cleanup

10 files changed, 127 insertions, 69 deletions

diff --git a/nodes_anvil.lua b/nodes_anvil.lua
index bbbfd1a..626419a 100644
--- a/nodes_anvil.lua
+++ b/nodes_anvil.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ local cottages_anvil_formspec =
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:anvil", {
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	description = S("anvil"),
+	description = S("Anvil"),
 	tiles = {"cottages_stone.png"}, -- TODO default_steel_block.png,  default_obsidian.png are also nice
 	paramtype  = "light",
         paramtype2 = "facedir",
diff --git a/nodes_barrel.lua b/nodes_barrel.lua
index 4c84983..4a2d096 100644
--- a/nodes_barrel.lua
+++ b/nodes_barrel.lua
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ end
 
 -- right-click to open/close barrel; punch to switch between horizontal/vertical position
         minetest.register_node("cottages:barrel", {
-                description = S("barrel (closed)"),
+                description = S("Barrel (closed)"),
                 paramtype = "light",
                 drawtype = "mesh",
 				mesh = "cottages_barrel_closed.obj",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ end
 
         -- this barrel is opened at the top
         minetest.register_node("cottages:barrel_open", {
-                description = S("barrel (open)"),
+                description = S("Barrel (open)"),
                 paramtype = "light",
                 drawtype = "mesh",
 				mesh = "cottages_barrel.obj",
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ end
 
         -- horizontal barrel
         minetest.register_node("cottages:barrel_lying", {
-                description = S("barrel (closed), lying somewhere"),
+                description = S("Barrel (closed), lying somewhere"),
                 paramtype = "light",
 	            paramtype2 = "facedir",
                 drawtype = "mesh",
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ end
 
         -- horizontal barrel, open
         minetest.register_node("cottages:barrel_lying_open", {
-                description = S("barrel (opened), lying somewhere"),
+                description = S("Barrel (opened), lying somewhere"),
                 paramtype = "light",
 	            paramtype2 = "facedir",
                 drawtype = "mesh",
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ end
 
         -- let's hope "tub" is the correct english word for "bottich"
         minetest.register_node("cottages:tub", {
-                description = S("tub"),
+                description = S("Tub"),
                 paramtype = "light",
                 drawtype = "mesh",
 				mesh = "cottages_tub.obj",
diff --git a/nodes_chests.lua b/nodes_chests.lua
index c099749..bc7bbbc 100644
--- a/nodes_chests.lua
+++ b/nodes_chests.lua
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cottages_chests.can_dig = function(pos,player)
 -- the chests do not need receipes since they are only placeholders and not intended to be built by players
 -- (they are later on supposed to be filled with diffrent items by fill_chest.lua)
 minetest.register_node("cottages:chest_private", {
-        description = S("private NPC chest"),
+        description = S("Private NPC chest"),
         infotext = "chest containing the possesions of one of the inhabitants",
 	tiles = cottages.texture_chest,
         paramtype2 = "facedir",
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:chest_private", {
 })
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:chest_work", {
-        description = S("chest for work utils and kitchens"),
+        description = S("Chest for work utils and kitchens"),
         infotext = "everything the inhabitant needs for his work",
 	tiles = cottages.texture_chest,
         paramtype2 = "facedir",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:chest_work", {
 })
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:chest_storage", {
-        description = S("storage chest"),
+        description = S("Storage chest"),
         infotext = "stored food reserves",
 	tiles = cottages.texture_chest,
         paramtype2 = "facedir",
diff --git a/nodes_doorlike.lua b/nodes_doorlike.lua
index d989c05..007b051 100644
--- a/nodes_doorlike.lua
+++ b/nodes_doorlike.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ end
 
 -- window shutters - they cover half a node to each side
 minetest.register_node("cottages:window_shutter_open", {
-		description = S("opened window shutters"),
+		description = S("Opened window shutters"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:window_shutter_open", {
 })
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:window_shutter_closed", {
-		description = S("closed window shutters"),
+		description = S("Closed window shutters"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 -- a half door; can be combined to a full door where the upper part can be operated seperately; usually found in barns/stables
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 minetest.register_node("cottages:half_door", {
-		description = S("half door"),
+		description = S("Half door"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:half_door", {
 
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:half_door_inverted", {
-		description = S("half door inverted"),
+		description = S("Half door inverted"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:half_door_inverted", {
 -- this gate for fences solves the "where to store the opened gate" problem by dropping it to the floor in optened state
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 minetest.register_node("cottages:gate_closed", {
-		description = S("closed fence gate"),
+		description = S("Closed fence gate"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {cottages.texture_furniture},
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:gate_closed", {
 
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:gate_open", {
-		description = S("opened fence gate"),
+		description = S("Opened fence gate"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {cottages.texture_furniture},
diff --git a/nodes_feldweg.lua b/nodes_feldweg.lua
index 59be5a6..bf64c61 100644
--- a/nodes_feldweg.lua
+++ b/nodes_feldweg.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- decoration and building material
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- * includes a wagon wheel that can be used as decoration on walls or to build (stationary) wagons
--- * dirt road - those are more natural in small old villages than cobble roads
+-- * Dirt road - those are more natural in small old villages than cobble roads
 -- * loam - no, old buildings are usually not built out of clay; loam was used
 -- * straw - useful material for roofs
 -- * glass pane - an improvement compared to fence posts as windows :-)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 local S = cottages.S
 
 -- supported modes:
--- * simple: only a straight dirt road; no curves, junctions etc.
+-- * simple: only a straight Dirt road; no curves, junctions etc.
 -- * flat: each node is a full node; junction, t-junction and corner are included
 -- * nodebox: like flat - except that each node has a nodebox that fits to that road node
 -- * mesh: like nodebox - except that it uses a nice roundish model
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ local function register_recipes(include_end)
 	end
 end
 
---- a nice dirt road for small villages or paths to fields
+--- a nice Dirt road for small villages or paths to fields
 if( cottages_feldweg_mode == "simple" or cottages_feldweg_mode == "flat" ) then
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg", {
-		description = S("dirt road"),
+		description = S("Dirt road"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg.png","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ end
 if( cottages_feldweg_mode == "flat" ) then
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_crossing", {
-		description = S("dirt road crossing"),
+		description = S("Dirt road crossing"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg_kreuzung.png","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if( cottages_feldweg_mode == "flat" ) then
 	})
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_t_junction", {
-		description = S("dirt road t junction"),
+		description = S("Dirt road t junction"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg_t-kreuzung.png^[transform2","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ if( cottages_feldweg_mode == "flat" ) then
 	})
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_curve", {
-		description = S("dirt road curve"),
+		description = S("Dirt road curve"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg_ecke.png^[transform2","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if( cottages_feldweg_mode == "flat" ) then
 --
 elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "nodebox" ) then
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg", {
-	        description = S("dirt road"),
+	        description = S("Dirt road"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg_orig.png","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		roups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "nodebox" ) then
 	})
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_crossing", {
-		description = S("dirt road crossing"),
+		description = S("Dirt road crossing"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg_kreuzung.png","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "nodebox" ) then
 	})
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_t_junction", {
-		description = S("dirt road t junction"),
+		description = S("Dirt road t junction"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg_t-kreuzung.png^[transform2","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "nodebox" ) then
 	})
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_curve", {
-		description = S("dirt road curve"),
+		description = S("Dirt road curve"),
 		tiles = {"cottages_feldweg_ecke.png^[transform2","default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_grass_side.png"},
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "nodebox" ) then
 --
 elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "mesh" ) then
 
-	-- a nice dirt road for small villages or paths to fields
+	-- a nice Dirt road for small villages or paths to fields
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg", {
-		description = S("dirt road"),
+		description = S("Dirt road"),
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		legacy_facedir_simple = true,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "mesh" ) then
 
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_crossing", {
-		description = S("dirt road crossing"),
+		description = S("Dirt road crossing"),
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		legacy_facedir_simple = true,
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "mesh" ) then
 
 	                                          
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_t_junction", {
-		description = S("dirt road t junction"),
+		description = S("Dirt road t junction"),
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		legacy_facedir_simple = true,
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "mesh" ) then
 
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_curve", {
-		description = S("dirt road curve"),
+		description = S("Dirt road curve"),
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		legacy_facedir_simple = true,
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ elseif( cottages_feldweg_mode == "mesh" ) then
 
 							
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_end", {
-		description = S("dirt road end"),
+		description = S("Dirt road end"),
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		legacy_facedir_simple = true,
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ if( cottages_feldweg_mode == "nodebox" or cottages_feldweg_mode == "mesh" ) then
 			}};
 
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_slope", {
-		description = S("dirt road slope"),
+		description = S("Dirt road slope"),
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		legacy_facedir_simple = true,
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ if( cottages_feldweg_mode == "nodebox" or cottages_feldweg_mode == "mesh" ) then
                                  
 	                                          
 	minetest.register_node("cottages:feldweg_slope_long", {
-		description = S("dirt road slope long"),
+		description = S("Dirt road slope long"),
 		paramtype2 = "facedir",
 		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		legacy_facedir_simple = true,
diff --git a/nodes_fences.lua b/nodes_fences.lua
index 0a4a26f..c912f2a 100644
--- a/nodes_fences.lua
+++ b/nodes_fences.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 local S = cottages.S
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:fence_small", {
-		description = S("small fence"),
+		description = S("Small fence"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:fence_small", {
 
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:fence_corner", {
-		description = S("small fence corner"),
+		description = S("Small fence corner"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:fence_corner", {
 
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:fence_end", {
-		description = S("small fence end"),
+		description = S("Small fence end"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
diff --git a/nodes_furniture.lua b/nodes_furniture.lua
index 5534975..946eab7 100644
--- a/nodes_furniture.lua
+++ b/nodes_furniture.lua
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:bed_head", {
 -- the basic version of a bed - a sleeping mat
 -- to facilitate upgrade path straw mat -> sleeping mat -> bed, this uses a nodebox
 minetest.register_node("cottages:sleeping_mat", {
-        description = S("sleeping mat"),
+        description = S("Sleeping mat"),
         drawtype = 'nodebox',
         tiles = { 'cottages_sleepingmat.png' }, -- done by VanessaE
         wield_image = 'cottages_sleepingmat.png',
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:sleeping_mat", {
 
 -- this one has a pillow for the head; thus, param2 becomes visible to the builder, and mobs may use it as a bed
 minetest.register_node("cottages:sleeping_mat_head", {
-        description = S("sleeping mat with pillow"),
+        description = S("Sleeping mat with pillow"),
         drawtype = 'nodebox',
         tiles = { 'cottages_sleepingmat.png' }, -- done by VanessaE
         wield_image = 'cottages_sleepingmat.png',
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:sleeping_mat_head", {
 -- furniture; possible replacement: 3dforniture:chair
 minetest.register_node("cottages:bench", {
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	description = S("simple wooden bench"),
+	description = S("Simple wooden bench"),
 	tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png", "cottages_minimal_wood.png",  "cottages_minimal_wood.png",  "cottages_minimal_wood.png",  "cottages_minimal_wood.png",  "cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
 	paramtype = "light",
 	paramtype2 = "facedir",
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:bench", {
 
 -- a simple table; possible replacement: 3dforniture:table
 local cottages_table_def = {
-		description = S("table"),
+		description = S("Table"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:table", cottages_table_def );
 -- looks better than two slabs impersonating a shelf; also more 3d than a bookshelf 
 -- the infotext shows if it's empty or not
 minetest.register_node("cottages:shelf", {
-		description = S("open storage shelf"),
+		description = S("Open storage shelf"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:shelf", {
 
 -- so that the smoke from a furnace can get out of a building
 minetest.register_node("cottages:stovepipe", {
-		description = S("stovepipe"),
+		description = S("Stovepipe"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
 		tiles = {"cottages_steel_block.png"},
 		paramtype = "light",
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:stovepipe", {
 
 -- this washing place can be put over a water source (it is open at the bottom)
 minetest.register_node("cottages:washing", {
-		description = S("washing place"),
+		description = S("Washing place"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_clay.png"},
diff --git a/nodes_historic.lua b/nodes_historic.lua
index 1fa5ea4..46537fb 100644
--- a/nodes_historic.lua
+++ b/nodes_historic.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ local S = cottages.S
 
 -- can be used to buid real stationary wagons or attached to walls as decoration
 minetest.register_node("cottages:wagon_wheel", {
-        description = S("wagon wheel"),
+        description = S("Wagon wheel"),
         drawtype = "signlike",
         tiles = {"cottages_wagonwheel.png"}, -- done by VanessaE!
         inventory_image = "cottages_wagonwheel.png",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:wagon_wheel", {
 
 -- people didn't use clay for houses; they did build with loam
 minetest.register_node("cottages:loam", {
-        description = S("loam"),
+        description = S("Loam"),
         tiles = {"cottages_loam.png"},
 	groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
         groups = {crumbly=3},
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ if( minetest.get_modpath("stairs") and stairs and stairs.register_stair_and_slab
    stairs.register_stair_and_slab("loam", "cottages:loam",
 		{snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
 		{"cottages_loam.png"},
-		S("Loam Stairs"),
-		S("Loam Slab"),
+		S("Loam stairs"),
+		S("Loam slab"),
 		default.node_sound_dirt_defaults())
 
    if( minetest.registered_nodes["default:clay"]) then
       stairs.register_stair_and_slab("clay", "default:clay",
 	        {crumbly=3},
 		{"cottages_clay.png"},
-		S("Clay Stairs"),
-		S("Clay Slab"),
+		S("Clay stairs"),
+		S("Clay slab"),
 		default.node_sound_dirt_defaults())
    end
 end
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ end
 -- straw is a common material for places where animals are kept indoors
 -- right now, this block mostly serves as a placeholder
 minetest.register_node("cottages:straw_ground", {
-        description = S("straw ground for animals"),
+        description = S("Straw ground for animals"),
         tiles = {"cottages_darkage_straw.png","cottages_loam.png","cottages_loam.png","cottages_loam.png","cottages_loam.png","cottages_loam.png"},
 	groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
         groups = {crumbly=3},
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:straw_ground", {
 
 -- note: these houses look good with a single fence pile as window! the glass pane is the version for 'richer' inhabitants
 minetest.register_node("cottages:glass_pane", {
-		description = S("simple glass pane (centered)"),
+		description = S("Simple glass pane (centered)"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_glass_pane.png"},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:glass_pane", {
 
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:glass_pane_side", {
-		description = S("simple glass pane"),
+		description = S("Simple glass pane"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_glass_pane.png"},
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:glass_pane_side", {
 -- a very small wooden slab
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 minetest.register_node("cottages:wood_flat", {
-		description = S("flat wooden planks"),
+		description = S("Flat wooden planks"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_minimal_wood.png"},
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:wood_flat", {
 -- useful for building tents
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 minetest.register_node("cottages:wool_tent", {
-		description = S("wool for tents"),
+		description = S("Wool for tents"),
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
                 -- top, bottom, side1, side2, inner, outer
 		tiles = {"cottages_wool.png"},
@@ -179,12 +179,14 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:wool_tent", {
 })
 
 -- a fallback for cases in which there is no wool
-minetest.register_node("cottages:wool", {
-		description = "Wool",
-		tiles = {"cottages_wool.png"},
-		is_ground_content = false,
-		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3,flammable=3,wool=1},
-})
+if not minetest.get_modpath("wool") then
+	minetest.register_node("cottages:wool", {
+			description = S("Wool"),
+			tiles = {"cottages_wool.png"},
+			is_ground_content = false,
+			groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3,flammable=3,wool=1},
+	})
+end
 
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/nodes_mining.lua b/nodes_mining.lua
index 3af4f71..05fa7fe 100644
--- a/nodes_mining.lua
+++ b/nodes_mining.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-
+-- Boilerplate to support localized strings if intllib mod is installed.
+local S = cottages.S
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- a rope that is of use to the mines
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@
 -- the rope can only be digged if there is no further rope above it;
 -- Note: This rope also counts as a rail node; thus, carts can move through it
 minetest.register_node("cottages:rope", {
-        description = "rope for climbing",
+        description = S("Rope for climbing"),
         tiles = {"cottages_rope.png"},
 	groups = {snappy=3,choppy=3,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3,rail=1,connect_to_raillike=1},--connect_to_raillike=minetest.raillike_group("rail")},
         walkable = false,
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 
 -- Note: This rope also counts as a rail node; thus, carts can move through it
 minetest.register_node("cottages:ladder_with_rope_and_rail", {
-	description = "Ladder with rail support",
+	description = S("Ladder with rail support"),
 	drawtype = "signlike",
 	tiles = {"default_ladder_wood.png^carts_rail_straight.png^cottages_rope.png"},
 	inventory_image = "default_ladder_wood.png",
diff --git a/nodes_straw.lua b/nodes_straw.lua
index a26b728..d5513e9 100644
--- a/nodes_straw.lua
+++ b/nodes_straw.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ end
 -- an even simpler from of bed - usually for animals 
 -- it is a nodebox and not wallmounted because that makes it easier to replace beds with straw mats
 minetest.register_node("cottages:straw_mat", {
-        description = S("layer of straw"),
+        description = S("Layer of straw"),
         drawtype = 'nodebox',
         tiles = { 'cottages_darkage_straw.png' }, -- done by VanessaE
         wield_image = 'cottages_darkage_straw.png',
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:straw_mat", {
 -- straw bales are a must for farming environments; if you for some reason do not have the darkage mod installed, this here gets you a straw bale
 minetest.register_node("cottages:straw_bale", {
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	description = S("straw bale"),
+	description = S("Straw bale"),
 	tiles = {"cottages_darkage_straw_bale.png"},
 	paramtype = "light",
 	groups = {snappy=1,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2,flammable=3},
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ minetest.register_node("cottages:straw_bale", {
 -- just straw
 minetest.register_node("cottages:straw", {
 	drawtype = "normal",
-	description = S("straw"),
+	description = S("Straw block"),
 	tiles = {"cottages_darkage_straw.png"},
 	groups = {snappy=3,choppy=3,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3,flammable=3},
 	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ local cottages_formspec_treshing_floor =
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:threshing_floor", {
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	description = S("threshing floor"),
+	description = S("Threshing floor"),
 -- TODO: stone also looks pretty well for this
 	tiles = {"cottages_junglewood.png^farming_wheat.png","cottages_junglewood.png","cottages_junglewood.png^"..cottages.texture_stick},
 	paramtype  = "light",
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ local cottages_handmill_formspec = "size[8,8]"..
                                 "list[current_player;main;0,4;8,4;]";
 
 minetest.register_node("cottages:handmill", {
-	description = S("mill, powered by punching"),
+	description = S("Mill, powered by punching"),
 	drawtype = "mesh",
 	mesh = "cottages_handmill.obj",
 	tiles = {"cottages_stone.png"},
@@ -576,3 +576,58 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 		{"cottages:straw_bale"},
 	},
 })
+
+-----
+-- Derivative blocks
+-----
+        
+if stairs and stairs.mod and stairs.mod == "redo" then
+
+	stairs.register_all("straw_bale", "cottages:straw_bale",
+		{snappy = 1, choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 3},
+		{"cottages_darkage_straw_bale.png"},
+		S("Straw bale stair"),
+		S("Straw bale slab"),
+		default.node_sound_wood_defaults())
+                                                     
+	stairs.register_all("straw", "cottages:straw",
+		{snappy = 3, choppy = 3, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 3, flammable = 3},
+		{"cottages_darkage_straw.png"},
+		S("Straw block stair"),
+		S("Straw block slab"),
+		default.node_sound_wood_defaults())
+                                                                                        
+elseif minetest.global_exists("stairsplus") then
+                                                                                        
+	stairsplus:register_all("cottages", "straw_bale", "cottages:straw_bale", {
+		description = S("Straw bale"),
+		tiles = {"cottages_darkage_straw_bale.png"},
+		groups = {snappy = 1, choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 3},
+		sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	})
+                                                                                        
+	stairsplus:register_all("cottages", "straw", "cottages:straw", {
+		description = S("Straw block"),
+		tiles = {"cottages_darkage_straw.png"},
+		groups = {snappy = 3, choppy = 3, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 3, flammable = 3},
+		sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	})
+                                                                                        
+else
+
+	stairs.register_stair_and_slab("straw_bale", "cottages:straw_bale",
+		{snappy = 1, choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 3},
+		{"cottages_darkage_straw_bale.png"},
+		S("Straw bale stair"),
+		S("Straw bale slab"),
+		default.node_sound_wood_defaults())
+                                                                                        
+	stairs.register_stair_and_slab("straw", "cottages:straw",
+		{snappy = 3, choppy = 3, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 3, flammable = 3},
+		{"cottages_darkage_straw.png"},
+		S("Straw block stair"),
+		S("Straw block slab"),
+		default.node_sound_wood_defaults())
+
+                               
+end
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