Update for 0.8

_sources/libalsaaudio.txt

@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ The :mod:`alsaaudio` module defines functions and classes for using ALSA.
 
 .. function:: pcms([type=PCM_PLAYBACK])
 
-   List available PCM objects by name.
+   List available PCM devices by name.
    
-   Items from this list can be used as the `device` keyword argument for the
-   :class:`PCM` constructor). 
-
    Arguments are:
 
    * *type* - can be either :const:`PCM_CAPTURE` or :const:`PCM_PLAYBACK`
@@ -59,10 +56,13 @@ The :mod:`alsaaudio` module defines functions and classes for using ALSA.
       $ arecord -L
 
    *New in 0.8*
-      
+
 .. function:: cards()
 
-   List the available cards by name.
+   List the available ALSA cards by name. This function is only moderately
+   useful. If you want to see a list of available PCM devices, use :func:`pcms`
+   instead.
+   
 
 .. function:: mixers(cardindex=-1, device='default')
 
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@ Examples
 
 The following example are provided:
 
-* playwav.py
-* recordtest.py
-* playbacktest.py
-* mixertest.py
+* `playwav.py`
+* `recordtest.py`
+* `playbacktest.py`
+* `mixertest.py`
 
-All examples (except mixertest.py) accept the commandline option 
+All examples (except `mixertest.py`) accept the commandline option 
 *-c <cardname>*.
 
 To determine a valid card name, use the commandline ALSA player::

genindex.html

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-2009, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
-      Last updated on May 13, 2015.
+      Last updated on May 14, 2015.
       Created using <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> 1.2.3.
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   </body>

index.html

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-2009, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
-      Last updated on May 13, 2015.
+      Last updated on May 14, 2015.
       Created using <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> 1.2.3.
     </div>
   </body>

libalsaaudio.html

@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@
 <dl class="function">
 <dt id="alsaaudio.pcms">
 <tt class="descclassname">alsaaudio.</tt><tt class="descname">pcms</tt><big>(</big><span class="optional">[</span><em>type=PCM_PLAYBACK</em><span class="optional">]</span><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#alsaaudio.pcms" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
-<dd><p>List available PCM objects by name.</p>
-<p>Items from this list can be used as the <cite>device</cite> keyword argument for the
-<a class="reference internal" href="#alsaaudio.PCM" title="alsaaudio.PCM"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">PCM</span></tt></a> constructor).</p>
+<dd><p>List available PCM devices by name.</p>
 <p>Arguments are:</p>
 <ul class="simple">
 <li><em>type</em> - can be either <tt class="xref py py-const docutils literal"><span class="pre">PCM_CAPTURE</span></tt> or <tt class="xref py py-const docutils literal"><span class="pre">PCM_PLAYBACK</span></tt>
@@ -80,7 +78,9 @@ commandline:</p>
 <dl class="function">
 <dt id="alsaaudio.cards">
 <tt class="descclassname">alsaaudio.</tt><tt class="descname">cards</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#alsaaudio.cards" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
-<dd><p>List the available cards by name.</p>
+<dd><p>List the available ALSA cards by name. This function is only moderately
+useful. If you want to see a list of available PCM devices, use <a class="reference internal" href="#alsaaudio.pcms" title="alsaaudio.pcms"><tt class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">pcms()</span></tt></a>
+instead.</p>
 </dd></dl>
 
 <dl class="function">
@@ -608,12 +608,12 @@ painful trial and error process.</p>
 <span id="pcm-example"></span><h2>Examples<a class="headerlink" href="#examples" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
 <p>The following example are provided:</p>
 <ul class="simple">
-<li>playwav.py</li>
-<li>recordtest.py</li>
-<li>playbacktest.py</li>
-<li>mixertest.py</li>
+<li><cite>playwav.py</cite></li>
+<li><cite>recordtest.py</cite></li>
+<li><cite>playbacktest.py</cite></li>
+<li><cite>mixertest.py</cite></li>
 </ul>
-<p>All examples (except mixertest.py) accept the commandline option
+<p>All examples (except <cite>mixertest.py</cite>) accept the commandline option
 <em>-c &lt;cardname&gt;</em>.</p>
 <p>To determine a valid card name, use the commandline ALSA player:</p>
 <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre>$ aplay -L
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ Channel 1 volume: 61%
     </div>
     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-2009, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
-      Last updated on May 13, 2015.
+      Last updated on May 14, 2015.
       Created using <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> 1.2.3.
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py-modindex.html

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
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     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-2009, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
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+      Last updated on May 14, 2015.
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pyalsaaudio.html

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Ctl-C</span></tt>.</p>
     </div>
     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-2009, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
-      Last updated on May 13, 2015.
+      Last updated on May 14, 2015.
       Created using <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> 1.2.3.
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search.html

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
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     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-2009, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
-      Last updated on May 13, 2015.
+      Last updated on May 14, 2015.
       Created using <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> 1.2.3.
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terminology.html

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ on.</p>
     </div>
     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-2009, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
-      Last updated on May 13, 2015.
+      Last updated on May 14, 2015.
       Created using <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> 1.2.3.
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