docs: use quotes instead of <firstterm>

gdk/gdkdevicemanager.c

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
  * Otherwise either the core or XInput 1 implementations will be used.
  *
  * For simple applications that don't have any special interest in
- * input devices, the so-called <firstterm>client pointer</firstterm>
+ * input devices, the so-called “client pointer”
  * provides a reasonable approximation to a simple setup with a single
  * pointer and keyboard. The device that has been set as the client
  * pointer can be accessed via gdk_device_manager_get_client_pointer().
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
  * changes, the #GdkDevice:n-axes property will be notified, and
  * gdk_device_list_axes() will return the new device axes.
  *
- * Devices may also have associated <firstterm>keys</firstterm> or
+ * Devices may also have associated “keys” or
  * macro buttons. Such keys can be globally set to map into normal X
  * keyboard events. The mapping is set using gdk_device_set_key().
  */

gdk/gdkkeys.c

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  * as a representation of a symbol printed on a physical keyboard key. That is, it
  * contains three pieces of information. First, it contains the hardware keycode;
  * this is an identifying number for a physical key. Second, it contains the
- * <firstterm>level</firstterm> of the key. The level indicates which symbol on the
+ * “level” of the key. The level indicates which symbol on the
  * key will be used, in a vertical direction. So on a standard US keyboard, the key
  * with the number "1" on it also has the exclamation point ("!") character on
  * it. The level indicates whether to use the "1" or the "!" symbol.  The letter

gdk/gdkproperty.c

@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@
  * @Title: Properties and Atoms
  *
  * Each window under X can have any number of associated
- * <firstterm>properties</firstterm> attached to it.
+ * “properties” attached to it.
  * Properties are arbitrary chunks of data identified by
- * <firstterm>atom</firstterm>s. (An <firstterm>atom</firstterm>
+ * “atom”s. (An “atom”
  * is a numeric index into a string table on the X server. They are used
  * to transfer strings efficiently between clients without
  * having to transfer the entire string.) A property
  * has an associated type, which is also identified
  * using an atom.
  *
- * A property has an associated <firstterm>format</firstterm>,
+ * A property has an associated “format”,
  * an integer describing how many bits are in each unit
  * of data inside the property. It must be 8, 16, or 32.
  * When data is transferred between the server and client,

gdk/gdkselection.c

@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
  * @Title: Selections
  *
  * The X selection mechanism provides a way to transfer arbitrary chunks of
- * data between programs. A <firstterm>selection</firstterm> is a essentially
+ * data between programs. A “selection” is a essentially
  * a named clipboard, identified by a string interned as a #GdkAtom. By
  * claiming ownership of a selection, an application indicates that it will
  * be responsible for supplying its contents. The most common selections are
  * <literal>PRIMARY</literal> and <literal>CLIPBOARD</literal>.
  *
  * The contents of a selection can be represented in a number of formats,
- * called <firstterm>targets</firstterm>. Each target is identified by an atom.
+ * called “targets”. Each target is identified by an atom.
  * A list of all possible targets supported by the selection owner can be
  * retrieved by requesting the special target <literal>TARGETS</literal>. When
  * a selection is retrieved, the data is accompanied by a type (an atom), and

gdk/gdkwindow.c

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  * <para id="COMPOSITED-WINDOWS">Normally, the windowing system takes care of rendering the contents
  * of a child window onto its parent window. This mechanism can be
  * intercepted by calling gdk_window_set_composited() on the child
- * window. For a <firstterm>composited</firstterm> window it is the
+ * window. For a “composited” window it is the
  * responsibility of the application to render the window contents at
  * the right spot.</para>
  *

gtk/deprecated/gtkhandlebox.c

@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
  *
  * The #GtkHandleBox widget allows a portion of a window to be "torn
  * off". It is a bin widget which displays its child and a handle that
- * the user can drag to tear off a separate window (the <firstterm>float
+ * the user can drag to tear off a separate window (the “float
- * window</firstterm>) containing the child widget. A thin
+ * window”) containing the child widget. A thin
- * <firstterm>ghost</firstterm> is drawn in the original location of the
+ * “ghost” is drawn in the original location of the
  * handlebox. By dragging the separate window back to its original
  * location, it can be reattached.
  *
  * When reattaching, the ghost and float window, must be aligned
- * along one of the edges, the <firstterm>snap edge</firstterm>.
+ * along one of the edges, the “snap edge”.
  * This either can be specified by the application programmer
  * explicitly, or GTK+ will pick a reasonable default based
  * on the handle position.

gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
  * `--prefix` or `--sysconfdir` options when
  * configuring GTK+.)
  *
- * The set of these <firstterm>default</firstterm> files
+ * The set of these “default” files
  * can be retrieved with gtk_rc_get_default_files()
  * and modified with gtk_rc_add_default_file() and
  * gtk_rc_set_default_files().
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
  * ]|
  *
  * attaches the style <literal>"my-entry-class"</literal> to all
- * widgets  whose <firstterm>widget path</firstterm> matches the
+ * widgets  whose “widget path” matches the
- * <firstterm>pattern</firstterm> <literal>"mywindow.*.GtkEntry"</literal>.
+ * “pattern” <literal>"mywindow.*.GtkEntry"</literal>.
  * That is, all #GtkEntry widgets which are part of a #GtkWindow named
  * <literal>"mywindow"</literal>.
  *
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
  * The <literal>"?"</literal> wildcard matches any character, while
  * <literal>"*"</literal> matches zero or more of any character.
  * The three types of matching are against the widget path, the
- * <firstterm>class path</firstterm> and the class hierarchy. Both the
+ * “class path” and the class hierarchy. Both the
  * widget path and the class path consist of a <literal>"."</literal>
  * separated list of all the parents of the widget and the widget itself
  * from outermost to innermost. The difference is that in the widget path,

gtk/gtkaccelgroup.c

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
  * automatically sets up the accelerators for your menus in the ui
  * manager's #GtkAccelGroup.
  *
- * Note that <firstterm>accelerators</firstterm> are different from
+ * Note that “accelerators” are different from
- * <firstterm>mnemonics</firstterm>. Accelerators are shortcuts for
+ * “mnemonics”. Accelerators are shortcuts for
  * activating a menu item; they appear alongside the menu item they're a
  * shortcut for. For example "Ctrl+Q" might appear alongside the "Quit"
  * menu item. Mnemonics are shortcuts for GUI elements such as text

gtk/gtkbuilder.c

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
  * GtkBuilder parses textual descriptions of user interfaces which are
  * specified in an XML format which can be roughly described by the
  * RELAX NG schema below. We refer to these descriptions as
- * <firstterm>GtkBuilder UI definitions</firstterm> or just
+ * “GtkBuilder UI definitions” or just
- * <firstterm>UI definitions</firstterm> if the context is clear.
+ * “UI definitions” if the context is clear.
  * Do not confuse GtkBuilder UI Definitions with
  * <link linkend="XML-UI">GtkUIManager UI Definitions</link>, which
  * are more limited in scope. It is common to use `.ui`

gtk/gtkcellrenderer.c

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
  *
  * Beyond merely rendering a cell, cell renderers can optionally
  * provide active user interface elements. A cell renderer can be
- * <firstterm>activatable</firstterm> like #GtkCellRendererToggle,
+ * “activatable” like #GtkCellRendererToggle,
  * which toggles when it gets activated by a mouse click, or it can be
- * <firstterm>editable</firstterm> like #GtkCellRendererText, which
+ * “editable” like #GtkCellRendererText, which
  * allows the user to edit the text using a #GtkEntry.
  * To make a cell renderer activatable or editable, you have to
  * implement the #GtkCellRendererClass.activate or

gtk/gtkicontheme.c

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
  * #GtkIconTheme provides a facility for looking up icons by name
  * and size. The main reason for using a name rather than simply
  * providing a filename is to allow different icons to be used
- * depending on what <firstterm>icon theme</firstterm> is selected
+ * depending on what “icon theme” is selected
  * by the user. The operation of icon themes on Linux and Unix
  * follows the <ulink
  * url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/icon-theme-spec">Icon

gtk/gtklabel.c

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  *
  * ## Mnemonics
  *
- * Labels may contain <firstterm>mnemonics</firstterm>. Mnemonics are
+ * Labels may contain “mnemonics”. Mnemonics are
  * underlined characters in the label, used for keyboard navigation.
  * Mnemonics are created by providing a string with an underscore before
  * the mnemonic character, such as <literal>"_File"</literal>, to the

gtk/gtkmain.c

@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@
  * application in text mode instead.
  *
  * Like all GUI toolkits, GTK+ uses an event-driven programming model. When the
- * user is doing nothing, GTK+ sits in the <firstterm>main loop</firstterm> and
+ * user is doing nothing, GTK+ sits in the “main loop” and
  * waits for input. If the user performs some action - say, a mouse click - then
  * the main loop "wakes up" and delivers an event to GTK+. GTK+ forwards the
  * event to one or more widgets.
  *
  * When widgets receive an event, they frequently emit one or more
- * <firstterm>signals</firstterm>. Signals notify your program that "something
+ * “signals”. Signals notify your program that "something
  * interesting happened" by invoking functions you've connected to the signal
  * with g_signal_connect(). Functions connected to a signal are often termed
- * <firstterm>callbacks</firstterm>.
+ * “callbacks”.
  *
  * When your callbacks are invoked, you would typically take some action - for
  * example, when an Open button is clicked you might display a

gtk/gtkoverlay.c

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * @title: GtkOverlay
  *
  * GtkOverlay is a container which contains a single main child, on top
- * of which it can place <firstterm>overlay</firstterm> widgets. The
+ * of which it can place “overlay” widgets. The
  * position of each overlay widget is determined by its #GtkWidget:halign
  * and #GtkWidget:valign properties. E.g. a widget with both alignments
  * set to %GTK_ALIGN_START will be placed at the top left corner of the

gtk/gtktextmark.c

@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
  * buffer mutations, because their behavior is defined when text is inserted or
  * deleted. When text containing a mark is deleted, the mark remains in the
  * position originally occupied by the deleted text. When text is inserted at a
- * mark, a mark with <firstterm>left gravity</firstterm> will be moved to the
+ * mark, a mark with “left gravity” will be moved to the
- * beginning of the newly-inserted text, and a mark with <firstterm>right
+ * beginning of the newly-inserted text, and a mark with “right
- * gravity</firstterm> will be moved to the end.
+ * gravity” will be moved to the end.
  *
  * Note that "left" and "right" here refer to logical direction (left
  * is the toward the start of the buffer); in some languages such as

gtk/gtkwidget.c

@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@
  *
  * ## Style Properties
  *
- * #GtkWidget introduces <firstterm>style
+ * #GtkWidget introduces “style
- * properties</firstterm> - these are basically object properties that are stored
+ * properties” - these are basically object properties that are stored
  * not on the object, but in the style object associated to the widget. Style
  * properties are set in <link linkend="gtk3-Resource-Files">resource files</link>.
  * This mechanism is used for configuring such things as the location of the
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
    *
    * The ::hierarchy-changed signal is emitted when the
    * anchored state of a widget changes. A widget is
-   * <firstterm>anchored</firstterm> when its toplevel
+   * “anchored” when its toplevel
    * ancestor is a #GtkWindow. This signal is emitted when
    * a widget changes from un-anchored to anchored or vice-versa.
    */