Overhaul Introduction (#562)

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Co-authored-by: Sarah McCarthy <[email protected]>

Documentation/Introduction/Index.rst

@@ -10,18 +10,20 @@ Introduction
 About this document
 ===================
 
-This document describes TSconfig and its options: A TypoScript a-like configuration
-syntax to configure details of the backend for backend users based on a user, group and page level.
+This document describes TSconfig and its options. Tsconfig is a TypoScript-like configuration
+syntax which is used to configure parts of the backend based on user, group and page.
 
-This document can be seen as detail below the main :ref:`TYPO3 Explained <t3coreapi:start>` documentation.
-It is too huge to be integrated into TYPO3 Explained directly.
+This document can be seen as detail below the main :ref:`TYPO3 Explained <t3coreapi:start>`
+documentation as this section is too big to be included there.
 
-First parts of this document explain the concepts of TSconfig, the different places it can be
-found in the system, how it can be diagnosed, and goes a bit into the PHP API if developers
-need to access data from TSconfig.
-The rest of the document is a reference: A document to look-up and find properties on a daily basis.
+The first parts of this document explain concepts related to TSconfig, where it
+can be found in the system, how it can be debugged, and how developers
+can access data from TSconfig via the the PHP API.
 
-This document is especially important for integrators who want to make life as easy as possible
+The rest of the document can be used as a reference for looking up properties as
+you need them.
+
+This document is especially important for integrators wanting to make life as easy as possible
 for their dear backend users.
 
 ..  index:: ! TSconfig
@@ -30,35 +32,36 @@ for their dear backend users.
 About TSconfig
 ==============
 
-TSconfig is used in TYPO3 to configure and customize the backend on a page and
-a user or group basis. The syntax to do this is based on `TypoScript` that is also
-used to configure frontend output of the web site.
+TSconfig is used in TYPO3 to configure and customize the backend on a page, user
+or group basis. Its syntax is based on the `TypoScript` that is
+used to configure the frontend output of the web site.
 
-The whole point of TSconfig is that it allows configuration of backend details
-by integrators, without asking developers for writing PHP code. Thus, some areas
-of TSconfig are rather powerful and offer vast possibilities of customizing the TYPO3 backend.
+The whole point of TSconfig is that integrators can configure parts of the backend
+without having to ask developers to write PHP code. This means that some areas
+of TSconfig are very powerful and provide a lot of different ways of customizing the
+TYPO3 backend.
 
 TSconfig is divided into configuration for pages ("Page TSconfig") and configuration
-for users and groups ("User TSconfig"). Each variant is further detailed in this document.
+for users and groups ("User TSconfig"). Each type is further explained in this document.
 
-The general "dotted notation" of `TypoScript` is re-used for Page TSconfig and
-User TSconfig, it is possible to reference values, use conditions, and so on.
-For a general look at the syntax, please read the according section of
+The general "dotted notation" used in `TypoScript` is also used in Page TSconfig and
+User TSconfig. It is possible to reference values, use conditions, and so on.
+For a general look at the syntax, please read the relevant section in
 :ref:`TYPO3 Explained <t3tsref:typoscript-syntax>`.
 
-Other than the basic syntax, TSconfig and frontend TypoScript have nothing in common.
-Properties outlined in the :ref:`TypoScript Reference <t3tsref:start>` can never be
-used in TSconfig and vice versa. Frontend TypoScript and TSconfig are different
-things: TypoScript is used to steer the rendering of the frontend web site, TSconfig
+Other than basic syntax, TSconfig and frontend TypoScript have nothing in common.
+Properties in the :ref:`TypoScript Reference <t3tsref:start>` cannot be
+used in TSconfig and vice versa. TypoScript and TSconfig are two different
+things: TypoScript is used to configure rendering of the frontend web site, TSconfig
 is used to configure what is displayed to a logged in backend user.
 
-While this might be confusing in the first place, it becomes clear as soon as integrators
-start using TSconfig and looking at the available options: It is all about setting values
-to configure if a backend users sees or does not see this-and-that, give a user additional
-editing options, or removing them. As a last note to complete this picture: TSconfig is
-also used to configure the "Admin panel" in the frontend. While this might look funny in the
-first place, thinking about that makes clear on why admin panel configuration options are
-bound to TSconfig and not to frontend TypoScript: The admin panel is basically a view to parts
-of the backend that is shown in the frontend, it is entirely bound to backend users. So, the
-admin panel is a backend thing, even if displayed in frontend, it is for backend users. This
+While this might sound confusing at first, as soon as integrators
+start using TSconfig and looking at the available options it is clear: it is all about setting values
+to configure what a backend user does or does not see, give them additional
+editing options, or removing them. And as a final point, TSconfig is
+also used to configure the "Admin panel" in the frontend. While this might seem strange at
+first, thinking about it makes it clear why admin panel configuration options are
+bound to TSconfig and not to frontend TypoScript. The admin panel is basically a
+frontend view of parts of the backend - it is entirely bound to the backend user. So the
+admin panel is a backend thing. Even if it is displayed in the frontend it is meant for backend users. This
 is why the admin panel is configured via TSconfig.