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For a long time the Synfig Studio was famous as an application with a weird and exotic terminology. Since the version 0.64.0 it was decided to get rid of the weird words in terminology by replacing them with the most commonly used by other software.
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* [[Doc:Realistic Rain Animation]]
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The changes are:
* [[Doc:Rescale Animations]]
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* [[Doc:Shiny Effects]]
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* Duck -> Handle
* [[Doc:Snowflake with the Duplicate Layer]]
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* Curves Panel -> Graphs Panel
* [[Doc:Synfig Studio vs Synfig]]
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* Encapsulate -> Group
* [[Doc:Tiling object]]
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* Paste Canvas / Inline Canvas layer -> Group layer
* [[Doc:Video Tutorials]]
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* Group -> Set
* [[Alpha Test License Agreement]]
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* Add/Remove from Group->Add/remove from Set
* [[Amount Parameter]]
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* BLine -> Spline
* [[Blend Method Parameter]]
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* BLine Point -> Spline Point
* [[Blur Layer]]
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* BLine Tool -> Spline Tool
* [[Bounding box]]
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* Params Panel -> Parameters Panel
* [[Canvas File Menu]]
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* Children Panel -> Library Panel
* [[Canvas Layer Menu]]
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* CPoint -> Color Stop
* [[Canvas Menu Caret]]
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* [[Canvas MetaData Panel]]
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= Instructions for translators =
* [[Canvas Properties Dialog]]
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* [[Canvas View Menu]]
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If you see the warning banner at the top, that means the page you are viewing is outdated.
* [[Categorical Help]]
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* [[Circle Layer]]
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Please carefully compare the text of your page with the original English page and do appropriate fixes (if necessary). Things to pay attention:
* [[Circle Tool]]
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* The terminology have changed (see above). That influences the way you reference some interface elements.
* [[Color Correct Layer]]
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* To be consistent during the translation of the new terminology, please base your work on {{l|Dev:Translation|synfig translation}}, and the following pages.
* [[Color Editor Dialog]]
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** {{L|Terminology/fr|New terminology in french}}
* [[Comments]]
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** {{L|Terminology/es|New terminology in spanish}}
* [[Constant]]
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** {{L|Terminology/de|New terminology in deutsch}}
* [[Convert]]
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** {{L|Terminology/ru|New terminology in russian}}
* [[Converters]]
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** {{L|Terminology/zh-cn|New terminology in chinese}}
* [[Curve Warp Layer]]
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** {{L|Terminology/pl|New terminology in polsky}}
* [[Curves Panel]]
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** {{L|Terminology/cs|New terminology in czech}}
* [[Draw Tool]]
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* [[Duck]]
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* [[Duplicate Layer]]
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* Many image files (screenshots/illustrations) {{L|Dev:Sprints/2013-02-19_Screenshots_Update|were updated}}. The updated version of image generally have different name (usually with "_0.63.06" suffix. Please update links to images as well.
* [[Ease In/Out]]
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* [[Encapsulate]]
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After the page is reviewed and updated, please add '''<nowiki>{{NewTerminology}}</nowiki>''' text at the top of the page. That will indicate your page as updated and the warning banner will be removed.
* [[Eyedrop Tool]]
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* [[Feather Parameter]]
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If you would like to see the which pages pending to be updated, please consult the list below.
* [[Filled Rectangle Layer]]
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* [[Focus Point]]
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Thank you!
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* [[Gradient Tool]]
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= List of pages not updated for new terminology =
* [[Groups Panel]]
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* [[Halftone 2 Layer]]
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Note: The page is not displayed in this list if it have <nowiki>{{NewTerminology}}</nowiki> in its text.
* [[Halftone 3 Layer]]
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* [[Image Dimensions]]
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* [[Import Image Layer]]
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* [[Inside Out Layer]]
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</DPL>
* [[Invert Parameter]]
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* [[Keyboard Shortcuts]]
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* [[Keyboard Shortcuts (Flash)]]
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* [[Multiplane Camera/ru]]
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* [[Polygon Layer]]
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* [[Radial Blur Layer]]
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* [[Rectangle Layer]]
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* [[Reference]]
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* [[Region Layer]]
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* [[Render dialog]]
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* [[Render options]]
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* [[Reuse Exported ValueNodes]]
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* [[Rotate Layer]]
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* [[Rotate Tool]]
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* [[Scale Tool]]
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* [[Sewing BLines]]
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* [[Shade Layer]]
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* [[Side Tabs]]
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* [[Sif2svg]]
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* [[Simple Circle Layer]]
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* [[Solid Color Layer]]
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* [[Spherize Layer]]
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* [[Star Layer]]
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* [[Stretch Layer]]
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* [[Stroboscope Layer]]
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* [[Super Sample Layer]]
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* [[Switching Scenes]]
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* [[Text Layer]]
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* [[Text Tool]]
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* [[Time Cursor]]
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* [[Time Loop Layer]]
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* [[Timebar]]
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* [[Toolbox File Palette]]
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* [[Tracking Curves]]
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* [[Translate Layer]]
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* [[Twirl Layer]]
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* [[Unit System]]
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* [[ValueNode]]
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* [[Walk Cycle]]
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* [[Warp Layer]]
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* [[Waypoint]]
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* [[Waypoint Dialog]]
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* [[Winding Style Parameter]]
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* [[Window Manager Hints]]
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* [[XOR Pattern Layer]]
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 5 February 2017

For a long time the Synfig Studio was famous as an application with a weird and exotic terminology. Since the version 0.64.0 it was decided to get rid of the weird words in terminology by replacing them with the most commonly used by other software.

The changes are:

  • Duck -> Handle
  • Curves Panel -> Graphs Panel
  • Encapsulate -> Group
  • Paste Canvas / Inline Canvas layer -> Group layer
  • Group -> Set
  • Add/Remove from Group->Add/remove from Set
  • BLine -> Spline
  • BLine Point -> Spline Point
  • BLine Tool -> Spline Tool
  • Params Panel -> Parameters Panel
  • Children Panel -> Library Panel
  • CPoint -> Color Stop

Instructions for translators

If you see the warning banner at the top, that means the page you are viewing is outdated.

Please carefully compare the text of your page with the original English page and do appropriate fixes (if necessary). Things to pay attention:

  • Many image files (screenshots/illustrations) were updated. The updated version of image generally have different name (usually with "_0.63.06" suffix. Please update links to images as well.

After the page is reviewed and updated, please add {{NewTerminology}} text at the top of the page. That will indicate your page as updated and the warning banner will be removed.

If you would like to see the which pages pending to be updated, please consult the list below.

Thank you!

List of pages not updated for new terminology

Note: The page is not displayed in this list if it have {{NewTerminology}} in its text.