fix typos in examples

6 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/examples/calc.py b/examples/calc.py
index a40259f..f132172 100755
--- a/examples/calc.py
+++ b/examples/calc.py
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ class CalcDisplay:
         # keep only the non-children
         self.col_list[i:] = keep_right_cols        
 
-        # fix the letter assigmnents
+        # fix the letter assignments
         for j in range(i, len(self.col_list)):
             col = self.col_list[j]
             # fix the column heading
diff --git a/examples/dialog.py b/examples/dialog.py
index 7de86d5..2de61c0 100755
--- a/examples/dialog.py
+++ b/examples/dialog.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class ListDialogDisplay(DialogDisplay):
 class CheckListDialogDisplay(ListDialogDisplay):
     def on_exit(self, exitcode):
         """
-        Mimick dialog(1)'s --checklist exit. 
+        Mimic dialog(1)'s --checklist exit. 
         Put each checked item in double quotes with a trailing space.
         """
         if exitcode != 0:
diff --git a/examples/fib.py b/examples/fib.py
index 4439129..7f8d4b7 100755
--- a/examples/fib.py
+++ b/examples/fib.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import urwid
 class FibonacciWalker(urwid.ListWalker):
     """ListWalker-compatible class for browsing fibonacci set.
     
-    positions returned are (value at position-1, value at poistion) tuples.
+    positions returned are (value at position-1, value at position) tuples.
     """
     def __init__(self):
         self.focus = (0L,1L)
diff --git a/examples/lcd_cf635.py b/examples/lcd_cf635.py
index e01ead2..77e8f17 100755
--- a/examples/lcd_cf635.py
+++ b/examples/lcd_cf635.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class LCDProgressBar(urwid.FlowWidget):
         Update and return the value one step +ve or -ve, based on
         the size of the displayed bar.
 
-        directon -- 1 for +ve, 0 for -ve
+        direction -- 1 for +ve, 0 for -ve
         """
         steps = self.get_steps(size)
         filled = urwid.int_scale(self.value, self.range, steps)
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def build_menus():
             urwid.Text("This is a demo of Urwid's CF635Display "
                 "module. If you need an interface for a limited "
                 "character display device this should serve as a "
-                "good example for implmenting your own display "
+                "good example for implementing your own display "
                 "module and menu-driven application."),
             ])
         ]
diff --git a/examples/tour.py b/examples/tour.py
index d0a9a48..fedfb59 100755
--- a/examples/tour.py
+++ b/examples/tour.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def main():
     text_cb_list = [u"Wax", u"Wash", u"Buff", u"Clear Coat", u"Dry",
         u"Racing Stripe"]
     text_rb_list = [u"Morning", u"Afternoon", u"Evening", u"Weekend"]
-    text_listbox = [u"All these widgets have been diplayed "
+    text_listbox = [u"All these widgets have been displayed "
         u"with the help of a ", ('important', u"ListBox"), u" widget.  "
         u"ListBox widgets handle scrolling and changing focus.  A ",
         ('important', u"Frame"), u" widget is used to keep the "
diff --git a/examples/twisted_serve_ssh.py b/examples/twisted_serve_ssh.py
index 64dcdc7..36396dd 100644
--- a/examples/twisted_serve_ssh.py
+++ b/examples/twisted_serve_ssh.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TwistedScreen(urwid.BaseScreen):
     1. Input
     2. Output
 
-    Input is achieved in normal urwid by passing a lsit of available readable
+    Input is achieved in normal urwid by passing a list of available readable
     file descriptors to the event loop for polling/selecting etc. In the
     Twisted situation, this is not necessary because Twisted polls the input
     descriptors itself. Urwid allows this by being driven using the main loop
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class TwistedScreen(urwid.BaseScreen):
 
     # Private
     def _on_update_palette_entry(self, name, *attrspecs):
-        # copy the attribute to a dictionary containing the escape seqences
+        # copy the attribute to a dictionary containing the escape sequences
         self._pal_escape[name] = self._attrspec_to_escape(
            attrspecs[{16:0,1:1,88:2,256:3}[self.colors]])