Add a bunch of help strings. Feel free to correct them, and add more

modules/access/fake.c

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_shortname( N_("Fake") )
-    set_description( N_("Fake input") )
+    set_description( N_("Fake video input") )
     set_category( CAT_INPUT )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INPUT_ACCESS )
 

modules/access/smb.c

@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
 #define DOMAIN_LONGTEXT N_("Domain/Workgroup that " \
     "will be used for the connection.")
 
+#define SMB_HELP N_("Samba (Windows network shares) input")
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_shortname( "SMB" )
     set_description( N_("SMB input") )
+    set_help(SMB_HELP)
     set_capability( "access", 0 )
     set_category( CAT_INPUT )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INPUT_ACCESS )

modules/audio_filter/chorus_flanger.c

@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ struct filter_sys_t
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Sound Delay") )
-    set_shortname( N_("delay") )
+    set_shortname( N_("Delay") )
+    set_help( N_("Add a delay effect to the sound") )
     set_category( CAT_AUDIO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_AUDIO_AFILTER )
     add_shortcut( "delay" )

modules/audio_filter/normvol.c

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct filter_sys_t
                 "increase the response time of the filter to a spike " \
                 "but will make it less sensitive to short variations." )
 
-#define LEVEL_TEXT N_("Max level" )
+#define LEVEL_TEXT N_("Maximal volume level" )
 #define LEVEL_LONGTEXT N_("If the average power over the last N buffers " \
                "is higher than this value, the volume will be normalized. " \
                "This value is a positive floating point number. A value " \

modules/video_filter/ball.c

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ static int getBallColor( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_newval );
 #define GRAD_THRESH_TEXT N_("Gradient threshold")
 #define GRAD_THRESH_LONGTEXT N_("Set gradient threshold for edge computation.")
 
+#define BALL_HELP N_("Augmented reality ball game")
+
 #define FILTER_PREFIX "ball-"
 
 static const char *const mode_list[] = { "red", "green", "blue", "white" };
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ static const char *const mode_list_text[] = { N_("Red"), N_("Green"),
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Ball video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_( "Ball" ))
+    set_help(BALL_HELP)
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )

modules/video_filter/canvas.c

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static int alloc_init( filter_t *, void * );
 #define PADD_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "If enabled, video will be padded to fit in canvas after scaling. " \
     "Otherwise, video will be cropped to fix in canvas after scaling." )
+#define CANVAS_HELP N_( "Automatically resize and pad a video" )
 
 #define CFG_PREFIX "canvas-"
 
@@ -102,8 +103,9 @@ static int alloc_init( filter_t *, void * );
  *****************************************************************************/
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_shortname( N_("Canvas") )
-    set_description( N_("Automatically resize and pad a video") )
+    set_description( N_("Canvas video filter") )
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )
+    set_help( CANVAS_HELP )
     set_callbacks( Activate, Destroy )
 
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )

modules/video_filter/clone.c

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #define VOUTLIST_LONGTEXT N_("You can use specific video output modules " \
         "for the clones. Use a comma-separated list of modules." )
 
+#define CLONE_HELP N_("Duplicate your video to multiple windows " \
+        "and/or video output modules")
 #define CFG_PREFIX "clone-"
 
 static int  Open ( vlc_object_t * );
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Clone video filter") )
     set_capability( "video splitter", 0 )
     set_shortname( N_("Clone" ))
+    set_help(CLONE_HELP)
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )
 

modules/video_filter/colorthres.c

 /*****************************************************************************
- * colorthres.c: Theshold color based on similarity to reference color
+ * colorthres.c: Threshold color based on similarity to reference color
  *****************************************************************************
  * Copyright (C) 2000-2009 the VideoLAN team
  * $Id$
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static picture_t *Filter( filter_t *, picture_t * );
     "grayscaled. This must be an hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two "\
     "chars are for red, then green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red,"\
     " #00FF00 = green, #FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white" )
+#define COLOR_HELP N_("Select one color in the video")
 static const int pi_color_values[] = {
   0x00FF0000, 0x00FF00FF, 0x00FFFF00, 0x0000FF00, 0x000000FF, 0x0000FFFF };
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ static const char *const ppsz_color_descriptions[] = {
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Color threshold filter") )
     set_shortname( N_("Color threshold" ))
+    set_help(COLOR_HELP)
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )

modules/video_filter/crop.c

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ static int FilterCallback ( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
 #define AUTOCROP_TEXT N_("Automatic cropping")
 #define AUTOCROP_LONGTEXT N_("Automatically detect black borders and crop them.")
 
+#define CROP_HELP N_("Remove borders of the video and replace them by black borders")
+
 #ifdef BEST_AUTOCROP
 #define RATIOMAX_TEXT N_("Ratio max (x 1000)")
 #define RATIOMAX_LONGTEXT N_("Maximum image ratio. The crop plugin will never automatically crop to a higher ratio (ie, to a more \"flat\" image). The value is x1000: 1333 means 4/3.")
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ static int FilterCallback ( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Crop video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_("Crop" ))
+    set_help(CROP_HELP)
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )
     set_capability( "video filter", 0 )

modules/video_filter/erase.c

@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ static int EraseCallback( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
 #define POSY_TEXT N_("Y coordinate")
 #define POSY_LONGTEXT N_("Y coordinate of the mask.")
 
+#define ERASE_HELP N_("Remove zones of the video using a picture as mask")
+
 #define CFG_PREFIX "erase-"
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Erase video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_( "Erase" ))
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )
+    set_help(ERASE_HELP)
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )
 

modules/video_filter/gaussianblur.c

@@ -49,11 +49,14 @@ static void Destroy   ( vlc_object_t * );
     "Gaussian's standard deviation. The bluring will take " \
     "into account pixels up to 3*sigma away in any direction.")
 
+#define GAUSSIAN_HELP N_("Add a blurring effect")
+
 #define FILTER_PREFIX "gaussianblur-"
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Gaussian blur video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_( "Gaussian Blur" ))
+    set_help(GAUSSIAN_HELP)
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )

modules/video_filter/gradient.c

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static void FilterHough   ( filter_t *, picture_t *, picture_t * );
 #define CARTOON_LONGTEXT N_("Apply cartoon effect. It is only used by " \
     "\"gradient\" and \"edge\".")
 
+#define GRADIENT_HELP N_("Apply color gradient or edge detection effects")
+
 static const char *const mode_list[] = { "gradient", "edge", "hough" };
 static const char *const mode_list_text[] = { N_("Gradient"), N_("Edge"), N_("Hough") };
 
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ static const char *const mode_list_text[] = { N_("Gradient"), N_("Edge"), N_("Ho
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Gradient video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_( "Gradient" ))
+    set_help(GRADIENT_HELP)
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )

modules/video_filter/grain.c

@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ static picture_t *Filter( filter_t *, picture_t * );
 
 #define FILTER_PREFIX "grain-"
 
+#define NOISE_HELP N_("add grain to image")
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Grain video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_( "Grain" ))
+    set_help(NOISE_HELP)
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )

modules/video_filter/logo.c

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
   "(0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can " \
   "also use combinations of these values, eg 6 = top-right).")
 
+#define LOGO_HELP N_("Use a local picture as logo on the video")
+
 #define CFG_PREFIX "logo-"
 
 static const int pi_pos_values[] = { 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10 };
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ static void Close    ( vlc_object_t * );
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_SUBPIC )
-
+    set_help(LOGO_HELP)
     set_capability( "sub filter", 0 )
     set_callbacks( OpenSub, Close )
     set_description( N_("Logo sub filter") )

modules/video_filter/marq.c

@@ -139,12 +139,16 @@ static const char *const ppsz_pos_descriptions[] =
 
 #define CFG_PREFIX "marq-"
 
+#define MARQUEE_HELP N_("Display text above the video")
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_capability( "sub filter", 0 )
     set_shortname( N_("Marquee" ))
+    set_description( N_("Marquee display") )
+    set_help(MARQUEE_HELP)
     set_callbacks( CreateFilter, DestroyFilter )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_SUBPIC )
@@ -173,7 +177,6 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
     add_integer( CFG_PREFIX "refresh", 1000, NULL, REFRESH_TEXT,
                  REFRESH_LONGTEXT, false )
 
-    set_description( N_("Marquee display") )
     add_shortcut( "time" )
     add_obsolete_string( "time-format" )
     add_obsolete_string( "time-x" )

modules/video_filter/mirror.c

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const char *const ppsz_direction_descriptions[] = {
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Mirror video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_("Mirror video" ))
-    set_help( N_("Splits video in two same parts, like in the mirror") )
+    set_help( N_("Splits video in two same parts, like in a mirror") )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )

modules/video_filter/panoramix.c

@@ -68,12 +68,16 @@
 
 #define CFG_PREFIX "panoramix-"
 
+#define PANORAMIX_HELP N_("Split the video in multiple windows to " \
+    "display on a wall of screens")
+
 static int  Open ( vlc_object_t * );
 static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
 
 vlc_module_begin()
     set_description( N_("Panoramix: wall with overlap video filter") )
     set_shortname( N_("Panoramix" ))
+    set_help(PANORAMIX_HELP)
     set_capability( "video splitter", 0 )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )

modules/video_filter/rss.c

@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ struct filter_sys_t
 #define TITLE_TEXT N_("Title display mode")
 #define TITLE_LONGTEXT N_("Title display mode. Default is 0 (hidden) if the feed has an image and feed images are enabled, 1 otherwise.")
 
+#define RSS_HELP N_("Display a RSS or ATOM Feed on your video")
+
 static const int pi_pos_values[] = { 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10 };
 static const char *const ppsz_pos_descriptions[] =
      { N_("Center"), N_("Left"), N_("Right"), N_("Top"), N_("Bottom"),
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ static const char *const ppsz_title_modes[] =
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_capability( "sub filter", 1 )
     set_shortname( "RSS / Atom" )
+    set_help(RSS_HELP)
     set_callbacks( CreateFilter, DestroyFilter )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_SUBPIC )

modules/video_filter/scene.c

@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ static void SavePicture( filter_t *, picture_t * );
                             "creating one file per image. In this case, " \
                              "the number is not appended to the filename." )
 
+#define SCENE_HELP N_("Send your video to picture files")
 #define CFG_PREFIX "scene-"
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_shortname( N_( "Scene filter" ) )
     set_description( N_( "Scene video filter" ) )
+    set_help(SCENE_HELP)
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VOUT )
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )

modules/video_filter/sharpen.c

@@ -56,14 +56,16 @@ static picture_t *Filter( filter_t *, picture_t * );
 static int SharpenCallback( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
                             vlc_value_t, vlc_value_t, void * );
 
+#define SHARPEN_HELP N_("Augment contrast between contours.")
 #define FILTER_PREFIX "sharpen-"
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
 vlc_module_begin ()
-    set_description( N_("Augment contrast between contours.") )
-    set_shortname( N_("Sharpen video filter") )
+    set_description( N_("Sharpen video filter") )
+    set_shortname( N_("Sharpen") )
+    set_help(SHARPEN_HELP)
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )
     set_capability( "video filter2", 0 )

modules/video_filter/transform.c

@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ static const char *const type_list_text[] = { N_("Rotate by 90 degrees"),
   N_("Rotate by 180 degrees"), N_("Rotate by 270 degrees"),
   N_("Flip horizontally"), N_("Flip vertically") };
 
+#define TRANSFORM_HELP N_("Rotate or flip the video")
 #define CFG_PREFIX "transform-"
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_description( N_("Video transformation filter") )
     set_shortname( N_("Transformation"))
+    set_help(TRANSFORM_HELP)
     set_capability( "video filter", 0 )
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER )

modules/video_output/msw/direct3d.c

@@ -58,14 +58,17 @@ static void Close(vlc_object_t *);
 #define DESKTOP_LONGTEXT N_(\
     "The desktop mode allows you to display the video on the desktop.")
 
+#define D3D_HELP N_("Recommended video output for Windows Vista and later versions")
+
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_shortname("Direct3D")
+    set_description(N_("Direct3D video output"))
+    set_help(D3D_HELP)
     set_category(CAT_VIDEO)
     set_subcategory(SUBCAT_VIDEO_VOUT)
 
     add_bool("direct3d-desktop", false, NULL, DESKTOP_TEXT, DESKTOP_LONGTEXT, true)
 
-    set_description(N_("DirectX 3D video output"))
     set_capability("vout display", 70)
     add_shortcut("direct3d_xp")
     set_callbacks(OpenVideoXP, Close)

modules/video_output/msw/directx.c

@@ -155,11 +155,16 @@ BOOL WINAPI DirectXEnumCallback2( GUID* p_guid, LPTSTR psz_desc,
     "window to open on. For example, \"\\\\.\\DISPLAY1\" or " \
     "\"\\\\.\\DISPLAY2\"." )
 
+#define DX_HELP N_("Recommended video output for Windows XP. " \
+    "Incompatible with Vista's Aero interface" )
+
 static const char *const ppsz_dev[] = { "" };
 static const char *const ppsz_dev_text[] = { N_("Default") };
 
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_shortname( "DirectX" )
+    set_description( N_("DirectX (DirectDraw) video output") )
+    set_help(DX_HELP)
     set_category( CAT_VIDEO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_VIDEO_VOUT )
     add_bool( "directx-hw-yuv", true, NULL, HW_YUV_TEXT, HW_YUV_LONGTEXT,
@@ -174,7 +179,6 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
         change_string_list( ppsz_dev, ppsz_dev_text, FindDevicesCallback )
         change_action_add( FindDevicesCallback, N_("Refresh list") )
 
-    set_description( N_("DirectX (DirectDraw) video output") )
     set_capability( "video output", 100 )
     add_shortcut( "directx" )
     set_callbacks( OpenVideo, CloseVideo )