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-.TH XBindKeys 1 "Wed Apr 18 2007"
+.TH XBindKeys 1 "Tue Apr 19 2014"
 .UC 1
 .SH "NAME"
 xbindkeys \- a grabbing keys program for X
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ xbindkeys \- a grabbing keys program for X
 \fBxbindkeys\fP [ \fIoptions\fP ]
 .br
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
-\fIXbindKeys\fP is a program that grab keys and mouse button events
-in X and starts associated shell command.
+\fIXbindKeys\fP is a program that grabs key and mouse button events
+in X and starts associated shell commands.
 
 .LP
 .SH "COMMAND LINE OPTIONS"
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ Short help on options plus version/author info.
 Set X display to use
 .TP
 \fB-v, --verbose\fP
-More information on xbindkeys when it run
+More information on xbindkeys when it runs
 
 .TP
 \fB-k, --key\fP
-Identify one key pressed (useful to fill the configuration file)
+Identify one key pressed (useful for configuration)
 
 .TP
 \fB-mk, --multikey\fP
-Identify multi key pressed (useful to fill the configuration file)
+Identify multi key pressed (useful for configuration)
 
 .TP
 \fB-g, --geometry\fP
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ size and position of window with -k|-mk option
 don't start as daemon
 
 .LP
-If guile support have not been disabled:
+If guile support has not been disabled:
 .TP
 \fB-dg, --defaults-guile\fP
 Print a default guile configuration file
@@ -55,25 +55,20 @@ Print a default guile configuration file
 Use an alternative guile configuration file
 
 .SH "XBINDKEYSRC"
-XBindKeys uses a configuration files.
-This file is $HOME/.xbindkeysrc, used only for one user.
-All whitespace is ignored in the files except for within
-the commands names double quotes.
+XBindKeys default configuration file is at $HOME/.xbindkeysrc,
+used only for one user.
 .LP
-The configuration file consists of commands names in double quotes,
+The configuration file consists of commands in double quotes,
 and associated keys in the next line.
 .LP
 Comments are started with a pound (#) and extend to the end of the line.
 .LP
-You can see a default file with the --defaults option or create a default
-$HOME/.xbindkeysrc with
-.nf
- 'xbindkeys --defaults > $HOME/.xbindkeysrc'.
+You can see a default configuration with --defaults
 .LP
 .fi
 
 .SH "KEYSYMS"
-The program expects combinations of keysyms to be used by using plus(+)
+The program expects combinations of keysyms to be used by using plus (+)
 characters to combine them together.
 .LP
 The format of a command line is:
@@ -83,8 +78,8 @@ The format of a command line is:
        associated key
 .LP
 .fi
-To specify an associated key, you can use 'xbindkeys --key' or
- 'xbindkeys --multikey' and put one of the two lines in the
+To specify an associated key, you can use `xbindkeys --key` or
+ `xbindkeys --multikey` and put one of the two lines in the
 configuration file.
 .LP
 A list of keys is in /usr/include/X11/keysym.h and in
@@ -100,10 +95,11 @@ List of modifiers:
 .fi
 The release modifier is not a standard X modifier, but you can
 use it if you want to catch release events instead of press events.
+Modifiers are not case sensitive.
 .LP
-By defaults, xbindkeys does not pay attention with the modifiers
+By defaults, xbindkeys does not pay attention to the modifiers
 NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock.
-Add the lines above in the configuration file, if you want to pay
+Add the lines below in the configuration file if you want to pay
 attention to them.
 .LP
     keystate_numlock = enable
@@ -114,7 +110,7 @@ attention to them.
 
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 .LP
-# control+shift+q starts an xterm (it's a comment)
+# control+shift+q starts xterm
 .nf
 "xterm"
 .nf
@@ -126,7 +122,7 @@ attention to them.
 .nf
   Menu
 .LP
-# Control + mouse button 1 starts an xterm
+# Control + mouse button 1 starts xterm
 .nf
 "xterm"
 .nf
@@ -145,47 +141,45 @@ attention to them.
   Control + b:2 + Release
 
 .SH "SCHEME CONFIGURATION STYLE"
-If the guile support have not been disabled, you can use an alternate
-configuration file written in scheme. xbindkeys read first the scheme
-configuration file, and if this file doesn't exist, it read the
-standard configuration file.
+A scheme configuration can be used if guile support has not been disabled.
+The standard configuration is loaded only if the scheme configuration is not
+available.
 .LP
 For more details, please see here
 .nf
   http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html
 .LP
-\fBNote: The guile configuration file is the prefered way if you have a non trivial
-configuration like for example double click, timed click or keys combinations.\fP
+\fBNote: The guile configuration file is prefered for non trivial
+configurations, for example double click, timed click or key combinations.\fP
 .LP
-The defaults is ~/.xbindkeysrc.scm
+The default location is ~/.xbindkeysrc.scm
 .LP
 Use xbindkeys --defaults-guile for more details.
 .LP
 And xbindkeys --defaults-guile > ~/.xbindkeysrc.scm to use this method.
 
 .SH "NOTE"
-xbindkeys reload its configuration file each time it has changed.
-But if you want to force it reloading its configuration file, you can
-send a HUP signal:
+xbindkeys reloads the configuration file if modified.
+Send a HUP signal to force reloading:
 .LP
 killall -HUP xbindkeys
 .LP
-When HUP signal is send to xbindkeys, changes in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
-takes effect only after moving mouse.
+When a HUP signal is sent to xbindkeys, changes take effect only after
+moving the mouse.
 
 .SH "BUGS"
-If you find a bug, please send a mail to <hocwp@free.fr>
+If you find a bug, please send mail to <xbindkeys-devel@nongnu.org>
 .LP
 .SH "HOMEPAGE"
 .nf
-http://hocwp.free.fr/xbindkeys
+http://www.nongnu.org/xbindkeys/
 .fi
 
 .LP
 .SH "AUTHOR"
 Philippe Brochard <hocwp@free.fr>
 .nf
-Marcello Mathias Herreshoff for the guile support <marcello@hummer.stanford.edu>
+Marcello Mathias Herreshoff for guile support <marcello@hummer.stanford.edu>
 
 .LP
 .SH "FILES"
@@ -194,7 +188,8 @@ $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
         The users configuration file.
 .LP
 $HOME/.xbindkeysrc.scm
-        The users configuration file in scheme style (if guile support have not been disabled).
+        The users configuration file in scheme
+        (if guile support has not been disabled).
 .fi
 
 .LP