erts: Editorial changes

1 files changed, 67 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/erts/doc/src/werl.xml b/erts/doc/src/werl.xml
index 1a3cb6f502..995095c0d8 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/werl.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/werl.xml
@@ -28,62 +28,91 @@
     <docno>1</docno>
     <approved>Bjarne D&auml;cker</approved>
     <checked></checked>
-    <date>98-01-26</date>
+    <date>1998-01-26</date>
     <rev>A</rev>
     <file>werl.xml</file>
   </header>
   <com>werl</com>
   <comsummary>The Erlang Emulator</comsummary>
   <description>
-    <p>On Windows, the preferred way to start the Erlang system for interactive use is:</p>
+    <p>On Windows, the preferred way to start the Erlang system for interactive
+      use is as follows:</p>
+
     <p><c><![CDATA[werl <arguments>]]></c></p>
 
-    <p>This will start Erlang in its own window, with fully
-      functioning command-line editing and scrollbars.  All flags
+    <p>This starts Erlang in its own window, with fully
+      functioning command-line editing and scrollbars. All flags
       except <c><![CDATA[-oldshell]]></c> work as they do for
-      the <seealso marker="erl">erl</seealso> command.</p>
+      command <seealso marker="erl"><c>erl</c></seealso>.</p>
+
+    <list type="bulleted">
+      <item>
+        <p>To copy text to the clipboard, use <c>Ctrl-C</c>.</p>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <p>To paste text, use <c>Ctrl-V</c>.</p>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <p>To interrupt the runtime system or the shell process (depending
+          on what has been specified with system flag <c>+B</c>), use
+          <c>Ctrl-Break</c>.</p>
+      </item>
+    </list>
 
-    <p>Ctrl-C is reserved for copying text to the clipboard (Ctrl-V to paste).
-      To interrupt the runtime system or the shell process (depending on what
-      has been specified with the +B system flag), you should use Ctrl-Break.</p>
     <p>In cases where you want to redirect standard input and/or
-      standard output or use Erlang in a pipeline, the <c>werl</c> is
-      not suitable, and the <c>erl</c> program should be used instead.</p>
+      standard output or use Erlang in a pipeline, <c>werl</c> is
+      not suitable, and the <c>erl</c> program is to be used instead.</p>
     
-    <p>The <c>werl</c> window is in many ways modelled after the <c>xterm</c> 
+    <p>The <c>werl</c> window is in many ways modeled after the <c>xterm</c>
       window present on other platforms, as the <c>xterm</c> model
-      fits well with line oriented command based interaction. This
-      means that selecting text is line oriented rather than rectangle
-      oriented.</p>
-
-    <p>To select text in the <c>werl</c> window , simply press and hold
-      the left mouse button and drag the mouse over the text you want
-      to select. If the selection crosses line boundaries, the
-      selected text will consist of complete lines where applicable
-      (just like in a word processor). To select more text than fits
-      in the window, start by selecting a small portion in the
-      beginning of the text you want, then use the scrollbar
-      to view the end of the desired selection, point to it and press
-      the <em>right</em> mouse-button. The whole area between your
-      first selection and the point where you right-clicked will be
-      included in the selection.</p>
+      fits well with line-oriented command-based interaction. This
+      means that selecting text is line-oriented rather than
+      rectangle-oriented.</p>
 
-    <p>The selected text is copied to the clipboard by either
-      pressing <c>Ctrl-C</c>, using the menu or pressing the copy 
-      button in the toolbar.</p>
+    <list type="bulleted">
+      <item>
+        <p>To select text in the <c>werl</c> window, press and hold
+          the left mouse button and drag the mouse over the text you want
+          to select. If the selection crosses line boundaries, the
+          selected text consists of complete lines where applicable
+          (just like in a word processor).</p>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <p>To select more text than fits
+          in the window, start by selecting a small part in the
+          beginning of the text you want, then use the scrollbar
+          to view the end of the desired selection, point to it, and press
+          the <em>right</em> mouse button. The whole area between your
+          first selection and the point where you right-clicked is
+          included in the selection.</p>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <p>To copy the selected text to the clipboard, either
+          use <c>Ctrl-C</c>, use the menu, or press the copy
+          button in the toolbar.</p>
+      </item>
+    </list>
 
-    <p>Pasted text is always inserted at the current prompt position
-      and will be interpreted by Erlang as usual keyboard input.</p>
+    <p>Pasted text is inserted at the current prompt position
+      and is interpreted by Erlang as usual keyboard input.</p>
 
-    <p>Previous command lines can be retrieved by pressing the <c>Up
-      arrow</c> or by pressing <c>Ctrl-P</c>. There is also a drop
-      down box in the toolbar containing the command
-      history. Selecting a command in the drop down box will insert it
-      at the prompt, just as if you used the keyboard to retrieve the
+    <list type="bulleted">
+      <item>
+        <p>To retrieve previous command lines, press the <c>Up arrow</c> or
+          use <c>Ctrl-P</c>.</p>
+      </item>
+    </list>
+      
+    <p>A drop-down box in the toolbar contains the command
+      history. Selecting a command in the drop-down box inserts the command
+      at the prompt, as if you used the keyboard to retrieve the
       command.</p>
-   
-    <p>Closing the <c>werl</c> window will stop the Erlang emulator.</p>
 
+    <list type="bulleted">
+      <item>
+        <p>To stop the Erlang emulator, close the <c>werl</c> window.</p>
+      </item>
+    </list>
   </description>
 </comref>