Audio(1.0) Audio(1.0)
NAMEAudio - the AfterStep Audio module
SYNOPSISAudio is spawned by afterstep, so no command line invocation will work.
From within the .steprc file, Audio is spawned as follows:
Module Audio
or from within an afterstep pop-up menu:
Popup "Module-Popup"
Title "Modules"
Module "Wharf" Wharf
Module "FvwmIdentify" FvwmIdent
Module "Audio" Audio
Module "Pager" Pager 0 3
EndPopup
DESCRIPTION
The Audio module communicates with the AfterStep window manager to bind
audio sounds to window manager actions. Different audio queues may be
assigned to any window manager action. Audio can be used with any inde‐
pendent audio player, and therefore requires no special audio library
APIs of its own. Simple in its design, it merely binds the audio file‐
names to particular actions and forks off the audio player program with
the appropriate filename when that action occurs.
Audio can also have builtin support for the rplay library.
CONFIGURATION OPTIONSAudio reads the same .steprc file as afterstep(1) reads when it starts
up, and looks for certain configuration options:
*AudioPlayCmd /usr/bin/X11/demos/auplay
This determines the independent audio player program that will
actually play the sounds. If the play command is set to
builtin-rplay then the builtin rplay support will be used. For
example:
*AudioPlayCmd builtin-rplay
*AudioDir /usr/lib/sounds
Specifies the directory to look for the audio files. This
option is ignored when rplay is used.
*AudioDelay 5
Specifies that sound events will only be played if they occur at
least 5 seconds after the previous event. Sounds events that
occur during the delay period are ignored. This option is use‐
ful if you don't want several sounds playing at the same time.
The default delay is 0 which disables the audio delay.
*AudioRplayHost hostname
Specifies what host the sounds will play on. The hostname can
also be an environment variable such as $HOSTDISPLAY. This
option is only valid with builtin rplay support.
*AudioRplayPriority 0
Specifies what priority will be assigned to the sounds when they
are played. This option is only valid with builtin rplay sup‐
port.
*AudioRplayVolume 127
Specifies what volume will be assigned to the sounds when they
are played. This option is only valid with builtin rplay sup‐
port.
*Audio window-manager_action audio_filename
Binds particular window manager actions to sound queues.
*Audio startup TaDa.au
*Audio shutdown Elvis_Left.au
*Audio unknown doh.au
*Audio add_window drip.au
*Audio raise_window swoosh.au
*Audio lower_window swoosh.au
*Audio focus_change boing.au
*Audio destroy_window explosion.au
*Audio iconify ploop.au
*Audio deiconify ploop.au
*Audio toggle_paging fwop.au
*Audio new_page beam_trek.au
*Audio new_desk beam_trek.au
*Audio configure_window huh.au
*Audio window_name beep.au
*Audio icon_name beep.au
*Audio res_class beep.au
*Audio res_name beep.au
*Audio end_windowlist twang.au
INVOCATION
The invocation method was shown in the synopsis section. No command
line invocation is possible. Audio must be invoked by the afterstep
window manager.
BUGSCOPYRIGHTS
This module is a port of the FvwmAudio module to AfterStep by Frank
Fejes. The concept for interfacing this module to the Window Manager,
is original work by Robert Nation.
Copyright 1996, Frank Fejes. Copyright 1994, Mark Boyns and Mark
Scott. No guarantees or warranties or anything are provided or implied
in any way whatsoever. Use this program at your own risk. Permission to
use this program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is
kept intact.
AUTHORS
Frank Fejes <frank@ssax.com> -- application
Dan Weeks <dan@mango.sfasu.edu> -- man page
3rd Berkeley Distribution October 1996 Audio(1.0)
