Re: [Evolution] Two problems; zombie and no sound alerts

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo novell com>]

On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 12:05 +0200, Timm Riesen wrote:
> 2:
>
> I use alsa and "play" or "xmms" work without any problems.
>
> If I try to set up
>
> Tools->Settings->Mail Preferences->New Mail Notification=>Play Sound
> file when new mail arrives;
>
> ..nothing happens when mail arrive. 
>
> I really have no clue why not since all other applications seem to work
> fine. 
IIRC, you need to have esd (sound daemon) running for the sounds to be
played, since the mailer uses gnome_play_sound, which uses, also IIRC,
esd
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Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo novell com>