[css2] Very minor editing and formatting fixes

ianbjacobs · ianbjacobs · commit eaa075868860 · 1998-04-19T23:56:35.000Z
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diff --git a/css2/aural.src b/css2/aural.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
 <html lang="en">
-<!-- $Id: aural.src,v 2.22 1998-04-09 14:36:07 ijacobs Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: aural.src,v 2.23 1998-04-19 23:56:35 ijacobs Exp $ -->
 <HEAD>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
 <TITLE>Aural style sheets</TITLE>
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 {
     richness: 90;
     cue-before: url("ping.au")
 }
-P.heidi {azimuth: center-left}
-P.peter {azimuth: right}
-P.goat {volume: x-soft}
+P.heidi { azimuth: center-left }
+P.peter { azimuth: right }
+P.goat  { volume: x-soft }
 </pre>
 
 <p>This will direct the speech synthesizer to speak headers in a voice
-called "paul" (<em>cf.</em> 'font-family'), on a flat tone, but in a
-very rich voice. Before speaking the headers, a sound sample will be
-played from the given URL. Paragraphs with class "heidi" will appear
-to come from front left (if the sound system is capable of spatial
-audio), and paragraphs of class "peter" from the right. Paragraphs
-with class "goat" will be very soft.
+(a kind of "audio font") called "paul", on a flat tone, but in a very
+rich voice. Before speaking the headers, a sound sample will be played
+from the given URL. Paragraphs with class "heidi" will appear to come
+from front left (if the sound system is capable of spatial audio), and
+paragraphs of class "peter" from the right. Paragraphs with class
+"goat" will be very soft.
 </div>
 
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ values are:
 element requires no time to render. Note, however, that
 descendants may override this value and will be spoken. (To
 be sure to suppress rendering of an
-element and its children, use the
+element and its descendants, use the
 <span class="propinst-display">'display'</span> property).
 
 <dt><strong>normal</strong></dt>
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ class="propinst-volume">'volume'</span> property has a value of
 'silent' and an element whose <span
 class="propinst-speak">'speak'</span> property has the value 'none'.
 The former takes up the same time as if it had been spoken, including
-any pause before and after the element, but no sound is
-generated.
+any pause before and after the element, but no sound is generated. The
+latter requires no time and is not rendered (though its descendants
+may be).
 
 <H2><a name="pause-props">Pause properties</a>: <span
 class="propinst-pause-before">'pause-before'</span>, <span
@@ -296,15 +297,15 @@ class="propinst-play-during">'play-during'</span> property continues
 to play and the sound designated by the <span
 class="index-inst" title="&lt;uri&gt;"><span
 class="value-inst-uri">&lt;uri&gt;</span></span> is mixed with it. If
-'mix' is not specified, the sound replaces the sound of the parent
-element.
+'mix' is not specified, the element's background sound replaces
+the parent's.
 <dt><strong>repeat</strong>
 <dd>When present, this keyword means that the sound will repeat if it
 is too short to fill the entire duration of the element. Otherwise,
 the sound plays once and then stops. This is similar to the <span
 class="propinst-background-repeat">'background-repeat'</span>
 property. If the sound is too long for the element, it is clipped once
-the element is spoken.
+the element has been spoken.
 <dt><strong>auto</strong>
 <dd>The sound of the parent element continues to play
 (it is not restarted, which would have been the case if this property
@@ -318,8 +319,8 @@ continues after the current element.
 <div class="example"><P>
 <PRE>
   BLOCKQUOTE.sad { play-during: url(violins.aiff) }
-  BLOCKQUOTE Q { play-during: url(harp.wav) mix}
-  SPAN.quiet { play-during: none }
+  BLOCKQUOTE Q   { play-during: url(harp.wav) mix }
+  SPAN.quiet     { play-during: none }
 </pre>
 </div>
 
@@ -524,8 +525,8 @@ in a way that is independent of speech synthesizer?
 
 <p>Specifies the average pitch (a frequency) of the speaking voice.  The
 average pitch of a voice depends on the voice family.  For example,
-the average pitch for a standard male voice is around 120hz,
-but for a female voice, it's around 210hz.</p>
+the average pitch for a standard male voice is around 120Hz,
+but for a female voice, it's around 210Hz.</p>
 
 <P>Values have the following meanings:</P>
 
