From 4aed2c8219774f5d797760606b8489a92ddc5163 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdebase@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- doc/kcontrol/arts/Makefile.am | 2 + doc/kcontrol/arts/index.docbook | 201 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/kcontrol/arts/midi.docbook | 24 +++++ 3 files changed, 227 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/kcontrol/arts/Makefile.am create mode 100644 doc/kcontrol/arts/index.docbook create mode 100644 doc/kcontrol/arts/midi.docbook (limited to 'doc/kcontrol/arts') diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/arts/Makefile.am b/doc/kcontrol/arts/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 000000000..093f0a698 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/arts/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +KDE_LANG = en +KDE_DOCS = kcontrol/arts diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/arts/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/arts/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4fbfa3bff --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/arts/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,201 @@ + + + + +]> + +
+ + + +&Mike.McBride; +&Jost.Schenck; + + + + +2005-02-20 +3.4 + + +KDE +KControl +sound server +sound +aRts + + + + +Sound System + +This control module is used to configure the settings for the +&arts; sound server (the &kde; sound server). + + +&arts; + +The top option, labeled Enable the sound system, +enables (or disables) the &arts; sound server entirely. + + +You can find out more about &arts; in general by typing +help:/artsbuilder into the &konqueror; location +bar, or by finding the &arts-builder; documentation in &khelpcenter;. + + + +The rest of the panel consists of options for the &arts; +sound server. + + + +Enable networked sound + +If this option is enabled, then sound requests from the network +will be honored by the sound server. If this option is disabled, the sound +server will only honor requests from the local computer. + + + + +Run with the highest possible priority (realtime priority) +Enabling this option will give the sound server priority over +other applications, which will help alleviate any problems delivering +uninterrupted sound. +This option may require permissions you do not have as a regular +user. +This option also relies on certain real time support from your +system which may not be available. +If you do not have the necessary permissions, or your system does +not have the real time support necessary, enabling this option will not +cause problems. + + + +Sound buffer: +This slider determines how quickly the sound server can use your +computer's resources. The faster the response time, the higher the +CPU load will be. +I would recommend that you start with the sound server set at +250 ms, and use &kde; for a while. If you notice that the sound does +not work correctly, increase the responsiveness one step at a time until +the problems disappear. + + + +Auto-suspend if idle after: + +Normally &arts; locks the sound card device, so that other +applications cannot use it. If you enable this option, then if &arts; +has been idle for the amount of time you set, it will suspend itself, +allowing any application access to the sound hardware. If &arts; +receives another request, it will unsuspend, and continue as normal. +Enabling this option may cause a small delay when you start an &arts; +application. + + + + + +At the bottom of this page are two buttons to allow you to test your +settings, labelled Test Sound and Test +MIDI respectively. + + + + +Hardware + +The first option you can configure in the +Hardware panel is Select the audio +device:. It tells &arts; which sound system to use for input and +output of sound. Current choices are ALSA (Advanced +&Linux; Sound Architecture), OSS (Open Sound System), +ESD (Enlightenment Sound Daemon), no audio at all and +autodetect. In most cases Autodetect will be perfect for +you. + +Other options are: + + + +Full duplex +This option allows the sound server to play and record sound at +the same time. This option should be enabled if you use applications (such as +Internet telephones) which require simultaneous record and +playback. + + +Use custom sampling rate: + +Normally, the sound server defaults to using a sampling rate of +44100 Hz (CD quality), which is supported on almost all +hardware. If you are using certain Yamaha soundcards, you might need to +configure this to 48000 Hz here; if you are using old SoundBlaster cards, like +SoundBlaster Pro, you might need to change this to 22050 Hz. All other values +are possible too and may make sense in certain contexts (&ie; professional +studio equipment). + + + +Quality: + +These settings allow you to configure the quality of the sounds that +will be played. + +Note that a higher sound quality causes a higher CPU +usage. +If you find sound is slow, or using too much +CPU, try reducing this setting. + + + + + +Override device location: + +Normally, the sound server defaults to using the device called +/dev/dsp for sound output. This +should work in most cases. An exception is, for instance, if you are using +devfs, then you should use /dev/sound/dsp instead. Other alternatives +are things like /dev/dsp0 or +/dev/dsp1 if you have a +soundcard that supports multiple outputs or you have multiple +soundcards. + +If you often use non-&arts; aware applications, and you have a +soundcard that supports it, try setting &arts; to use a different +device than /dev/dsp. This +way, other applications will be able to use the default device, while +&arts; is still running, without giving any error messages. + + + + + +Other custom options: +There are some options offered by +&arts; which may not be available in this control module, so you can add +command line options here which will be passed directly to +artsd. The options will be appended, so they +will override the choices made in the +GUI. To see the possible choices, open a &konsole; +window, and type artsd +. + + + + + + + + +&midi-kcontrol; + + + +
diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/arts/midi.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/arts/midi.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b92fdffb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/arts/midi.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ + + + +&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail; + + + +<acronym>MIDI</acronym> Configuration + +This section is used to determine which MIDI device +&kde; should use. You can also install a MIDI wrapper around +the device if you want. + +The use of this module is simple. Click once on the +MIDI device that you would like to use from the +list. + +If you want to use a MIDI mapper, simply mark +the checkbox below the list labeled Use MIDI +Mapper. This will allow you to select the map in the text +box below. You can click on the folder icon to browse your filesystem +to find the map if you need it. + + \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.1