Use gender-neutral language

This resolves issue TDE/tde#93.

Signed-off-by: Mavridis Philippe <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit dd775b8f7e028c41ff67c05e106100d566b7e11e)

16 files changed, 35 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/doc/kate/highlighting.docbook b/doc/kate/highlighting.docbook
index 3a64d9d2c..64ab9e2b0 100644
--- a/doc/kate/highlighting.docbook
+++ b/doc/kate/highlighting.docbook
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Available attributes are:</term>
 <para><userinput>kateversion</userinput> specifies the latest supported &kate; version.</para>
 <para><userinput>casesensitive</userinput> defines, whether the keywords are casesensitiv or not.</para>
 <para><userinput>priority</userinput> is necessary if another highlight definition file uses the same extensions. The higher priority will win.</para>
-<para><userinput>author</userinput> contains the name of the author and his email-address.</para>
+<para><userinput>author</userinput> contains the name of the author and their email-address.</para>
 <para><userinput>license</userinput> contains the license, usually LGPL, Artistic, GPL and others.</para>
 <para><userinput>hidden</userinput> defines, whether the name should appear in &kate;'s menus.</para>
 <para>So the next line may look like this:</para>
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ do not need to set it, as it defaults to <emphasis>false</emphasis>.</para>
 <userinput>general</userinput> defines which indenter will be used, however we strongly
 recommend to omit this element, as the indenter usually will be set by either defining
 a File Type or by adding a mode line to the text file. If you specify an indenter though,
-you will force a specific indentation on the user, which he might not like at all.
+you will force a specific indentation on the user, which they might not like at all.
 Available attributes are:</term>
 
 <listitem>
diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/samba/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/samba/index.docbook
index 69d7b91b9..dcf058947 100644
--- a/doc/kcontrol/samba/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/kcontrol/samba/index.docbook
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ process (<command>smbd</command>), the next column shows the process
 <abbrev>ID</abbrev> (<acronym>pid</acronym>) of this
 <command>smbd</command>. If you kill this process the connected user
 will be disconnected. If the remote user works from &Windows;, as soon
-as this process is killed a new one will be created, so he will almost
+as this process is killed a new one will be created, so they will almost
 not notice it.</para>
 
 <para>The last column shows how many files this user has currently open.
-Here you see only, how many files he has <emphasis>open</emphasis> just
-now, you don't see how many he copied or formerly opened &etc;</para>
+Here you see only how many files they have <emphasis>open</emphasis> just
+now, you don't see how many they copied or formerly opened &etc;</para>
 
 </sect2>
 
@@ -204,4 +204,4 @@ fixed:</para>
 </sect2>
 </sect1>
 
-</article>
\ No newline at end of file
+</article>
diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/adminguide/index.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/adminguide/index.docbook
index e474c626f..85c82ff95 100644
--- a/doc/khelpcenter/adminguide/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/khelpcenter/adminguide/index.docbook
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ indicate the users home directory and the &tde; temporary directory of the
 user, &eg; <filename class="directory">/tmp/tde-bastian</filename></para>
 
 <para>The following rules makes that the user can no longer open local files
-that are outside his $<envar>HOME</envar> directory:</para>
+that are outside their $<envar>HOME</envar> directory:</para>
 
 <screenco><areaspec>
 <area id="local_rule1" coords="3"/>
diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/faq/filemng.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/faq/filemng.docbook
index 7620b0f00..76007bcb6 100644
--- a/doc/khelpcenter/faq/filemng.docbook
+++ b/doc/khelpcenter/faq/filemng.docbook
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Foo" are properties defined in the <filename>.desktop</filename> file. If
 the icons are not defined, they simply default to the executable name
 <replaceable>foo</replaceable>.</para>
 
-<para>This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for his or her
+<para>This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for their
 applications. The <option>-caption</option> option is important, because no
 user will accept that the menu item <guimenuitem>Editor</guimenuitem> starts
 something called <guilabel>kedit-0.9pl4-build47</guilabel>. Instead, users
diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/switching-sessions.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/switching-sessions.docbook
index 0c15df8e1..3d38adb9c 100644
--- a/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/switching-sessions.docbook
+++ b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/switching-sessions.docbook
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 <para>From version 3.3 onwards, &tde; provides a session management
 system which allows you to switch between different user account on
 one computer. You can stay logged in and &eg; let your sister,
-brother, wife, neigbour or whoever read her or his emails just for a
+brother, wife, neigbour or whoever read their emails just for a
 moment. Before you had to log off (therefore &eg; close programs or
-save documents) and let her or him log in.</para>
+save documents) and let them log in.</para>
 
 <para>Now it's almost as easy as switching to another virtual desktop.</para>
 
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ submenu.</para>
 <varlistentry>
 <term>Switch User with the screensaver</term>
 <listitem><para>If you have activated your screensaver and another user
-wants to log in she or he can simply press the <guibutton>Switch
-User...</guibutton> button and log into another session.</para>
+wants to log in, they can simply press the <guibutton>Switch User...</guibutton>
+button and log into another session.</para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/under-the-hood.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/under-the-hood.docbook
index 0f7dbe111..923ecba46 100644
--- a/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/under-the-hood.docbook
+++ b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/under-the-hood.docbook
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ which are in in the file <filename>kmailrc</filename>).
 
 <para>So why would you want to touch the configuration files at all? Well, first you need it
 when you want to enforce the KIOSK mode. Perhaps a developer has asked you
-to add an entry to help him to solve a problem with the application. Perhaps you want to recover from
+to add an entry to help them to solve a problem with the application. Perhaps you want to recover from
 a problem without having to remove all the <filename
 class="directory">.kde</filename> directory. Perhaps you want to learn more
 about the depths of &tde;.</para>
diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook
index b93bab5dd..bc094ea40 100644
--- a/doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook
+++ b/doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ flow philosophy.</para>
 version 3.5, originally written by the KDE Team, a world-wide network of
 software engineers committed to Free Software development. This group's
 major goal in free software development is to provide high quality software
-that empowers the user with easy control of his computer's resources.</para>
+that empowers the user with easy control of their computer's resources.</para>
 
 <para>The &tde; developers continue the tradition of KDE 3.5.</para>
 
diff --git a/doc/kompmgr/index.docbook b/doc/kompmgr/index.docbook
index 62eb11377..85498153d 100644
--- a/doc/kompmgr/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/kompmgr/index.docbook
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fix this.</para>
 
 <sect1 id="shadows">
 <title>Shadows</title>
-<para>Why should anyone want his windows to throw shadows? Well, maybe just
+<para>Why should anyone want their windows to throw shadows? Well, maybe just
 because it looks cute, or because it allows a better window separation,
 or... because it looks cute!</para> 
 <variablelist>
diff --git a/doc/kwrite/index.docbook b/doc/kwrite/index.docbook
index c8c69b644..7e5a4350d 100644
--- a/doc/kwrite/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/kwrite/index.docbook
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ The toolbar, which is located at the top of the dialog, has left and
 right arrow buttons that let the user move back and forth through
 previously selected folders as well as an up arrow button for moving
 up the folder tree. The button with the little house takes the user
-to his or her home folder and the one with the two arrows curved in
-on each other updates the view of the current folder. The flag button
+to their home folder and the one with the two arrows curved in on
+each other updates the view of the current folder. The flag button
 lets the user set a new bookmark at the current folder or go to one
 that was previously set.
 </para>
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ a key combination for the command in question by means of the check boxes and
 key button. For example, with the About &tde; command selected in the display
 window, the user could select &Ctrl; and <keycap>Alt</keycap>, click on  the key
 button, and then press the <keycap>K</keycap> key on the keyboard.  This would
-mean that anytime he or she held down the &Ctrl; and  <keycap>Alt</keycap>
+mean that anytime they held down the &Ctrl; and  <keycap>Alt</keycap>
 buttons and pressed <keycap>K</keycap> (while using
 &kwrite;) the About &tde; display box would be called.</para>
 </listitem>
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ along the bottom of the box the user can control the process.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-She or he may invoke the <guilabel>Help</guilabel> system, accept the
+They may invoke the <guilabel>Help</guilabel> system, accept the
 current settings and close the dialog by means of the
 <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> the
 process. The categories <guilabel>Colors</guilabel>,
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ follows:</para>
 <para>
 The user can configure the default appearance for
 particular items. This would allow a programmer to more easily identify
-different items (types of entries) in his or her code.
+different items (types of entries) in their code.
 </para>
 
 <variablelist>
diff --git a/doc/tdeprint/cups-config.docbook b/doc/tdeprint/cups-config.docbook
index 8f7bf8677..637ce9619 100644
--- a/doc/tdeprint/cups-config.docbook
+++ b/doc/tdeprint/cups-config.docbook
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ url="http://localhost:631/">http://localhost:631/</ulink>).</para>
 to <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, so never do this,
 as it only involves dangers. Should anyone discover security
 vulnerabilities in one of the used file filters, printer drivers or
-<acronym>CGI</acronym> programs, he could remotely execute arbitrary
+<acronym>CGI</acronym> programs, they could remotely execute arbitrary
 commands on your system with root user privileges. Always use an
 unprivileged account for the server directive
 <guilabel>User</guilabel>.</para>
diff --git a/doc/tdeprint/cupsoptions.docbook b/doc/tdeprint/cupsoptions.docbook
index 0648510db..5468e0594 100644
--- a/doc/tdeprint/cupsoptions.docbook
+++ b/doc/tdeprint/cupsoptions.docbook
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ users:</para>
 <para>will allow the usage of this (believe me: very nice and also very
 professional) printer to only the three mentioned users and at the same
 time deny it to all others. If another user wants to print on the
-DigiMaster via this &CUPS; server, he will receive an error message
+DigiMaster via this &CUPS; server, they will receive an error message
 along the lines <errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype>.</para>
 
 <screen><userinput><command>lpadmin</command> <option>-p</option> <parameter>HeidelbergDigimaster9110</parameter> <option>-v</option> <parameter>lpd:/10.160.16.99/mqueue</parameter> <option>-u</option> <parameter>deny:tackat,boss,waba</parameter> <option>-E</option> <option>-P</option> <parameter>/home/kurt/PPDs/DVHV.ppd</parameter></userinput></screen>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ along the lines <errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype>.</para>
 <para>will deny the usage of this same printer to the three mentioned
 users and at the same time allow it to all others. If
 <quote>denied</quote> user wants to print on the DigiMaster via this
-&CUPS; server, he will receive an error message along the lines
+&CUPS; server, they will receive an error message along the lines
 <errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype>.</para>
 
 <note>
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ is defined)</para>
 <sect3>
 <title>Related Error Messages</title>
 
-<para>Once a user reaches his quota limit, he'll get a
-<errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype> message, if he wants to
+<para>Once a user reaches their quota limit, they'll get a
+<errortype>client-error-not-possible</errortype> message, if they want to
 print.</para>
 
 </sect3>
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ file.</para>
 </question>
 <answer>
 <para>User is either not allowed to print to a certain printer or has
-achieved his quota (based on file size and/or page number)</para>
+achieved their quota (based on file size and/or page number)</para>
 </answer>
 </qandaentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/tdeprint/rlpr.docbook b/doc/tdeprint/rlpr.docbook
index fab48d7bb..a8def77e6 100644
--- a/doc/tdeprint/rlpr.docbook
+++ b/doc/tdeprint/rlpr.docbook
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Utility</title>
 <para>Printer management: basic operations are supported
 (add/remove/modify).</para>
 
-<para>Each user can predefine the printers he wants to use by specifying
+<para>Each user can predefine the printers they want to use by specifying
 the host and related printer queues. Printers are stored on a <quote>per
 user basis</quote>. This module is built around the
 <application>rlpr</application> utility <ulink
diff --git a/doc/tdeprint/theory.docbook b/doc/tdeprint/theory.docbook
index 909cd19bb..4722ec366 100644
--- a/doc/tdeprint/theory.docbook
+++ b/doc/tdeprint/theory.docbook
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ needs extra theory to solve a practical problem.</para>
 
 
 <para>Earlier on in history, every developer of a program that was
-capable of producing printable output had to write his own printer
+capable of producing printable output had to write their own printer
 drivers too.  That was quite complicated, because different programs
 have different file formats.  Even programs with the same purpose, for
 example: word processors, often do not understand each other's formats.
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ paper (or other output devices, like monitors, photo typesetters, &etc;)
 in a common way, was a move that filled a big gap. <!-- FIXME --></para>
 
 <para>One such development was &PostScript; by Adobe.  It meant that an
-application programmer could concentrate on making his program generate
-a &PostScript; language description of his printable page, while
+application programmer could concentrate on making their program generate
+a &PostScript; language description of their printable page, while
 printing device developers could focus on making their devices
 &PostScript; literate.</para>
 
diff --git a/konsole/README.konsole_kiosk b/konsole/README.konsole_kiosk
index f769d5baf..c2d6525e9 100644
--- a/konsole/README.konsole_kiosk
+++ b/konsole/README.konsole_kiosk
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ action/scrollbar
 action/keyboard
 
 
-So if you don't want the user to toggle his scrollbar settings, you would add:
+So if you don't want the user to toggle their scrollbar settings, you would add:
 
 [KDE Action Restrictions]
 action/scrollbar=false
diff --git a/kpersonalizer/README b/kpersonalizer/README
index b93d9d15d..14cbb63ca 100644
--- a/kpersonalizer/README
+++ b/kpersonalizer/README
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ that don't require much background-knowledge and tries to guess a set
 of configuration-settings which fit the users needs best.
 
 Layout: KPersonalizer consists of a window which is not set fullscreen.
-This has the advantage that the user sees on the fly which settings he has
-changed and can step back as he sees that something doesn't fit.
+This has the advantage that the user sees on the fly which settings they
+have changed and can step back as they see that something doesn't fit.
 On the left of each dialog there is a decorative 170x430-pixel-bitmap which
 sort of describes the step in a graphical manner.
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ There is a preview for each theme.
 
 Step 5: Refinement
 ==============
-The user is told how he can start KPersonalizer again if the user changes his
+The user is told how they can start KPersonalizer again if they change their
 mind on a certain setting later and the advanced user may launch kcontrol to
 refine certain settings.
 
diff --git a/ktip/tips b/ktip/tips
index 235ba4e33..d33dbf314 100644
--- a/ktip/tips
+++ b/ktip/tips
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ href="help:/konqueror/enhanced-browsing.html">the Konqueror Handbook</a>.</p>
 <tip category="Win2Unix">
 <html>
 <p>
-Each UNIX user has a so-called Home folder in which his or her
+Each UNIX user has a so-called Home folder in which their
 files as well as user-dependent configuration files are saved. If you
 work in a Konsole window, you can easily change to your home folder
 by entering the <b>cd</b> command without any parameters.