[asterisk-commits] tilghman: branch 1.6.1 r147898 - in /branches/1.6.1: ./ configs/

[SVN commits to the Asterisk project]

Author: tilghman
Date: Thu Oct  9 12:47:57 2008
New Revision: 147898

URL: http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk?view=rev&rev=147898
Log:
Merged revisions 147896 via svnmerge from 
https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk

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  r147896 | tilghman | 2008-10-09 12:46:15 -0500 (Thu, 09 Oct 2008) | 4 lines
  
  Remove "second form" of extensions, as it no longer applies.  Also, cleanup
  the grammar, formatting, and introduce several clarifications to the text.
  (Closes issue #13654)
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Modified:
    branches/1.6.1/   (props changed)
    branches/1.6.1/configs/extensions.conf.sample

Propchange: branches/1.6.1/
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Modified: branches/1.6.1/configs/extensions.conf.sample
URL: http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk/branches/1.6.1/configs/extensions.conf.sample?view=diff&rev=147898&r1=147897&r2=147898
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--- branches/1.6.1/configs/extensions.conf.sample (original)
+++ branches/1.6.1/configs/extensions.conf.sample Thu Oct  9 12:47:57 2008
@@ -156,27 +156,29 @@
 ;   ! - wildcard, causes the matching process to complete as soon as
 ;       it can unambiguously determine that no other matches are possible
 ;
-; For example the extension _NXXXXXX would match normal 7 digit dialings, 
+; For example, the extension _NXXXXXX would match normal 7 digit dialings, 
 ; while _1NXXNXXXXXX would represent an area code plus phone number
 ; preceded by a one.
 ;
-; Each step of an extension is ordered by priority, which must
-; always start with 1 to be considered a valid extension.  The priority
-; "next" or "n" means the previous priority plus one, regardless of whether
-; the previous priority was associated with the current extension or not.
-; The priority "same" or "s" means the same as the previously specified
-; priority, again regardless of whether the previous entry was for the
-; same extension.  Priorities may be immediately followed by a plus sign
-; and another integer to add that amount (most useful with 's' or 'n').  
-; Priorities may then also have an alias, or label, in 
-; parenthesis after their name which can be used in goto situations
-;
-; Contexts contain several lines, one for each step of each
-; extension, which can take one of two forms as listed below,
-; with the first form being preferred.  One may include another
-; context in the current one as well, optionally with a
-; date and time.  Included contexts are included in the order
-; they are listed.
+; Each step of an extension is ordered by priority, which must always start
+; with 1 to be considered a valid extension.  The priority "next" or "n" means
+; the previous priority plus one, regardless of whether the previous priority
+; was associated with the current extension or not.  The priority "same" or "s"
+; means the same as the previously specified priority, again regardless of
+; whether the previous entry was for the same extension.  Priorities may be
+; immediately followed by a plus sign and another integer to add that amount
+; (most useful with 's' or 'n').  Priorities may then also have an alias, or
+; label, in parentheses after their name which can be used in goto situations.
+;
+; Contexts contain several lines, one for each step of each extension.  One may
+; include another context in the current one as well, optionally with a date
+; and time.  Included contexts are included in the order they are listed.
+; Switches may also be included within a context.  The order of matching within
+; a context is always exact extensions, pattern match extensions, includes, and
+; switches.  Includes are always processed depth-first.  So for example, if you
+; would like a switch "A" to match before context "B", simply put switch "A" in
+; an included context "C", where "C" is included in your original context
+; before "B".
 ;
 ;[context]
 ;exten => someexten,{priority|label{+|-}offset}[(alias)],application(arg1,arg2,...)
@@ -193,13 +195,18 @@
 ;include => weekend|*|sat-sun|*|*
 ;include => weeknights|17:02-8:58|mon-fri|*|*
 ;
-; ignorepat can be used to instruct drivers to not cancel dialtone upon
-; receipt of a particular pattern.  The most commonly used example is
-; of course '9' like this:
+; ignorepat can be used to instruct drivers to not cancel dialtone upon receipt
+; of a particular pattern.  The most commonly used example is of course '9'
+; like this:
 ;
 ;ignorepat => 9
 ;
-; so that dialtone remains even after dialing a 9.
+; so that dialtone remains even after dialing a 9.  Please note that ignorepat
+; only works with channels which receive dialtone from the PBX, such as DAHDI,
+; Phone, and VPB.  Other channels, such as SIP and MGCP, which generate their
+; own dialtone and converse with the PBX only after a number is complete, are
+; generally unaffected by ignorepat (unless DISA or another method is used to
+; generate a dialtone after answering the channel).
 ;
 
 ;