I would say that a mixer is needed only if it can be embedded in the main panel.
Otherwise, pavucontrol does the job (at least with pulse). Antonis. On 03/05/2016 04:44 μμ, Richard L. Hamilton wrote: >> On May 3, 2016, at 07:35, Chris Wareham <ch...@chriswareham.net> wrote: >> >>> On 01 May 2016 at 11:29 Edmond Orignac <edmond.orig...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: >>> >>> >>> You are completely right. I was mentioning xmmixer as an example of an >>> OSS sound mixing Motif application that is usable on Linux Slackware (or >>> Gentoo) but probably not Linux Ubuntu or Fedora. It is also unclear to >>> me whether xmmixer would be usable with the BSDs or OpenIndiana. >>> So xmmixer should not be distributed with CDE. But someone could try >>> to modify xmmixer to improve CDE integration and make it available >>> separately via GitHub or Sourceforge, just like dtwinlist or Xarm. >>> Also, if someone wants to make a Linux Live CD with CDE as the GUI, >>> xmmixer could be included as a sound mixer if the underlying Linux OS is >>> using the ALSA sound driver. >>> >> Xmmixer works on NetBSD and is include in pkgsrc, the packaging system for >> third >> party applications. The NetBSD kernel audio and MIDI APIs are very similar to >> OSS, and there is a wrapper that provides an OSS compatible version of the >> API. >> I believe the APIs are similar in OpenBSD and FreeBSD. Xmcd by the same >> author >> as Xmmixer also works on NetBSD, as it uses simple ioctl() calls to interact >> with a CD-ROM drive. >> >>> I was suggesting Motif applications that could be used with CDE, not >>> applications that should be included in CDE. You are right that since >>> network applications need to be constantly reviewed and patched for >>> security, they have no place in the basic CDE distribution. My >>> proposition of considering CDE/Motif applications has to do with being >>> able to get rid of network applications that don't just require Qt or >>> GTK but the full KDE or GNOME infrastructure. >>> >> There was also a Motif PostScript (and possibly PDF) viewer called MGv. The >> original author's web page for it has disappeared, but I think the last >> version >> was 3.1.5 and that source can be found elsewhere on various FTP sites. >> >> Chris > Since I'd like to also see CDE eventually build on a Mac, I favor code > cleanup, portability fixes, and maybe build modernization, over new features. > Although IMAP support in vanilla dtmail seems unusable... > > BTW, found mgv 3.1.5 source at > http://fossies.org/linux/misc/old/mgv-3.1.5.tar.gz; it builds e.g. on Mac El > Capitan, although incorrectly enables an alternative version of the putenv() > declaration, so I had to change a couple of the Makefiles to HAVE_PUTENV=1 > instead of HAVE_PUTENV=0. For some reason, the workaround declaration > supplied with mgv declares the parameter as const char *, while the standard > does not specify const. Anyway, it built once that was done, and worked > since I had gs via MacPorts. It also builds and works on Solaris 11, > assuming one has gs installed. Looks like gs is in > pkg:/print/filter/ghostscript (@some_version) for Solaris 11. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager > Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of > your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and > reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! > https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z > _______________________________________________ > cdesktopenv-devel mailing list > cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z _______________________________________________ cdesktopenv-devel mailing list cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel
