More dbtool -> selector updates

[paraslash.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 3f8e62ce20a31498406395e31982273bced8046a..70c91445fe5254f98d647051194996106a011e66 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ It contains the following programs:
        All senders have the same set of commands that allow to
        control the access permissions of the stream.
 
-       para_server needs a "database tool" to work, mainly to
-       determine which song to stream next. There are three such
-       tools available: random, plm and mysql. The former chooses
-       audio files randomly and plm, the playlist manager, can handle
+       para_server needs an  "audio file selector" to work, mainly
+       to determine which song to stream next. There are three
+       selectors available: random, playlist and mysql. The former
+       chooses audio files randomly and  playlist  can handle, well,
        playlists. Both are always supported.
 
-       The (optional) mysql database tool connects to a mysql server
-       which holds information on your audio files. It has several
-       unusual features, see README.mysql for details.
+       The optional mysql selector connects to a mysql server which
+       holds information on your audio files. It has several unusual
+       features, see README.mysql for details.
 
 - para_client (obligatory):
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ It contains the following programs:
 - para_play (optional)
 
        A small wav/raw player for alsa.
+       Debian package: libasound2-dev
 
 - para_audiod (optional, but recommended):
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ It contains the following programs:
         prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it can also be used
         non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver) via the -i switch.
 
-- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
 
        A plugin for gkrellm which shows small pictures of the
        current song. It allows you to launch 27 different commands
@@ -103,13 +104,13 @@ It contains the following programs:
 
        A (Linux-only) alarm clock and volume-fader.
 
-- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
 
        Very simple curses-based frontend which uses libmenu. Useful
        for quickly changing the attributes of the current song
        (e.g. from para_gui as an external command).
 
-- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
 
        A small X application which shows a scrollbar for each
        attribute defined in the mysql database. It creates a stream
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ In any case you need
 
        - software mixing, e.g. ALSA and the direct mixing plugin (dmix)
 
-If you want to use the mysql-based dbtool (recommended), you also need
+If you want to use the mysql-based audio file selector, you also need
 
        - mysql-server
        - mysql-client
@@ -163,6 +164,8 @@ If you want to stream ogg vorbis files you'll need:
 
                http://www.xiph.org/downloads/
 
+Debian packages: libogg-dev libvorbis-dev
+
 Note that para_audiod still works even if neither mp3 nor ogg support
 was compiled in. You'll have to use the --no_default_filters option
 in this case (and e.g. "mpg123 -" as the stream write command).
@@ -208,9 +211,9 @@ Distribution of paraslash is covered by the GNU GPL. See file COPYING.
 
 LIMITATIONS:
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-The mysql database tool assumes that the basenames of your audio files
-are unique. If this is not the case, don't use this database tool,
-rename your files, or create your own database tool.
+The mysql selector assumes that the basenames of your audio files are
+unique. If this is not the case, don't use this selector, rename your
+files, or create your own one.
 
 THE AUTHOR:
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