On 4/20/06, Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote these words on 04/20/06 14:04 CST: > > Some comments follow:
Thank you for those. > > + <para><application>TIN</application> is a threaded NNTP and spool based > > + console console-mode UseNet newsreader. > > If "console console-mode" is intentional, perhaps it could be > rephrased? I can't for the life of me figure out what this is > supposed to mean. Definitely a typo. I can't believe I missed it since I looked over the page a couple times. > > + a printing system (<xref linkend="cups"/> or <xref linkend="LPRng"/>), > > Just out of curiosity, does it do anything different if an 'lpr' > command isn't on the system during compilation, or is it mostly > a run-time thing. I didn't bother looking at the time, but it is run-time. From include/tin.h: # ifdef linux # define DEFAULT_PRINTER "/usr/bin/lpr" # endif /* linux */ > > + <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes: > > + <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/Tin"/></para> > > Never mind, you know what I'm going to say. We did vote on the > matter however, and there was a distinct preference within the > community. :-) Well, there's already a page named Tin that Alex created. The book page is almost verbatim from there. I can add a new page name tin and copy the contents there. Or make a new tin page that's empty since the information in the Wiki now is in the book. > > + <para><parameter>--enable-nntp-only</parameter>: Reading news from a > > local > > + spool is disabled with this switch. Don't use this is you have > > installed > > + INN and want to use its' spool.</para> > > Two things: > > perhaps s/is/it/ ? Another typo. I meant "Don't use this if". > There is no such thing as its'. It is either its or it's. You're right. I've been over this in my head a million times. But its is the possessive form. > > + > > + <para><parameter>--disable-printing</parameter>: This switch disables > > + printing since <application>TIN</application> cant send non-ASCII text > > to > > + the printer correctly. Remove this switch if you can tolerate this > > + limitation.</para> > > Can't is a contraction. needs an apostrophe. Personal preference > for me is cannot however. cannot it is. > > + <para>Now, as a normal user, subscribe to some newsgroups, specify > > the > > + news server, and run <command>tin</command>:</para> > > Normal user is a very vague term. I believe 'unprivileged' is used > consistently throughout the book (we may have missed some when there > was a bulk change for this exact thing). unprivelaged it is. > > + <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle> > > + <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle> > > + <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle> > > + > > + <seglistitem> > > + <seg>tin, rtin, tinews.pl, metamutt, opt-case.pl, w2r.pl, > > + and url_handler.sh</seg> > > + <seg>None</seg> > > + <seg>/etc/tin</seg> > > You have Directories (plural) and only one installed directory. Most > places in the book would say "Installed Directory". Good point. I hadn't thought about that. Let me know your opinion on the Wiki page. The rest of the stuff I'll fix up. -- Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
