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Re: Please check these descriptions



On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Nicolas Boullis wrote:
> Sorry for insisting, but I'd really like someone to check those
> package descriptions.

Sorry about the delay in answering.  A patch with minor
changes is attached.  I did not add extra spaces after
periods, although I agree with Branden on this.

--Andre

--- control.orig	Tue Oct 21 11:47:50 2003
+++ control	Tue Oct 21 11:54:35 2003
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 Section: contrib/graphics
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${perl:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ucf, wget
-Description: Software for DXR3/Hollywood+ decoder cards
+Description: Drivers for DXR3/Hollywood+ decoder cards
  Drivers for MPEG decoder cards based on Sigma Designs' EM8300 chip
  (such as the Creative Labs DXR3 or the Sigma Designs Hollywood+).
  .
  Currently the device drivers support decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 streams 
- and generates video on the TV-out and VGA Overlay connectors. Audio can
+ and generating video on the TV-out and VGA Overlay connectors. Audio can
  be played through the analog or S/PDIF digital connectors.
  .
- This package contains scripts needed for testing the card and for 
- extracting the needed microcode for the em8300 from the windows drivers.
+ This package contains scripts to test the card and to 
+ extract needed microcode for the em8300 from the Windows drivers.
 
 Package: em8300-source
 Section: contrib/graphics
@@ -30,20 +30,23 @@
  (such as the Creative Labs DXR3 or the Sigma Designs Hollywood+).
  .
  Currently the device drivers support decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 streams 
- and generates video on the TV-out and VGA Overlay connectors. Audio can
+ and generating video on the TV-out and VGA Overlay connectors. Audio can
  be played through the analog or S/PDIF digital connectors.
  .
- Source of kernel modules that create access to the specified cards. 
- Those modules are currently without devfs support.
+ Source code of kernel modules needed to access the specified cards. 
+ These modules currently lack devfs support.
 
 Package: em8300-bin
 Section: contrib/graphics
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, em8300 (>= ${Source-Version})
 Description: Tools to setup DXR3/Hollywood+ decoder cards
+ Utilities to configure MPEG decoder cards based on Sigma Designs' EM8300
+ chip (such as the Creative Labs DXR3 or the Sigma Designs Hollywood+).
+ .
  em8300-dhc can be used to adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation,
- aspect ration, TV output standard (PAL, NTSC, and PAL 60), turn on and
- off the sub-pictures (subtitles, etc.), and change between analog and
+ aspect ratio, TV output standard (PAL, NTSC, and PAL 60), turn on and
+ off sub-pictures (subtitles, etc.), and change between analog and
  S/PDIF audio outputs. 
  .
  autocal is used for doing initialization of overlay settings after Xine
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@
 Conflicts: libdxr3-dev (<< 0.13.0-2), libdxr30-dev (<< 0.13.0-1), dvb-dev (= 1.0.0-1), dvb-dev (= 1.0.0-2), dvb-dev (= 1.0.0-3)
 Replaces: libdxr3-dev (<< 0.13.0-2), libdxr30-dev (<< 0.13.0-1), dvb-dev (= 1.0.0-1), dvb-dev (= 1.0.0-2), dvb-dev (= 1.0.0-3)
 Description: Kernel headers to access DXR3/Hollywood+ decoder cards
- This package provides header files to compile applications that use
- directly the kernel module for MPEG decoder cards based on Sigma
+ This package provides header files needed to compile applications that 
+ directly use the kernel module for MPEG decoder cards based on Sigma
  Designs' EM8300 chip (such as the Creative Labs DXR3 or the Sigma
  Designs Hollywood+).

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