Package: gpsdrive
Version: 2.09-2.2
Severity: minor
Tags: patch

Found many typos in '/usr/share/man/man1/gpsdrive.1.gz', see attached '.diff'.

Hope this helps...

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gpsdrive depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0             1.18.0-2         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                   2.5-10           GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2               1.4.6-1.1        The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libfontconfig1          2.4.2-1.2        generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6            2.2.1-6          FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.2-20070528-1 GCC support library
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.12.12-1        The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.10.12-2        The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.16.4-1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpcre3                6.7-1            Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expressi
ii  libpng12-0              1.2.15~beta5-2   PNG library - runtime
ii  libstdc++6              4.2-20070528-1   The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libx11-6                2:1.0.3-7        X11 client-side library
ii  libxcursor1             1:1.1.8-2        X cursor management library
ii  libxext6                1:1.0.3-2        X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3              1:4.0.3-2        X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxi6                  1:1.0.1-4        X11 Input extension library
ii  libxinerama1            1:1.0.2-1        X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxrandr2              2:1.2.1-1        X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1             1:0.9.2-1        X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3-15       compression library - runtime

Versions of packages gpsdrive recommends:
pn  gpsd                          <none>     (no description available)

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--- gpsdrive.1  2006-12-10 18:40:08.000000000 -0500
+++ /tmp/gpsdrive.1     2007-06-10 05:08:31.000000000 -0400
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 .SH About this manual page
 
-This manual page explain the basic functions of GpsDrive and some
+This manual page explains the basic functions of GpsDrive and some
 additional info.
 
 In GpsDrive you find tooltips for nearly all buttons, there is also a
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 
 GpsDrive displays your position provided from your NMEA capable GPS
 receiver on a zoomable map . The maps are autoselected depending on
-your position. You can set prefered scale, which the program tries to
+your position. You can set preferred scale, which the program tries to
 get from available maps.
 
 GpsDrive was tested with a GARMIN GPS III, a Crux II GPS PCMCIA
-card and a Navilock USB receiver. All Garmin GPS reveivers with a serial 
output should be
-usable. Other GPS reveivers that sends NMEA protocol over the
+card and a Navilock USB receiver. All Garmin GPS receivers with a serial 
output should be
+usable. Other GPS receivers that sends NMEA protocol over the
 serial output should also work with GpsDrive.
 
 These GPS receivers are reported to work with gpsdrive:
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 Displays, where the menu should be hidden.
 .TP
 .BI \-s "\| height\^"
-Set the height of the screen, if autodetection don't satisfy you, 
+Set the height of the screen, if autodetection doesn't satisfy you, 
 .IR height
 is i.e. 768,600,480,200
 .TP
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
 .IR -s
 .TP
 .BI \-f "\| friendsserver\^"
-Define a friendsserver to exchange position information with other
-people. You can also set it in the Settings/Friends menu. You can start your 
own friendsserver with the program
+Define a friends server to exchange position information with other
+people. You can also set it in the Settings/Friends menu. You can start your 
own friends server with the program
 .B friendsd
 , which is included. More details are in section 
 .I FRIENDSD server
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 from your currently used waypoint list.
 .TP
 .B \-q 
-Disables SQL support. Only usefull if you have SQL support compiled in.
+Disables SQL support. Only useful if you have SQL support compiled in.
 .TP
 .B \-z
 Don't show zoom and scaling on the map.
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 .br
 You can force the use of gpsd by adding the
 .B \-n
-commandline parameter, even if you enabled the direct serial connection
+command line parameter, even if you enabled the direct serial connection
 in the settings menu.
 
 .br
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 from your shell, if you want another language see section 
 .I LOCALISATION
 
-On some distribution you may find a "GpsDrive" entry in your Gnome or
+On some distributions you may find a "GpsDrive" entry in your Gnome or
 KDE menu.
 
 It is important that you have installed GpsDrive as root, so it can
@@ -333,15 +333,15 @@
 
 If you have connected a GPS-Receiver, you see in the 
 .I GPS Info
-window how much satellites are in view. You can click on this image to switch 
to the 
+window how many satellites are in view. You can click on this image to switch 
to the 
 .I Satellite position view.
 .br
 You must have at least 3 satellites in view. If you want to see your
 altitude, you need at least 4 satellites.  The antenna of your GPS
 receiver must have free sight to the sky, so you cannot use it
-indoor. More satellites gives you a better accuracy.
+indoors. More satellites gives you a better accuracy.
 
-If your receiver have not enough satellites with usable signal, the
+If your receiver has not enough satellites with usable signals, the
 GPS Info window is red. If your signal is ok and gives a valid
 position, the GPS Info window is green.
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 
 This mode is entered if you have a GPS receiver connected. The cursor is at 
the position your receiver sends.
 
-The black and a red arrow shows your position on the map. The 
+Black and red arrows show your position on the map. The 
 .B black arrow
 is pointing to your selected target, the 
 .B red arrow
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@
 This mode is activated by clicking on the "Pos. mode" button or if you
 "Jump" to a target in the FIND menu.
 
-At this mode, you can temporary change the position for looking around and
+In this mode, you can temporarily change the position for looking around and
 jump to another positions (i.e. for downloading maps). In this mode this
 is 
 .B not your real position
 and is marked as an rectangle.
 
-You can set the position by simple left-mouse click on the map.
+You can set the position by a simple left-mouse click on the map.
 
 You can leave the position mode by by clicking on the "Pos. mode"
 button or middle-mouse click or right-mouse click (which also sets
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@
 
 .SH MAP DOWNLOAD
 
-You can easily download maps from internet with the
+You can easily download maps from the internet with the
 .B Download
 button. GpsDrive stores an index of your maps in the file
 map_koord.txt in your  ~/.gpsdrive directory. You can also use any
-directory for your maps, but you have set the directory in the
+directory for your maps, but you have to set the directory in the
 settings menu.
 
 .SH About maps
@@ -421,15 +421,15 @@
 Vienna.
 
 
-There is also the programs
+There is also the program
 .IR gpsfetchmap.pl
 provided to download multiple maps for a bigger area.
 .br
 .B Please consider the copyright information 
 www.expedia.com if you want to use their maps!
 .br
-.B Don't missuse this service by downloading more maps as you need! 
-You will risc that you will be blocked by this servers.
+.B Don't misuse this service by downloading more maps than you need! 
+You will risk being blocked by these servers.
 
 File formats:
 
@@ -451,12 +451,12 @@
 and top_* for topographical maps. If not, gpsdrive won't
 display the maps.
 
-There is an "import assistant" build in. Use this to import your maps.
+There is an "import assistant" built in. Use it to import your maps.
 
 .SH Importing waypoints:
 
 
-The easiest way is to use the script "wpget" which does all for you if
+The easiest way is to use the script "wpget" which does everything for you if
 you use a GARMIN receiver.
 You can use the program "garble" (included in the package) to read
 out your waypoints from the Garmin GPS (Transfer mode must be set to
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 Scripts: "wpget" is a script which calls "garble" in the proper way.
 
 Be sure to have "wpget", "wpcvt" and "garble" in your path. This is
-fullfilled, if you did install the program as root and /usr/local/bin
+fulfilled, if you did install the program as root and /usr/local/bin
 is in your path.
 
 The manual way:
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 
 .SH PROXY SERVER
 If you must access the internet via a proxy server, you have to set the
-enviroment variable
+environmental variable
 .B HTTP_PROXY
 or
 .B http_proxy
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 position. If you click with the left button near the border, GpsDrive will
 scroll the map or load the next map if you are on the margin of the map.
 
-The middle mouse button switches back to normal mode, or select the
+The middle mouse button switches back to normal mode, or selects the
 "Pos. mode" menu entry. The same if you select a target with the right
 mouse button.  Shift-left-mouse-button and shift-right-mouse-button
 changes the map scale.
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 predefined. 
 .SH Icons for waypoints
 You can define freely your waypoint type names. But there are special
-names, which results in special icons display in GpsDrive:
+names, which display special icons in GpsDrive:
 .TP
 .B WLAN
 open WLAN accesspoint
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
 Shop
 .TP
 .B Monu
-Monument, touristic attraction
+Monument, a tourist attraction
 .TP
 .B Speedtrap
 Speedtrap (Radar), gives warning if this is in front of you
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
 The PNG image can have transparency, and should have a size around
 16x16 until 32x32, bigger icons may result in a performance hit.
 
-Your user defined waypoints override the built-in waypoint icons.
+Your user-defined waypoints override the built-in waypoint icons.
 
 .SH SQL support
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
 support. This needs to install a SQL server on your machine. At the
 moment, only MySQL is supported.
 
-Don't be afraid, MySQL don't need much resources, is very fast, but makes the
+Don't be afraid, MySQL doesn't need much resources, is very fast, but makes the
 management (including selection of waypoint types) of the waypoints
 much easier. In SQL mode you can select the shown waypoints in the
 .B setup
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@
 Gpsdrive supports
 .IR kismet.
 Kismet is a 802.11b wireless network (WLAN) sniffer. If you have
-kismet running, gpsdrive will detect it and program start and shows
-new WLAN accesspoints in realtime on the map. SQL mode is necessary to
+kismet running, gpsdrive will detect it and program starts and shows
+new WLAN access points in real time on the map. SQL mode is necessary to
 run Gpsdrive in Kismet mode. WLAN accesspoints which are already
 stored in the SQL database from prior wardrivings are ignored. If you
 have voice output in gpsdrive, you hear information about the new
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
 
 When you start GpsDrive it will detect the server on port 1314 and
 puts out some status information as speech. You also have an
-additonal button (Mute) to switch off sound output.
+additional button (Mute) to switch off sound output.
 
 GpsDrive tries to select the correct language for your locale.
 The -l option can force the languages for speech

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