From kde-linux  Thu Oct 27 19:00:45 2005
From: James White <james () resolutionit ! ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:00:45 +0000
To: kde-linux
Subject: [kde-linux] No aRts in KDE 4.4?
Message-Id: <200510271500.52759.james () resolutionit ! ca>
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I have heard that aRts will be replaced in KDE 4. =20

Can someone tell me what will be the replacement sound system in KDE?

Personally, I use aRts by choice.  But I assume that we're getting somethin=
g=20
even more powerful.  Perhaps someone has improved on the original aRts code=
? =20
Or will we be using ALSA now?

I just cannot shake this fear however, that because of the lack of=20
documentation on aRts and the subsequent deluge of unanswered complaints, w=
e=20
will now be given a lesser sound system - one that does not require that yo=
u=20
"rt(n-e)fm" (read the non-existent manual) in order to make it run.

Is there an expert out there who can give us (me) a heads-up about what is =
to=20
come?  Is there a site with this info on it already?

ps.  Are there REALLY problems with aRts?  I just haven't found any yet on =
my=20
dozen or so KDE systems.  I run SKYPE and xmms simultaenously without loss =
of=20
any notification sounds.  Running Quake is seamless - I suspect that I may=
=20
lose KDE sound during gameplay, but how would I know... I'm PLAYING! :-)

=2D-=20
James White

"... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that,
lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of
their C programs."
     -- Robert Firth


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