Bug 257206 - Clean up and re-word some command and preference help text.

ChatZilla only.
r=silver
p=jjfoerch@earthlink.net (John J Foerch) + gijskruitbosch+bugs@gmail.com (Gijs Kruitbosch)

extensions/irc/xul/locale/en-US/chatzilla.properties

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ cmd.charset.params = [<new-charset>]
 cmd.charset.help   = Sets the character encoding mode for the current view to <new-charset>, or displays the current character encoding mode if <new-charset> is not provided.
 
 cmd.channel-motif.params = [<motif> [<channel>]]
-cmd.channel-motif.help   = Sets the CSS file used for the message tab for this specific channel.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  If <motif> is a minus ('-') character, the motif will revert to the network motif.  If <channel> is not provided, the current channel will be assumed.  See the the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |motif|.
+cmd.channel-motif.help   = Sets the CSS file used for the message tab for this specific channel.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  If <motif> is a minus ('-') character, the motif will revert to the network motif.  If <channel> is not provided, the current channel will be assumed.  See the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |motif|.
 
 cmd.channel-pref.params = [<pref-name> [<pref-value> [<delete-pref> [<channel>]]]]
 cmd.channel-pref.help    = Sets the value of the preference named <pref-name> to the value of <pref-value> on the channel <channel>.  If <pref-value> is not provided, the current value of <pref-name> will be displayed.  If both <pref-name> and <pref-value> are omitted, all preferences will be displayed.  If <delete-pref> is provided and is |true|, |on|, |yes|, or |1|, or if <pref-value> starts with a minus ('-') character, then the preference will revert back to its default value.  If <channel> is not provided, the current channel is assumed.
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ cmd.label-user.help   =
 cmd.leave.format = Leave $channelName
 cmd.leave.label  = &Leave
 cmd.leave.params = [<channel-name> [<reason>]]
-cmd.leave.help   = Leaves the current channel. Use /delete to force the view to go away, losing its contents, or /hide to temporarily hide it, preserving its contents. Many servers do not support the optional <reason> parameter.  If you are dispatching this command from script, you may also specify the <no-delete> parameter.  If this is provided and is |true|, |on|, |yes|, or |1|, the the tab will not be deleted.
+cmd.leave.help   = Leaves the current channel. Use /delete to force the view to go away, losing its contents, or /hide to temporarily hide it, preserving its contents. Many servers do not support the optional <reason> parameter.  If you are dispatching this command from a script, you may also specify the <no-delete> parameter.  If this is provided and is |true|, |on|, |yes|, or |1|, the tab will not be deleted.
 
 cmd.links.help   = Displays the "links" to the current server. This is a list of the other servers in the network which are directly connected to the one you are connected to.
 
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@ cmd.rlist.help   = Lists channel name, user count, and topic information for the
 cmd.reload-ui.help = Reload the ChatZilla XUL file.  Used during development.
 
 cmd.me.params = <action>
-cmd.me.help   = Performs an 'action' on the current channel.
+cmd.me.help   = Sends the text <action> to the channel as a statement in the third person.  Try it and see!
 
 cmd.motd.help   = Displays the "Message of the Day", which usually contains information about the network and current server, as well as any usage policies.
 
 cmd.motif.params = [<motif>]
-cmd.motif.help   = Sets the default CSS file used for the message tabs.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  See the the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |network-motif|, |channel-motif|, |user-motif|.
+cmd.motif.help   = Sets the default CSS file used for the message tabs.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  See the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |network-motif|, |channel-motif|, |user-motif|.
 
 cmd.motif-default.label = &Default Motif
 cmd.motif-dark.label = Dar&k Motif
@@ -506,14 +506,14 @@ cmd.network.help   = Sets the current network to <network-name>
 cmd.networks.help   = Lists all available networks as clickable links.
 
 cmd.network-motif.params = [<motif> [<network>]]
-cmd.network-motif.help   = Sets the CSS file used for the message tab for the network <network>.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  If <motif> is a minus ('-') character, the motif will revert to the global motif.  If <network> is not provided, the current network is assumed.  See the the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |motif|.
+cmd.network-motif.help   = Sets the CSS file used for the message tab for the network <network>.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  If <motif> is a minus ('-') character, the motif will revert to the global motif.  If <network> is not provided, the current network is assumed.  See the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |motif|.
 
 cmd.network-pref.params = [<pref-name> [<pref-value> [<delete-pref> [<network>]]]]
 cmd.network-pref.help    = Sets the value of the preference named <pref-name> to the value of <pref-value> on the network <network>.  If <pref-value> is not provided, the current value of <pref-name> will be displayed.  If both <pref-name> and <pref-value> are omitted, all preferences will be displayed.  If <delete-pref> is provided and is |true|, |on|, |yes|, or |1|, or if <pref-value> starts with a minus ('-') character, then the preference will revert back to its default value.  If <network> is not provided, the current network is assumed.
 
 cmd.nick.label  = Change nickname...
 cmd.nick.params = [<nickname>]
-cmd.nick.help   = Changes your current nickname. If |nickname| is omited, a prompt is shown.
+cmd.nick.help   = Changes your nickname. If |nickname| is omited, a prompt is shown.
 
 cmd.notify.params = [<nickname> [<...>]]
 cmd.notify.help   = With no parameters, /notify shows you the online/offline status of all the users on your notify list.  If one or more <nickname> parameters are supplied, the nickname(s) will be added to your notify list if they are not yet on it, or removed from it if they are.
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ cmd.save.params = [<filename> [<savetype>]]
 cmd.save.help = Save the current view as file <filename>. If <filename> is omitted, a Save As... dialog will be shown. <savetype> can be either |complete|, |htmlonly| or |text|. If it is omitted, it is deduced from the file extension. Files with the extension .html, .xhtml, .xhtm or .htm will be saved as complete views, .txt files as text files. Any other extensions will throw an error if <savetype> is not provided.
 
 cmd.say.params = <message>
-cmd.say.help   = Sends a message to the current view.
+cmd.say.help   = Sends a message to the current view. This command is used automatically by ChatZilla when you type text that does not begin with the "/" character.
 
 cmd.time.params = [<nickname>]
 cmd.time.help   = Asks <nickname> what time it is on their machine.  Their IRC client may or may not show them that you've asked for this information.  ChatZilla currently does not.  If you do not specify <nickname>, ChatZilla will ask the server for the time it is on the server.
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ cmd.pass.params = <password>
 cmd.pass.help   = Sends a password to the server for use when connecting to password-protected servers.
 
 cmd.ping.params = <target>
-cmd.ping.help   = Attempts to measure the time it takes to send a message to the user nickname, and receive a response.  Specifying a channel instead is the same a pinging every person on the channel.  Their IRC client may or may not show them that you've asked for this information.  ChatZilla currently does not.
+cmd.ping.help   = Ping takes its name from the technique of measuring distance with sonar.  In IRC, it is used to measure the time it takes to send a message to someone, and receive a response.  Specify a channel to ping everyone in that channel.  Some IRC clients will display ping requests to the user.  ChatZilla does not.
 
 cmd.plugin-pref.params = <plugin> [<pref-name> [<pref-value> [<delete-pref>]]]
 cmd.plugin-pref.help = Sets the value of the plugin's preference named <pref-name> to the value of <pref-value>.  If <pref-value> is not provided, the current value of <pref-name> will be displayed.  If both <pref-name> and <pref-value> are omitted, all preferences for <plugin> will be displayed.  If <delete-pref> is provided and is |true|, |on|, |yes|, or |1|, or if <pref-value> starts with a minus ('-') character, then the preference will revert back to its default value.
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ cmd.usermode.params = [<new-mode>]
 cmd.usermode.help   = Changes or displays the current user mode.
 
 cmd.user-motif.params = [<motif> [<user>]]
-cmd.user-motif.help   = Sets the CSS file used for the message tab for the user <user>.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  If <motif> is a minus ('-') character, the motif will revert to the network motif.  If <user> is not provided, the current user is assumed.  See the the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |motif|.
+cmd.user-motif.help   = Sets the CSS file used for the message tab for the user <user>.  <motif> can be a URL to a .css file, or the shortcut "default", "light", or "dark".  If <motif> is a minus ('-') character, the motif will revert to the network motif.  If <user> is not provided, the current user is assumed.  See the ChatZilla homepage at <http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/> for more information on how to style ChatZilla.  See also |motif|.
 
 cmd.user-pref.params = [<pref-name> [<pref-value> [<delete-pref> [<user>]]]]
 cmd.user-pref.help    = Sets the value of the preference named <pref-name> to the value of <pref-value> on the user <user>.  If <pref-value> is not provided, the current value of <pref-name> will be displayed.  If both <pref-name> and <pref-value> are omitted, all preferences will be displayed.  If <delete-pref> is provided and is |true|, |on|, |yes|, or |1|, or if <pref-value> starts with a minus ('-') character, then the preference will revert back to its default value.  If <user> is not provided, the current user is assumed.
@@ -1223,13 +1223,13 @@ msg.prefs.global              = Global Settings
 # Localized names for all the prefs and tooltip "help" messages.
 # NOTE: "Bugzilla", "Chatzilla" and "mIRC" are product names.
 pref.activityFlashDelay.label   = Activity flash delay
-pref.activityFlashDelay.help    = When a tab that has already had activity on it gets more activity, the tab is flashed to indicate this. This preference is the length of the flash, 0 disables it.
+pref.activityFlashDelay.help    = When a tab that has had activity gets more activity, the tab is flashed. This preference is the length of the flash in milliseconds: 0 disables it.
 pref.aliases.label              = Command aliases
-pref.aliases.help               = Allows you to make shortcuts to various commands or sequences of commands. Each item is of the form "<name> = <command-list>", and the command-list is a list of commands (without the leading "/") and parameters, each separated by ";". The name of the alias will automatically be turned into a command when Chatzilla starts.
+pref.aliases.help               = Allows you to make shortcuts to various commands or sequences of commands. Each item is of the form "<name> = <command-list>". The command-list is a list of commands (without the leading "/") along with their parameters, each separated by ";". The name of the alias will automatically be turned into a command when Chatzilla starts.
 pref.autoAwayCap.label          = Auto away-check user limit
 pref.autoAwayCap.help           = ChatZilla automatically checks which users are here and which are away in each channel you are a member of, however, this causes significant lag on larger channels. Any channel bigger than this limit won't be checked.
 pref.autoperform.label          = Auto-perform
-pref.autoperform.help           = When connecting to a server, you might want to send some commands each time, and don't want to type them out each time. Simply enter each command in this list (without the leading "/"), with parameters, and Chatzilla will do it all for you. The commands are run in the order listed.
+pref.autoperform.help           = When connecting to a server, you might want to send some commands automatically. Simply enter each command in this list (without the leading "/"), with parameters, and Chatzilla will do it all for you. The commands are run in the order listed.
 pref.autoRejoin.label           = Automatically rejoin channels
 pref.autoRejoin.help            = If this is turned on, Chatzilla will try (only once) to rejoin a channel if you get kicked from it. Note, some channels dislike auto-rejoin, and will ban you, so be careful. You can set this preference on channels, networks and globally.
 pref.away.label                 = Away status
@@ -1249,11 +1249,11 @@ pref.conference.limit.help      = When the number of users in a channel sufficie
 pref.connectTries.label         = Connection attempts
 pref.connectTries.help          = The number of times Chatzilla attempts to connect to a server or network. Set to -1 for unlimited attempts.
 pref.copyMessages.label         = Copy important messages
-pref.copyMessages.help          = Any message marked as "important" will also be copied to the network view with this turned on. It allows you do go away for a long time and still not miss any messages addressed to you.
+pref.copyMessages.help          = Any message marked as "important" will be copied to the network view. It allows you to quickly see messages that were addressed to you when you were away from the computer.
 pref.dcc.enabled.label          = DCC Enabled
-pref.dcc.enabled.help           = When disabled, no DCC-related commands will do anything, and all DCC requests from other users will be ignored completely.
+pref.dcc.enabled.help           = When disabled, no DCC-related commands will do anything, and all DCC requests from other users will be ignored.
 pref.dcc.listenPorts.label      = Listen Ports
-pref.dcc.listenPorts.help       = List of ports that other user can connect to remotely. Each item may be a single port number, or a range specified as "lower-upper". Leave empty to use a random, OS-picked port always. Each time you offer a DCC connection to someone, the next port listed is picked.
+pref.dcc.listenPorts.help       = List of ports that other users can connect to remotely. Each item may be a single port number, or a range specified as "lower-upper". Leave empty to use a random, OS-picked port. Each time you offer a DCC connection to someone, the next port listed is picked.
 pref.dcc.useServerIP.label      = Get local IP from server
 pref.dcc.useServerIP.help       = When turned on, ChatZilla will ask the server for your IP address when connecting. This allows DCC to obtain the correct IP address when operating behind a gateway or NAT-based system.
 pref.debugMode.label            = Debug mode
@@ -1261,13 +1261,13 @@ pref.debugMode.help             = This preference is for debugging Chatzilla and
 pref.defaultQuitMsg.label       = Default quit message
 pref.defaultQuitMsg.help        = Specifies a default quit message to use when one is not explicitly specified. Leave blank to use the basic ChatZilla one, which simply states what version you have.
 pref.desc.label                 = Description
-pref.desc.help                  = Sets the "description" (aka "real name") field shown in your /whois information. It is commonly used to include ones' real name, but you are not required to enter anything.
+pref.desc.help                  = Sets the "description" (aka "real name") field shown in your /whois information. It is commonly used to include one's real name, but you are not required to enter anything.
 pref.deleteOnPart.label         = Delete channel views on part
-pref.deleteOnPart.help          = Removes the channel view when you leave using /leave or /part.
+pref.deleteOnPart.help          = Causes /leave and /part to also close the channel view.
 pref.displayHeader.label        = Show header
 pref.displayHeader.help         = Display the chat header on this view. This contains information like the URL of the current view, and the topic and modes for a channel view.
 pref.font.family.label          = Font Family
-pref.font.family.help           = Selects the font you want ChatZilla to display messages with. The value "default" will use your global font family, "serif", "sans-serif" and "monospace" will use your global font settings, other values will set a font directly.
+pref.font.family.help           = Selects the font in which ChatZilla will display messages. The value "default" will use your global font family; "serif", "sans-serif" and "monospace" will use your global font settings; other values will be treated as font names.
 pref.font.size.label            = Font Size (pt)
 pref.font.size.help             = Selects the font size you want ChatZilla to display messages with. The value 0 will use your global font size, and other values will be interpreted as the size in points (pt).
 pref.guessCommands.label        = Guess unknown commands
@@ -1275,15 +1275,15 @@ pref.guessCommands.help         = If you enter a command (starts with "/") that
 pref.hasPrefs.label             = Object has prefs
 pref.hasPrefs.help              = Indicates the object has preferences saved. Never shown in preferences window. :)
 pref.initialURLs.label          = Auto-connect URLs
-pref.initialURLs.help           = A list of IRC URLs that Chatzilla should connect to (load) when starting. These will not be loaded if Chatzilla is started because of a URL that goes somewhere (e.g. irc://moznet/).
+pref.initialURLs.help           = A list of IRC URLs to which ChatZilla should connect when starting. These will not be processed if Chatzilla was started by clicking on a hyperlink to an irc host.
 pref.initialScripts.label       = Auto-load scripts
 pref.initialScripts.help        = When Chatzilla starts, it loads all the scripts listed here. If an item is a directory, however, it loads "init.js" from that directory, and any subdirectory.
 pref.link.focus.label           = Focus browser when opening links
 pref.link.focus.help            = Moves the focus to the browser window when opening URLs from ChatZilla.
 pref.log.label                  = Log this view
-pref.log.help                   = Makes Chatzilla log this view. The log file is usually stored in your profile, which can be overriden with "Profile path" (for the base path) or "Log file name" for a specific view's log.
+pref.log.help                   = Makes Chatzilla log this view. The log file is usually stored in your profile, which can be overridden with "Profile path" (for the base path) or "Log file name" for a specific view's log.
 pref.logFileName.label          = Log file name
-pref.logFileName.help           = This is the file which Chatzilla will log this view to. Generally, if the view is currently open and logging, changing this option won't take effect until it next starts logging.
+pref.logFileName.help           = The log file used for this view. If the view is currently open and logging, changing this option won't take effect until the next time it starts logging.
 pref.logFile.client.label       = Log file for client
 pref.logFile.client.help        = Specifies the name of the log file for the client view. This is appended to the 'log folder' to create a full path.
 pref.logFile.network.label      = Log file for networks
@@ -1311,37 +1311,37 @@ pref.motif.default.help         = The default motif selectable from the View > C
 pref.motif.current.label        = Current motif
 pref.motif.current.help         = The currently selected motif file. A Motif is a CSS file that describes how do display the chat view, and can be used to customize the display.
 pref.multiline.label            = Multiline input mode
-pref.multiline.help             = Sets whether Chatzilla is using the multiline input box or the normal single-line one.
+pref.multiline.help             = Sets whether Chatzilla is using the multiline input box or the single-line one.
 pref.munger.bold.label          = Bold
-pref.munger.bold.help           = Makes Chatzilla display *bold* actually in bold face.
+pref.munger.bold.help           = Makes Chatzilla display text between astersks (e.g. *bold*) in an actually bold face.
 pref.munger.bugzilla-link.label = Bugzilla links
-pref.munger.bugzilla-link.help  = Makes Chatzilla convert "bug <number>" into a link, using the "Bugzilla URL" as the link.
+pref.munger.bugzilla-link.help  = Makes Chatzilla hyperlink "bug <number>" to the specified bug, using the "Bugzilla URL" as the base link.
 pref.munger.channel-link.label  = Channel links
 pref.munger.channel-link.help   = Makes Chatzilla convert "#channel" into a link to the channel.
 pref.munger.colorCodes.label    = mIRC colors
-pref.munger.colorCodes.help     = Enables the display of colors on the chat text, as well as other mIRC codes (bold and underline). When disabled, Chatzilla understands the codes but doesn't do anything with the display (so you don't get the codes or the colors).
+pref.munger.colorCodes.help     = Enables the display of colors on the chat text, as well as other mIRC codes (bold and underline). When disabled, Chatzilla will simply hide mIRC codes.
 pref.munger.ctrl-char.label     = Control characters
 pref.munger.ctrl-char.help      = Makes Chatzilla display control characters it doesn't understand.
 pref.munger.face.label          = Faces (emoticons)
 pref.munger.face.help           = Makes Chatzilla display images for common smilies, such as :-) and ;-).
 pref.munger.italic.label        = Italic
-pref.munger.italic.help         = Makes Chatzilla display /italic/ actually in italics.
+pref.munger.italic.help         = Makes Chatzilla italicize text between forward slashes. (e.g. /italic/)
 pref.munger.link.label          = Web links
-pref.munger.link.help           = Makes Chatzilla convert text that looks like a web link into a link.
+pref.munger.link.help           = Makes Chatzilla hyperlink text that looks like a URL.
 pref.munger.mailto.label        = Mail links
-pref.munger.mailto.help         = Makes Chatzilla convert text that looks like an e-mail address into a e-mail link.
+pref.munger.mailto.help         = Makes Chatzilla hyperlink text that looks like an e-mail address.
 pref.munger.quote.label         = Neater quotes
 pref.munger.quote.help          = Makes Chatzilla replace `` with \u201C and '' with \u201D.
 pref.munger.rheet.label         = Rheet
-pref.munger.rheet.help          = Makes Chatzilla turn "rheet" into a link (a very Mozilla.org-centric feature).
+pref.munger.rheet.help          = Makes Chatzilla hyperlink "rheet": a very Mozilla.org-centric feature.
 pref.munger.teletype.label      = Teletype
 pref.munger.teletype.help       = Makes Chatzilla display |teletype| actually in teletype (a fixed-width font).
 pref.munger.underline.label     = Underline
-pref.munger.underline.help      = Makes Chatzilla display _underline_ actually with an underline.
+pref.munger.underline.help      = Makes Chatzilla underline text between underscores. (e.g. _underline_)
 pref.munger.word-hyphenator.label = Hyphenate long words
-pref.munger.word-hyphenator.help  = Makes Chatzilla automatically insert "hyphenation points" into long words and URLs so they can wrap to the screen size.
+pref.munger.word-hyphenator.help  = Makes Chatzilla insert "hyphenation points" into long words and URLs so they can wrap to the screen size.
 pref.newTabLimit.label          = Max auto-created views
-pref.newTabLimit.help           = Sets the number of views (such as query views) that may be created automatically by Chatzilla. Once the limit is reached, private messages will show up on the current view instead. Set this to 0 for unlimited, or 1 to disallow all auto-created views.
+pref.newTabLimit.help           = Sets the number of views (such as query views) that may be created automatically by Chatzilla. Once the limit is reached, private messages will show up on the current view instead. Set this to 0 for unlimited or 1 to disallow all auto-created views.
 pref.nickCompleteStr.label      = Nickname completion string
 pref.nickCompleteStr.help       = This string is appended to a nickname when tab-completed at the start of a line.
 pref.nickname.label             = Nickname
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ pref.nickname.help              = This is the name seen by everyone else when on
 pref.nicknameList.label         = Nickname List
 pref.nicknameList.help          = This is a list of nicknames you want ChatZilla to try if the one your were using happens to be already in use. Your normal nickname need not be listed.
 pref.notify.aggressive.label    = Aggressive notify
-pref.notify.aggressive.help     = When someone private messages you, says your nickname, or mentions one of your "stalk words", Chatzilla considers the message to be worth getting your attention. This preference sets whether it's allowed to flash the window or bring it to the front (varies by OS) in order to get your attention.
+pref.notify.aggressive.help     = When someone sends you a private message, says your nickname, or mentions one of your "stalk words", Chatzilla considers the message to be worth getting your attention. This preference sets whether it's allowed to flash the window or bring it to the front (varies by OS) in order to get your attention.
 pref.notifyList.label           = Notify list
 pref.notifyList.help            = A list of nicknames to periodically check to see if they are on-line or not. Every 5 minutes, Chatzilla will check this list, and inform you if anyone is now on-line or has gone off-line.
 pref.outgoing.colorCodes.label  = Enable sending color codes
@@ -1357,13 +1357,13 @@ pref.outgoing.colorCodes.help   = Allows you to send color and other mIRC codes,
 pref.outputWindowURL.label      = Output Window
 pref.outputWindowURL.help       = You probably don't want to change this. The chat view loads this URL to display the actual messages, header, etc., and the file must correctly define certain items or you'll get JavaScript errors and a blank chat window!
 pref.profilePath.label          = Profile path
-pref.profilePath.help           = This is the base location for Chatzilla-related files. By default, Chatzilla loads scripts in the "scripts" subdirectory, and stores log files in the "logs" subdirectory.
+pref.profilePath.help           = This is the base location for Chatzilla-related files. By default, Chatzilla loads scripts from the "scripts" subdirectory, and stores log files in the "logs" subdirectory.
 pref.reconnect.label            = Automatically reconnect
 pref.reconnect.help             = When your connection is lost unexpectedly, Chatzilla can automatically reconnect to the server for you.
 pref.showModeSymbols.label      = Show user mode symbols
-pref.showModeSymbols.help       = The userlist can either show mode symbols ("@" for op, "%" for half-op, "+" for voice), or it can use lights (green for op, dark blue for half-op, light blue (cyan) for voice, and black/off for normal). Turn this preference on to use the mode symbols instead of the lights.
+pref.showModeSymbols.help       = The userlist can either show mode symbols ("@" for op, "%" for half-op, "+" for voice), or it can show colored dots (green for op, dark blue for half-op, cyan for voice, and black for normal). Turn this preference on to show mode symbols instead of colored dots.
 pref.sortUsersByMode.label      = Sort users by mode
-pref.sortUsersByMode.help       = Causes the userlist to sort users by their mode, op first, then half-op (if supported on the server), then voice, and then everyone else.
+pref.sortUsersByMode.help       = Causes the userlist to be sorted by mode, op first, then half-op (if supported on the server), then voice, followed by everyone else.
 pref.sound.enabled.label        = Enabled
 pref.sound.enabled.help         = Tick this preference to allow sound, or untick to turn off all sounds. Provides nothing more than a global toggle.
 pref.sound.overlapDelay.label   = Overlap Delay
@@ -1385,13 +1385,13 @@ pref.sound.user.stalk.help      =
 pref.stalkWholeWords.label      = Stalk whole words only
 pref.stalkWholeWords.help       = This preferences toggles Chatzilla's handling of stalk words between finding matching words, or simple substrings. For example, "Chatzilla is cool" will match the stalk word "zilla" only if this preferences is off.
 pref.stalkWords.label           = Stalk words
-pref.stalkWords.help            = A list of words that, when a line contains one, make Chatzilla make the line as "important", and will try to get your attention if "Aggressive notify" is turned on.
+pref.stalkWords.help            = A list of words that will cause a line to be marked "important" and will try to get your attention if "Aggressive notify" is turned on.
 pref.urls.store.max.label       = Max stored URLs
 pref.urls.store.max.help        = Sets the maximum number of URLs collected and stored by ChatZilla. The "/urls" command displays the last 10 stored, or more if you do "/urls 20", for example.
 pref.username.label             = Username
-pref.username.help              = Your username is used to construct your "host mask", which is a string representing you, by including your connection's host name and this username. It is sometimes used for setting auto-op, bans, and other things specific to one person.
+pref.username.help              = Your username is used to construct your "host mask", which is a string representing you. It includes your connection's host name and this username. It is sometimes used for setting auto-op, bans, and other things specific to one person.
 pref.usermode.label             = Usermode
-pref.usermode.help              = Your usermode determines how the IRC server treats you (it is a list of letters preceded by "+") - for example, you can get the server to send to message about "behind the scenes"-like things but setting a different usermode. The most common option, "i", makes you not show up as a member of a channel unless the user making the query is already in the channel (it stands for "invisible").
+pref.usermode.help              = Your usermode is an option string that is sent to the IRC network. It is composed of a plus sign ("+") followed by one or more letters, each of which represents an option. The letter "i" represents "invisible mode". When you are are invisible, your nickname will not appear in channel userlists for people who are not in the channel with you. The letter "s" allows you to see server messages like nickname collisions. For a more complete list of available options, look up usermode on www.irchelp.org.
 pref.warnOnClose.label          = Warn me when quitting while still connected
 pref.warnOnClose.help           = When quitting while still connected to networks, a message appears asking you if you are sure you want to quit. Uncheck this to disable it.