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diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.cpp
index a9bb6931f7e37e5fe6323b4929a4c2a33453881b..22f20b820cff26f48423aa96d0d7de9dce65fc63 100644 (file)
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ using namespace Geom;
 
 LPECurveStitch::LPECurveStitch(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject) :
     Effect(lpeobject),
-    strokepath(_("Stroke path"), _("The path that will be used as stitch."), "strokepath", &wr, this, "M0,0 L1,0"),
+    strokepath(_("Stitch path"), _("The path that will be used as stitch."), "strokepath", &wr, this, "M0,0 L1,0"),
     nrofpaths(_("Number of paths"), _("The number of paths that will be generated."), "count", &wr, this, 5),
     startpoint_edge_variation(_("Start edge variance"), _("The amount of random jitter to move the start points of the stitches inside & outside the guide path"), "startpoint_edge_variation", &wr, this, 0),
     startpoint_spacing_variation(_("Start spacing variance"), _("The amount of random shifting to move the start points of the stitches back & forth along the guide path"), "startpoint_spacing_variation", &wr, this, 0),
     endpoint_edge_variation(_("End edge variance"), _("The amount of randomness that moves the end points of the stitches inside & outside the guide path"), "endpoint_edge_variation", &wr, this, 0),
     endpoint_spacing_variation(_("End spacing variance"), _("The amount of random shifting to move the end points of the stitches back & forth along the guide path"), "endpoint_spacing_variation", &wr, this, 0),
-    prop_scale(_("Scale width"), _("Scaling of the width of the stroke path"), "prop_scale", &wr, this, 1),
-    scale_y_rel(_("Scale width relative"), _("Scale the width of the stroke path relative to its length"), "scale_y_rel", &wr, this, false)
+    prop_scale(_("Scale width"), _("Scale the width of the stitch path"), "prop_scale", &wr, this, 1),
+    scale_y_rel(_("Scale width relative to length"), _("Scale the width of the stitch path relative to its length"), "scale_y_rel", &wr, this, false)
 {
     registerParameter( dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&nrofpaths) );
     registerParameter( dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&startpoint_edge_variation) );

diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-sketch.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-sketch.cpp
index 5ad9ed6484c45460b342ebd84a849d79dcf5988f..4fc6fc35dc1141c8067be4aaf4891fa249200a04 100644 (file)
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-sketch.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-sketch.cpp
@@ -34,29 +34,29 @@ LPESketch::LPESketch(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject) :
     Effect(lpeobject),
     // initialise your parameters here:
     //testpointA(_("Test Point A"), _("Test A"), "ptA", &wr, this, Geom::Point(100,100)),
-    nbiter_approxstrokes(_("Nb of iterations"), _("Draw that many approximating strokes sequences."), "nbiter_approxstrokes", &wr, this, 5),
+    nbiter_approxstrokes(_("Strokes"), _("Draw that many approximating strokes"), "nbiter_approxstrokes", &wr, this, 5),
     strokelength(_("Max stroke length"), 
-                 _("Maximal length of approximated strokes."), "strokelength", &wr, this, 100.),
+                 _("Maximum length of approximating strokes"), "strokelength", &wr, this, 100.),
     strokelength_rdm(_("Stroke length variation"), 
-                     _("Random variation of stroke length (relative to max. length)."), "strokelength_rdm", &wr, this, .3),
+                     _("Random variation of stroke length (relative to maximum length)"), "strokelength_rdm", &wr, this, .3),
     strokeoverlap(_("Max. overlap"), 
-                  _("How much successive strokes should overlap (relative to max. length)."), "strokeoverlap", &wr, this, .3),
+                  _("How much successive strokes should overlap (relative to maximum length)."), "strokeoverlap", &wr, this, .3),
     strokeoverlap_rdm(_("Overlap variation"), 
-                      _("Random variation of overlap (relative to max. overlap)"), "strokeoverlap_rdm", &wr, this, .3),
-    ends_tolerance(_("Max. ends tolerance"), 
-                   _("Max. distance between original and approximated paths ends (relative to max. length)."), "ends_tolerance", &wr, this, .1),
+                      _("Random variation of overlap (relative to maximum overlap)"), "strokeoverlap_rdm", &wr, this, .3),
+    ends_tolerance(_("Max. end tolerance"), 
+                   _("Maximum distance between ends of original and approximating paths (relative to maximum length)"), "ends_tolerance", &wr, this, .1),
     parallel_offset(_("Parallel offset"), 
-                    _("Average distance to original stroke (try 0)."), "parallel_offset", &wr, this, 5.),
+                    _("Average distance from approximating path to original path"), "parallel_offset", &wr, this, 5.),
     tremble_size(_("Max. tremble"), 
-                 _("Maximal tremble magnitude."), "tremble_size", &wr, this, 5.),
+                 _("Maximum tremble magnitude"), "tremble_size", &wr, this, 5.),
     tremble_frequency(_("Tremble frequency"), 
-                      _("Typical nb of tremble 'period' in a stroke."), "tremble_frequency", &wr, this, 1.),
-    nbtangents(_("Nb of construction Lines"), 
-               _("How many construction lines (tangents) to draw?"), "nbtangents", &wr, this, 5),
+                      _("Avreage number of tremble periods in an approximating stroke"), "tremble_frequency", &wr, this, 1.),
+    nbtangents(_("Construction lines"), 
+               _("How many construction lines (tangents) to draw"), "nbtangents", &wr, this, 5),
     tgtscale(_("Scale"), 
-             _("Scale factor relating curvature and length of construction lines(try 5*avarage offset) )"), "tgtscale", &wr, this, 10.0),
-    tgtlength(_("Max. length"), _("Max. length of construction lines."), "tgtlength", &wr, this, 100.0),
-    tgtlength_rdm(_("Length variation"), _("Random variation of construction lines length."), "tgtlength_rdm", &wr, this, .3)
+             _("Scale factor relating curvature and length of construction lines (try 5*offset)"), "tgtscale", &wr, this, 10.0),
+    tgtlength(_("Max. length"), _("Maximum length of construction lines"), "tgtlength", &wr, this, 100.0),
+    tgtlength_rdm(_("Length variation"), _("Random variation of the length of construction lines"), "tgtlength_rdm", &wr, this, .3)
 {
     // register all your parameters here, so Inkscape knows which parameters this effect has:
     //Add some comment in the UI:  *warning* the precise output of this effect might change in future releases!