Switching to non-imperative tone.

doc/2-interface/settings.md

@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 - **Render backend**
   - changing this may help with performace issues.
 - **Late render clear**
-- **Power-saving mode**: save power by lowering the frame rate to 2fps when idle.
+- **Power-saving mode**: saves power by lowering the frame rate to 2fps when idle.
   - may cause issues under Mesa drivers!
-- **Disable threaded input (restart after changing!)**: process key presses for note preview on a separate thread (on supported platforms), which reduces latency.
+- **Disable threaded input (restart after changing!)**: processes key presses for note preview on a separate thread (on supported platforms), which reduces latency.
   - however, crashes have been reported when threaded input is on. enable this option if that is the case.
 - **Enable event delay**
   - may cause issues with high-polling-rate mice when previewing notes.
 
 ### File
 
-- **Use system file picker**: use native OS file dialog instead of Furnace's.
+- **Use system file picker**: uses native OS file dialog instead of Furnace's.
 - **Number of recent files**: number of files to show in the _open recent..._ menu.
 - **Compress when saving**
-  - use zlib to compress saved songs.
+  - uses zlib to compress saved songs.
 - **Save unused patterns**
 - **Use new pattern format when saving**
 - **Don't apply compatibility flags when loading .dmf**
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 ### Chip
 
 - **Initial system**: the system of chips loaded on starting Furnace.
-  - **Current system**: set current chips as default.
-  - **Randomize**: set default to a random system.
+  - **Current system**: sets current chips as default.
+  - **Randomize**: sets default to a random system.
     - this will not choose a random system at each start.
-  - **Reset to defaults**: set default to "Sega Genesis/Mega Drive".
+  - **Reset to defaults**: sets default to "Sega Genesis/Mega Drive".
   - **Name**: name for the default system. may be set to any text.
   - **Configure:**: same as in the [chip manager](../8-advanced/chip-manager.md) and [mixer](../8-advanced/mixer.md).
 - **When creating new song**:
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 
 ### Output
 
-- **Backend**: select SDL or JACK for audio output.
+- **Backend**: selects SDL or JACK for audio output.
   - only appears on Linux, or MacOS compiled with JACK support
 - **Driver**
 - **Device**: audio device for playback.
 - **Sample rate**
-- **Outputs**: select number of audio outputs created, up to 16.
+- **Outputs**: number of audio outputs created, up to 16.
   - only appears when Backend is JACK.
 - **Channels**: number of output channels to use.
 - **Buffer size**: size of buffer in both samples and milliseconds.
-- **Low-latency mode (experimental!)**: reduce latency by running the engine faster than the tick rate. useful for live playback/jam mode.
+- **Low-latency mode (experimental!)**: reduces latency by running the engine faster than the tick rate. useful for live playback/jam mode.
   - _warning:_ experimental! may produce glitches. only enable if your buffer size is small (10ms or less).
 - **Force mono audio**
 - **want:** displays requested audio configuration.
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 
 ### Mixing
 
-- **Quality**: select quality of resampling. low quality reduces CPU load.
-- **Software clipping**: clip output to nominal range (-1.0 to 1.0) before passing it to the audio device.
+- **Quality**: selects quality of resampling. low quality reduces CPU load.
+- **Software clipping**: clips output to nominal range (-1.0 to 1.0) before passing it to the audio device.
   - this avoids activating Windows' built-in limiter.
 
 ### Metronome
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
       - **Control**
 - **Volume curve**
 - **Actions:**
-  - **`+`** button: add a new action.
+  - **`+`** button: adds a new action.
   - window-with-arrow button: new action with learning! press a button or move a slider/knob/something on your device.
   - each action has the following:
     - **Type**
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
   - **Export**: writes current layout to a .ini file.
   - **Reset**: resets layout to default.
 - **Allow docking editors**
-- **Remember window position**: remember the window's last position on start-up.
+- **Remember window position**: remembers the window's last position on start-up.
 - **Only allow window movement when clicking on title bar**
 - **Play/edit controls layout:**
   - **Classic**
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
   - **No**
   - **Yes**
   - **Yes (while holding Ctrl only)**
-- **Toggle channel solo on:** select which interactions with a channel header will toggle solo for that channel.
+- **Toggle channel solo on:** selects which interactions with a channel header will toggle solo for that channel.
   - Right-click or double click
   - Right-click
   - Double-click
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 
 ### Scaling
 
-- **Automatic UI scaling factor**: automatically match the OS's UI scaling.
+- **Automatic UI scaling factor**: automatically matches the OS's UI scaling.
 - **UI scaling factor**: only appears if "Automatic UI scaling factor" is off.
 - **Icon size**
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 
 ### Pattern
 
-- **Center pattern view**: center pattern horizontally in view.
+- **Center pattern view**: centers pattern horizontally in view.
 - **Overflow pattern highlights**
 - **Display previous/next pattern**
 - **Pattern row number format:**
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 
 ### Channel
 
-- **Channel style:** set the appearance of channel headers in pattern view.
+- **Channel style:** sets the appearance of channel headers in pattern view.
   - **Classic**
   - **Line**
   - **Round**
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
   - **Between Decay and Sustain Rate**
   - **After Release Rate**
 - **Use separate colors for carriers/modulators in FM editor**
-- **Unsigned FM detune values**: use internal representation of detune values, such that detune amounts of -1, -2, and -3 are shown as 5, 6, and 7.
+- **Unsigned FM detune values**: uses the internal representation of detune values, such that detune amounts of -1, -2, and -3 are shown as 5, 6, and 7.
 
 ### Statistics
 
@@ -440,19 +440,20 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 
 - **Rounded corners**
 - **Border**
-- **Mono**: display a single monaural waveform of all sound mixed together.
-  - if turned off, waves will be drawn on top of each other for each output channel. their colors are configurable via _Settings > Color > Color scheme > Oscilloscope > Wave (non-mono)._
-- **Anti-aliased**: smooth the lines of the waveform.
+- **Mono**: displays a single monaural waveform of all sound mixed together.
+  - if turned off, waves will be drawn on top of each other for each output channel. 
+  - all colors are configurable via _Settings > Color > Color scheme > Oscilloscope > Wave (non-mono)._
+- **Anti-aliased**: smoothes the lines of the waveform.
   - slight performance cost and slightly buggy.
-- **Fill entire window**: remove the gap between the waveform and the edge of the window.
-- **Waveform goes out of bounds**: allow the waveform to draw past the top and bottom of the oscilloscope.
+- **Fill entire window**: removes the gap between the waveform and the edge of the window.
+- **Waveform goes out of bounds**: allows the waveform to draw past the top and bottom of the oscilloscope.
 
 ### Windows
 
 - **Rounded window corners**
 - **Rounded buttons**
 - **Rounded menu corners**
-- **Borders around widgets**: draw thin borders on buttons, checkboxes, text widgets, and the like.
+- **Borders around widgets**: draws thin borders on buttons, checkboxes, text widgets, and the like.
 
 
 
@@ -467,5 +468,5 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
   - **Color scheme type:**
     - **Dark**
     - **Light**
-  - **Frame shading**: apply a gradient effect to buttons and input boxes.
+  - **Frame shading**: applies a gradient effect to buttons and input boxes.
 - several more categories...