On Sat,27.Jun.09, 11:50:01, Paul E Condon wrote: > Since you are intending to patch the last bullet point in the release > note, I suggest that you also recast the other bullet points where you > suggest specific commands to type and the specific results to be > expected. I filed #534797, because although I do have commit rights (as a translator for the Romanian version) I wouldn't touch the English version without an ok from the maintainer. I'll think of a bigger patch, but feel free to make a suggestion (you don't need to worry about the layout or so, just the wording).
> Its OK, even good, to keep a higher level explanation of what > issue the specific command/result will address, but it is really > helpful to a confused non-expert to be told specifically what to do > and what result to expect (as you have already done for me) OTOH the release notes are not short... > man speaker-test, in English, refers to the default wave form as pink > noise. but says > > "Pink noise is perceptually uniform noise -- that is, it sounds like > every frequency at once.If you can hear any tone it may indicate > resonances in your speaker system or room." > > Why pink? Why not blue, or green, or - white? I doubt that the term > has a serious technical definition in telecommunications theory, which > is the technological origin of ideas of noise. I would call it the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_noise > sound of radio receiver static, but modern radio receivers have > inter-station noise blanking, so this suggestion is an indication of > my advanced age. Or, the sound of wind in a forest. Or, the sound of > wind in a desert. > > You may be able to avoid discussions with pedants like me about word > descriptions of the sound of noise by suggesting the test be > > speaker-test -c2 -t wav > > On my computer with my locale settings this gives a woman's voice > repeating, until I type cntrl-C, in English, > "Front Left ... Front Right " That's an excelent tip, you read the manpage more thoroughly than I have. But I would keep the -l with something bigger than 0, because some users might get confused if it never stops. > Your computer, in your locale, should have different wav files in > /usr/share/sounds/alsa, and should give an equivalent sound track, but > in your 'locale' language. If so, you can avoid all word description > of what noise sounds like in different cultures. My locale (ro) is not very widespread, I also get the English voice, but it's a very good point. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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