Re: [gpsd-users] Suggest a little tweak to the documentation.

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Eric!

Until someone finds one USB GPS that has any power saving feature maybe
better to say:

(This capability is rare in consumer-grade devices and nonexistent in 
any known USB GPSes)


On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 18:09:56 -0400
"Eric S. Raymond" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Peter da Silva <address@hidden>:
> > gpsd.8 reads:
> > 
> > -n
> >     Don't wait for a client to connect before polling whatever GPS
> > is associated with it. Some RS232 GPSes wait in a standby mode
> > (drawing less power) when the host machine is not asserting DTR,
> > and some cellphone and handheld embedded GPSes have similar
> > behaviors. Accordingly, waiting for a watch request to open the
> > device may save battery power. (This capability is rare in
> > consumer-grade devices and nonexistent in USB GPSes which lack a
> > DTR line.)
> > 
> > It would be useful to change that last comment:
> > 
> > (This capability is rare in consumer-grade devices and nonexistent
> > in USB GPSes which lack a DTR line.)
> > 
> > To note that some USB GPSes (like the Pharos iGPS-500, bundled with
> > Microsoft Streets and Trips) are actually serial devices under the
> > hood and require "-n" in applications like acting as an input to
> > nptd.
> > 
> > Maybe the minimal change would be "...in _those_ USB GPSes which
> > lack a DTR line."?
> > 
> > At least give users a bit more of a hint where to look.
> 
> Done.




RGDS
GARY
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