From: Aaron Taylor <ataylor@subgeniuskitty.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 21:39:46 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Small changes after proof-reading of WolframAutomata README.
X-Git-Url: http://git.subgeniuskitty.com/screensavers/.git/commitdiff_plain/f6e3cf3e0c192fbaf2d5677a93b7d254d4134fed

Small changes after proof-reading of WolframAutomata README.
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diff --git a/hacks/WolframAutomata/README.md b/hacks/WolframAutomata/README.md
index 67e7136..91fe6e8 100644
--- a/hacks/WolframAutomata/README.md
+++ b/hacks/WolframAutomata/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ together, thereby forming a circular universe for the cells to inhabit.  This
 line is drawn horizontally on the screen.
 
 Over time, this line of cells evolves according to rules, with some cells
-switching on or off. Each new iteration is drawn below its predecessor, leading
-the screen to scroll vertically over time.
+switching on or off. Each new application of the rule to the universe is drawn
+on the screen as a new line directly below the previous generation's line,
+leading the screen to scroll vertically.
 
 The rules which govern the time evolution of this system depend only on the
 current state of a given cell and the state of its two immediate neighbors.
@@ -26,11 +27,12 @@ discussed at length in a
 
 ![Rule 110 Animated Screenshot](/screensavers/.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/hacks/WolframAutomata/screenshot_rule_110.gif)
 
-Commandline flags are provided enabling the user to tweak attributes such as
-length and speed of simulation, cell size, rule number, colors, starting seed,
-and other attributes. For example, the screenshot below depicts Rule 73 with
-different colors than the Rule 110 screenshot. Like the Rule 110 screenshot, it
-uses `-cell-size 2` and seeds the simulation with only a single active cell.
+Commandline flags are provided which enable the user to tweak attributes such
+as length and speed of simulation, cell size, rule number, colors, starting
+seed, and other attributes. For example, the screenshot below depicts Rule 73
+with different colors than the Rule 110 screenshot. Like the Rule 110
+screenshot, it uses `-cell-size 2` and seeds the simulation with only a single
+active cell.
 
 ![Rule 73 Animated Screenshot](/screensavers/.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/hacks/WolframAutomata/screenshot_rule_73.gif)
 
@@ -64,9 +66,9 @@ else, edit the `Makefile` to suit your environment per the comments included in
 that file. Note that the `Makefile` assumes a copy of the screenhack library
 source code is located at `../screenhack/` relative to this directory.
 
-For assistance setting `$(DEFINES)` on non-FreeBSD platforms, consider
-downloading the XScreensaver source tarball, running `./configure` in the
-unpacked directory, and examining the resulting `config.h` file.
+For assistance setting `$(DEFINES)` in the `Makefile` on non-FreeBSD platforms,
+consider downloading the XScreensaver source tarball, running `./configure` in
+the unpacked directory, and examining the resulting `config.h` file.
 
 Although WolframAutomata can integrate with XScreensaver, the presence of
 XScreensaver is not strictly required.  WolframAutomata will both build and