knode/introduction.docbook +++ b/doc/knode/introduction.docbook @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ is not answered in this manual. Usenet chapter is recommended; it is not so much about &knode; as how to move about in the Usenet with its help. In general, it is not sufficient to just master a news reader for writing news -articles: imagine a car driver who masters his car perfectly but does +articles: imagine a car driver who masters a car perfectly but does not know about the traffic rules or signs; do you want to encounter such a driver when out in traffic? So please take your time to learn at least a little about the traffic rules of the diff --git a/doc/knode/journey.docbook b/doc/knode/journey.docbook index 54dc82a32..15a4905f5 100644 --- a/doc/knode/journey.docbook +++ b/doc/knode/journey.docbook @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ newsgroup. It stands for: (R)ead (T)he (F)...ing Wait, what is BTW now? Another often-seen acronym which means (B)y (T)he (W)ay. It is easy when you know it; to avoid you having to continuously speculate over the meaning of -acronyms there is table at he end of this section containing the +acronyms there is table at the end of this section containing the most-often-used acronyms. This table does not try to be complete and is based on a list by @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ head and think of a face. PLONK! This PLONK! looks like some comic-sound, does it not? And that is -exactly what it is used for. The one who reads it knows he was just +exactly what it is used for. The one who reads it knows they were just added to the killfile of a newsreader; normally this means the recipient of the PLONK! annoyed the sender. The PLONK! is meant to play back the sound of the recipients name hitting the ground in the diff --git a/doc/knode/using-morefeatures.docbook b/doc/knode/using-morefeatures.docbook index 28d3142c2..62e769abc 100644 --- a/doc/knode/using-morefeatures.docbook +++ b/doc/knode/using-morefeatures.docbook @@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ examples. Test; to do this choose the From header line from the first drop-down list, choose is exactly the same as from the second -drop-down list, and enter his name in the text field. +drop-down list, and enter their name in the text field. But, before doing this you should have a look at the header of one of Theodor's articles and see what is in the From line. diff --git a/doc/kontact/index.docbook b/doc/kontact/index.docbook index 13fdb8159..7829e6740 100644 --- a/doc/kontact/index.docbook +++ b/doc/kontact/index.docbook @@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ The settings stored in the profile include typical Look&Feel related options Two default profiles are provided by Kontact: "&kontact; Style", which contains the default &kontact; settings, and "Outlook Style", adapting &kontact; to Microsoft Outlook Look&Feel. -The user can adapt existing profiles, create new profiles from his current settings, and import and export profiles. +The user can adapt existing profiles, create new profiles from their current settings, and import and export profiles. diff --git a/doc/korganizer/index.docbook b/doc/korganizer/index.docbook index 39e0eee79..b9dcf2129 100644 --- a/doc/korganizer/index.docbook +++ b/doc/korganizer/index.docbook @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ want to use another resource, especially if you use a supported groupware server. Please ask the server administrator for the information required to configure the groupware resource, including free/busy information publishing and retrieving. Access to free/busy information allows an event organizer to -take the attendee's calendar in consideration when adding him to the event's +take the attendee's calendar in consideration when adding them to the event's attendee list. Besides calendar storage, groupware servers typically offer contacts, @@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ and do not reload the file at regular intervals. the same remote file at the same time, because the remote file resource does not offer a conflict resolution mechanism. For instance, if someone else changes (and saves) the remote file, after you loaded it, and a some time later you save -the file, his changes will be lost. +the file, their changes will be lost. @@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ requested from the attendee. Select Addressee If the attendee(s) are in your Address Book, you do not have to -remember or type his email address to add it to the attendee list. Just click +remember or type their email address to add it to the attendee list. Just click the Select Addressee... button and choose the attendee(s) from the list. Please note that this is the standard &kde; address book, which is also used by &kmail; and can also be called as a separate application @@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ by dragging it with the mouse, or resize it by moving the edges of the highlight area with the mouse. The free/busy information is only available if the -attendee publishes his free/busy schedule, and if &korganizer; is correctly +attendee publishes their free/busy schedule, and if &korganizer; is correctly configured to retrieve it. For more information about configuring &korganizer; to publish and retrieve free/busy information, please check the . Double-clicking on an attendee entry in the list -- cgit v1.2.1