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authorMatt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com>2007-10-20 01:34:40 +0200
committerAdrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>2007-10-20 01:34:40 +0200
commit01dd2fbf0da4019c380b6ca22a074538fb31db5a (patch)
tree210291bd341c4450c8c51d8db890af0978f4035d /Documentation/input
parent0f035b8e8491f4ff87f6eec3e3f754d36b39d7a2 (diff)
typo fixes
Most of these fixes were already submitted for old kernel versions, and were approved, but for some reason they never made it into the releases. Because this is a consolidation of a couple old missed patches, it touches both Kconfigs and documentation texts. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/input')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/input/input-programming.txt2
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt b/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
index ab050621e20..f3a3ba8847b 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ major controller faults (ROM checksum and RAM test) and such things as stuck
keys. Any keys down at power-up are presumed to be stuck, and their BREAK
(sic) code is returned (which without the preceding MAKE code is a flag for a
keyboard error). If the controller self-test completes without error, the code
-0xF0 is returned. (This code will be used to indicate the version/rlease of
+0xF0 is returned. (This code will be used to indicate the version/release of
the ikbd controller. The first release of the ikbd is version 0xF0, should
there be a second release it will be 0xF1, and so on.)
The ikbd defaults to a mouse position reporting with threshold of 1 unit in
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ INTERROGATION MODE.
%nnnnmmmm ; where m is JOYSTICK1 state
; and n is JOYSTICK0 state
-Sets the ikbd to do nothing but monitor the serial command lne, maintain the
+Sets the ikbd to do nothing but monitor the serial command line, maintain the
time-of-day clock, and monitor the joystick. The rate sets the interval
between joystick samples.
N.B. The user should not set the rate higher than the serial communications
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ The sample interval should be as constant as possible.
; until vertical cursor key is generated before RY
; has elapsed
VX ; length (in tenths of seconds) of joystick closure
- ; until horizontal cursor keystokes are generated
+ ; until horizontal cursor keystrokes are generated
; after RX has elapsed
VY ; length (in tenths of seconds) of joystick closure
- ; until vertical cursor keystokes are generated
+ ; until vertical cursor keystrokes are generated
; after RY has elapsed
In this mode, joystick 0 is scanned in a way that simulates cursor keystrokes.
diff --git a/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt b/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt
index afed1ae093e..3ac92413c87 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is not a reference. Comments and corrections are welcome. To contact me,
send an email to: johann.deneux@gmail.com
** WARNING **
-I may not be held responsible for any dammage or harm caused if you try to
+I shall not be held responsible for any damage or harm caused if you try to
send data to your I-Force device based on what you read in this document.
** Preliminary Notes:
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ OP= ff
Query command. Length varies according to the query type.
The general format of this packet is:
ff 01 QUERY [INDEX] CHECKSUM
-reponses are of the same form:
+responses are of the same form:
FF LEN QUERY VALUE_QUERIED CHECKSUM2
where LEN = 1 + length(VALUE_QUERIED)
**** Query ram size ****
QUERY = 42 ('B'uffer size)
-The device should reply with the same packet plus two additionnal bytes
+The device should reply with the same packet plus two additional bytes
containing the size of the memory:
ff 03 42 03 e8 CS would mean that the device has 1000 bytes of ram available.
@@ -234,12 +234,16 @@ is the amount of memory apparently needed for every set of parameters:
** Appendix: How to study the protocol ? **
-1. Generate effects using the force editor provided with the DirectX SDK, or use Immersion Studio (freely available at their web site in the developer section: www.immersion.com)
-2. Start a soft spying RS232 or USB (depending on where you connected your joystick/wheel). I used ComPortSpy from fCoder (alpha version!)
+1. Generate effects using the force editor provided with the DirectX SDK, or
+use Immersion Studio (freely available at their web site in the developer section:
+www.immersion.com)
+2. Start a soft spying RS232 or USB (depending on where you connected your
+joystick/wheel). I used ComPortSpy from fCoder (alpha version!)
3. Play the effect, and watch what happens on the spy screen.
A few words about ComPortSpy:
-At first glance, this soft seems, hum, well... buggy. In fact, data appear with a few seconds latency. Personnaly, I restart it every time I play an effect.
+At first glance, this software seems, hum, well... buggy. In fact, data appear with a
+few seconds latency. Personally, I restart it every time I play an effect.
Remember it's free (as in free beer) and alpha!
** URLS **
diff --git a/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt b/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt
index 4d932dc6609..47fc86830cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ In the _init function, which is called either upon module load or when
booting the kernel, it grabs the required resources (it should also check
for the presence of the device).
-Then it allocates a new input device structure with input_aloocate_device()
+Then it allocates a new input device structure with input_allocate_device()
and sets up input bitfields. This way the device driver tells the other
parts of the input systems what it is - what events can be generated or
accepted by this input device. Our example device can only generate EV_KEY