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authorFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>2001-07-10 14:19:45 (GMT)
committerFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>2001-07-10 14:19:45 (GMT)
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Added descriptions for some modules that previously did not have any
information about them, based on comments from Jack Jansen.
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diff --git a/Doc/mac/undoc.tex b/Doc/mac/undoc.tex
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--- a/Doc/mac/undoc.tex
+++ b/Doc/mac/undoc.tex
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@ touch with \email{python-docs@python.org}.
\section{\module{buildtools} --- Helper module for BuildApplet and Friends}
\declaremodule{standard}{buildtools}
\platform{Mac}
-\modulesynopsis{Helper module for BuildApplet, BuildApplication and macfreeze}
+\modulesynopsis{Helper module for BuildApplet, BuildApplication and
+ macfreeze}
-\section{\module{py_resource} --- }
+\section{\module{py_resource} --- Resources from Python code}
\declaremodule[pyresource]{standard}{py_resource}
\platform{Mac}
-\modulesynopsis{}
+\modulesynopsis{Helper to create \texttt{'PYC '} resources for compiled
+ applications}
+
+This module is primarily used as a help module for BuildApplet and
+BuildApplication. It is able to store compiled Python code as
+\texttt{'PYC '} resources in a file.
\section{\module{cfmfile} --- Code Fragment Resource module}
@@ -61,10 +67,10 @@ with a version that uses Internet Config to set file type and creator
for new files.
-\section{\module{mactty} --- }
+\section{\module{mactty} --- Serial line connections}
\declaremodule{standard}{mactty}
\platform{Mac}
-\modulesynopsis{}
+\modulesynopsis{Easy access serial to line connections}
\section{\module{nsremote} --- Wrapper around Netscape OSA modules}
@@ -89,16 +95,27 @@ allows access to the fields by name. It also has methods to convert
to and from \module{PIL} images.
-\section{\module{preferences} --- }
+\section{\module{preferences} --- Application preferences manager}
\declaremodule{standard}{preferences}
\platform{Mac}
-\modulesynopsis{}
+\modulesynopsis{Nice application preferences manager with support for
+ defaults}
+
+The \module{preferences} module allows storage of user preferences in
+the system-wide preferences folder, with defaults coming from the
+application itself and the possibility to override preferences for
+specific situations.
-\section{\module{pythonprefs} --- }
+\section{\module{pythonprefs} --- Preferences manager for Python}
\declaremodule{standard}{pythonprefs}
\platform{Mac}
-\modulesynopsis{}
+\modulesynopsis{Specialized preferences manager for the Python
+ interpreter}
+
+This module is a specialization of the \refmodule{preferences} module
+that allows reading and writing of the preferences for the Python
+interpreter.
\section{\module{quietconsole} --- non-visible stdout output}