From dd1ffb03905b5483d15d8ea96df7694ba798ec0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Licameli <paul.licameli@audacityteam.org>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:55:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Indicative mood for all verbs in command and effect
 descriptions...

... Some of them have no verb.
---
 include/audacity/IdentInterface.h | 1 +
 src/commands/OpenSaveCommands.h   | 4 ++--
 src/effects/ChangePitch.cpp       | 2 +-
 src/effects/ChangeSpeed.cpp       | 2 +-
 src/effects/ChangeTempo.cpp       | 2 +-
 src/effects/Paulstretch.cpp       | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/audacity/IdentInterface.h b/include/audacity/IdentInterface.h
index 55f7c594c..84085aeb1 100644
--- a/include/audacity/IdentInterface.h
+++ b/include/audacity/IdentInterface.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
    virtual wxString GetVersion() = 0;
 
    // This returns a translated string
+   // Any verb should be present tense indicative, not imperative
    virtual wxString GetDescription() = 0;
 
    // non-virtual convenience function
diff --git a/src/commands/OpenSaveCommands.h b/src/commands/OpenSaveCommands.h
index bbb54ca5a..0cd65d1ff 100644
--- a/src/commands/OpenSaveCommands.h
+++ b/src/commands/OpenSaveCommands.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class OpenProjectCommand : public AudacityCommand
 public:
    // CommandDefinitionInterface overrides
    wxString GetSymbol() override {return OPEN_PROJECT_PLUGIN_SYMBOL;};
-   wxString GetDescription() override {return _("Open a project.");};
+   wxString GetDescription() override {return _("Opens a project.");};
    bool DefineParams( ShuttleParams & S ) override;
    void PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S) override;
    bool Apply(const CommandContext & context) override;
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ public:
    bool mbCompress;
    bool bHasAddToHistory;
    bool bHasCompress;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/effects/ChangePitch.cpp b/src/effects/ChangePitch.cpp
index 94251bce5..0a65832a5 100644
--- a/src/effects/ChangePitch.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/ChangePitch.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ wxString EffectChangePitch::GetSymbol()
 
 wxString EffectChangePitch::GetDescription()
 {
-   return _("Change the pitch of a track without changing its tempo");
+   return _("Changes the pitch of a track without changing its tempo");
 }
 
 wxString EffectChangePitch::ManualPage()
diff --git a/src/effects/ChangeSpeed.cpp b/src/effects/ChangeSpeed.cpp
index d9e44645b..ffe9005f1 100644
--- a/src/effects/ChangeSpeed.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/ChangeSpeed.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ wxString EffectChangeSpeed::GetSymbol()
 
 wxString EffectChangeSpeed::GetDescription()
 {
-   return _("Change the speed of a track, also changing its pitch");
+   return _("Changes the speed of a track, also changing its pitch");
 }
 
 wxString EffectChangeSpeed::ManualPage()
diff --git a/src/effects/ChangeTempo.cpp b/src/effects/ChangeTempo.cpp
index 9f8959191..26b4d11f2 100644
--- a/src/effects/ChangeTempo.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/ChangeTempo.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ wxString EffectChangeTempo::GetSymbol()
 
 wxString EffectChangeTempo::GetDescription()
 {
-   return _("Change the tempo of a selection without changing its pitch");
+   return _("Changes the tempo of a selection without changing its pitch");
 }
 
 wxString EffectChangeTempo::ManualPage()
diff --git a/src/effects/Paulstretch.cpp b/src/effects/Paulstretch.cpp
index 14e075680..9f8cc3a3d 100644
--- a/src/effects/Paulstretch.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Paulstretch.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ wxString EffectPaulstretch::GetSymbol()
 
 wxString EffectPaulstretch::GetDescription()
 {
-   return _("Use Paulstretch only for an extreme time-stretch or \"stasis\" effect");
+   return _("Paulstretch is only for an extreme time-stretch or \"stasis\" effect");
 }
 
 wxString EffectPaulstretch::ManualPage()