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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: Sound in Kde2.0 Beta4
From:       Torsten Rahn <torsten () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-08-30 12:57:53
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Joe Simon wrote:
> 
> With KDE1.1.2 I was able to play sounds when logging in and out of kde.
> 
> Now that I have KDE2.0Beta4 rpm's for redhat 6.2 from bero I can't seem to
> figure out this sound thing.
> 
> I use Kcontrol. Here there are "System Notifications's" and "Sounds".
> I think I configure it under "System Notification's", but it doesn't really
> jump out at me that this is it, unlike with KDE1.1.2.
> 
> Maybe sounds doesn't work yet?

Try it this way:

> 1. Make sure that the aRts daemon runs: start for instance kaiman or
> artscontrol and look if they work (or complain about missing artsd). You
> can configure startup behaviour under
> 
> kcontrol -> sound -> sound server -> start sound server at kde startup
> 
> 2. For instance go to
> 
> kcontrol -> look & feel -> system notifications -> the kde window manager
> -> a window is maximized
> 
> 3. Make sure that "Play sound" is checked
> 
> 4. choose a filename of a wave file look that it plays if you hit the "play"
> button in the lower right corner
> 
> 5. choose apply
> 
> 6. maximize a window and hear the sound (hopefully)
> 
>    Cu... Stefan
> -- 
>   -* Stefan Westerfeld, stefan@space.twc.de (PGP!), Hamburg/Germany
>      KDE Developer, project infos at http://space.twc.de/~stefan/kde *-         
> --
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