Thank you so much for all of the details for Linux and audio/video!!! :-) It is sad that Linux seems 'barely' supported by MetaCard/RunRev lately...maybe they are waiting for the final outcome of the lawsuit?
JR > [snip] > > And, I would add to them: > > -The xanim file bundled never worked for me. I always have to use the one > bundled with the distro (I use SuSE) > > -There is a conflict in KDE which don't let you to use the demo or anything > that have a backdrop window. There is a workaround: > > The workaround is going to be not have it show the backdrop window on Linux > systems. If you want to see the demo, you can do this yourself with "edit > script of stack mcdemo2.mc" in the MB and just comment out the section at the > bottom of the preOpenStack handler where it sets the backdrop. Then "save > stack mcdemo2.mc" and then "go mcdemo2.mc" to run it. (Scott Raney) > > -There is a conflict between KDE clipboard manager and MetaCard. When active, > it renders the script editor useless. There is a workaround: > > Did you desactive the KDE's clipboard (visible in the KDE's toolbar as a > red and white icon) ? Else, i don't have this kind of problem in using > Suse 8.2 Pro (KDE 3.1.1). [Pierre Sahores] > > -and, the worst to me is spotty sound support, particularly in the area of > simultaneous sounds. I had to write the following lengthy troubleshooting > file in Spanish and English, to help my users! > > ---------------------------------- > > TROUBLESHOOTING > > AUDIO PROBLEMS > Q: I can't hear any sound! > A: You need to have xanim installed, otherwise, no sound is going to be > played. > Open a terminal, and type "xanim". If you receive a message like "command not > found", you don't have xanim in your system. Please download a version of > xanim appropiate for your distro. > > Q: I hear music, but no sound effects! or > Q: I hear sound effects, but no music! > A: I was afraid you reach this point, but, well... > > CircusTux requires you have a soundcard capable of playing different audio > files simultaneously (like mine, a SoundBlaster Live! card). > If you don't have such card, is still possible to hear music AND audio effects > if you use a sound server, such as aRts or Enlightenment Sound Daemon (esd). > > If you want to use aRts on KDE, do the following: > 1. Open Control Center, Sound & Multimedia, Sound System. > 2. Select "start aRts soundserver on KDE startup". > 3. Make sure that "enable full duplex operation" in the "Sound I/O" tab is > unchecked, because it messes the operation of the program in some sound > cards. > 4. In a Konsole, go to the directory where CircusTux is located, and type > "artsdsp ./circus" (Of course, you can also create a KDE Menu or Desktop > Entry to ease access) > > If you use GNOME or Enlightenment with a sound card or driver not capable of > handling simultaneous sounds, there are a few issues... > > The esd daemon likes to startup with the following parameters: > > esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -spawnfd [some number] > > Unfortunately, CircusTux does not like the "-terminate" and "-as 2" > parameters. > > So, if you have a GNOME desktop, you would need to do the following: > > 1. Deactivate "Enable sound server startup" in Sound Preferences, close and > restart the session > 2. Open a terminal, type "esd" (you can still use the "-nobeeps" and "-spawnfd > [some number]" parameters if you like) > 3. In a gnome terminal, go to the CircusTux directory, and type "esddsp ./ > circus" (Of course, you can also create a GNOME Menu or Desktop Entry to ease > access, or recompile your GNOME environment without the offending > parameters ;P) > > If you have an Enlightenment desktop: > > 1. Right click on the desktop, Audio Setting, deselect "Enable Sounds" > 2. Open a terminal, type "esd" (you can still use the "-nobeeps" and "-spawnfd > [some number]" parameters if you like) > 3. In a Enlightenment terminal, go to the CircusTux directory, and type > "esddsp ./circus" (Of course, you can also create a Menu Entry to ease > access, or recompile your Enlightenment environment without the offending > parameters ;P) > > > Q: I did all the above, but the sound is all choppy/incomplete/delayed/ > randomly appearing! > A: CircusTux requires a Pentium III equivalent or better to work properly. > However, it is possible to run the program in older computers, with partial > sound support, or even without sounds :( > To run CircusTux without sound support, click the "Sound" button, and deselect > "Ambient music" and "Sound Effects". You could also try only one sound option > (music OR effects) to see if that fits in your configuration. > > If you use aRTs Sound Server and KDE, you can try to augment the audio > response time by going to Control Center, Sounds & Multimedia, Sound System, > Sound I/O. There you can experiment with some value in the Audio Buffer Size > bar. > > VIDEO PROBLEMS > Q: The images in CircusTux look awful! > A: The program works better in 24 bpp. If you have your display in 16bpp is > fine, too. However, less than that would cause the images to display very > poorly. > You can check which mode is working CircusTux by clicking on its "Info" > button. If the section "Screen Depth" shows something less than 16bpp, you > should upgrade the video mode to more colors... or replace your old video > card :) > > OTHER PROBLEMS > Q: Found a bug in CircusTux! > A: Let us know! write us to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------- _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
