# HG changeset patch # User diego # Date 1089121571 0 # Node ID f60b9fac3146592d3566bf94b5f1d1e4a19144c6 # Parent b79b5aaba2299e27e88fb8a9860f3e431e499540 better wording/spelling as suggested by the wanderer diff -r b79b5aaba229 -r f60b9fac3146 DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 --- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Tue Jul 06 13:45:07 2004 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Tue Jul 06 13:46:11 2004 +0000 @@ -534,11 +534,12 @@ on this option). .TP .B \-nortc (RTC only) -Turns off usage of the Linux RTC (real-time clock \- /dev/\:rtc) as timing +Turns off usage of the Linux RTC (realtime clock \- /dev/\:rtc) as timing mechanism. .TP .B \-playlist -Play files according to a playlist file (1 file per line, Winamp or ASX format). +Play files according to a playlist file (ASX, Winamp, SMIL, or +one-file-per-line format). .br .I NOTE: This option is considered an entry so options found after it will apply @@ -570,8 +571,7 @@ . .TP .B \-slave (also see \-input) -This option switches on slave mode. -The aim is being able to use MPlayer as a backend for other programs. +Switches on slave mode in which MPlayer works as a backend for other programs. Instead of intercepting keyboard events, MPlayer will read commands from stdin. See DOCS/tech/slave.txt and \-input cmdlist for a list of slave commands. .TP diff -r b79b5aaba229 -r f60b9fac3146 DOCS/xml/en/install.xml --- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml Tue Jul 06 13:45:07 2004 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml Tue Jul 06 13:46:11 2004 +0000 @@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ tuned even finer. -The new timer code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) +The new timer code uses PC's RTC (RealTime Clock) for this task, because it has precise 1ms timers. It is automagically enabled when available, but requires root privileges, a setuid root MPlayer binary or a properly set up kernel.