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authorB. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>2024-04-15 04:06:28 -0400
committerB. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>2024-04-15 04:06:28 -0400
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parent7250d420b3edf1484996ee8e8daf9c613e14790d (diff)
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soxdial: tweak doc.
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@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ be mixed with dial string arguments.
=item B<--stdin>
-Read dial strings from standard input. Same as B<-i -> or B<--input ->.
+Read whitespace-separated dial strings from standard input. Same as
+B<-i -> or B<--input ->.
=back
@@ -239,11 +240,12 @@ also supported, and will be converted to digits according to the
standard layout of touchtone phones (e.g. A through C convert to 2,
D through F are 3, etc).
-Q and Z weren't present on classic phones, but they will be converted
-to 7 and 9, respectively (like modern cell phones).
+Q and Z weren't present on classic touchtone phones, but they will be
+converted to 7 and 9, respectively (like modern cell phones).
To add an extra delay between digits, use a comma (and see the B<-c>,
-B<--comma> option to set the length of the delay).
+B<--comma> option to set the length of the delay), or the B<-s>,
+B<--silence> option.
To play the extra DTMF tones for the extended 16-digit keypad (which has
A, B, C, and D keys), use the B<-x>, B<--extended> option. This disables
@@ -264,8 +266,10 @@ To enable bluebox mode, use the B<-B>, B<--bluebox> option.
Unlike touchtone dialling, bluebox signals have a timing
specification. When entering bluebox mode, the digit time and
-inter-digit time are set to 60ms (except the kp and kp2 tones, which
-sound for 100ms).
+inter-digit time are set to 60ms (except the B<kp> and B<kp2>
+tones, which I<always> sound for 100ms) and randomization is
+disabled. Bluebox timing can be changed in the same way as DTMF
+timing, if you can think of a reason to do it.
To exit bluebox mode, use the B<-N>, B<--normal> option. This resets
the timing to whatever it was before entering bluebox mode.
@@ -278,8 +282,8 @@ must appear alone as separate dial strings (meaning, put a space
before and after them).
The alternate names for B<0> (B<10>), B<st3> (B<11>), and B<st2>
-(B<12>) are not supported, since there's no way to tell an 11 from
-two 1's.
+(B<12>) are not supported, since there's no way to tell e.g. an B<11>
+from two B<1>'s.
=head1 ENVIRONMENT