Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 02:10:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/40909: [PATCH] Typos in /usr/share/man/man4/ukbd.4.gz Message-ID: <200207230910.g6N9A7rH020574@freefall.freebsd.org>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
The following reply was made to PR docs/40909; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris Pepper <pepper@rockefeller.edu> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/40909: [PATCH] Typos in /usr/share/man/man4/ukbd.4.gz Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:02:55 +0100 On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 10:36:22PM -0400, Chris Pepper said: > > >Description: > ukbd.4 has infelicities. Hi Chris, I'm sorry but I'm not keen on any of the changes presented below - is it possible that the patch is reversed, as each of these three changes seems to introduce, rather than fix, grammatical error. > -If both an AT keyboard and one or more USB keyboards are used at the same time, the > +If both an AT keyboard as well as USB keyboards are used at the same time, the > AT keyboard will appear as The original text scans better - "both" and "as well as" should probably never appear in the same sentence. > -From this point onwards, the first USB keyboard will be the keyboard > -used for the console. > +From this point on onwards, the first USB keyboard will be the keyboard > +to be used as the console. The change in the first line introduces an error - "on" is repeated. The change in the second line stirs the pedant in me, since "all the console is not a keyboard" to paraphrase a popular saying. > -Because of the order of device > +Because of the order of the device > initialization, the USB keyboard will be detected > .Em after > the console driver "The order of device initialization" is correct here. Sorry for seemingly jumping on this with teeth bared. Ceri To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200207230910.g6N9A7rH020574>