bool conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
 {
        struct symbol *sym, *csym;
-       int i, cnt, pby, pty, ptm;      /* pby: probability of boolean  = y
+       int i, cnt, pby, pty, ptm;      /* pby: probability of bool     = y
                                         * pty: probability of tristate = y
                                         * ptm: probability of tristate = m
                                         */
 
        { "tristate",           T_TYPE,                 TF_COMMAND, S_TRISTATE },
        { "def_tristate",       T_DEFAULT,              TF_COMMAND, S_TRISTATE },
        { "bool",               T_TYPE,                 TF_COMMAND, S_BOOLEAN },
-       { "boolean",            T_TYPE,                 TF_COMMAND, S_BOOLEAN },
        { "def_bool",           T_DEFAULT,              TF_COMMAND, S_BOOLEAN },
        { "int",                T_TYPE,                 TF_COMMAND, S_INT },
        { "hex",                T_TYPE,                 TF_COMMAND, S_HEX },
 
        "  Selected by: BAR [=n]\n"
        "-----------------------------------------------------------------\n"
        "o The line 'Type:' shows the type of the configuration option for\n"
-       "  this symbol (boolean, tristate, string, ...)\n"
+       "  this symbol (bool, tristate, string, ...)\n"
        "o The line 'Prompt:' shows the text used in the menu structure for\n"
        "  this symbol\n"
        "o The 'Defined at' line tells at what file / line number the symbol\n"
 
                        if (sym->type != S_BOOLEAN && sym->type != S_TRISTATE)
                                prop_warn(prop,
                                    "config symbol '%s' uses %s, but is "
-                                   "not boolean or tristate", sym->name, use);
+                                   "not bool or tristate", sym->name, use);
                        else if (sym2->type != S_UNKNOWN &&
                                 sym2->type != S_BOOLEAN &&
                                 sym2->type != S_TRISTATE)
                                prop_warn(prop,
                                    "'%s' has wrong type. '%s' only "
-                                   "accept arguments of boolean and "
+                                   "accept arguments of bool and "
                                    "tristate type", sym2->name, use);
                        break;
                case P_RANGE:
 
 {
        switch (type) {
        case S_BOOLEAN:
-               return "boolean";
+               return "bool";
        case S_TRISTATE:
                return "tristate";
        case S_INT:
 
                fprintf(out, "\nconfig %s\n", sym->name);
        switch (sym->type) {
        case S_BOOLEAN:
-               fputs("  boolean\n", out);
+               fputs("  bool\n", out);
                break;
        case S_TRISTATE:
                fputs("  tristate\n", out);