Typos

configure.ac

@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x${enable_debug}" = "xno"], [
 ])
 
 dnl
-dnl Allow runing as root (usefull for people runing on embedded platforms)
+dnl Allow runing as root (useful for people runing on embedded platforms)
 dnl
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(run-as-root,
 [  --enable-run-as-root    allow runing VLC as root (default disabled)])

extras/package/rpm/vlc.fedora.spec

@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT __doc
 - Add BR directfb-devel (wip)
 - Add BR libnotify-devel
 - Enabled --enable-speex
-- Testing --enable-portaudio not usefull (oss is deprecated)
+- Testing --enable-portaudio not useful (oss is deprecated)
 - Enabled --enable-pda
 - Testing --enable-directfb (wip)
 - Removed patch5 (was format.c)
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT __doc
 * Thu Apr  5 2007 kwizart < kwizart at gmail.com > - 0.8.6a-5
 - Use system ffmpeg lib (pth and libtool seems to be incompatible with it)
 - Dirac seem to compile fine but testing usability for now.
-- Cache isn't usefull for now (and won't be since using system libs)
+- Cache isn't useful for now (and won't be since using system libs)
 - Exclude %%{_bindir}/vlcwrapper.py? since this is the guideline about python for now.
 
 * Mon Apr  2 2007 kwizart < kwizart at gmail.com > - 0.8.6a-4.6
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT __doc
 - Clean up svn to release changes
 
 * Tue Mar 22 2007 kwizart < kwizart at gmail.com > - 0.8.6a-4.4
-- WIP changes - ld.conf is unusefull...
+- WIP changes - ld.conf is unuseful...
 
 * Wed Mar 21 2007 kwizart < kwizart at gmail.com > - 0.8.6a-4.3
 - Revert back to the static vlc version 

include/vlc_picture.h

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static inline void picture_CopyProperties( picture_t *p_dst, const picture_t *p_
 
 /**
  * This function will reset a picture informations (properties and quantizers).
- * It is sometimes usefull for reusing pictures (like from a pool).
+ * It is sometimes useful for reusing pictures (like from a pool).
  */
 VLC_EXPORT( void, picture_Reset, ( picture_t * ) );
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ VLC_EXPORT( int, picture_Export, ( vlc_object_t *p_obj, block_t **pp_image, vide
  * It will return VLC_EGENERIC if the core does not understand the requested
  * format.
  *
- * It can be usefull to get the properties of planes.
+ * It can be useful to get the properties of planes.
  */
 VLC_EXPORT( int, picture_Setup, ( picture_t *, vlc_fourcc_t i_chroma, int i_width, int i_height, int i_sar_num, int i_sar_den ) );
 

include/vlc_picture_pool.h

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct {
 /**
  * It creates a picture_pool_t wrapping the given configuration.
  *
- * It is usefull to avoid useless picture creations/destructions.
+ * It avoids useless picture creations/destructions.
  * The given picture must not have a reference count greater than 1.
  * The pool takes ownership of the picture and MUST not be used directly.
  * When deleted, the pool will release the pictures using picture_Release.

include/vlc_vout_display.h

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool has_double_click;    /* Is double-click generated */
     bool has_hide_mouse;      /* Is mouse automatically hidden */
     bool has_pictures_invalid;/* Will VOUT_DISPLAY_EVENT_PICTURES_INVALID be used */
-    bool has_event_thread;    /* Will events (key at least) be emitted using an independant thread */
+    bool has_event_thread;    /* Will events (key at least) be emitted using an independent thread */
 } vout_display_info_t;
 
 /**

modules/access/http.c

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_access,
                         {
                             /* Get the proxy URL :
                             Proxy server value in the registry can be something like "address:port"
-                            or "ftp=adress1:port1;http=adress2:port2 ..." depending of the
+                            or "ftp=address1:port1;http=address2:port2 ..." depending of the
                             confirguration. */
                             char *psz_proxy;
                             psz_proxy = strstr( psz_key, "http=" );

modules/audio_output/directx.c

@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static int FillBuffer( aout_instance_t *p_aout, int i_frame,
                 p_notif->i_frame_size,                    /* Number of bytes */
                 &p_write_position,                  /* Address of lock start */
                 &l_bytes1,       /* Count of bytes locked before wrap around */
-                &p_wrap_around,            /* Buffer adress (if wrap around) */
+                &p_wrap_around,           /* Buffer address (if wrap around) */
                 &l_bytes2,               /* Count of bytes after wrap around */
                 0 );                                                /* Flags */
     if( dsresult == DSERR_BUFFERLOST )

modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c

@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ static int MP4_ReadBox_cmov( stream_t *p_stream, MP4_Box_t *p_box )
     p_cmvd->data.p_cmvd->p_data = p_data;
     p_cmvd->data.p_cmvd->b_compressed = 0;
 
-    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "read box: \"cmov\" box succesfully uncompressed" );
+    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "read box: \"cmov\" box successfully uncompressed" );
 
     /* now create a memory stream */
     p_stream_memory =

modules/demux/mp4/mp4.c

@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t * p_this )
             p_sys->p_tref_chap = p_chap;
     }
 
-    /* now process each track and extract all usefull information */
+    /* now process each track and extract all useful information */
     for( i = 0; i < p_sys->i_tracks; i++ )
     {
         p_trak = MP4_BoxGet( p_sys->p_root, "/moov/trak[%d]", i );

modules/demux/ts.c

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void Close ( vlc_object_t * );
 #define SPLIT_ES_TEXT N_("Separate sub-streams")
 #define SPLIT_ES_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "Separate teletex/dvbs pages into independant ES. " \
-    "It can be usefull to turn off this option when using stream output." )
+    "It can be useful to turn off this option when using stream output." )
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("MPEG Transport Stream demuxer") )
@@ -3656,7 +3656,7 @@ static void PMTSetupEs0x06( demux_t *p_demux, ts_pid_t *pid,
     }
 
 #ifdef _DVBPSI_DR_52_H_
-    /* FIXME is it usefull ? */
+    /* FIXME is it useful ? */
     if( PMTEsFindDescriptor( p_es, 0x52 ) )
     {
         dvbpsi_descriptor_t *p_dr = PMTEsFindDescriptor( p_es, 0x52 );

modules/gui/macosx/playlist.m

@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@
     [self isItem:p_item inNode:p_node checkItemExistence:b_check locked:NO];
 }
 
-/* This method is usefull for instance to remove the selected children of an
+/* This method is useful for instance to remove the selected children of an
    already selected node */
 - (void)removeItemsFrom:(id)o_items ifChildrenOf:(id)o_nodes
 {

modules/gui/qt4/components/controller.hpp

@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ protected slots:
     virtual void setStatus( int );
 
 signals:
-    void inputExists( bool ); /// This might be usefull in the IM ?
-    void inputPlaying( bool ); /// This might be usefull in the IM ?
+    void inputExists( bool ); /// This might be useful in the IM ?
+    void inputPlaying( bool ); /// This might be useful in the IM ?
     void inputIsRecordable( bool ); /// same ?
     void inputIsTrickPlayable( bool ); /// same ?
 };

modules/misc/gnutls.c

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ gnutls_Recv( void *p_session, void *buf, int i_length )
 /**
  * Starts or continues the TLS handshake.
  *
- * @return -1 on fatal error, 0 on succesful handshake completion,
+ * @return -1 on fatal error, 0 on successful handshake completion,
  * 1 if more would-be blocking recv is needed,
  * 2 if more would-be blocking send is required.
  */

modules/video_filter/atmo/AtmoCalculations.cpp

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pColorPacket CAtmoColorCalculator::AnalyzeHSV(tHSVColor *HSV_Img)
     // windowing from -hue_windowsize -> +hue_windowsize
     for (int mywin = -hue_windowsize; mywin < hue_windowsize+1; mywin++)
     {
-      // adressed histogram candlestick
+      // addressed histogram candlestick
       int myidx = i + mywin;
 
       // handle beginning of windowing -> roll back
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pColorPacket CAtmoColorCalculator::AnalyzeHSV(tHSVColor *HSV_Img)
      // windowing from -hue_windowsize -> +hue_windowsize
      for (int mywin = -sat_windowsize; mywin < sat_windowsize+1; mywin++)
      {
-       // adressed histogram candlestick
+       // addressed histogram candlestick
        int myidx = i + mywin;
 
        // handle beginning of windowing -> roll back

modules/video_filter/atmo/README.txt

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ like the group says only for the DMX device
 "Count of AtmoLight Channels" - defines how many RGB Channels should be simulated
 with this DMX device (each RGB channel needs three DMX channels!)
 
-"DMX adress for each channel" - defines the DMX Startadress for each AtmoLight
+"DMX address for each channel" - defines the DMX Startadress for each AtmoLight
 channel as "," or ";" separated list. (starting with 0 up to 252) it is assumed
 that the f.e. of the DMX-AtmoLight channel starts at DMX-Channel 5 - that
 DMX-Channel 5: is red

modules/video_output/fb.c

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct vout_display_sys_t {
     int      bytes_per_pixel;
 
     /* Video memory */
-    uint8_t     *video_ptr;                                  /* base adress */
+    uint8_t     *video_ptr;                                 /* base address */
     size_t      video_size;                                    /* page size */
 
     picture_t       *picture;

share/http/js/vlm.js

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ function parse_vlm_cmd()
             }
             else
             {
-                vlme.appendChild( document.createTextNode( 'Command succesful (' + value( 'vlm_command' ) + ') ' ) );
+                vlme.appendChild( document.createTextNode( 'Command successful (' + value( 'vlm_command' ) + ') ' ) );
                 vlme.style.color = "#0f0";
                 clear_vlm_add();
             }

share/lua/http/js/vlm.js

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ function parse_vlm_cmd()
             }
             else
             {
-                vlme.appendChild( document.createTextNode( 'Command succesful (' + value( 'vlm_command' ) + ') ' ) );
+                vlme.appendChild( document.createTextNode( 'Command successful (' + value( 'vlm_command' ) + ') ' ) );
                 vlme.style.color = "#0f0";
                 clear_vlm_add();
             }

share/lua/intf/modules/common.lua

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function table_print(t,prefix)
 end
 
 -- print the list of callbacks registered in lua
--- usefull for debug purposes
+-- useful for debug purposes
 function print_callbacks()
     print "callbacks:"
     table_print(vlc.callbacks)

share/lua/intf/modules/host.lua

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Example use:
     require "host"
     h = host.host()
 
-    -- Bypass any authentification
+    -- Bypass any authentication
     function on_password( client )
         client:switch_status( host.status.read )
     end

share/lua/intf/telnet.lua

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function on_password( client )
     if client.type == host.client_type.net then
         client:send( "Password: " ..IAC..WILL..ECHO )
     else
-        -- no authentification needed on stdin
+        -- no authentication needed on stdin
         client:switch_status( host.status.read )
     end
 end

src/input/item.c

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void input_item_SetMeta( input_item_t *p_i, vlc_meta_type_t meta_type, const cha
 }
 
 /* FIXME GRRRRRRRRRR args should be in the reverse order to be
- * consistant with (nearly?) all or copy funcs */
+ * consistent with (nearly?) all or copy funcs */
 void input_item_CopyOptions( input_item_t *p_parent,
                              input_item_t *p_child )
 {

src/input/stream_filter.c

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ stream_t *stream_FilterChainNew( stream_t *p_source,
     }
     free( psz_tmp );
 
-    /* Add record filter if usefull */
+    /* Add record filter if useful */
     if( b_record )
     {
         stream_t *p_filter = stream_FilterNew( p_source,

src/text/filesystem.c

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ int vlc_loaddir( DIR *dir, char ***namelist,
  * Selects file entries from a directory, as GNU C scandir().
  *
  * @param dirname UTF-8 diretory path
- * @param pointer [OUT] pointer set, on succesful completion, to the address
+ * @param pointer [OUT] pointer set, on successful completion, to the address
  * of a table of UTF-8 filenames. All filenames must be freed with free().
  * The table itself must be freed with free() as well.
  *