Use gender-neutral language

This resolves issue TDE/tde#93.

Signed-off-by: Mavridis Philippe <[email protected]>

5 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

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>