option "device" d
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"set PCM device"
-string typestr="device"
-default="default"
+string typestr = "device"
+default = "default"
optional
-details="
- On systems with dmix, a better choice than the default
- value might be to use \"plug:swmix\".
+details = "
+ Check for the presence of a /proc/asound/ directory to see if
+ ALSA is present in your kernel. The file /proc/asound/devices
+ contains all devices ALSA knows about.
"
+
+option "buffer-time" B
+#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+"duration of the ALSA buffer"
+int typestr = "milliseconds"
+default = "170"
+optional
+details = "
+ This is only a hint as ALSA might pick a slightly different
+ time, depending on the sound hardware. The chosen value is
+ shown in debug output as BUFFER_TIME.
+
+ If synchronization between multiple clients is desired,
+ the same buffer time should be configured for all clients.
+"
+
</qu>
+