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authorThom Johansen <thomj@rockbox.org>2008-07-14 22:47:40 +0000
committerThom Johansen <thomj@rockbox.org>2008-07-14 22:47:40 +0000
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tree3fc5190f0d9e7588332e09f6f365875c633845e8 /manual/getting_started
parent167a27dd76849c0ea8ed13d58297e334a9a90a1e (diff)
General language cleanup and small restrucuring of the source code of misc. parts of the manual.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@18043 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
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-rw-r--r--manual/getting_started/installation.tex34
-rw-r--r--manual/getting_started/main.tex4
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex
index 9cff4819f8..ae40ac2061 100644
--- a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex
+++ b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
\opt{ipodnano}{
\note{Rockbox presently runs only on the original Ipod Nano. Rockbox does
- \emph{not} run on the newer, second generation Ipod Nano (the all aluminium
- version). For information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on
+ \emph{not} run on the newer second and third generation Ipod Nano. For
+ information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on
Apple's website: \url{http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61688}.
}
}
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ installation options.
\begin{description}
\opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK}{
\item[The \playerman{} bootloader.]
- The \playerman{} bootloader is the program that tells your \dap{} how to boot
- and load the firmware from disk. It is also responsible for the
+ The \playerman{} bootloader is the program that tells your \dap{} how to load
+ and start the firmware from disk. It is also responsible for the
disk mode on your \dap{}.
This bootloader is stored in special flash memory in your \playerman{}.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ installation options.
\opt{HAVE_RB_BL_IN_FLASH}{
The bootloader is the program that tells your
- \dap{} how to boot and load other components of Rockbox. This is the
+ \dap{} how to load and start other components of Rockbox. This is the
component of Rockbox that is installed to the flash memory of your
\playerman.}
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ installation options.
\nopt{player} {
Apart from the required parts there are some addons you might be interested
- in installing too.
+ in installing.
\begin{description}
\item[Fonts.] Rockbox can load custom fonts. The fonts are
- distributed as separate package and thus needs to be installed
+ distributed as a separate package and thus need to be installed
separately. They are not required to run Rockbox itself but
a lot of themes require the fonts package to be installed.
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ installation options.
\section{Prerequisites}\label{sec:prerequisites}
\index{Installation!Prerequisites}
Before installing Rockbox you should make sure you meet the prerequisites.
-You may need some additional tools for installation. In most cases these will be
-already available on your computer but if not you need to get some additional
-software.
+You may need some additional tools for installation. In most cases these will already be available on your computer, but if not, installing some additional
+software might be necessary.
\begin{description}
\item[USB connection.] To transfer Rockbox to your \dap{} you need to
@@ -140,11 +139,10 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required.
\begin{description}
\item[ZIP utility.]\index{zip}
Rockbox is distributed as a compressed archive using the
- \fname{.zip} format, so you'll need a tool which can open it.
- Usually your computer will have a tool already installed that can
- do this. Windows XP has built-in support for
- \fname{.zip} files and presents them to you as directories unless you have
- installed a third party program that handles compressed files. For
+ \fname{.zip} format. Your computer will normally already have a means of
+ handling such archive files. Windows XP has built-in support for
+ \fname{.zip} files and presents them to you as directories unless you
+ have installed a third party program that handles compressed files. For
other operating systems this may vary. If the \fname{.zip} file format
is not recognised on your computer you can find a program to handle them
at \url{http://www.info-zip.org/} or \url{http://sevenzip.sf.net/}, both of
@@ -158,9 +156,9 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required.
\opt{ipod}{
\note{In addition to the requirements described above, Rockbox only works on
- Ipods formatted with the FAT32 filesystem (i.e. Ipods initialized by iTunes
+ Ipods formatted with the FAT32 filesystem (i.e. Ipods initialized by Itunes
for Windows). It does not work with the HFS+ filesystem (i.e. Ipods
- initialized by iTunes for the Mac). More information and instructions for
+ initialized by Itunes for the Mac). More information and instructions for
converting an Ipod to FAT32 can be found on the
\wikilink{IpodConversionToFAT32} wiki
page on the Rockbox website. Note that after conversion, you can still use
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required.
1.05 or greater which may not be available on the download site yet.}}
To automatically install Rockbox, download the official installer and
-housekeeping tool \textsc{Rockbox Utility}. It allows you to
+housekeeping tool \textsc{Rockbox Utility}. It allows you to:
\begin{itemize}
\item Automatically install all needed components for using Rockbox
(``Small Installation'')
diff --git a/manual/getting_started/main.tex b/manual/getting_started/main.tex
index fdaf2a45f8..35e4c2649d 100644
--- a/manual/getting_started/main.tex
+++ b/manual/getting_started/main.tex
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ and filenames spelled out or spoken.
\section{Getting more help}
This manual is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the Rockbox
-firmware. There is, however, more help available. The Rockbox website at
+firmware. There is, however, more help available. The Rockbox website at
\url{http://www.rockbox.org/} contains very extensive documentation and guides
written by members of the Rockbox community and this should be your first port
of call when looking for further help.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ can be found at \url{http://www.rockbox.org/irc/}. We also have a web client
for joining the rockbox IRC channel so there is no need for you
to install additional software to your computer.
-If you think you found a bug please make sure it actually is a bug and is
+If you think you have found a bug please make sure it actually is a bug and is
still present in the most recent version of rockbox. You should try to
confirm that by using the above mentioned support channels first. After that
you can submit that issue to our tracker. Refer to \reference{sec:feedback}