Hello!

I read and proofread the entire "Window's" specific
help (tips and sections 1.0--1.12.1).  I found
several grammar and spelling errors, as well as
other errors that might just be considered stylistic.
Additionally, some errors of omission were found.
Feel free to use or disregard as you see fit.  I
have tried to take into consideration "international"
spelling conventions, so I apologize in advance if
any of my corrections are merely differences of that
nature.

All documentation is from the Window's 3.5 Beta version
(expiring May 16th, 2002).

My changes are surrounded by '*'s.

POV-Ray Help
====================

1.1 Introduction
  "Before we start*,* we'll have.."
1.1.1
  "Povray is the world*'*s most popular..."
1.1.2
  "(apart from the fact that *they include* .BMP ...)"
1.5
  "is an advanced *programmer's* editor..."
1.5.5.2
(line 1) "looks at the *characters* to the left and right..."
(line 22) remove the word "therefore" -- "If the above test passes, the
word .."
  Alternately, move it to the beginning of the sentence --
  "Therefore, if the above test passes, the word on the left ..."
1.6.3 "Some users *have* assumed that commands with ... menus *aren't*
       assignable"
  (no pluperfect situation exists here.)
1.6.5 "was not changeable *when, in fact, it* is."
1.7.1.4 "contains *an* information and help field".
1.7.1.5 "In the above example image, an edit window *has* been selected"

  (no pluperfect situation exists here.)
  "You may also switch tabs by using the *'Alt+Left Arrow', 'Alt+Right
Arrow',
   or the 'Ctrl+Tab'* keyboard shortcuts."
1.7.2 (End of 2nd paragraph)
  "message pane to the clipboard *as* text (it is..."
1.8.2 (first paragraph)
  "*You can pass any other INI file to POV-Ray* ..."
1.9.2 (first paragraph)
   "The contents of this combobox *can be modified*."
  (2nd paragraph -- very LONG sentence)
  "All the resolution and rendering options that are available in the
combobox
   mentioned *above, are in fact loaded from an INI file.  The INI file
is
   called QUICKRES.INI by default, and is located in the directory*..."
  (3rd paragraph)
  "you are not limited to *resolutions; the sections can contain any
valid
   POV-Ray INI file options, such as* output file..."  (remove file
'etc')
1.10.2 "and the edit menu that is displayed *when* any of the..."
1.10.3.1.2  "for any *occurrences* of a..."
  "Users of other *programmer's* editors should ..."
1.30.3.1.3  "the next *occurrence* of the..."
1.10.4  "contains *options and operations that act on text which is
displayed
   in the editor*.  It is only..."
1.10.4.1.3 (first paragraph)
  "size setting *only applies to the current file and any subsequently
opened
   files.*  Changing..."
1.10.5  "commands that *relate* to the configuration..."
1.10.5.1.1 (first paragraph)
   "If this option is checked, POVWIN *will automatically* load a..."
("optionally" is redundant, as we are discussing the case where the
option
is checked.)
   "load a *file, in which a parse error has occurred, into* the
editor..."
1.10.5.1.2  "you start *a render, a small* version of..."
1.10.5.3.1  "in the registry for recall *the next time POVWIN is run*."
1.10.5.3.2.2 (2nd paragraph)
  "different setting for tab expansion, *your* code may not..."
1.10.6
  "file you are editing with the *internal editor, with only a* few
clicks..."
1.10.6.1.1  "*Note, however, that* an empty..."
1.10.7.1.1 (paragraph 6)
  "currently loaded POV file, *press "Set but don't Render."*
1.10.7.1.5 Benchmark speed is still "TBD" (diagram above last
paragraph).
1.10.7.2.1.2  (2nd paragraph)
  "then obviously the *program's* return code..."
1.10.7.2.3 (2nd paragraph)
  "hot air does *not, by its nature, rise*, such..."
  (3rd paragraph)
  "can cause the *unit's* normal heat-reducing..."
1.10.8.2.4.5 (last paragraph)
  "In practice, choosing *tileable* bitmaps other than..."


Tips: (I found the complete list, but don't remember where.  Otherwise,
  I would have numbered the tips.  As it stands, I just put some key
  words to (hopefully) help identify which tip I am referring to).
==========================================================================

right-click on files :
-----------------
"dismiss this tip dialog*,* press ALT-S,"

Output_File_Name:
-----------------
  "You can cause POV-Ray to output all image files to a single
  directory by specifying *one using the "Output_File_Name" INI
  parameter*.
  E.g., to output all image files to ...
  Unless you explicitly specify an output file, the output file will
  be automatically placed in *the same directory as the source file*.

The final two tips are inconsistent in that they actually complete
the "Did you know ...?" question.  The rest of the tips do not take
that form.

Cheers,
Brian Hoogerbrugge

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