[LAU] qjackctl prettyname (metadata) patch

Rui Nuno Capela rncbc at rncbc.org
Wed Oct 1 19:09:45 UTC 2014


On 09/29/2014 06:54 PM, Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
> On 09/28/2014 08:07 PM, Paul Davis wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 3:05 PM, Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com
>> <mailto:paul at linuxaudiosystems.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     jack_property uses the JACK metadata API to set values for the
>>     pretty-name key.
>>
>> or rather, the user can use jack_property to ....
>>
>> i run a post-startup script from qjc that executes jack_property to
>> rename all my RME ports, for example.
>>
>
> done. qjackctl svn trunk r787 (aka. v0.3.11.12) commit-log says:
>
> - JACK client/port pretty-name (metadata) support is being
>    introduced (under heavy refactoring; patch by Paul Davis).
>    (EXPERIMENTAL)
>
> all that to say that it ain't exactly your version of the patch, but
> maybe quite equivalent in function, or so i presume.
>
> still, it doesn't do jack_set_property()'s as from qjackctl own
> client/port aliases, yet. that will come next, i hope.
>
> please test && tell
>
> cheers

jfyi. refactoring is now complete: qjackctl svn trunk r797 (aka. 
v0.3.11.14) commit-log says,

- JACK client/port pretty-name (metadata) support is being
   introduced and seamlessly integrated with old Connections
   client/port aliases editing (rename) (refactored from an
   original patch by Paul Davis, thanks). (EXPERIMENTAL)

again, please test && tell

cheers
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