Fix some minor typos in the paths tutorial

mdboom · mdboom · commit 3bd641549b6b · 2009-08-18T14:08:27.000Z
svn path=/branches/v0_99_maint/; revision=7502
diff --git a/doc/users/path_tutorial.rst b/doc/users/path_tutorial.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Path Tutorial
 
 The object underlying all of the :mod:`matplotlib.patch` objects is
 the :class:`~matplotlib.path.Path`, which supports the standard set of
-moveto, lineto, curveto commands to draw simple and compoud outlines
+moveto, lineto, curveto commands to draw simple and compound outlines
 consisting of line segments and splines.  The ``Path`` is instantiated
-with a (N,2) array of (x,y) vertices, and a N length array of path
+with a (N,2) array of (x,y) vertices, and a N-length array of path
 codes.  For example to draw the unit rectangle from (0,0) to (1,1), we
 could use this code
 
@@ -53,24 +53,24 @@ Code           Vertices                           Description
 ``STOP``       1 (ignored)                        A marker for the end of the entire path (currently not required and ignored)
 ``MOVETO``     1                                  Pick up the pen and move to the given vertex.
 ``LINETO``     1                                  Draw a line from the current position to the given vertex.
-``CURVE3``     2 (1 control point, 1 endpoint)    Draw a quadratic Bezier curve from the current position, with the given control point, to the given end point.
-``CURVE4``     3 (2 control points, 1 endpoint)   Draw a cubic Bezier curve from the current position, with the given control points, to the given end point.
-``CLOSEPOLY``  1 (ignored)                        Draw a line segment to the start point of the current polyline.
+``CURVE3``     2 (1 control point, 1 endpoint)    Draw a quadratic Bézier curve from the current position, with the given control point, to the given end point.
+``CURVE4``     3 (2 control points, 1 endpoint)   Draw a cubic Bézier curve from the current position, with the given control points, to the given end point.
+``CLOSEPOLY``  1 (point itself is ignored)        Draw a line segment to the start point of the current polyline.
 ============== =================================  ====================================================================================================================
 
 
 .. path-curves:
 
 
-Bezier example
+Bézier example
 ==============
 
 Some of the path components require multiple vertices to specify them:
-for example CURVE 3 is a `bezier
+for example CURVE 3 is a `bézier
 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve>`_ curve with one
 control point and one end point, and CURVE4 has three vertices for the
 two control points and the end point.  The example below shows a
-CURVE4 Bezier spline -- the bezier curve will be contained in the
+CURVE4 Bézier spline -- the bézier curve will be contained in the
 convex hul of the start point, the two control points, and the end
 point
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ it to keep the codes aligned with the vertices::
     verts[3::5,1] = bottom
 
 All that remains is to create the path, attach it to a
-:class:`~matplotlib.patch.PathPatch`, and ad it to our axes::
+:class:`~matplotlib.patch.PathPatch`, and add it to our axes::
 
     barpath = path.Path(verts, codes)
     patch = patches.PathPatch(barpath, facecolor='green',
