about.php page spelling mistake and wrong screenshot

[umesh.nevase]

I've updated wordpress to 4.3.1, I've found some issue on wp-admin/about.php
1) 's' is missing after apostrophe in 'Better Passwords' box.
2) Screenshot of 'Better Passwords' is different that actual implementation.

[umesh.nevase]

Screenshot of issues

[umesh.nevase]

patch file for spelling mistake

[umesh.nevase]

Screenshot should be like this

[helen]

Thanks for the detailed report!

1. An extra s after an apostrophe is not required on words that end with s - as far as I've ever learned, there are no real rules around this. However, because in speaking I imagine most people would pronounce the extra syllable (as in "WordPress-es"), we should probably use WordPress's in the future. I'm not sure it's worth fixing this for point releases, though.
2. The screenshot is accurate for narrow viewports, and I think looks better in the limited space that's there so you see more of what's really relevant.

[SergeyBiryukov]

From ​http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp:

Rule 1c. Some writers and editors add only an apostrophe to all nouns ending in s. And some add an apostrophe + s to every proper noun, be it Hastings's or Jones's.

One method, common in newspapers and magazines, is to add an apostrophe + s (​'s) to common nouns ending in s, but only a stand-alone apostrophe to proper nouns ending in s.

Examples:
the class's hours
Mr. Jones' golf clubs
the canvas's size
Texas' weather

Care must be taken to place the apostrophe outside the word in question. For instance, if talking about a pen belonging to Mr. Hastings, many people would wrongly write Mr. Hasting's pen (his name is not Mr. Hasting).

Correct: Mr. Hastings' pen

Another widely used technique is to write the word as we would speak it. For example, since most people saying, "Mr. Hastings' pen" would not pronounce an added s, we would write Mr. Hastings' pen with no added s. But most people would pronounce an added s in "Jones's," so we'd write it as we say it: Mr. Jones's golf clubs. This method explains the punctuation of for goodness' sake.

[umesh.nevase]

@helen

I was unclear about apostrophe for words ends with s.

The screenshots in other boxes are of larger viewports and only for 'Better Passwords' box it is of narrow viewports. I think we should display all screenshots of larger viewports or of narrow viewports.

Replying to helen:

Thanks for the detailed report!

1. An extra s after an apostrophe is not required on words that end with s - as far as I've ever learned, there are no real rules around this. However, because in speaking I imagine most people would pronounce the extra syllable (as in "WordPress-es"), we should probably use WordPress's in the future. I'm not sure it's worth fixing this for point releases, though.
2. The screenshot is accurate for narrow viewports, and I think looks better in the limited space that's there so you see more of what's really relevant.

[umesh.nevase]

@SergeyBiryukov

Thank you for reference link.

Replying to SergeyBiryukov:

From ​http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp:

Rule 1c. Some writers and editors add only an apostrophe to all nouns ending in s. And some add an apostrophe + s to every proper noun, be it Hastings's or Jones's.

One method, common in newspapers and magazines, is to add an apostrophe + s (​'s) to common nouns ending in s, but only a stand-alone apostrophe to proper nouns ending in s.

Examples:
the class's hours
Mr. Jones' golf clubs
the canvas's size
Texas' weather

Care must be taken to place the apostrophe outside the word in question. For instance, if talking about a pen belonging to Mr. Hastings, many people would wrongly write Mr. Hasting's pen (his name is not Mr. Hasting).

Correct: Mr. Hastings' pen

Another widely used technique is to write the word as we would speak it. For example, since most people saying, "Mr. Hastings' pen" would not pronounce an added s, we would write Mr. Hastings' pen with no added s. But most people would pronounce an added s in "Jones's," so we'd write it as we say it: Mr. Jones's golf clubs. This method explains the punctuation of for goodness' sake.

[swissspidy]

I think we should display all screenshots of larger viewports or of narrow viewports.

Still something I wouldn't fix in a point release. Especially since the image is cached on the CDN and very few people would see the changed image. Plus, the current screenshot really looks better.

+1 for closing