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Author: story645

doc/devel/contribute.rst

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ of the code-base to understand what is going on.
 
 .. dropdown:: Do I really have something to contribute to Matplotlib?
     :open:
-    :icon: person-add
+    :icon: person-fill
 
     100% yes. There are so many ways to contribute to our community. Take a look at
     the next sections to learn more. There are a few typical new contributor
@@ -350,12 +350,12 @@ configuration includes a `light-weight Fluxbox-based desktop
 <https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/desktop-lite>`_.
 You can use it by connecting to this desktop via your web browser. To do this:
 
-  #. Press ``F1`` or ``Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P`` and select
-     ``Ports: Focus on Ports View`` in the VSCode session to bring it into
-     focus. Open the ports view in your tool, select the ``noVNC`` port, and
-     click the Globe icon.
-  #. In the browser that appears, click the Connect button and enter the desktop
-     password (``vscode`` by default).
+#. Press ``F1`` or ``Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P`` and select
+    ``Ports: Focus on Ports View`` in the VSCode session to bring it into
+    focus. Open the ports view in your tool, select the ``noVNC`` port, and
+    click the Globe icon.
+#. In the browser that appears, click the Connect button and enter the desktop
+    password (``vscode`` by default).
 
 Check the `GitHub instructions
 <https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/desktop-lite#connecting-to-the-desktop>`_

doc/devel/index.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Contribute
 :octicon:`heart;1em;sd-text-info` Thank you for your interest in helping to improve
 Matplotlib! :octicon:`heart;1em;sd-text-info`
 
+There are various ways to contribute: optimizing and refactoring code, detailing
+unclear documentation and writing new examples, helping the community, reporting
+and fixing bugs and requesting and implementing new features...
+
 .. _submitting-a-bug-report:
 .. _request-a-new-feature:
 
@@ -54,22 +58,17 @@ Matplotlib! :octicon:`heart;1em;sd-text-info`
          Request a feature
 
 
-We welcome you to get more involved with the Matplotlib project.
-There are various ways to contribute:
-optimizing and refactoring code, detailing unclear documentation and writing new
-examples, helping the community, reporting and fixing bugs and requesting and
-implementing new features...
-
-New contributors
-================
-
-If you are new to contributing, we recommend that you first read our
+We welcome you to get more involved with the Matplotlib project! If you are new
+to contributing, we recommend that you first read our
 :ref:`contributing guide<contributing>`. If you are contributing code or
 documentation, please follow our guides for setting up and managing a
 :ref:`development environment and workflow<development_environment>`.
 For code, documentation, or triage, please follow the corresponding
 :ref:`contribution guidelines <contribution_guideline>`.
 
+New contributors
+================
+
 .. toctree::
    :hidden:
 
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ For code, documentation, or triage, please follow the corresponding
 
       :octicon:`question;1em;sd-text-info` :ref:`Where should I ask questions? <get_connected>`
 
-      :octicon:`git-pull-request;1em;sd-text-info` :ref:`How do I choose an issue? <managing_issues_prs>`
+      :octicon:`git-pull-request;1em;sd-text-info` :ref:`How do I work on an issue? <managing_issues_prs>`
 
       :octicon:`codespaces;1em;sd-text-info` :ref:`How do I start a pull request? <how-to-pull-request>`
 
@@ -100,21 +99,21 @@ For code, documentation, or triage, please follow the corresponding
             :link-type: ref
             :shadow: none
 
-            :octicon:`code;1em;sd-text-info` Code
+            :octicon:`code;1em;sd-text-info` Contribute code
 
          .. grid-item-card::
             :link: contribute_documentation
             :link-type: ref
             :shadow: none
 
-            :octicon:`note;1em;sd-text-info` Documentation
+            :octicon:`note;1em;sd-text-info` Write documentation
 
          .. grid-item-card::
             :link: other_ways_to_contribute
             :link-type: ref
             :shadow: none
 
-            :octicon:`globe;1em;sd-text-info` Community
+            :octicon:`globe;1em;sd-text-info` Build community