(maintainer: please see the query about supported devices)
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:49:48AM +0000, Justin B Rye wrote:
> Christian PERRIER wrote:
> > Quoting Jonathan Nieder (jrnieder@gmail.com):
> >>> _Description: Automatically detect and configure the modem?
> >>> WvDial can automatically detect the modem and create its configuration
> >>> file. This detection may cause problems with some computers.
> >>
> >> s/the modem/a modem/? (two times)
>
> At least in the short description, "a modem" would strike me as
> slightly odd ("pick a modem, any modem"). "The modem" implies it's
> uniquely identifiable just by being the only one attached to this
> computer. Do we in fact know what wvdial would do if I had multiple
> modems installed?
I gather from the manual that it will handle multiple modems properly, by
creating multiple configuration entries. At dial-time, wvdial takes a
parameter controlling the choice of modem.
So we could say "... and configure the modem(s)?" - Justin, does "the" need
dropping there? and Christian, is there a status quo on using "(s)"?
> >> It would be nice to be more precise than that, and say "a modem
> >> attached by serial port, USB-to-serial adapter, or infrared link, a
>
> You might do that in the long description:
> WvDial can automatically detect a modem attached by serial port,
> USB-to-serial adapter, or infrared link, and create its
> configuration file. This detection may cause problems with some
> computers.
> Except that surely it can detect internal ones, too? And if my modem
> *isn't* the kind it can detect then I'd much prefer to learn that from
> the package description, not here.
This would make sense, yes, but I don't know a definitive list of what does
or doesn't work. If the maintainer can fill that in, I'll add a paragraph
to the long description detailing it.
> >>> Template: wvdial/phone
> >>> Type: string
> >>> _Description: ISP's telephone number:
> >>> Please enter the telephone number that should be used to call the Internet
> >>> Service Provider (ISP).
> >>
> >> One possible answer would be the tech support number. Maybe
> >> s/to call the/to connect to your/? Or
> >
> > Thou Shalt Not Use Possessive Articles..:-)
> >
> > OK, in that case, this is borderline. I don't think anybody reading
> > "your ISP" will think that I do own the ISP.
>
> You could even argue for "an". But s/to call/to connect to/ makes
> sense.
Ack, included.
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