[Ffmpeg-cvslog] CVS: ffmpeg/doc ffserver-doc.texi,1.5,1.6

[Joshua Varner]

On 6/9/05, Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 07:07:33PM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> > Diego Biurrun CVS wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, it does. Any thoughts on this would be gratefully received. These
> > > differences extend to embedding WMP into a web page. [There are two
> > >-different object IDs that you can use, one of them -- the old one --
> > >cannot
> > >+different object IDs that you can use, the old one cannot
> > > play very well, and the new one works well (both on the same system).
> > > However,
> > > I suspect that the new one is not available unless you have installed WMP
> > > 7].
> >
> > This still isn't right - there's still a run-on sentence, with two
> 
> Please remind me what a run-on sentence was, I always forget.
> 
> > separate sections. Since you've apparently rejected both of my suggested
> > fixes, I leave it to you to come up with a solution, but the current
> > form is not any better than the old. The problem is largely a matter of
> > the commas.
> 
> I'm unhappy with all proposed solutions, including my own.  My last version
> is less verbose, which I tend to favor in case of doubt.  This calls for
> a complete rephrasing.
> 
> How about:
> 
> [There are two different object IDs that you can use. On the same system
> the older one cannot play very well, while the new one does. However, I
> suspect that the new one is not available unless you have installed WMP 7].
> 
What about simplifying this to:

There are two object IDs: the old one, which does not play well, and
the new one, which does (both tested on the same system).

Shorter (but similar to one of the Wanderer's suggestions).
Josh