Re: [Usability] sound events in gnome

[michael chang <thenewme91 gmail com>]

On 9/27/05, usability-request gnome org <usability-request gnome org> wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:39:06 +0100 (BST)
> From: Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>
> Subject: Re: [Usability] sound events in gnome
> Cc: usability gnome org
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> > Gnome sound events still only work with wav files and if i choose a ogg, it
> > tells me that this isnt a valid wav file, ugly thing to force users to stick
> > with wav files. Wouldn't it be better to load a 200kb ogg instead of 2MB wav
> > at the moment of gnome-start?
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> MIDI!  Seriously I dont know why they even used WAV in the first
> place.  Should have used MIDI.

When it works, MIDI is awesome.  However, for some reason, the MIDI
Synth in my cards (an AD1816 in one machine, an i810-thingie in
another) don't work with ALSA or OSS; the only way I can play MIDIs is
via Timidity.  I use Linux 2.6.8.  WAV/OGGs work just fine, though.  A
real shame.

OGG seems like the perfect tradeoff, when (if?) it is supported.

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~Mike
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