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authorChris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>2022-03-02 08:52:01 +0000
committerChris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>2022-03-02 08:52:01 +0000
commite1f68d5814d9cb5d3b1f4727d842a32378a2f9ab (patch)
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parent752097308041744311be85746e9157ff99109bb5 (diff)
downloadghostpdl-e1f68d5814d9cb5d3b1f4727d842a32378a2f9ab.tar.gz
Corrections to release notes.
-rw-r--r--doc/History9.htm12
-rw-r--r--doc/News.htm12
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/History9.htm b/doc/History9.htm
index c6d1c24f1..0d9ddc58a 100644
--- a/doc/History9.htm
+++ b/doc/History9.htm
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ community demand for the feature.
please visit <a href="http://bugs.ghostscript.com/">bugs.ghostscript.com</a>.
<h3><a name="9.55.0_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3>
<h4>Included below are incompatible changes from recent releases (the
-specific release in question listed in parentheses). We include these,
+specific release in question is listed in parentheses). We include these,
for now, as we are aware that not everyone upgrades with every release.</h4>
<ul>
<li>
@@ -125,15 +125,15 @@ for more details.
</li>
<li>
<p>(9.53.0) As of 9.53.0, we have (re-)introduced the patch level to the version number,
-this helps facilitate a revised policy on handling security related issues.
-<p><strong>Note for GSView Users:</strong>The patch level addition breaks GSView 5 (it is
+this helps facilitate a revised policy on handling security-related issues.
+<p><strong>Note for GSView Users: </strong>The patch level addition breaks GSView 5 (it is
hardcoded to check for versions <code>704-999</code>. It is possible, but not guaranteed that
a GSView update might be forthcoming to resolve this.
</li>
<li>
<p>(9.52) <code>-dALLOWPSTRANSPARENCY</code>: The transparency compositor (and related
features), whilst we are improving it, remains sensitive to being driven correctly, and
-incorrect use can have unexpected/undefined results. Hence, as part of improving security
+incorrect use can have unexpected/undefined results. Hence, as part of improving security,
we limited access to these operators, originally using the <code>-dSAFER</code> feature.
As we made "SAFER" the default mode, that became unacceptable, hence the new option
<code>-dALLOWPSTRANSPARENCY</code> which enables access to the operators.
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ Secondly, the interaction with <code>save</code>&sol;<code>restore</code> operat
has changed. See <a href="Use.htm#Safer">SAFER</a>.
<p><strong>Important Note for Windows Users</strong>:
<br>
-The file/path pattern matching is case sensitive, even on Windows. This is a
+The file/path pattern matching is case-sensitive, even on Windows. This is a
change in behaviour compared to the old code which, on Windows, was case
<i>in</i>sensitive. This is in recognition of changes in Windows behaviour,
in that it now supports (although does not enforce) case sensitivity.
</li>
<li>
-<p>(9.27) The process of &quot;tidying&quot; the PostScript name space should have removed
+<p>(9.27) The process of &quot;tidying&quot; the PostScript namespace should have removed
only non-standard and undocumented operators. Nevertheless, it is possible that
any integrations or utilities that rely on those non-standard and undocumented
operators may stop working or may change behaviour.
diff --git a/doc/News.htm b/doc/News.htm
index c7cf4955d..564ae7170 100644
--- a/doc/News.htm
+++ b/doc/News.htm
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ community demand for the feature.
please visit <a href="http://bugs.ghostscript.com/">bugs.ghostscript.com</a>.
<h3><a name="9.55.0_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3>
<h4>Included below are incompatible changes from recent releases (the
-specific release in question listed in parentheses). We include these,
+specific release in question is listed in parentheses). We include these,
for now, as we are aware that not everyone upgrades with every release.</h4>
<ul>
<li>
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ for more details.
</li>
<li>
<p>(9.53.0) As of 9.53.0, we have (re-)introduced the patch level to the version number,
-this helps facilitate a revised policy on handling security related issues.
-<p><strong>Note for GSView Users:</strong>The patch level addition breaks GSView 5 (it is
+this helps facilitate a revised policy on handling security-related issues.
+<p><strong>Note for GSView Users: </strong>The patch level addition breaks GSView 5 (it is
hardcoded to check for versions <code>704-999</code>. It is possible, but not guaranteed that
a GSView update might be forthcoming to resolve this.
</li>
<li>
<p>(9.52) <code>-dALLOWPSTRANSPARENCY</code>: The transparency compositor (and related
features), whilst we are improving it, remains sensitive to being driven correctly, and
-incorrect use can have unexpected/undefined results. Hence, as part of improving security
+incorrect use can have unexpected/undefined results. Hence, as part of improving security,
we limited access to these operators, originally using the <code>-dSAFER</code> feature.
As we made "SAFER" the default mode, that became unacceptable, hence the new option
<code>-dALLOWPSTRANSPARENCY</code> which enables access to the operators.
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ Secondly, the interaction with <code>save</code>&sol;<code>restore</code> operat
has changed. See <a href="Use.htm#Safer">SAFER</a>.
<p><strong>Important Note for Windows Users</strong>:
<br>
-The file/path pattern matching is case sensitive, even on Windows. This is a
+The file/path pattern matching is case-sensitive, even on Windows. This is a
change in behaviour compared to the old code which, on Windows, was case
<i>in</i>sensitive. This is in recognition of changes in Windows behaviour,
in that it now supports (although does not enforce) case sensitivity.
</li>
<li>
-<p>(9.27) The process of &quot;tidying&quot; the PostScript name space should have removed
+<p>(9.27) The process of &quot;tidying&quot; the PostScript namespace should have removed
only non-standard and undocumented operators. Nevertheless, it is possible that
any integrations or utilities that rely on those non-standard and undocumented
operators may stop working or may change behaviour.