[AppDB] Wording tweaks in the AppDB help

Francois Gouget fgouget at free.fr
Wed Jan 26 06:10:05 CST 2005



Changelog:

  * help/appdb_faq.help

    Expand the answer to 'What is the Application Database?' by 
enumerating each aspect. Use the Visual FoxPro entry as an example. Also 
mention voting.
    Change wording of the answer to 'What are the benefits of this 
Application Database?'. Also mention the tricks to get an application 
working as a benefit to Wine users.


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Francois Gouget         fgouget at free.fr        http://fgouget.free.fr/
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RCS file: /var/cvs/appdb/help/appdb_faq.help,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -p -r1.4 appdb_faq.help
--- help/appdb_faq.help	26 Mar 2004 20:36:54 -0000	1.4
+++ help/appdb_faq.help	26 Jan 2005 11:45:45 -0000
@@ -10,8 +10,19 @@ Application Database.</p>
 <p><b>Q: What is the Application Database?</b></p>
 <blockquote>
 <p><b>A:</b> The Application Database is a repository for
-compatibility information of applications for Microsoft Windows
-running on Wine.<p>
+Windows application compatibility information with Wine.
+In particular it provides the following information:<br>
+(see the <a href="/appview.php?appId=296">Visual FoxPro</a> entry for an
+example)<p>
+<ul>
+  <li>Whether a given application works at all with Wine.</li>
+  <li>If it is partially working, then which areas of the application
+      have problems.</li>
+  <li>How to install and get that application working best.</li>
+</ul>
+<p>And if the Windows application you want most to use with Wine does not
+work, it lets you vote for it to bring it to the attention of Wine
+developers.</p>
 </blockquote>
 
 <p><b>Q: What is Wine?</b></p>
@@ -30,13 +41,12 @@ allowing many unmodified Windows binarie
 <a href="http://www.winehq.org/site/docs/wine-faq/index">Wine FAQ</a>.<p>
 </blockquote>
 
-<p><b>Q: What is the benefits of this Application Database?</b></p>
+<p><b>Q: What are the benefits of this Application Database?</b></p>
 <blockquote>
-<p><b>A:</b> The Application database will give the Wine developers a
-resource for compatibility information. This will allow them to focus their
-efforts on those applications the community most wants to see working. It also
-provides end-user support. Users can find out before they even install Wine if
-their application is supported.<p>
+<p><b>A:</b> The Application database benefits both Wine developers and users.
+It lets Wine developers know which applications the community most wants to
+see working. And it lets Wine user know beforehand if their application will
+work in Wine, and also what are the tricks to get it working best.<p>
 </blockquote>
 
 <p><b>Q: How does a new application get added to the database?</b></p>


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