From 68f1f869eaaf5e0c48aa97834b1a9e367a134566 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zen-CODE Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 14:57:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Revisions to doc/philosophy.rst --- doc/sources/philosophy.rst | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/sources/philosophy.rst b/doc/sources/philosophy.rst index 4d02dbc9f..a26ff4331 100644 --- a/doc/sources/philosophy.rst +++ b/doc/sources/philosophy.rst @@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ Why bother? ----------- Why would you want to use Kivy? After all, there are many great toolkits -(or frameworks, or platforms) available out there -- for free. You have Qt and Flash, -to name just two good choices for application development, and many of -these numerous solutions already support Multi-Touch. -So what is it that makes Kivy special and worth using? +(or frameworks, or platforms) available out there -- for free. You have Qt and +Flash, to name just two good choices for application development. Many of +these numerous solutions already support Multi-Touch, so what is it that makes +Kivy special and worth using? Fresh ~~~~~ Kivy is made for today and tomorrow. Novel input methods such as Multi-Touch -have become increasingly important. We created Kivy from scratch, specifically for -this kind of interaction. That means we were able to rethink many things in -terms of human computer interaction, whereas older (not to mean 'outdated', rather -'well-established') toolkits carry their legacy, which is often a burden. +have become increasingly important. We created Kivy from scratch, specifically +for this kind of interaction. That means we were able to rethink many things in +terms of human computer interaction, whereas older (not to mean 'outdated', +rather 'well-established') toolkits carry their legacy, which is often a burden. We're not trying to force this new approach to using a computer into the corset of existing models (say single-pointer mouse interaction). We want to let it flourish and let you explore the possibilities. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ We want to let it flourish and let you explore the possibilities. Fast ~~~~ -Kivy is fast. This applies to both: *application development* and *application +Kivy is fast. This applies to both *application development* and *application execution* speeds. We have optimized Kivy in many ways. We implement time-critical functionality on the *C level* to leverage the power of existing compilers. More importantly, we also use *intelligent algorithms* to minimize @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ including Android powered smartphones and tablets. We support *all major operating systems* (Windows, Linux, OS X). Being flexible also means that Kivy's fast-paced development allows it to *adapt to new technologies quickly*. More than once have we added support for new external devices and software -protocols; sometimes even before they were released. Lastly, Kivy is also +protocols, sometimes even before they were released. Lastly, Kivy is also flexible in that it is possible to use it in combination with a great number of different third-party solutions. For example, on Windows we support WM_TOUCH, which means that any device that has Windows 7 Pen & Touch drivers will *just