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Audio

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (1.0)
Updated: October 1996
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NAME

Audio - the AfterStep Audio module

SYNOPSIS

Audio is spawned by afterstep, so no command line invocation will work.From within the autoexec file or as a menu option, Audio is spawnedas follows:

Module Audio or from within an afterstep pop-up menu by 'Audio' without 'Module':% cat "~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/start/Modules/Audio"Audio

DESCRIPTION

The Audio module communicates with the AfterStep window manager to bindaudio sounds to window manager actions. Different audio queues may beassigned to any window manager action. Audio can be used withany independent audio player, and therefore requires no special audio library APIs of its own. Simple in its design, it merely binds the audio filenamesto particular actions and forks off the audio player program with theappropriate filename when that action occurs.

Audio can also have builtin support for the rplay library.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Audio reads ~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/audio file when it starts up, and looks for certain configuration options:

*AudioPlayCmd /usr/bin/X11/demos/auplay

This determines the independent audio player program that will actuallyplay the sounds. If the play command is set to builtin-rplaythen the builtin rplay support will be used. For example:

*AudioPlayCmd builtin-rplay

*AudioDir /usr/lib/sounds

Specifies the directory to look for the audio files. This optionis ignored when rplay is used.

*AudioDelay 5

Specifies that sound events will only be played if they occurat least 5 seconds after the previous event. Sounds events thatoccur during the delay period are ignored. This option is useful if you don't want several sounds playing at the same time. The defaultdelay is 0 which disables the audio delay.

*AudioRplayHost hostname

Specifies what host the sounds will play on. The hostnamecan also be an environment variable such as $HOSTDISPLAY.This option is only valid with builtin rplay support.

*AudioRplayPriority 0

Specifies what priority will be assigned to the sounds when theyare played. This option is only valid with builtin rplay support.

*AudioRplayVolume 127

Specifies what volume will be assigned to the sounds when theyare played. This option is only valid with builtin rplay support.

*Audio window-manager_action audio_filename

Binds particular window manager actions to sound queues.

*Audio startup TaDa.au*Audio shutdown Elvis_Left.au*Audio unknown doh.au*Audio add_window drip.au*Audio raise_window swoosh.au*Audio lower_window swoosh.au*Audio focus_change boing.au*Audio destroy_window explosion.au*Audio iconify ploop.au*Audio deiconify ploop.au*Audio toggle_paging fwop.au*Audio new_page beam_trek.au*Audio new_desk beam_trek.au*Audio configure_window huh.au*Audio window_name beep.au*Audio icon_name beep.au*Audio res_class beep.au*Audio res_name beep.au*Audio end_windowlist twang.au

INVOCATION

The invocation method was shown in the synopsis section. No command lineinvocation is possible. Audio must be invoked by the afterstepwindow manager.

AUTHORS

Frank Fejes <frankAATTssax.com>

Dan Weeks <danAATTmango.sfasu.edu>

Szijarto Szabolcs <sabyAATTsch.bme.hu>

Mark Boyns <boynsAATTsdsu.edu>

Mark Scott <mscottAATTmcd.mot.com>

Robert Nation

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