some minor clarifications; fixed some typos

git-svn-id: http://svn.cactuscode.org/flesh/trunk@2386 17b73243-c579-4c4c-a9d2-2d5706c11dac

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/doc/UsersGuide/Appendices.tex b/doc/UsersGuide/Appendices.tex
index 8609cec8..2571ba91 100644
--- a/doc/UsersGuide/Appendices.tex
+++ b/doc/UsersGuide/Appendices.tex
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ directories if they are missing from your local copy. This is normally
 the case if another user has added files or directories to the
 repository. By default the {\bf update} command only acts on files in
 your local copy. Note that omitting this option is a frequent cause of 
-files missing during compilation.
+files missing during compilation.  (You can change this
+default behavior of cvs by putting a .cvsrc in your home directory
+with the contents ``update -d''.)
 
 \end{Lentry}
 
@@ -715,7 +717,7 @@ directory {\em BMod}, and you want to add {\em CMod} inside {\em BMod}, then cha
 \item[{\bf Checkout}] To obtain a fresh copy of Cactus, move to a directory
   which does not contain a previously checked out version, and type
   {\t
-    cvs -z9 -d :pserver:cvs\_anon@cvs.cactuscode.org:/cactus checkout Cactus
+    cvs -d :pserver:cvs\_anon@cvs.cactuscode.org:/cactus checkout Cactus
     }
   The CVS checkout procedure will create a directory called {\bf
   Cactus} and install the code inside this directory.  From now on we
@@ -727,16 +729,16 @@ directory {\em BMod}, and you want to add {\em CMod} inside {\em BMod}, then cha
    into the {\bf arrangements} directory. To see the 
   available Cactus arrangements and thorns type
   {\t 
-    cvs -z9 -d :pserver:cvs\_anon@cvs.cactuscode.org:/cactus checkout -s
+    cvs -d :pserver:cvs\_anon@cvs.cactuscode.org:/cactus checkout -s
   }
   To check out an arrangement or thorn go to the arrangements directory,  {\t cd arrangements},
   and  for an arrangement type
 {\t 
-  cvs -z9 checkout <arrangement\_name>
+  cvs checkout <arrangement\_name>
   }
         or for just one thorn
 {\t 
-cvs -z9 checkout <arrangement\_name/thorn\_name>
+cvs checkout <arrangement\_name/thorn\_name>
 }
  
 To simplify this procedure you may use {\t gmake checkout} in the Cactus
@@ -746,7 +748,7 @@ home directory which provides menus to pick arrangements and thorns from.
 \item[{\bf Update}] To update an existing Cactus checkout (to patch in
   possible changes, etc.), do the following {\em within} the {\tt Cactus} directory.
   {\t
-    cvs -z9 update
+    cvs update
     }
   The update process will operate recursively downwards from your current position
   within the Cactus tree. To update only on certain directories, change
@@ -855,10 +857,3 @@ This section still needs to be written.
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 \end{cactuspart}
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/doc/UsersGuide/ThornWriters.tex b/doc/UsersGuide/ThornWriters.tex
index a1581cc5..680bb795 100644
--- a/doc/UsersGuide/ThornWriters.tex
+++ b/doc/UsersGuide/ThornWriters.tex
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ and can only contain
 letters, numbers or underscores. Arrangement names which start with a 
 `\#', or finish with `\~{}' or `.bak' will be ignored.
 
-Inside a arrangement directory there are directories for each thorn 
+Inside an arrangement directory there are directories for each thorn 
 belonging to the arrangement.  
 
 \section{Implementations}
@@ -308,22 +308,24 @@ A boolean type which can take values 1, `t', `true', `yes' or
 0, `f', `false', `no'.
 \end{Lentry}
 
+\item the parameter name
+
 \item a {\tt description} of the parameter
 
-\item an allowed value block
+\item an allowed value block ---
 This consists of a brace delimited block of lines
 describing the allowed values of the parameter.  Each range may
 have a description associated with it by placing a :: on the line and
 putting the description afterwards.
 
-\item the default value
+\item the default value ---
 This must be one of the allowed values.
 
 \end{itemize}
 
 For the numeric types {\tt INT} and {\tt REAL}, a range consists 
 of a string of the
-forms lower-bound:upper-bound:step where a missing number or a \* denotes
+forms lower-bound:upper-bound:step where a missing number or a * denotes
 anything (i.e. infinite bounds or an infinitesimal step).
 
 For example 
@@ -466,8 +468,9 @@ Convergence stuff.
 
 \end{Lentry}
 
-These time bins can be given in the {\tt schedule.ccl} file with
-or without the initial {\tt CCTK\_}, and in any case.
+%These time bins can be given in the {\tt schedule.ccl} file with
+%or without the initial {\tt CCTK\_}, and in any case.
+%[[ This is redundant. ]]
 
 \item[{\tt STORAGE}] The {\tt STORAGE} keyword specifies any groups for 
 which  memory should be