Unify the long descriptions in the plugin details (#337263).

Original commit message from CVS:
Patch by: j^  <j at bootlab dot org>
* ext/amrwb/gstamrwbdec.c:
* ext/amrwb/gstamrwbenc.c:
* ext/amrwb/gstamrwbparse.c:
* ext/arts/gst_arts.c:
* ext/artsd/gstartsdsink.c:
* ext/audiofile/gstafparse.c:
* ext/audiofile/gstafsink.c:
* ext/audiofile/gstafsrc.c:
* ext/cdaudio/gstcdaudio.c:
* ext/directfb/dfbvideosink.c:
* ext/divx/gstdivxdec.c:
* ext/divx/gstdivxenc.c:
* ext/dts/gstdtsdec.c: (gst_dtsdec_base_init):
* ext/faac/gstfaac.c: (gst_faac_base_init):
* ext/faad/gstfaad.c:
* ext/gsm/gstgsmdec.c:
* ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c:
* ext/hermes/gsthermescolorspace.c:
* ext/ivorbis/vorbisfile.c:
* ext/lcs/gstcolorspace.c:
* ext/libfame/gstlibfame.c:
* ext/libmms/gstmms.c: (gst_mms_base_init):
* ext/musicbrainz/gsttrm.c: (gst_musicbrainz_base_init):
* ext/nas/nassink.c: (gst_nassink_base_init):
* ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c:
* ext/polyp/polypsink.c: (gst_polypsink_base_init):
* ext/sdl/sdlaudiosink.c:
* ext/sdl/sdlvideosink.c:
* ext/shout/gstshout.c:
* ext/snapshot/gstsnapshot.c:
* ext/sndfile/gstsf.c:
* ext/tarkin/gsttarkindec.c:
* ext/tarkin/gsttarkinenc.c:
* ext/theora/theoradec.c:
* ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c: (gst_wavpack_dec_base_init):
* ext/wavpack/gstwavpackparse.c: (gst_wavpack_parse_base_init):
* ext/xvid/gstxviddec.c:
* ext/xvid/gstxvidenc.c:
* gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c: (gst_cdxa_parse_base_init):
* gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxastrip.c: (gst_cdxastrip_base_init):
* gst/chart/gstchart.c:
* gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c: (gst_iir_equalizer_base_init):
* gst/festival/gstfestival.c:
* gst/filter/gstiir.c:
* gst/filter/gstlpwsinc.c:
* gst/freeze/gstfreeze.c:
* gst/games/gstpuzzle.c: (gst_puzzle_base_init):
* gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c:
* gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c:
* gst/mpeg1videoparse/gstmp1videoparse.c:
* gst/mpeg2sub/gstmpeg2subt.c:
* gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.c:
* gst/multifilesink/gstmultifilesink.c:
* gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c:
* gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c:
* gst/playondemand/gstplayondemand.c:
* gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c:
* gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c:
* gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c:
* gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c:
* gst/tta/gstttadec.c: (gst_tta_dec_base_init):
* gst/tta/gstttaparse.c: (gst_tta_parse_base_init):
* gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c:
* gst/videodrop/gstvideodrop.c:
* gst/virtualdub/gstxsharpen.c:
* gst/xingheader/gstxingmux.c: (gst_xing_mux_base_init):
* gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c:
Unify the long descriptions in the plugin details (#337263).

30 files changed, 107 insertions, 126 deletions

diff --git a/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c b/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c
index f90762ed7..e8a072f66 100644
--- a/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c
+++ b/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxaparse.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ GST_BOILERPLATE (GstCDXAParse, gst_cdxa_parse, GstElement, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
   static GstElementDetails gst_cdxa_parse_details =
-      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS (".dat parser",
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("(S)VCD parser",
       "Codec/Parser",
-      "Parse a .dat file (VCD) into raw mpeg1",
+      "Parse a .dat file from (S)VCD into raw MPEG-1",
       "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@tvd.be>");
 
   gst_element_class_set_details (element_class, &gst_cdxa_parse_details);
diff --git a/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxastrip.c b/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxastrip.c
index 66bd9a2c9..895acf4c3 100644
--- a/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxastrip.c
+++ b/gst/cdxaparse/gstcdxastrip.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ gst_cdxastrip_base_init (GstCDXAStripClass * klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
   static GstElementDetails gst_cdxastrip_details =
-      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("vcd parser",
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("(S)VCD stream parser",
       "Codec/Parser",
       "Strip (S)VCD stream from its syncheaders",
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c b/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c
index 66bd9a2c9..895acf4c3 100644
--- a/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c
+++ b/gst/cdxaparse/gstvcdparse.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ gst_cdxastrip_base_init (GstCDXAStripClass * klass)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
   static GstElementDetails gst_cdxastrip_details =
-      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("vcd parser",
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("(S)VCD stream parser",
       "Codec/Parser",
       "Strip (S)VCD stream from its syncheaders",
       "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
diff --git a/gst/chart/gstchart.c b/gst/chart/gstchart.c
index d2b4c047f..af6fd9c68 100644
--- a/gst/chart/gstchart.c
+++ b/gst/chart/gstchart.c
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@ GType gst_chart_get_type (void);
 
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails gst_chart_details = {
-  "chart drawer",
-  "Visualization",
-  "Takes frames of data and outputs video frames of a chart of data",
-  "Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>",
-};
+static GstElementDetails gst_chart_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Chart drawer",
+    "Visualization",
+    "Takes frames of data and outputs video frames of a chart of data",
+    "Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>");
 
 /* signals and args */
 enum
diff --git a/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c b/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c
index 0075ff199..c7d67d309 100644
--- a/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c
+++ b/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c
@@ -129,12 +129,11 @@ gst_iir_equalizer_get_type (void)
 static void
 gst_iir_equalizer_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
-  static GstElementDetails iir_equalizer_details = {
-    "Equalizer",
-    "Filter/Effect/Audio",
-    "Direct Form IIR equalizer",
-    "Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>"
-  };
+  static GstElementDetails iir_equalizer_details =
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Equalizer",
+      "Filter/Effect/Audio",
+      "Direct Form IIR equalizer",
+      "Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>");
   GstIirEqualizerClass *klass = (GstIirEqualizerClass *) g_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
   GstCaps *caps;
diff --git a/gst/festival/gstfestival.c b/gst/festival/gstfestival.c
index 21f491e53..140149683 100644
--- a/gst/festival/gstfestival.c
+++ b/gst/festival/gstfestival.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static char *client_accept_s_expr (int fd);
 
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails gst_festival_details =
-GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Festival synthesizer",
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Festival Text-to-Speech synthesizer",
     "Filter/Effect/Audio",
     "Synthesizes plain text into audio",
     "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
diff --git a/gst/filter/gstiir.c b/gst/filter/gstiir.c
index 818d495b1..1aee2d5f2 100644
--- a/gst/filter/gstiir.c
+++ b/gst/filter/gstiir.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 #include "gstfilter.h"
 #include "iir.h"
 
-static GstElementDetails gst_iir_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("IIR",
+static GstElementDetails gst_iir_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Infinite Impulse Response(IIR) filter",
     "Filter/Effect/Audio",
     "IIR filter based on vorbis code",
     "Monty <monty@xiph.org>, " "Thomas <thomas@apestaart.org>");
diff --git a/gst/filter/gstlpwsinc.c b/gst/filter/gstlpwsinc.c
index bf2773e6f..a69c20f71 100644
--- a/gst/filter/gstlpwsinc.c
+++ b/gst/filter/gstlpwsinc.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 #include <math.h>               /* M_PI */
 #include <string.h>             /* memmove */
 
-static GstElementDetails gst_lpwsinc_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("LPWSinc",
+static GstElementDetails gst_lpwsinc_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Low-pass Windowed sinc filter",
     "Filter/Effect/Audio",
     "Low-pass Windowed sinc filter",
     "Thomas <thomas@apestaart.org>, " "Steven W. Smith");
diff --git a/gst/freeze/gstfreeze.c b/gst/freeze/gstfreeze.c
index 25e4f09a4..c315dc0fc 100644
--- a/gst/freeze/gstfreeze.c
+++ b/gst/freeze/gstfreeze.c
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ enum
 };
 
 
-static GstElementDetails freeze_details = { "Stream freezer",
-  "Generic",
-  "Makes a stream from buffers of data",
-  "Gergely Nagy <gergely.nagy@neteyes.hu>,"
-      " Renato Filho <renato.filho@indt.org.br>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails freeze_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Stream freezer",
+    "Generic",
+    "Makes a stream from buffers of data",
+    "Gergely Nagy <gergely.nagy@neteyes.hu>,"
+    " Renato Filho <renato.filho@indt.org.br>");
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_freeze_src_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
diff --git a/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c b/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c
index e28025c65..ee5eca4cb 100644
--- a/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c
+++ b/gst/games/gstpuzzle.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void
 gst_puzzle_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   static GstElementDetails puzzle_details =
-      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("a simple puzzle",
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("A simple puzzle",
       "Filter/Effect/Video/Games",
       "A simple puzzle, use arrow keys and space to restart/solve",
       "Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>");
diff --git a/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c b/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c
index e67076b1b..056d7b8e3 100644
--- a/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c
+++ b/gst/mixmatrix/mixmatrix.c
@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ struct _GstMixMatrixClass
 };
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails mixmatrix_details = {
-  "Mixing Matrix",
-  "Filter/Editor/Audio",
-  "Mix N audio channels together into M channels",
-  "Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails mixmatrix_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Mixing Matrix",
+    "Filter/Editor/Audio",
+    "Mix N audio channels together into M channels",
+    "Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>");
 
 enum
 {
diff --git a/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c b/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c
index 9aaa12f76..d8a20d274 100644
--- a/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c
+++ b/gst/mpeg1sys/gstmpeg1systemencode.c
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@
 /*#define GST_DEBUG (b...) g_print (##b) */
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails system_encode_details = {
-  "MPEG1 Multiplexer",
-  "Codec/Muxer",
-  "Multiplexes MPEG-1 Streams",
-  "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails system_encode_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("MPEG-1 muxer",
+    "Codec/Muxer",
+    "Multiplexes MPEG-1 Streams",
+    "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
 
 /* GstMPEG1SystemEncode signals and args */
 enum
diff --git a/gst/mpeg1videoparse/gstmp1videoparse.c b/gst/mpeg1videoparse/gstmp1videoparse.c
index 6de0add42..e83cff674 100644
--- a/gst/mpeg1videoparse/gstmp1videoparse.c
+++ b/gst/mpeg1videoparse/gstmp1videoparse.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails mpeg1videoparse_details =
-GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("MPEG 1 Video Parser",
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("MPEG-1 video parser",
     "Codec/Parser/Video",
     "Parses and frames MPEG 1 video streams, provides seek",
     "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
diff --git a/gst/mpeg2sub/gstmpeg2subt.c b/gst/mpeg2sub/gstmpeg2subt.c
index 3e56106b0..c8dc918f7 100644
--- a/gst/mpeg2sub/gstmpeg2subt.c
+++ b/gst/mpeg2sub/gstmpeg2subt.c
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ static void gst_setup_palette (GstMpeg2Subt * mpeg2subt, guchar * indexes,
 static void gst_update_still_frame (GstMpeg2Subt * mpeg2subt);
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails mpeg2subt_details = {
-  "MPEG2 subtitle Decoder",
-  "Codec/Decoder/Video",
-  "Decodes and merges MPEG2 subtitles into a video frame",
-  "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>\n"
-      "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails mpeg2subt_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("MPEG-2 subtitle decoder",
+    "Codec/Decoder/Video",
+    "Decodes and merges MPEG2 subtitles into a video frame",
+    "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>\n"
+    "Jan Schmidt <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>");
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate video_template = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("video",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
diff --git a/gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.c b/gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.c
index 29f26c118..9247be4b1 100644
--- a/gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.c
+++ b/gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.c
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@
 
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails mp3parse_details = {
-  "MPEG1 Audio Parser",
-  "Codec/Parser/Audio",
-  "Parses and frames mpeg1 audio streams (levels 1-3), provides seek",
-  "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails mp3parse_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("MPEG-1 audio parser",
+    "Codec/Parser/Audio",
+    "Parses and frames mpeg1 audio streams (levels 1-3), provides seek",
+    "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>");
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate mp3_src_template = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
diff --git a/gst/multifilesink/gstmultifilesink.c b/gst/multifilesink/gstmultifilesink.c
index f40b24645..99e38e5fc 100644
--- a/gst/multifilesink/gstmultifilesink.c
+++ b/gst/multifilesink/gstmultifilesink.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_multifilesink_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_multifilesink_debug
 
 GstElementDetails gst_multifilesink_details =
-GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Multiple File Sink",
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Multiple file sink",
     "Sink/File",
     "Write stream to multiple files sequentially",
     "Zaheer Abbas Merali <zaheerabbas at merali dot org>");
diff --git a/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c b/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c
index b5311bfbc..8710e9354 100644
--- a/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c
+++ b/gst/overlay/gstoverlay.c
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails overlay_details = {
-  "Video Overlay",
-  "Filter/Editor/Video",
-  "Overlay multiple video streams",
-  "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails overlay_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Video overlay",
+    "Filter/Editor/Video",
+    "Overlay multiple video streams",
+    "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate overlay_src_factory =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
diff --git a/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c b/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c
index d59a10990..65bde078d 100644
--- a/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c
+++ b/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@
 #define PASSTHRU_NUM_BUFS 4
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails passthrough_details = {
-  "Passthrough",
-  "Filter/Effect/Audio",
-  "Transparent filter for audio/raw (boilerplate for effects)",
-  "Thomas <thomas@apestaart.org>, " "Andy Wingo <apwingo@eos.ncsu.edu>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails passthrough_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Passthrough",
+    "Filter/Effect/Audio",
+    "Transparent filter for audio/raw (boilerplate for effects)",
+    "Thomas <thomas@apestaart.org>, " "Andy Wingo <apwingo@eos.ncsu.edu>");
 
 enum
 {
diff --git a/gst/playondemand/gstplayondemand.c b/gst/playondemand/gstplayondemand.c
index e8d1365e0..66ec8ca3c 100644
--- a/gst/playondemand/gstplayondemand.c
+++ b/gst/playondemand/gstplayondemand.c
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@
 #define GST_POD_BUFPOOL_NUM  6
 
 
-static GstElementDetails play_on_demand_details = {
-  "Play On Demand",
-  "Filter/Editor/Audio",
-  "Schedule a stream to play at specific times, or when a signal is received",
-  "Leif Morgan Johnson <leif@ambient.2y.net>",
-};
+static GstElementDetails play_on_demand_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Play On Demand",
+    "Filter/Editor/Audio",
+    "Schedule a stream to play at specific times, or when a signal is received",
+    "Leif Morgan Johnson <leif@ambient.2y.net>");
 
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate play_on_demand_sink_template =
diff --git a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
index 4637cd232..31b4f24bc 100644
--- a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
+++ b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
@@ -118,12 +118,11 @@ enum QtDemuxState
 static GNode *qtdemux_tree_get_child_by_type (GNode * node, guint32 fourcc);
 static GNode *qtdemux_tree_get_sibling_by_type (GNode * node, guint32 fourcc);
 
-static GstElementDetails gst_qtdemux_details = {
-  "QuickTime Demuxer",
-  "Codec/Demuxer",
-  "Demultiplex a QuickTime file into audio and video streams",
-  "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails gst_qtdemux_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("QuickTime demuxer",
+    "Codec/Demuxer",
+    "Demultiplex a QuickTime file into audio and video streams",
+    "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_qtdemux_sink_template =
     GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
diff --git a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c
index 54a279857..feead867a 100644
--- a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c
+++ b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegdec.c
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
 
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-GstElementDetails gst_rtjpegdec_details = {
-  "RTjpeg decoder",
-  "Codec/Decoder/Video",
-  "Decodes video in RTjpeg format",
-  "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>"
-};
+GstElementDetails gst_rtjpegdec_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("RTjpeg video decoder",
+    "Codec/Decoder/Video",
+    "Decodes video in RTjpeg format",
+    "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>");
 
 /* GstRTJpegDec signals and args */
 enum
diff --git a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c
index 277074cc9..b39d46639 100644
--- a/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c
+++ b/gst/rtjpeg/gstrtjpegenc.c
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@
 #include "gstrtjpegenc.h"
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-GstElementDetails gst_rtjpegenc_details = {
-  "RTjpeg encoder",
-  "Codec/Encoder/Video",
-  "Encodes video in RTjpeg format",
-  "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>"
-};
+GstElementDetails gst_rtjpegenc_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("RTjpeg video encoder",
+    "Codec/Encoder/Video",
+    "Encodes video in RTjpeg format",
+    "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>");
 
 /* GstRTJpegEnc signals and args */
 enum
diff --git a/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c b/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c
index 88f74bbcd..2dd0a6c37 100644
--- a/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c
+++ b/gst/smooth/gstsmooth.c
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails smooth_details = {
-  "Smooth effect",
-  "Filter/Effect/Video",
-  "Apply a smooth filter to an image",
-  "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails smooth_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Smooth effect",
+    "Filter/Effect/Video",
+    "Apply a smooth filter to an image",
+    "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
 
 
 /* Smooth signals and args */
diff --git a/gst/tta/gstttadec.c b/gst/tta/gstttadec.c
index 9f36ffcf4..a74041ec9 100644
--- a/gst/tta/gstttadec.c
+++ b/gst/tta/gstttadec.c
@@ -171,12 +171,11 @@ gst_tta_dec_get_type (void)
 static void
 gst_tta_dec_base_init (GstTtaDecClass * klass)
 {
-  static GstElementDetails plugin_details = {
-    "TTA decoder",
-    "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
-    "Decode TTA audio data",
-    "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>"
-  };
+  static GstElementDetails plugin_details =
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("TTA audio decoder",
+      "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
+      "Decode TTA audio data",
+      "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>");
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
diff --git a/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c b/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c
index 03fa25a2c..8bdaf8bae 100644
--- a/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c
+++ b/gst/tta/gstttaparse.c
@@ -85,12 +85,11 @@ gst_tta_parse_get_type (void)
 static void
 gst_tta_parse_base_init (GstTtaParseClass * klass)
 {
-  static GstElementDetails plugin_details = {
-    "TTA file parser",
-    "Codec/Demuxer/Audio",
-    "Parses TTA files",
-    "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>"
-  };
+  static GstElementDetails plugin_details =
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("TTA file parser",
+      "Codec/Demuxer/Audio",
+      "Parses TTA files",
+      "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>");
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
diff --git a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
index b12b292bb..fb2d400c1 100644
--- a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
+++ b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ struct _GstVideoCropClass
 };
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails gst_video_crop_details =
-GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("video crop filter",
+static GstElementDetails gst_video_crop_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Crop",
     "Filter/Effect/Video",
     "Crops video into a user defined region",
     "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");
diff --git a/gst/videodrop/gstvideodrop.c b/gst/videodrop/gstvideodrop.c
index 27c9f2889..d5bc630c5 100644
--- a/gst/videodrop/gstvideodrop.c
+++ b/gst/videodrop/gstvideodrop.c
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails videodrop_details =
-GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Video frame dropper",
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Frame dropper",
     "Filter/Effect/Video",
-    "Re-FPS'es video",
+    "Re-FPS'es video by dropping frames",
     "Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>");
 
 /* GstVideodrop signals and args */
diff --git a/gst/virtualdub/gstxsharpen.c b/gst/virtualdub/gstxsharpen.c
index 426d8fea8..cd99fb8e2 100644
--- a/gst/virtualdub/gstxsharpen.c
+++ b/gst/virtualdub/gstxsharpen.c
@@ -53,14 +53,12 @@ struct _GstXsharpenClass
   GstElementClass parent_class;
 };
 
-GstElementDetails gst_xsharpen_details = {
-  "",
-  "Filter/Video/Effect",
-  "LGPL",
-  "Apply a sharpen effect on video" VERSION,
-  "Jeremy SIMON <jsimon13@yahoo.fr>",
-  "(C) 2000 Donald Graft",
-};
+GstElementDetails gst_xsharpen_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Sharpen",
+    "Filter/Video/Effect",
+    "LGPL",
+    "Apply a sharpen effect on video" VERSION,
+    "Jeremy SIMON <jsimon13@yahoo.fr>",
+    "(C) 2000 Donald Graft");
 
 
 /* Filter signals and args */
diff --git a/gst/xingheader/gstxingmux.c b/gst/xingheader/gstxingmux.c
index 206b474bd..9bfc7d198 100644
--- a/gst/xingheader/gstxingmux.c
+++ b/gst/xingheader/gstxingmux.c
@@ -84,12 +84,11 @@ gst_xing_mux_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  static GstElementDetails gst_xing_mux_details = {
-    "MP3 Xing Muxer",
-    "Formatter/Metadata",
-    "Adds a Xing header to the beginning of a VBR MP3 file",
-    "Christophe Fergeau <teuf@gnome.org>"
-  };
+  static GstElementDetails gst_xing_mux_details =
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("MP3 Xing muxer",
+      "Formatter/Metadata",
+      "Adds a Xing header to the beginning of a VBR MP3 file",
+      "Christophe Fergeau <teuf@gnome.org>");
 
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
diff --git a/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c b/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
index 8e966af76..a745ceaaa 100644
--- a/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
+++ b/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 #include "gsty4mencode.h"
 
-static GstElementDetails y4mencode_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Y4mEncode",
+static GstElementDetails y4mencode_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("YUV4MPEG video encoder",
     "Codec/Encoder/Video",
     "Encodes a YUV frame into the yuv4mpeg format (mjpegtools)",
     "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");