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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/XFdrake.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/XFdrake.xml
index 4ac64ade..e05a6ba7 100644
--- a/docs/mcc-help/en/XFdrake.xml
+++ b/docs/mcc-help/en/XFdrake.xml
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata xml:id="XFdrake-im1" revision="1" align="center" format="PNG" fileref="XFdrake.png" />
+ <imagedata xml:id="XFdrake-im1" revision="1" align="center" format="PNG" fileref="XFdrake.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
<para>This tool is present in the Mageia Control Center under the tab
- <emphasis role="bold">Hardware</emphasis>. Select <emphasis><guilabel>Set up the graphical server</guilabel></emphasis>.
-<footnote>
- <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis>XFdrake</emphasis> as normal user or <emphasis>drakx11</emphasis> as root. Mind
- the capital letters.</para>
- </footnote></para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Hardware</emphasis>. Select <emphasis><guilabel>Set up
+ the graphical server</guilabel></emphasis>. <footnote>
+ <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing
+ <emphasis>XFdrake</emphasis> as normal user or
+ <emphasis>drakx11</emphasis> as root. Mind the capital letters.</para>
+ </footnote></para>
<para/>
@@ -34,19 +35,26 @@
Xorg</guilabel>.</para>
<para><note>
- <para>In case of problems, <emphasis>Xorg - Vesa</emphasis> will work with most graphic cards and give you time to find and install the right driver while in your Desktop Environment.</para>
-<para> If even Vesa doesn't work, choose <emphasis><guilabel>Xorg</guilabel> - <guilabel>fbdev</guilabel></emphasis>, which is used while installing Mageia, but doesn't allow you to change resolution or refresh rates.</para>
- </note>If you made your choice for a free driver, you may be asked if you want to use
- a proprietary driver instead with more features (3D effects for
+ <para>In case of problems, <emphasis>Xorg - Vesa</emphasis> will work
+ with most graphic cards and give you time to find and install the right
+ driver while in your Desktop Environment.</para>
+
+ <para>If even Vesa doesn't work, choose
+ <emphasis><guilabel>Xorg</guilabel> -
+ <guilabel>fbdev</guilabel></emphasis>, which is used while installing
+ Mageia, but doesn't allow you to change resolution or refresh
+ rates.</para>
+ </note>If you made your choice for a free driver, you may be asked if you
+ want to use a proprietary driver instead with more features (3D effects for
example).</para>
<para/>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Monitor:</emphasis></para>
- <para>In the same way as above, the monitor currently detected is displayed and
- you can click on the button to change to another one. If the desired monitor
- isn't in the <guilabel>Vendor</guilabel> list, choose in the
+ <para>In the same way as above, the monitor currently detected is displayed
+ and you can click on the button to change to another one. If the desired
+ monitor isn't in the <guilabel>Vendor</guilabel> list, choose in the
<guilabel>Generic</guilabel> list a monitor with the same features.</para>
<para/>
@@ -58,10 +66,11 @@
<para><mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="XFdrake1.png" />
+ <imagedata fileref="XFdrake1.png"/>
</imageobject>
- </mediaobject>The image of the monitor in the middle gives a preview with
- the chosen configuration. </para>
+ </mediaobject>When you change the color depth, a multi-colored bar will
+ appear next to the second button and show a preview of what the selected
+ color depth looks like.</para>
<para>The first button shows the currently resolution, click to change for
another one. The list gives all the possible choices according to the
@@ -74,8 +83,8 @@
<para><note>
<para>Depending on the chosen resolution, it may be necessary to logout
- and restart the graphical environment for the settings to take effect.
- </para>
+ and restart the graphical environment for the settings to take
+ effect.</para>
</note></para>
<para/>
@@ -89,30 +98,35 @@
<para><note>
<para>In case of a non working graphical environment, type Alt+Ctrl+F2
to open a text environment, connect as root and type XFdrake (with the
- caps) to to use XFdrake's text version. </para>
+ caps) to to use XFdrake's text version.</para>
</note>If the test fails, just wait until the end, if it works but you
- don't want to change after all, click on <guibutton>No</guibutton>, if everything
- is right, click on <guibutton role="bold">OK</guibutton>.</para>
-
-<orderedlist><title>Options:</title>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Global options</guilabel>: If <emphasis>Disable Ctrl-Alt-Backspace</emphasis> is checked,
- it will no longer be possible to restart X server using Ctrl+Alt+Backspace keys.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Graphic card options</guilabel>: Allows you to enable or disable
- three specific features depending on the graphic card.</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Graphical interface at startup</guilabel>: Most of the time, <emphasis>Automatically start the graphical interface (Xorg) upon booting</emphasis> is checked to make the boot switch to graphical mode, it may be unchecked for a server.</para>
- </listitem>
+ don't want to change after all, click on <guibutton>No</guibutton>, if
+ everything is right, click on <guibutton role="bold">OK</guibutton>.</para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+ <title>Options:</title>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Global options</guilabel>: If <emphasis>Disable
+ Ctrl-Alt-Backspace</emphasis> is checked, it will no longer be possible
+ to restart X server using Ctrl+Alt+Backspace keys.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Graphic card options</guilabel>: Allows you to enable or
+ disable three specific features depending on the graphic card.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Graphical interface at startup</guilabel>: Most of the
+ time, <emphasis>Automatically start the graphical interface (Xorg) upon
+ booting</emphasis> is checked to make the boot switch to graphical mode,
+ it may be unchecked for a server.</para>
+ </listitem>
</orderedlist>
-
<para>After a click on the <guibutton>Quit</guibutton> button, the system
- will ask you to confirm. There is still time to cancel everything and keep the
- previous configuration, or to accept. In this case, you have to disconnect
- and reconnect to activate the new configuration.</para>
-
-
-</section>
+ will ask you to confirm. There is still time to cancel everything and keep
+ the previous configuration, or to accept. In this case, you have to
+ disconnect and reconnect to activate the new configuration.</para>
+</section> \ No newline at end of file