svn commit: r553684 - /incubator/xap/site/docs/xmodify/content/overview.html

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Author: bbuffone
Date: Thu Jul  5 18:13:19 2007
New Revision: 553684

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=553684
Log:
fixed several typos.

Modified:
    incubator/xap/site/docs/xmodify/content/overview.html

Modified: incubator/xap/site/docs/xmodify/content/overview.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/xap/site/docs/xmodify/content/overview.html?view=diff&rev=553684&r1=553683&r2=553684
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--- incubator/xap/site/docs/xmodify/content/overview.html (original)
+++ incubator/xap/site/docs/xmodify/content/overview.html Thu Jul  5 18:13:19 2007
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 							<!-- start: body of page -->
 <p><h2><span class="Title">xModify Overview</span></h2></p>
 
-<p>Ajax changes web applications from stateless and page-based into stateful.  Developers use the XHR
-object to load data and content from the server and update the state of the page by changing the HTML document.  This is typical done
+<p>Ajax has changed web applications from stateless, page-based application into stateful, highly responsive ones.  Developers use the XHR
+object to load data and content from the server and update the state of the page by changing the HTML DOM.  This is typical done
 by retrieving data in the form of XML or JSON. Once on the client, the developer will 
-looping over the data set using JavaScript and insert, replace or modify HTML DOM elements.  This can require lots of JavaScript
+looping over the dataset using JavaScript and insert, replace or modify HTML DOM elements.  This can require lots of JavaScript
 even if the developer uses a library such as jQuery, MooTools, ... 
-<br><br>XAP has incorporated an XML syntax called xModify can be used to create or update XML, XAL, 
+<br><br>XAP has incorporated an XML syntax called xModify that can be used to create or update XML, XAL, 
 and HTML elements declaratively.  This means that developers can 
 utilize server-side frameworks to create XML modify documents that an xModify Processor will use to update the HTML or 
 XAL document.  <br><br>
@@ -38,16 +38,17 @@
 	<img src="../images/xModifyOverview.gif">
 </p>
 
-<b>Why is this Helpful?</b><br><br> Because instead of having to create JavaScript to update the UI for a particular dataset, the developer
-can use server-side functionality such as PHP, J2EE, Ruby, XSLT to create XML documents that can to the same thing.  This 
+<b>Why is this Helpful?</b><br><br> Because, instead of having to create JavaScript to update the UI for a particular dataset, the developer
+can use server-side functionality such as PHP, J2EE, Ruby, or XSLT to create XML documents that can to the same thing.  This 
 typically will save code, time and increase the maintainablity of the application.  <br><br>
-The second reason this is helpful is that xModify puts the know-how to into a well defined XML layer, instead of either a 
-client-side or server-side library.  XML can be used in any server-side or client-side layer, making it more likely that knowledge of
-xModify leverage across projects.<br><br>
+The second reason xModify is helpful is that it puts the know-how into a well defined XML layer, instead of either a 
+client-side or server-side library.  XML can be outputted from any server-side or processed client-side layer, making it more likely that knowledge of
+xModify can be leveraged across projects.<br><br>
 </p> 
 
 
 <p><h2><span class="Title">Operations</span></h2></p>
+<p>xModify contains a set of operation that a developer would need to perform when manipulating a XML or HTML DOM.</p>
 <p>
 	Each of the operations contains a select attribute that is used to select a set
 	of operations.