GAIM + Sound

Message

Xenarion · Post by **Xenarion** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 5:23 pm

I dont hear any sound notifications when i recive a message.
The option is turned on and the method is set to ESD, but when i try to test the sound it won't work. Is it an error in the sound driver, the program or do i need some sound files?

Krisserferson · Post by **Krisserferson** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 6:54 pm

I thought there was someone who said Esound was good for a bleep...

AND ONLY A BLEEP

Try it with sox

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emerge sox

In gaim>options>sound
sound method "command"
sound command "play %s"

That should fix your problem..

darktux · Post by **darktux** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 7:43 pm

Krisserferson wrote:I thought there was someone who said Esound was good for a bleep... AND ONLY A BLEEP

"esound is junk. The only thing esd has is a good client API for going boing
at approximately the right time. Anything else is beyond it."
- Alan Cox

Krisserferson · Post by **Krisserferson** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 8:15 pm

Sorry.. My Alan Cox is a little rusty....

darktux · Post by **darktux** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 8:48 pm

When I read your post, I rememberd xmms's website, which has that frase right at the top.

pheelay · Post by **pheelay** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 1:21 pm

If you're using Gnome, u need to start the sound server. Its in the Gnome menu somewhere under Preferences or Settings. With the sound server started, u should get sounds in Gaim using ESD.

Let us know if this helps!

Phil

Xenarion · Post by **Xenarion** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 1:50 pm

pheelay:
Im guessing it's running, since im listening to music using xmms already =)

Krisserferson:
Thanks, got it to work.. Didnt need sox.. What is sox?

Two more questions:
How do i share the sound driver between xmms and gaim? So that two sounds can be played simultaneously. And whats the best sound driver and why?

pheelay · Post by **pheelay** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:28 pm

hmmm, well I needed to start the sound server even tho I had sound in xmms! It looks like xmms goes straight to my OSS driver but gaim doesn't. Of course I don't use Gnome anymore - in fluxbox sound works in gaim but i dont know how really!!

well, there ye are!! Good luck!

Phil