diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw
index f04adc3c34..9be0aea5ed 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
This is the header for a control that allows the user to set the currently selected color scheme as their default.
- Apply this color scheme to all your profiles. This sets this color scheme in your 'Defaults' profile, it can still be overridden in each individual profile.
+ Apply this color scheme to all your profiles, by default. Individual profiles can still select their own color schemes.
A description explaining how this control changes the user's default color scheme.
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@
The header for a control allowing users to choose the app's language.
- Sets an override for the app's preferred language.
- A description explaining how this control changes the app's language.
+ Selects a display language for the application. This will override your default Windows interface language.
+ A description explaining how this control changes the app's language. {Locked="Windows"}
Use system default
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
Header for a control to select position of newly created tabs.
- Specifies where new tabs appear in the tab row
+ Specifies where new tabs appear in the tab row.
A description for what the "Position of newly created tabs" setting does.
@@ -450,10 +450,6 @@
Use acrylic material in the tab row
Header for a control to toggle whether "acrylic material" is used. "Acrylic material" is a Microsoft-specific term: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/style/acrylic
-
- When checked, the tab row will have the acrylic material.
- A description for the "Globals_AcrylicTabRow.Header" setting does. "Acrylic material" is a Microsoft-specific term: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/style/acrylic
-
Use active terminal title as application title
Header for a control to toggle whether the terminal's title is shown as the application title, or not.
@@ -483,8 +479,8 @@
Header for a control to toggle whether the app should launch when the user's machine starts up, or not.
- When enabled, this enables the launch of Terminal at machine startup.
- A description for what the "start on user login" setting does. Presented near "Globals_StartOnUserLogin.Header".
+ Automatically launch Terminal when you log in to Windows.
+ A description for what the "start on user login" setting does. Presented near "Globals_StartOnUserLogin.Header". {Locked="Windows"}
Centered
@@ -511,7 +507,7 @@
Header for a control to choose how wide the tabs are.
- Compact will shrink unfocused tabs to the size of the icon.
+ Compact will shrink inactive tabs to the size of the icon.
A description for what the "tab width mode" setting does. Presented near "Globals_TabWidthMode.Header". 'Compact' must match the value for <Globals_TabWidthModeCompact.Content>.
@@ -527,13 +523,9 @@
An option to choose from for the "tab width mode" setting. When selected, each tab adjusts its width to the content within the tab.
- Theme
+ Application Theme
Header for a control to choose the theme colors used in the app.
-
- Sets the theme of the application.
- A description for what the "theme" setting does. Presented near "Globals_Theme.Header".
-
Dark
An option to choose from for the "theme" setting. When selected, the app is in dark theme and darker colors are used throughout the app.
@@ -563,8 +555,8 @@
Header for a control to determine what delimiters to use to identify separate words during word selection.
- Symbols used to define boundaries between words.
- A description for what the "word delimiters" setting does. Presented near "Globals_WordDelimiters.Header".
+ These symbols will be used when you double-click text in the terminal or activate "Mark mode".
+ A description for what the "word delimiters" setting does. Presented near "Globals_WordDelimiters.Header". "Mark" is used in the sense of "choosing something to interact with."
Appearance
@@ -619,8 +611,8 @@
Header for a control to toggle whether the app treats ctrl+alt as the AltGr (also known as the Alt Graph) modifier key found on keyboards. {Locked="AltGr"}
- By default Windows treats Ctrl+Alt as an alias for AltGr. When disabled, this behavior will be disabled.
- A description for what the "AltGr aliasing" setting does. Presented near "Profile_AltGrAliasing.Header".
+ By default, Windows treats Ctrl+Alt as an alias for AltGr. This setting will override Windows' default behavior.
+ A description for what the "AltGr aliasing" setting does. Presented near "Profile_AltGrAliasing.Header". {Locked="Windows"}
Text antialiasing
@@ -786,10 +778,6 @@
Color scheme
Header for a control to select the scheme (or set) of colors used in the session. This is selected from a list of options managed by the user.
-
- Name of the color scheme to use.
- A description for what the "color scheme" setting does. Presented near "Profile_ColorScheme".
-
Command line
Name for a control to determine commandline executable (i.e. a .exe file) to run when a terminal session of this profile is launched.
@@ -870,10 +858,6 @@
Font face
Name for a control to select the font for text in the app.
-
- Name of the font face used in the profile.
- A description for what the "font face" setting does. Presented near "Profile_FontFace".
-
Font size
Header for a control to determine the size of the text in the app.
@@ -895,7 +879,7 @@
Header for a control that sets the text line height.
- Sets the height of each line in the terminal as a multiple of the font size. The default depends on your font and is usually around 1.2.
+ Override the line height of the terminal. Measured as a multiple of the font size. The default value depends on your font and is usually around 1.2.
A description for what the "line height" setting does. Presented near "Profile_LineHeight".
@@ -987,8 +971,8 @@
Header for a control to toggle classic CRT display effects, which gives the terminal a retro look.
- When enabled, enables retro terminal effects such as glowing text and scan lines.
- A description for what the "retro terminal effects" setting does. Presented near "Profile_RetroTerminalEffect".
+ Show retro-style terminal effects such as glowing text and scan lines.
+ A description for what the "retro terminal effects" setting does. Presented near "Profile_RetroTerminalEffect". "Retro" is a common English prefix that suggests a nostalgic, dated appearance.
Automatically adjust lightness of indistinguishable text
@@ -1055,8 +1039,8 @@
Header for a control to toggle changes in the app title.
- Use the tab title to override the default title of the tab and suppress any title change messages from the application.
- A description for what the "suppress application title" setting does. Presented near "Profile_SuppressApplicationTitle".
+ Ignore application requests to change the title (OSC 2).
+ A description for what the "suppress application title" setting does. Presented near "Profile_SuppressApplicationTitle". "OSC 2" is a technical term that is understood in the industry. {Locked="OSC 2"}
Tab title
@@ -1095,7 +1079,7 @@
A supplementary setting to the "background image" setting. When enabled, the OS desktop wallpaper is used as the background image. Presented near "Profile_BackgroundImage".
- When enabled, use the desktop wallpaper image as the background image for the terminal.
+ Use the desktop wallpaper image as the background image for the terminal.
A description for what the supplementary "use desktop image" setting does. Presented near "Profile_UseDesktopImage".
@@ -1370,7 +1354,7 @@
Header for a control to choose how the tab switcher operates.
- Defines the terminal behavior when switching tabs with the keyboard.
+ Selects which interface will be used when you switch tabs using the keyboard.
A description for what the "tab switcher mode" setting does. Presented near "Globals_TabSwitcherMode.Header".
@@ -1386,13 +1370,9 @@
An option to choose from for the "tab switcher mode" setting. The tab switcher overlay is hidden and does not appear in a separate window.
- Text format when copying
+ Text formats to copy to the clipboard
Header for a control to select the format of copied text.
-
- Defines the type of formatting in which selected text is copied to your clipboard.
- A description for what the "copy formatting" setting does. Presented near "Globals_CopyFormat.Header".
-
Plain text only
An option to choose from for the "copy formatting" setting. Store only plain text data.
@@ -1571,10 +1551,10 @@
Automatically hide window
- Header for a control to toggle the "Automatically hide window" setting. If enabled, the window will be hidden as soon as it loses focus.
+ Header for a control to toggle the "Automatically hide window" setting. If enabled, the terminal will be hidden as soon as you switch to another window.
- If enabled, the window will be hidden as soon as it loses focus.
+ If enabled, the terminal will be hidden as soon as you switch to another window.
A description for what the "Automatically hide window" setting does.