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authorMark Doliner <markdoliner@pidgin.im>2009-01-26 09:12:04 +0000
committerMark Doliner <markdoliner@pidgin.im>2009-01-26 09:12:04 +0000
commitc28211af6b70530ae59a98d549f24fbad0dd7494 (patch)
tree1ad6855ec98d494814f489b464115bc7378f91a9 /doc
parente639812c3846b83833b8b39e4537cdf3fc5237fd (diff)
downloadpidgin-c28211af6b70530ae59a98d549f24fbad0dd7494.tar.gz
Change "screen name" to "username" or "buddy name" in a whole bunch of
places in the code. I've been using the definitions from the jabber specs, where "user" is me and "buddy" is someone on my buddy list.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/TCL-HOWTO.dox2
-rw-r--r--doc/notify-signals.dox2
-rw-r--r--doc/pidgin.1.in8
3 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/TCL-HOWTO.dox b/doc/TCL-HOWTO.dox
index 931e5bf87c..f8a483035c 100644
--- a/doc/TCL-HOWTO.dox
+++ b/doc/TCL-HOWTO.dox
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ be made in their own namespace, and arguments to those signal
callbacks will live in the namespace @c event underneath that
namespace. To briefly illustrate, the signal @c receiving-im-msg is
provided with three arguments; the account on which the IM was
-received, the screen name of the user sending the IM, and the text of
+received, the name of the buddy sending the IM, and the text of
the IM. These arguments live in the variables @c event::account,
@c event::sender, and @c event::buffer, respectively. Therefore a callback
which notifies the user of an incoming IM containing the word 'shizzle'
diff --git a/doc/notify-signals.dox b/doc/notify-signals.dox
index a21c6efecc..9c85c47d04 100644
--- a/doc/notify-signals.dox
+++ b/doc/notify-signals.dox
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void (*displaying_userinfo)(PurpleAccount *account, const char *who, PurpleNotif
@note
If adding a PurpleNotifyUserInfoEntry, be sure not to free it -- PurpleNotifyUserInfo assumes responsibility for its objects.
@param account The account on which the info was obtained.
- @param who The screen name of the user whose info is to be displayed.
+ @param who The name of the buddy whose info is to be displayed.
@param user_info The information to be displayed, as PurpleNotifyUserInfoEntry objects
@endsignaldef
diff --git a/doc/pidgin.1.in b/doc/pidgin.1.in
index 8675870dd5..0a91454949 100644
--- a/doc/pidgin.1.in
+++ b/doc/pidgin.1.in
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ buddy or chat.
.TP
.B Alias
Create an alias for this buddy. This will show an editable text field where
-the buddy's screen name was displayed. In this field one can give this
+the buddy's name was displayed. In this field one can give this
buddy an alternate, more friendly name to appear on the buddy list and in
conversations.
-For example, if a buddy's name screen name was jsmith1281xx and his real
+For example, if a buddy's name was jsmith1281xx and his real
name was 'John Q. Smith,' one could create an alias as to identify the
buddy by his common name.
.LP
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ them. It can be accessed by selecting \fBManage\fR from the Accounts menu.
Clicking \fIDelete\fR will delete the currently selected account.
Clicking \fIAdd\fR or \fIModify\fR will invoke a \fBModify Account\fR
window. Here, the user can add or alter account information. When creating
-a new account, the user will submit a screen name and password. The user will
+a new account, the user will submit a username and password. The user will
also choose the protocol for the account.
If \fIRemember Password\fR is chosen, the password will be saved in
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ about this interaction exists.
.br
\fI~/.purple/status.xml\fR: stores the user's away messages.
.br
- \fI~/.purple/logs/PROTOCOL/ACCOUNT/SCREENNAME/DATE.{html,txt}\fR: conversation logs.
+ \fI~/.purple/logs/PROTOCOL/ACCOUNT/BUDDYNAME/DATE.{html,txt}\fR: conversation logs.
.SH DIRECTORIES
\fI@prefix@/lib/pidgin/\fR: Pidgin's plugins directory.