Index: libao2/ao_alsa.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/libao2/ao_alsa.c,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.6 ao_alsa.c
--- libao2/ao_alsa.c	14 Jul 2004 15:46:33 -0000	1.6
+++ libao2/ao_alsa.c	28 Jul 2004 13:33:03 -0000
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
   strncpy (dest, src, len);
   while ((tmp = strrchr(dest, '.')))
     tmp[0] = ',';
-  while ((tmp = strrchr(dest, '#')))
+  while ((tmp = strrchr(dest, '=')))
     tmp[0] = ':';
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 {
   mp_msg (MSGT_AO, MSGL_FATAL,
            "\n-ao alsa commandline help:\n"
-           "Example: mplayer -ao alsa:mmap:device=hw#0.3\n"
+           "Example: mplayer -ao alsa:mmap:device=hw=0.3\n"
            "  sets mmap-mode and first card fourth device\n"
            "\nOptions:\n"
            "  mmap\n"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
            "  noblock\n"
            "    Sets non-blocking mode\n"
            "  device=<device-name>\n"
-           "    Sets device (change , to . and : to #)\n");
+           "    Sets device (change , to . and : to =)\n");
 }
 
 /*
Index: DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1,v
retrieving revision 1.629
diff -u -r1.629 mplayer.1
--- DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	20 Jul 2004 05:25:44 -0000	1.629
+++ DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	28 Jul 2004 13:33:28 -0000
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@
 .RSs
 .IPs "\-ao alsa,oss,"
 Try the ALSA driver, then the OSS driver, then others.
-.IPs "\-ao alsa:mmap:noblock:device=hw#0.3"
+.IPs "\-ao alsa:mmap:noblock:device=hw=0.3"
 Sets noblock-mode, mmap-mode and the device-name as first card, fourth device.
 .RE
 .PD 1
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@
 Sets noblock-mode.
 .IPs device=<device>
 Sets the device name.
-Replace any ',' with '.' and any ':' with '#' in the ALSA device name.
+Replace any ',' with '.' and any ':' with '=' in the ALSA device name.
 .RE
 .PD 1
 .TP