diff --git a/docs/xml/Book_Info.xml b/docs/xml/Book_Info.xml
index 1af5ff9b..5f605e3b 100644
--- a/docs/xml/Book_Info.xml
+++ b/docs/xml/Book_Info.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
AppStream provides the foundation to build software-center applications.
- It additionally provides specifications for things like an unified software metadata database,
+ It additionally provides specifications for things like a unified software metadata database,
screenshot services and various other things needed to create user-friendly application-centers
for software distributions.
diff --git a/docs/xml/collection-yamldata.xml b/docs/xml/collection-yamldata.xml
index b3624190..df4ded70 100644
--- a/docs/xml/collection-yamldata.xml
+++ b/docs/xml/collection-yamldata.xml
@@ -969,9 +969,9 @@
== - Equal to
!= - Not equal to
- << - Lesser than
+ << - Less than
>> - Greater than
- <= - Lesser than or equal to
+ <= - Less than or equal to
>= - Greater than or equal to
diff --git a/docs/xml/man/appstreamcli.1.xml b/docs/xml/man/appstreamcli.1.xml
index 7d110c46..21daed1e 100644
--- a/docs/xml/man/appstreamcli.1.xml
+++ b/docs/xml/man/appstreamcli.1.xml
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@
eq - Equal to
ne - Not equal to
- lt - Lesser than
+ lt - Less than
gt - Greater than
- le - Lesser than or equal to
+ le - Less than or equal to
ge - Greater than or equal to
diff --git a/docs/xml/metainfo-component.xml b/docs/xml/metainfo-component.xml
index 7b043baf..be3d5872 100644
--- a/docs/xml/metainfo-component.xml
+++ b/docs/xml/metainfo-component.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
<categories/>
- This tag can contain one or more <category>> entries, describing the categories this software component
+ This tag can contain one or more <category> entries, describing the categories this software component
is associated with.
This tag is usually applied to components of type desktop-application, but can be used with any component.
A list of valid category names can be found in the
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
URLs of this type should allow the user to contact the developer.
- This could for example be a HTTPS URL to an online form or a page describing how to contact the developer.
+ This could for example be an HTTPS URL to an online form or a page describing how to contact the developer.
Deprecation
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
- The <launchable/> tag has a essential type property indicating the system that is used to launch the component. The following types are allowed:
+ The <launchable/> tag has an essential type property indicating the system that is used to launch the component. The following types are allowed:
@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@
- A release may also have an url tag as child.
+ A release may also have a url tag as child.
The release url should point to detailed release notes that explain the changes made in this particular release.
The url tag may have a type property with details as the only currently
- allowed value. If the type is missing, an URL type of details is implicitly assumed.
+ allowed value. If the type is missing, a URL type of details is implicitly assumed.
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
This includes binaries and libraries. Private interfaces should never be added to a provides tag.
- A provides tag contain a number of children describing the type and name of the provided public interface items.
+ A provides tag contains a number of children describing the type and name of the provided public interface items.
It is suggested that the build system auto-generates this tag and its children.
Currently allowed item types are listed below. If you miss something,
file a bug against AppStream so we can add the new type.
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@
<firmware/>
- This provided element is described in details for the firmware component type, where it is mandatory.
+ This provided element is described in detail for the firmware component type, where it is mandatory.
Please see for more information.
@@ -806,9 +806,9 @@
eq - Equal to
ne - Not equal to
- lt - Lesser than
+ lt - Less than
gt - Greater than
- le - Lesser than or equal to
+ le - Less than or equal to
ge - Greater than or equal to
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
<modalias/>
- Check for a specific hardware to be present via its modalias. The modalias may contain a wildcard expression.
+ Check for specific hardware to be present via its modalias. The modalias may contain a wildcard expression.
Example:
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@
The <project_license/> tag is indicating the license of the component (application/library/addon/font/etc.) described in the metadata document.
- It should be a SPDX license expression. Please note the SPDX license IDs are case-sensitive in AppStream.
+ It should be an SPDX license expression. Please note the SPDX license IDs are case-sensitive in AppStream.
Possible values include:
GPL-2.0
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@
Values might be for example "The GNOME Foundation" or "The KDE Community".
- You must not include hyperlinks or emails in this field, if you want to link to the developer's homepage, use the -tag instead.
+ You must not include hyperlinks or emails in this field; if you want to link to the developer's homepage, use the -tag instead.
This tag is translatable.
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
The value of the <image/> tag is a direct HTTP/HTTPS URL to a screenshot uploaded to a public location on the web.
- Images should ideally be provided in the PNG format, using JPEG or WebP is also permitted for images in metainfo files.
+ Images should ideally be provided in the PNG format; using JPEG or WebP is also permitted for images in metainfo files.
The <image/> tag may have the following properties:
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@
The tag must have value children which must have a key property. The value of the value
tag denotes a user-defined value, while the key string set for the key property denotes a user-specified key string.
- The key must be unique, multiple keys with the same name are not allowed.
+ The key must be unique; multiple keys with the same name are not allowed.
To avoid name conflicts, it is recommended to prefix keys with a vendor prefix, like GNOME:: or KDE::.