From f6eae560b122fd76b12655bf53eb6a4efb9533ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:40:20 +0200
Subject: -q works as -f + added --f, --F and --q which are varidic variants of
-f, -F and -q, respectivly + warn if -q is used with -f and -F but allow (but
still warn if used) `-q -f`
---
manuals/manpage.0 | 4 +--
manuals/ponysay.texinfo | 75 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
(limited to 'manuals')
diff --git a/manuals/manpage.0 b/manuals/manpage.0
index 9627f62..5407e2c 100644
--- a/manuals/manpage.0
+++ b/manuals/manpage.0
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ multiple times, and one of the will be selected randomly.
.B \-q, \-\-quote [\fIname\fP...]
By using this option, a pony will be printed with quotes from her in My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic. The pony will be selected randomly, unless at least one pony
-is added as an argument after \fI-q\fP. If one or more ponies are added after \fI-q\fP
-the pony will be selected randomly from that set of ponies.
+is added as an argument to \fI-q\fP. If one or more ponies are added as an argument
+to \fI-q\fP the pony will be selected randomly from that set of ponies.
.TP
.B \-W, \-\-wrap \fIcolumn\fP
The screen column where the message should be wrapped.
diff --git a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
index 3bd4fe4..fc96d07 100644
--- a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
+++ b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ In versions earlier than version 2.0, the if the pony were a file name it had to
include a `@code{/}'. This is not longer required and any existing pony name
supersedes file names.
-@item -F
+@item -F PONY
@itemx ++file PONY
@itemx ++pony PONY
@opindex @option{-F}
@@ -181,6 +181,54 @@ supersedes file names.
Just as @option{-F}, but it uses extra (non-MLP:FiM) ponies instead of standard
(MLP:FiM) ponies
+@item -q PONY
+@itemx --quote PONY
+@opindex @option{-q}
+@opindex @option{--quote}
+@cindex quotes
+@cindex pony quotes
+By using this option, a pony will be printed with quotes from her in My Little Pony:
+Friendship is Magic. The pony will be selected randomly, unless at least one pony
+is added as an argument to @option{-q}. If one or more ponies are added as an argument
+to @option{-q}, the pony will be selected randomly from that set of ponies.
+This option requires the extension @command{ponyquotes4ponysay}, which is included
+by default since version 1.2.
+
+The argument can be a file name, but only if it ends with @file{.pony}.
+
+@item --f [PONY...]
+@itemx --files [PONY...]
+@itemx --ponies [PONY...]
+@opindex @option{--f}
+@opindex @option{--files}
+@opindex @option{--ponies}
+Variadic variant of @option{-f}, meaning that all arguments added after this one
+will parsed as an argument to this option. Additionally, those options are added
+to @option{-f}.
+
+@item --F [PONY...]
+@itemx ++files [PONY...]
+@itemx ++ponies [PONY...]
+@opindex @option{--F}
+@opindex @option{++files}
+@opindex @option{++ponies}
+Variadic variant of @option{-F}, meaning that all arguments added after this one
+will parsed as an argument to this option. Additionally, those options are added
+to @option{-F}.
+
+@item --q [PONY...]
+@itemx --quotes [PONY...]
+@opindex @option{--q}
+@opindex @option{--quotes}
+@cindex quotes
+@cindex pony quotes
+Variadic variant of @option{-q}, meaning that all arguments added after this one
+will parsed as an argument to this option. Additionally, those options are added
+to @option{-q}.
+
+An important feature of this options, is that you can but it in the end of the
+command line, without any argument to get a quote from any pony with a quote.
+
@item -b STYLE
@itemx --bubble STYLE
@itemx --balloon STYLE
@@ -192,19 +240,6 @@ balloon name printed by @option{ponysay -B}. This option can be used multiple
times to specify a set of styles from which one will be selected randomly. If no
balloon style is specified a fallback style will be used.
-@item -q [PONY...]
-@itemx --quote [PONY...]
-@opindex @option{-q}
-@opindex @option{--quote}
-By using this option, a pony will be printed with quotes from her in My Little Pony:
-Friendship is Magic. The pony will be selected randomly, unless at least one pony
-is added as an argument after @option{-q}. If one or more ponies are added after
-@option{-q}, the pony will be selected randomly from that set of ponies.
-This option requires the extension @command{ponyquotes4ponysay}, which is included
-by default since version 1.2.
-
-The argument can be a file name, but only if it ends with @file{.pony}.
-
@item -W COLUMN
@itemx --wrap COLUMN
@opindex @option{-W}
@@ -1947,6 +1982,18 @@ sequences.
@cindex versions
@cindex previous releases
+@heading Version 2.9
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+The option @option{-q} works like @option{-f} and @option{-F}, it takes one argument, and
+may be used multiple times for more arguments.
+@item
+The old option @option{-q} is renamed to @option{--q}.
+@item
+The options @option{--f} and @option{--F} has been added.
+@end itemize
+
+
@heading Version 2.8
@itemize @bullet
@item
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From e726084422b59e5167c5cb0fdb5909c753e31e10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:09:59 +0200
Subject: autocorrection distance limit is set to 5, rather than unlimited
---
manuals/ponysay.texinfo | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
(limited to 'manuals')
diff --git a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
index fc96d07..f2c9cb8 100644
--- a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
+++ b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
@@ -1991,6 +1991,9 @@ may be used multiple times for more arguments.
The old option @option{-q} is renamed to @option{--q}.
@item
The options @option{--f} and @option{--F} has been added.
+@item
+Weighted distance for autocorrection on pony names and boolean style name is set to 5, rather
+than unlimited. Currently this cannot be modified (without editing the source code.)
@end itemize
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From 78eda26515ad471cc36195318090451ba27ce56b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:42:28 +0200
Subject: include quote file in the extra information + change log update +
manual update
---
manuals/ponysay.texinfo | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
(limited to 'manuals')
diff --git a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
index f2c9cb8..cb661fb 100644
--- a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
+++ b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ way over e-mail.
@cindex invoking
@cindex options
@cindex arguments
-@pindex ponythink
+@pindex @command{ponythink}
The format for running the @command{ponysay} program is:
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ the first list are the MLP:FiM and the second one are non-MLP:FiM.
@opindex @option{-o}
@opindex @option{--pony-only}
@opindex @option{--ponyonly}
-Print just the pony, nothing else like the speech balloon.
+Print just the pony, nothing else like the speech balloon. Naturally the
+@command{ponysay} will not wait for a message from stdin.
@item -X
@itemx --256-colours
@@ -411,11 +412,13 @@ this file should be a symbolic link to the pony you want as a default. If it is
a symbolic link, @option{-q} cannot determine which quotes to use.
+
@node Advanced usage
@chapter Advanced usage of @command{ponysay}.
@cindex advanced usage
@menu
+* Extra information:: Displaying extra information.
* Fortune cookies:: Displaying with fortune cookies.
* Ponification:: Ponify your fortune cookies.
* Running on TTY:: Running on TTY (Linux VT).
@@ -423,9 +426,28 @@ a symbolic link, @option{-q} cannot determine which quotes to use.
@end menu
+
+@node Extra information
+@section Extra information
+@cindex file descriptor 3
+@cindex extra information
+@cindex verbose mode
+@pindex @command{tee}
+If file descriptor 3 is definied when @command{ponysay} is executed, extra information
+is printed to it. The printed information includes the name of the pony file, the name
+of the balloon style file, and if definied in the pony file, file meta data and comment.
+
+In most shells, a file descriptor 3 can defined using @command{3> FILE}, and linked to
+stderr using @command{3>&2}. For example, you can print the information to @file{~/info}
+by running @command{ponysay I\'m just the cutest pony! | 3> ~/info}.
+
+The message is not stored this way, for that you can use @command{tee}. However, if you
+use @option{-q} the quote file is printed to file descriptor 3.
+
+
@node Fortune cookies
@section Fortune cookies
-@pindex fortune
+@pindex @command{fortune}
@cindex startup
@cindex on startup
@cindex @file{.bashrc}
@@ -445,7 +467,7 @@ described in the previous paragraph every time you open a terminal.
@section Ponification
@cindex ponification
@cindex text ponification
-@pindex ponypipe
+@pindex @command{ponypipe}
You can ponify messages (i.e. replaces words search as `everyone' with `everypony') by
using @code{fortune | ponypipe} instead of using @command{fortune}. @command{ponypipe}
@@ -482,7 +504,7 @@ You should read more about this in @ref{KMS ponies}.
@node Running on screen
@section Running on @command{screen}
-@pindex screen
+@pindex @command{screen}
@cindex @file{.bashrc}
@cindex @file{~/.bashrc}
@@ -702,7 +724,7 @@ run on it.
@node Cowsay
@section Cowsay
-@pindex cowsay
+@pindex @command{cowsay}
This section describes the limitation of @command{cowsay}, but since version 2.1
@command{cowsay} is no longer used because of it. So none of the following limitations
@@ -1994,6 +2016,9 @@ The options @option{--f} and @option{--F} has been added.
@item
Weighted distance for autocorrection on pony names and boolean style name is set to 5, rather
than unlimited. Currently this cannot be modified (without editing the source code.)
+@item
+If file descriptor 3 is definied when @command{ponysay} is executed, extra information is
+printed to it.
@end itemize
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