From 2782f425a69f64e07fb154c6552f0c38522a4ea6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Black Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 12:34:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] descriptions --- metadata/com.dozingcatsoftware.asciicam.txt | 6 ++++-- metadata/com.kai1973i.txt | 5 +++-- metadata/de.ub0r.android.clipboardbeam.txt | 3 ++- metadata/org.fdroid.superuser.txt | 5 ++--- metadata/org.npr.android.news.txt | 6 +++--- metadata/org.servalproject.txt | 4 +--- 6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/metadata/com.dozingcatsoftware.asciicam.txt b/metadata/com.dozingcatsoftware.asciicam.txt index 886aa34e86..c0e17cd412 100644 --- a/metadata/com.dozingcatsoftware.asciicam.txt +++ b/metadata/com.dozingcatsoftware.asciicam.txt @@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ Source Code:https://github.com/dozingcat/AsciiCam Issue Tracker:https://github.com/dozingcat/AsciiCam/issues Auto Name:AsciiCam -Summary:ASCII text pictures +Summary:Replace pixels with text Description: -AsciiCam generates ASCII images in real time from whatever your camera is +AsciiCam generates images in real time from whatever your camera is pointing at, either in greyscale, in the primary colors or in full color. +Instead of a normal image made of pixels, each area will have a coloured +letter of the latin alphabet or another ASCII character. You can also create ASCII versions of pictures in your gallery, and optionally have ASCII versions automatically generated every time you take a picture with diff --git a/metadata/com.kai1973i.txt b/metadata/com.kai1973i.txt index e88404eb0a..25933d4ddc 100644 --- a/metadata/com.kai1973i.txt +++ b/metadata/com.kai1973i.txt @@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ Auto Name:aAuroraApp (Alpha) Summary:Space weather info Description: The Sun goes through some ups and downs and this period is expected to be full of stormy -activity. This app presents notices and graphs from the internet and a heatmap for the aurora. -The app is still in alpha but it should do the job just fine. +activity. It presents notices and graphs from the internet and a heatmap for the aurora. + +Status: Alpha. Not very polished but functional and stable. . Repo Type:git-svn diff --git a/metadata/de.ub0r.android.clipboardbeam.txt b/metadata/de.ub0r.android.clipboardbeam.txt index febc1eaa91..776fdb6338 100644 --- a/metadata/de.ub0r.android.clipboardbeam.txt +++ b/metadata/de.ub0r.android.clipboardbeam.txt @@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ Android 4.1), you can share the contents of the device clipboard just by touching the devices together. If you don't have NFC you can make QR codes with -[[com.google.zxing.client.android]] and [[se.johanhil.clipboard]]. +[[com.google.zxing.client.android]] which can be read by another +Android gadget with a camera. . Repo Type:git diff --git a/metadata/org.fdroid.superuser.txt b/metadata/org.fdroid.superuser.txt index e70aa1e351..d94a46027c 100644 --- a/metadata/org.fdroid.superuser.txt +++ b/metadata/org.fdroid.superuser.txt @@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ Issue Tracker:https://github.com/koush/Superuser/issues Auto Name:Superuser Summary:Manage root access Description: -An app to allow or disallow apps' requests to run as root, like the -Superuser app that comes with custom ROMs. The difference here is -that the entire app can be built from source with the Android +An app to allow or forbid apps' requests to run as root. +The entire app can be built from source with the Android SDK and NDK, including the '''su''' binary which is bundled within and copied to /system when the prompts are followed. You must already have root for this to work, because it leverages diff --git a/metadata/org.npr.android.news.txt b/metadata/org.npr.android.news.txt index 5e1f27422f..5a16c87458 100644 --- a/metadata/org.npr.android.news.txt +++ b/metadata/org.npr.android.news.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ in the United States. * Read and listen to the day's top stories from NPR News * Stay informed via our hourly five-minute newscasts -* Connect to local public radio stations with over 1,000 live NPR station streams +* Connect to local public radio stations * Make your own playlist * Listen and read at the same time * Share your favorite stories via SMS, social media or email @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ A proprietary analytics library was removed before building. The app makes use of an [http://dev.npr.org API] and you should observe the [http://www.npr.org/about-npr/179876898/terms-of-use terms] -if you are considering making a derivative — in particular, non-commercial -use isn't allowed. +if you are considering making a derivative — in particular, only non-commercial +use is allowed. Status: There isn't any source for the current version so we built from the latest available. Bugs are included, especially to do with the location aspect diff --git a/metadata/org.servalproject.txt b/metadata/org.servalproject.txt index 4f0f37e721..3c8c2de725 100644 --- a/metadata/org.servalproject.txt +++ b/metadata/org.servalproject.txt @@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ try it in adhoc mode. Prebuilts are no longer in the source code. This is '''experimental software''': it may not work as advertised. It may lose or alter messages and files that it carries; it may consume a lot of space, speed and battery, and it may crash unexpectedly. -To avail of the maps feature a separate app has to be installed which isn't -in the f-droid.org repo yet. Mobile communications are useful, but depend on infrastructure that can be damaged, overwhelmed, @@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ Requires root: No. Basic Android still doesn't allow WiFi in AdHoc mode, so the app will ask for root if you try to enable adhoc mode. The Java/XML part is distributable under the GNU GPLv3 while the serval-dna -project is GPLv2. +(distributed number architecture) project is GPLv2. . Repo Type:git