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authorTobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>2018-08-31 16:53:27 +0200
committerTobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>2018-09-03 18:21:43 +0200
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parentfb458bf3bc98805dfb4a4c16cf4ca9d6d394495c (diff)
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Fix some typos.
* doc/guix.texi (Sound Services, DNS Services): Fix typos. * gnu/packages/cpp.scm (json-modern-cxx)[description]: Likewise. * gnu/packages/emacs.scm (emacs-fancy-narrow)[synopsis, description]: Likewise. Edit & mark up while we're here. * gnu/packages/mail.scm (alot)[synopsis, description]: Ditto.
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/cpp.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/emacs.scm11
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/mail.scm4
4 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index ad82c67932..307f915dbb 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -13539,7 +13539,7 @@ Users need to be in the @code{lp} group to access the D-Bus service.
The @code{(gnu services sound)} module provides a service to configure the
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) system, which making PulseAudio the
-prefered ALSA output driver.
+preferred ALSA output driver.
@deffn {Scheme Variable} alsa-service-type
This is the type for the @uref{https://alsa-project.org/, Advanced Linux Sound
@@ -17425,7 +17425,7 @@ When true, don't read the hostnames in /etc/hosts.
@item @code{port} (default: @code{53})
The port to listen on. Setting this to zero completely disables DNS
-funtion, leaving only DHCP and/or TFTP.
+responses, leaving only DHCP and/or TFTP functions.
@item @code{local-service?} (default: @code{#t})
Accept DNS queries only from hosts whose address is on a local subnet,
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
index 0160e42f6a..d591e6a884 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ as ordering relation.")
(build-system cmake-build-system)
(synopsis "JSON parser and printer library for C++")
(description "JSON for Modern C++ is a C++ JSON library that provides
-intutive syntax and trivial integration.")
+intuitive syntax and trivial integration.")
(license license:expat)))
(define-public xtl
diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 08554280c7..8f0c564f88 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -9567,11 +9567,12 @@ duplicate hook and function names further into a single declarative call.")
"0rf2rnzg82pdqch041yyx3f9ddixffkk9s2ydzg8hwy66sg3385n"))))
(build-system emacs-build-system)
(home-page "https://github.com/Malabarba/fancy-narrow/releases")
- (synopsis "Immitate narrow-to-region with more eye-candy")
- (description "Unlike narrow-to-region, which completely hides text outside
-the narrowed region, this package simply deemphasizes the text, makes it
-readonly, and makes it unreachable. This leads to a much more natural
-feeling, where the region stays static (instead of being brutally moved to a
+ (synopsis "Imitate @code{narrow-to-region} with more eye candy")
+ (description
+ "Unlike @code{narrow-to-region}, which completely hides text outside
+the narrowed region, this package simply de-emphasizes the text, makes it
+read-only, and makes it unreachable. This leads to a much more natural
+feeling where the region stays static (instead of being brutally moved to a
blank slate) and is clearly highlighted with respect to the rest of the
buffer.")
(license license:gpl2+)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
index 1f7e971d60..4944dd7622 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@ attachments, create new maildirs, and so on.")
("python2-pygpgme" ,python2-pygpgme)
("python2-notmuch" ,python2-notmuch)))
(home-page "https://github.com/pazz/alot")
- (synopsis "Commandline MUA using notmuch")
+ (synopsis "Command-line MUA using @code{notmuch}")
(description
- "Alot is an experimental terminal mail user agent (MUA) based on
+ "Alot is an experimental terminal mail user agent (@dfn{MUA}) based on
@code{notmuch} mail. It is written in Python using the @code{urwid} toolkit.")
(license gpl3+)))