configuration cleanup and bugfixes

[chaz/yoink] / doc / yoink.6.in

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@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 .SH NAME
 Yoink \- An alien-smashing action game.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B yoink [-h|--help] [-i|--info] [OPTION=VALUE]...
+.B yoink [-hi] [OPTION=VALUE]...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Leap tall buildings!  Crush stupid robots beneath your feet!  Wield your
-extra-terrestrial powers in the defence of humanity, and send those alien
+extra-terrestrial powers in the defense of humanity, and send those alien
 invaders back from whence they came!
 
 You play the part of a flying alien heroine who must defend her home on
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ You have a certain level of control over the operation of \fByoink\fP
 through options passed as program arguments or given in config files.
 \fByoink\fP looks for config files in several locations and in this order:
 .TP
-1. \fI@DATADIR@/yoinkrc\fP
+1. \fI@datadir@/yoinkrc\fP
 This is the base config file which should be considered read-only.  Look to
 this file as an example of the format used for config files.
 .TP
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ If set to a path of a valid directory (presumably your home directory),
 config file.
 .TP
 .I USER
-\fByoink\fP uses this variable to guess the user's nickname, for a high
-score entry or whatever.
+\fByoink\fP uses this variable as the user's name, for a high score entry
+or whatever.
 .TP
 .I YOINK_DATADIR
 If set to a path of a valid directory, \fByoink\fP will look in this
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ the \fBframerate\fP to a point such that the actual framerate is basically
 constant.  A constant 20fps or 30fps will look better than a sporadic
 40-60fps.  You can also decrease the \fBtimestep\fP at the expense of
 decreased simulation accuracy.  You'll have to experiment with this value
-to find out acceptable levels.
+to determine acceptable levels.
 .PP
 If you are having audio problems, you may need to upgrade OpenAL.  Some
 systems still provide an old, busted version of OpenAL which may result in
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ of openal-soft, a high-quality software implementation that is still being
 maintained.
 .SH BUGS
 .IP \(bu 3
-The robots are currently lacking in intelligence.
+The robots aren't very bright.
 .IP \(bu
 Although the pixelated graphics are intentional, there are some unintended
 artifacts which are more obvious with certain video drivers.
 .PP
-Send bug reports, patches, and love notes to:
+Send bug reports, patches and love notes to:
 .IP
 Charles McGarvey <@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@>
 .SH AUTHOR