Usual UI messages and i18n fixes and tweaks.

intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum_use_layer_samples = (
 
 enum_sampling_pattern = (
     ('SOBOL_BURLEY', "Sobol-Burley", "Use on-the-fly computed Owen-scrambled Sobol for random sampling", 0),
-    ('TABULATED_SOBOL', "Tabulated Sobol", "Use precomputed tables of Owen-scrambled Sobol for random sampling", 1),
+    ('TABULATED_SOBOL', "Tabulated Sobol", "Use pre-computed tables of Owen-scrambled Sobol for random sampling", 1),
 )
 
 enum_emission_sampling = (
@@ -905,7 +905,8 @@ class CyclesRenderSettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
 
     use_fast_gi: BoolProperty(
         name="Fast GI Approximation",
-        description="Approximate diffuse indirect light with background tinted ambient occlusion. This provides fast alternative to full global illumination, for interactive viewport rendering or final renders with reduced quality",
+        description="Approximate diffuse indirect light with background tinted ambient occlusion. "
+                    "This provides fast alternative to full global illumination, for interactive viewport rendering or final renders with reduced quality",
         default=False,
     )
 
@@ -1539,13 +1540,16 @@ class CyclesPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
 
     use_metalrt: BoolProperty(
         name="MetalRT (Experimental)",
-        description="MetalRT for ray tracing uses less memory for scenes which use curves extensively, and can give better performance in specific cases. However this support is experimental and some scenes may render incorrectly",
+        description="MetalRT for ray tracing uses less memory for scenes which use curves extensively, and can give better "
+                    "performance in specific cases. However this support is experimental and some scenes may render incorrectly",
         default=False,
     )
 
     kernel_optimization_level: EnumProperty(
         name="Kernel Optimization",
-        description="Kernels can be optimized based on scene content. Optimized kernels are requested at the start of a render. If optimized kernels are not available, rendering will proceed using generic kernels until the optimized set is available in the cache. This can result in additional CPU usage for a brief time (tens of seconds).",
+        description="Kernels can be optimized based on scene content. Optimized kernels are requested at the start of a render. "
+                    "If optimized kernels are not available, rendering will proceed using generic kernels until the optimized set "
+                    "is available in the cache. This can result in additional CPU usage for a brief time (tens of seconds)",
         default='FULL',
         items=(
             ('OFF', "Off", "Disable kernel optimization. Slowest rendering, no extra background CPU usage"),

release/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/settings.py

@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ WARN_MSGID_NOT_CAPITALIZED_ALLOWED = {
     "selected",
     "selected and lock unselected",
     "selected and unlock unselected",
+    "screen",
     "the lazy dog",
     "this legacy pose library to pose assets",
     "to the top level of the tree",

release/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/utils_spell_check.py

@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ class SpellChecker:
         "voronoi",
         "voxel", "voxels",
         "vsync",
+        "vulkan",
         "wireframe",
         "zmask",
         "ztransp",

release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class USERPREF_PT_system_cycles_devices(SystemPanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
 
 
 class USERPREF_PT_system_gpu_backend(SystemPanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
-    bl_label = "GPU Backend"
+    bl_label = "GPU Back end"
 
     @classmethod
     def poll(cls, _context):
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ class USERPREF_PT_system_gpu_backend(SystemPanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
         col.prop(system, "gpu_backend")
 
         if system.gpu_backend != gpu.platform.backend_type_get():
-            layout.label(text="Requires a restart of Blender to take effect.", icon='INFO')
+            layout.label(text="Requires a restart of Blender to take effect", icon='INFO')
 
 
 class USERPREF_PT_system_os_settings(SystemPanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):

release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py

@@ -6224,7 +6224,7 @@ class VIEW3D_PT_shading_compositor(Panel):
         row.active = not is_macos
         row.prop(shading, "use_compositor", expand=True)
         if is_macos and shading.use_compositor != "DISABLED":
-            self.layout.label(text="Compositor not supported on MacOS.", icon='ERROR')
+            self.layout.label(text="Compositor not supported on MacOS", icon='ERROR')
 
 
 class VIEW3D_PT_gizmo_display(Panel):

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c

@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ static const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_userdef_viewport_aa_items[] = {
 };
 
 static const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_preference_gpu_backend_items[] = {
-    {GPU_BACKEND_OPENGL, "OPENGL", 0, "OpenGL", "Use OpenGL backend"},
-    {GPU_BACKEND_METAL, "METAL", 0, "Metal", "Use Metal backend"},
-    {GPU_BACKEND_VULKAN, "VULKAN", 0, "Vulkan", "Use Vulkan backend"},
+    {GPU_BACKEND_OPENGL, "OPENGL", 0, "OpenGL", "Use OpenGL back end"},
+    {GPU_BACKEND_METAL, "METAL", 0, "Metal", "Use Metal back end"},
+    {GPU_BACKEND_VULKAN, "VULKAN", 0, "Vulkan", "Use Vulkan back end"},
     {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
 };
 
@@ -5647,8 +5647,8 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_system(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_enum_funcs(prop, NULL, NULL, "rna_preference_gpu_backend_itemf");
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(
       prop,
-      "GPU Backend",
-      "GPU backend to use. (Requires restarting Blender for changes to take effect)");
+      "GPU Back end",
+      "GPU back end to use (requires restarting Blender for changes to take effect)");
 
   /* Audio */