FireAlarm version 0.3 README
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      Please read this file before running FireAlarm for the first time!
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INTRODUCTION:
FireAlarm version 0.3 (FireAlarm) is a program that listens to /dev/audio
(an audio input device, such as a microphone) and tries to detect the sound
of a fire alarm sounding.  If it hears a fire alarm, it warns the user.
FireAlarm is useful to people who can not hear well and therefore can't hear
their fire alarm when it goes off.

INSTALL:
To install FireAlarm, you need the standard C libraries and libSDL, and ncurses.
To install FireAlarm, unpack to archive, cd to the FireAlarm directory, and then
type:
  make
This will compile FireAlarm for you.  Type ./firealarm to run.

USAGE:
Using FireAlarm version 0.3 is simple.  In a terminal, cd to the directory
that has FireAlarm in it and type:
  ./firealarm
The options for FireAlarm version 0.2 are below:
  --help               print help information
  --outfile {file}     save any data to {file} instead of the screen
  --listendev {dev}    listen for firealarm on {dev} instead of /dev/audio
  --test               run some simple tests to make sure FireAlarm can run
                       on your computer.  Warns of any problems.
  --quite              Runs in silent mode.  Use if launching from start-up
                       scripts.
  --sensitivity {sen}  set mic sensitivity to {sen}.  Try changing the
                       sensitivity if FireAlarm isn't detecting a firealarm
                       when you know it should, or if you are getting
                       false alarms.
When FireAlarm is running in non-silent mode, you can press p to save the 
current transform data or press q to quit.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS VERSION:

The following improvements have been made in FireAlarm 0.3 over FireAlarm 0.2:
  - Improved interactive mode by using ncurses
  - Added --quite switch
  - Code cleanups

The following improvements have been made in FireAlarm 0.2 over FireAlarm 0.1:
  - The keyboard input has been improved.  FireAlarm no longer stops listening
    to the keyboard if keys are pressed too quickly.
  - Plays a warning sound if firealarm is heard.
  - No longer dies with a Segmentation Fault if no input file is given
    when FireAlarm starts.
  - Added a default output file to be used if no output file is given.
  - Cleaned up the code in some areas.
  - Fixed a number of grammer errors in FireAlarms messages.
  - FireAlarm now gives better feedback when a button is pressed.
  - Sensitivity can now be changed
  - Added --test which can help fix problems running FireAlarm
  - A (very) small number of other bug fixes.

AURTHORS:
Tim Greer and Ethan Greer

LISCENSE:
This software is released under the GNU General Public License.

FILES:
This archive contains:
  Makefile            the makefile used by make (or gmake if compiling on BSD)
  main.c              the source code (in standard C, compile with gcc)
  README              this file
  warningsound.wav    the warning sound FireAlarm plays.  Currently a phaser sound.