[gnome-user-docs] Fix bug 474629
- From: Paul Cutler <pcutler src gnome org>
- To: svn-commits-list gnome org
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs] Fix bug 474629
- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:56:27 -0400 (EDT)
commit ca2cdeadf955e2dad20d4701854efe624665f355
Author: Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org>
Date: Sun Jun 14 16:55:00 2009 -0500
Fix bug 474629
gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml | 216 +++++++++++++++++------------------
1 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 112 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
index 8186110..9c40287 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
@@ -2626,38 +2626,38 @@ events with sounds</secondary>
sounds with</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
- <primary>sound server</primary>
+ <primary>volume</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>The <application>Sound</application> preference tool enables
-you to control when the GNOME sound server starts. You can also specify which
-sounds to play when particular events occur.</para>
+you to control devices and volume for sound input and output.
+You can also specify which sounds to play when particular events occur.</para>
<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Sound</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>General</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Input</guilabel>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>System Bell</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Output</guilabel>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <sect3 id="goscustmulti-3">
- <title>General Sound Preferences</title>
- <para>Use the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Sound</application> preference tool to specify when to launch the GNOME sound
-server. You can also enable sound event functions.</para>
- <para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-4"/> lists the general sound preferences
+ <para>You can chance the overall output volume using the <guilabel>Output volume </guilabel> slider at the top of the window. The <guilabel>Mute </guilabel> checkbox allows to temporarily suppress all output without disturbing the current volume.</para>
+ <sect3 id="goscustdesk-48">
+ <title>Sound Effects Preferences</title>
+ <para>A sound theme is collection of sound effects that are associated to various events, such as opening a dialog, clicking a button or selecting an item in a menu. One of the most prominent event sounds is the <emphasis>System Bell</emphasis> sound that often played to indicate a keyboard input error. Use the <guilabel>Sound Effects</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Sound</application> preference tool to choose a sound theme and modify the bell sound</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-6"/> lists the sound effects preferences
that you can modify.</para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-4">
- <title>General Sound Preferences</title>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-6">
+ <title>Sound Effects Preferences</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
<colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
@@ -2673,47 +2673,61 @@ that you can modify.</para>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Enable sound
-server startup</guilabel>
- </para>
+ <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para><guilabel>Alert Volume</guilabel> slider</para>
</entry>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to start the GNOME sound server when you start a GNOME
-session. When the sound server is active, the GNOME Desktop can play sounds.</para>
+ <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Alert Volume</guilabel> slider to
+control the volume for event sounds.</para>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Mute</guilabel> checkbox allows to
+ temporarily suppress event sounds without modifying the
+ current volume.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
<para>
- <guilabel>Sounds for
-events</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Sound Theme </guilabel>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to play sounds when particular events occur in the GNOME
-Desktop. You can select this option only if the <guilabel>Enable sound server
-startup</guilabel> option is selected.</para>
+ <para>Use this combobox to select a different sound theme.</para>
+ <para>Choose <guilabel>No sounds</guilabel> to turn off all event sounds.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para><guilabel>Choose an alert sound </guilabel> list</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Choose an alternative sound for the System Bell from
+ this list.</para>
+ <para>Selecting a list element plays the sound.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para><guilabel>Enable window and button sounds </guilabel> checkbox</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Uncheck this option if you don't want to hear sounds
+ for window-related events (such as a dialog or a menu appearing)
+ and button clicks.
+ </para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="goscustdesk-48">
- <title>Sound Event Preferences</title>
- <para>Use the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Sound</application> preference tool to associate particular sounds with particular
-events. </para>
- <note>
- <para>You must select the <guilabel>Enable sound server startup</guilabel>
-option, and the <guilabel>Sounds for events</guilabel> option before you can
-access the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
- </note>
- <para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-6"/> lists the sound events preferences
-that you can modify.</para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-6">
- <title>Sound Event Preferences</title>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Sound Input Preferences</title>
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Input</guilabel> tabbed section to set your
+ preferences for sound input.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-1"/> lists the
+sound input preferences that you can modify.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-1">
+ <title>Sound Input Preferences</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
<colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
@@ -2729,74 +2743,53 @@ that you can modify.</para>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para><guilabel>Sounds</guilabel> table</para>
+ <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Input volume </guilabel> slider
+ </para>
</entry>
- <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Use the <guilabel>Sounds</guilabel> table to
-associate particular sounds with particular events. </para>
- <para>The <guilabel>Event</guilabel> column displays a hierarchical list of events that can occur.
-To expand a category of events, click on the right arrow beside a category
-of events.</para>
- <para>The <guilabel>File to play</guilabel> column lists
-the sound file that plays when the event occurs.</para>
+ <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <para>Use the input volume slider to control the input level.</para>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Mute </guilabel> checkbox allows to temporarily suppress all input without disturbing the current input level.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
<para>
- <guibutton>Play </guibutton>
+ <guilabel>Input level</guilabel>
</para>
</entry>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Click on this button to play
-the sound file that is associated with the selected event. </para>
+ <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>The <guilabel>Input level</guilabel> display provides
+ visual feedback that helps to select a suitable input volume</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Sound file drop-down combination box, <guibutton>Browse </guibutton></para>
+ <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Choose a device for sound input </guilabel> list
+ </para>
</entry>
- <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>To associate
-a sound with an event, select the event in the <guilabel>Sounds</guilabel>
-table. Enter the name of the sound file that you want to associate with the
-selected event in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, click <guibutton>Browse </guibutton> to display a <guilabel>Select sound file</guilabel> dialog.
-Use the dialog to specify the sound file that you want to associate with the
-selected event.</para>
- <note>
- <para>You can only associate sound files in <filename>.wav</filename> format with events.</para>
- </note>
+ <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <para>Choose the device that you want to receive sound input
+ from.</para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
+ <note><para>Note that the input volume can also be controlled with
+ the microphone icon that is shown in the notification area of the panel
+ when an application is listening for sound input.</para></note>
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="goscustdesk-41">
- <title>System Bell Settings</title>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>keyboard</primary>
- <secondary>configuring sound preferences</secondary>
- </indexterm>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>sound</primary>
- <secondary>configuring
-system bell preferences</secondary>
- </indexterm>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>system
-bell</primary>
- <secondary>configuring preferences</secondary>
- </indexterm>
- <para>Use the <guilabel>System Bell</guilabel> tabbed section to set your preferences
-for the system bell.</para>
- <para>Some applications play a bell sound to indicate a keyboard input error.
-Use the preferences in the <guilabel>System Bell</guilabel> tabbed section
-to configure the bell sound. <xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-1"/> lists the
-system bell preferences that you can modify.</para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-1">
- <title>System Bell Preferences</title>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Sound Output Preferences</title>
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Output</guilabel> tabbed section to set your
+ preferences for sound output.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-2"/> lists the
+sound output preferences that you can modify.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-2">
+ <title>Sound Output Preferences</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
<colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
@@ -2814,52 +2807,51 @@ system bell preferences that you can modify.</para>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<para>
- <guilabel>Sound
-an audible bell</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Output volume </guilabel> slider
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
- <para>Select this option to enable the system bell.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Visual feedback</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to enable visual feedback
-to indicate input errors. </para>
+ <para>Use the output volume slider to control the overall output volume.</para>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Mute </guilabel> checkbox allows to temporarily suppress all output without disturbing the current volume.</para>
+ <para>Note that the <guilabel>Output volume</guilabel> slider
+ is located above the tabbed section at the top of the window.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<para>
- <guilabel>Flash
-window titlebar</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Choose a device for sound output </guilabel> list
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
- <para>Select this option if you want window titlebars to flash
-to indicate an input error. </para>
+ <para>Choose the device that you want to hear sound output
+ from.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<para>
- <guilabel>Flash
-entire screen</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Balance </guilabel> slider
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
- <para>Select this option if you want the entire screen to flash
-to indicate an input error. </para>
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Balance</guilabel> slider to control
+ the left/right balance of an output device that has more than
+ one channel (e.g. stereo or 5.1).</para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
+ <note><para>Note that the output volume can also be controlled with
+ the speaker icon that is shown in the notification area of the panel.</para></note>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3 id="goscustdesk-41">
+ <title>Application Sound Preferences</title>
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> tabbed section to
+ control the volume of sound played by individual applications.</para>
+ <para>Each application that is currently playing sound is identified
+ by its name and icon.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
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