AUTOOL(1)AUTOOL(1)NAMEautool - audio play/record tool compatible with audiotool
SYNOPSYS
audiotool [-audio servername] [-volume percent] [-display
displayname] [-geom geometry] filename
DESCRIPTION
The autool program is a replacement for the Sun audiotool
program used to send audio files to Network Audio System
servers. It can be used either by making a symbolic link
name audiotool that points to autool and is before the
OpenWindows version or by changing the OpenWindows deskset
bindings database with the binder(1) command.
OPTIONS
The following options may be used with the autool program:
-audio servername
This option specifies the Network Audio System
server on which the files should be played.
-volume 0-100
This option specifies the volume at which the data
should be played as a percentage of the maximum
possible volume. The default is 10 percent.
-display displayname
This option specifies the X Window System on which
the control panel should be displayed.
-geom geometry
This option specifies the position and size of the
control panel.
CONFIGURING OPENWINDOWS TO USE AUTOOL
OpenWindows users can configure deskset applications to
use autool to play audio files through following steps:
1. Run the deskset configuration program binder.
2. Locate the entry in the scrolling list named
audio-file click on it once with the left mouse
button.
3. From the Props menu, select the Icon... entry with
the right mouse button.
4. Click on the button marked (+) in the lower right
corner with the left mouse button. This will
expand the window, adding another panel to the
right.
5. On the line marked Application in the panel on the
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right, change ``audiotool'' to ``autool'' (you
will need to specify a full path name if you have
not installed autool in a directory in your path).
The initial volume (which is a percentage relative
to the recorded level; the default is 10) can be
increased by inserting the ``-v percent'' option
between ``autool'' and ``$FILE''.
6. Press the Apply button in the left panel.
7. Back in the main binder window, press the Save
button in the upper left corner.
8. Restart any deskset applications such as filemgr
to have the updated values take effect.
Double clicking in filemgr on file names that end in .snd
will now cause autool to invoked.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables are used by autool:
AUDIOSERVER
This variable specifies the default audio server
to contact if -audio is not specified on the com
mand line.
DISPLAY If AUDIOSERVER is not set, this variable is exam
ined to find the name of the corresponding X Win
dow System display.
SEE ALSOnas(1)COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1993, 1994 Network Computing Devices, Inc.
AUTHOR
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc.
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