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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>2011-05-31 21:27:44 +0200
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>2011-07-27 22:52:05 +0200
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[media] DocBook: Move all media docbook stuff into its own directory
This patch addresses several issues pointed by Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> at changeset ece722c: - In the generated index.html file, "media" is listed first, but it should be listed in alphabetical order, not first. - The generated files are (hidden) in .tmpmedia/ - The link from the top-level index.html file to "media" is to media/index.html, but the file is actually in .tmpmedia/media/index.html - Please build docs with and without using "O=builddir" and test that. - Would it be possible for media to have its own Makefile instead of merging into this one? Due to the way cleandocs target works, I had to rename the media DocBook to media_api, otherwise cleandocs would remove the /media directory. Thanks-to: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
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+ <title>Teletext Interface</title>
+
+ <para>This interface was aimed at devices receiving and demodulating
+Teletext data [<xref linkend="ets300706" />, <xref linkend="itu653" />], evaluating the
+Teletext packages and storing formatted pages in cache memory. Such
+devices are usually implemented as microcontrollers with serial
+interface (I<superscript>2</superscript>C) and could be found on old
+TV cards, dedicated Teletext decoding cards and home-brew devices
+connected to the PC parallel port.</para>
+
+ <para>The Teletext API was designed by Martin Buck. It was defined in
+the kernel header file <filename>linux/videotext.h</filename>, the
+specification is available from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/">
+ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/</ulink>. (Videotext is the name of
+the German public television Teletext service.)</para>
+
+ <para>Eventually the Teletext API was integrated into the V4L API
+with character device file names <filename>/dev/vtx0</filename> to
+<filename>/dev/vtx31</filename>, device major number 81, minor numbers
+192 to 223.</para>
+
+ <para>However, teletext decoders were quickly replaced by more
+generic VBI demodulators and those dedicated teletext decoders no longer exist.
+For many years the vtx devices were still around, even though nobody used
+them. So the decision was made to finally remove support for the Teletext API in
+kernel 2.6.37.</para>
+
+ <para>Modern devices all use the <link linkend="raw-vbi">raw</link> or
+<link linkend="sliced">sliced</link> VBI API.</para>
+
+ <!--
+Local Variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml"
+indent-tabs-mode: nil
+End:
+ -->