21 Nov
2003
21 Nov
'03
5:59 p.m.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 07:19:14AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote:
example: set mozilla to use arts, set xmms to use
arts etc... and
then go and surf the web, flash, realplayer etc. all do not use arts and
thus your mozilla blocks (looks frozen) on number of pages... (I suspect
it's mostly flash, used in banners, not playing any sound but still
trying to open audio)
::shrugs:: If you use non-free software, you get what you're fed.
If you use free software that doesn't support arts and just needs to go
"boing", adding an arts (or even esd) interface isn't *that* involved.
In fact both have /dev/dsp wrappers that may or may not work already (I
can't say I've ever used said wrappers).
that's why the problem of multiple applications
trying to use
soundcard has to be solved by something that pretty much everybody uses
That's why JACK is really the key software bit, not arts/esd - JACK
gives a metal interface that lets lower performance apps use a
virtualized interface. JACK can mitigate the hardware, provide high
performance apps high performance, and send out a beep when something
wants it.
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