Clive Wright wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hi again, >> >> the biggest problem with kmix is that it doesn't even has the possibility to >> form a tree layout. If it could, the dicussion here wouldn't go so long :P >> >> > > I am left wondering what would be the easiest solution to provide an > OSS_v4 mixer for KDE > > The initial idea of modifying kmix would appear to be the simplest > solution but on closer inspection the amount of work involved in > providing a fully functional mixer and the problems that need to be > overcome could make another solution more attractive. > > A KDE version of ossxmix. Perhaps called kossxmix or kossmix, > based on the structure of ossxmix but dcop aware and using the qt > toolkit instead of gtk. > I have rather limited knowledge of KDE (as well as Gnome). So maybe you could explain what kind of requirements KDE has for a mixer program. For example does KDE have some kind of audio mixer/volume control mechanism you need to support?
I think that a KDE specific mixer should use approach that is rather similar to existing KDE mixer for ALSA. Instead of input/output/switch sections you need to use main/pcm/rec/monitor. In addition to volume sliders there can also be onoff/mute/enum controls. You don't need to care about the tree tructure. Fully featured mixers like ossxmix don't typically sit as an icon in the tool bar. So I don't see there any benefit in implementing any KDE specific version of it. Actually the the most ideal OSS mixer would be one that is implemented on top of plain X11 (Xlib). Using GTK+ causes all kind of library version problems and consumes too much space/memory in embedded environments. Best regards, Hannu _______________________________________________ oss-devel mailing list oss-devel@mailman.opensound.com http://mailman.opensound.com/mailman/listinfo/oss-devel
