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diff --git a/audio/volume.app/README b/audio/volume.app/README
index fefd6b1e97..b61772402f 100644
--- a/audio/volume.app/README
+++ b/audio/volume.app/README
@@ -1,35 +1,37 @@
-==========================================================================
+========================================================================
Volume.app -- a simple windowmaker volume control dockapp
-==========================================================================
+========================================================================
-This is a simple volume control for the AfterStep / BlackBox / Window
-Maker dock. Volume.app is intended to be an extremely simple, efficient, and
-attractive interface to a system's sound mixer.
+This is a simple volume control for the AfterStep / BlackBox /
+Window Maker dock. Volume.app is intended to be an extremely simple,
+efficient, and attractive interface to a system's sound mixer.
Currently, only OSS mixer interface is supported. ALSA mixer can be used
through ALSA's OSS emulation.
-==========================================================================
+========================================================================
NOTE: The hacks/mods are for "ALSA's OSS emulation" in ALSA systems.
-NOTE2: There are two 'mod' files: "config.h.in.mod" and "volume.app.c.mod".
- If you want to use them, simple rename them to each "original filename"
- (remove ".mod" on filename).
+NOTE2: There are two 'mod' files: "config.h.in.mod" and
+ "volume.app.c.mod".
+ If you want to use them, simply rename them to each "original
+ filename" (remove ".mod" on filename).
"volume.app.c.mod" is a hack to fix the mute/unmute problem
for ALSA systems. (It uses "amixer" command as background).
"config.h.in.mod" is just a covenience to set some parameters.
- eg: If is notified that the app is not running on the right mixer
+ eg: If you notice that the app is not running on the right mixer
(more than 1 soundcard), you may try to set the default mixer
before creating the package!
- 'cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat' and search the "Mixers" section.
- locate the desired 'mixer number' and then modify file
- "config.h.in.mod" at "DEFAULT_MIXER_DEVICE" parameter.
+ 'cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat' and search the "Mixers"
+ section. Locate the desired 'mixer number' and then modify
+ file "config.h.in.mod" at "DEFAULT_MIXER_DEVICE" parameter.
- Eg2: if desired mixer is "2", modify "config.h.in.mod" as below:
+ Eg2: if desired mixer is "2", modify "config.h.in.mod"
+ as below:
DEFAULT_MIXER_DEVICE "/dev/mixer"
( to )
@@ -38,4 +40,4 @@ NOTE2: There are two 'mod' files: "config.h.in.mod" and "volume.app.c.mod".
Again, do not forget to rename the file "config.h.in.mod" to
"config.h.in" before creating the package.
-==========================================================================
+========================================================================