How to use a sound theme?

[Sam Varshavchik]

How do I go about switching to a different sound theme?

Gnome's control center only lets me choose one of four lame sounds from  
/usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts.

I have a whole bunch of complete sound themes in /usr/share/sounds, but I  
can't figure out how to use them in F18.

[g]

On 01/20/2013 03:42 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> How do I go about switching to a different sound theme?
>
> Gnome's control center only lets me choose one of four lame sounds from  
> /usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts.
>
> I have a whole bunch of complete sound themes in /usr/share/sounds, but I  
> can't figure out how to use them in F18.

i use kde, but i imagine same should work for gnome.

have you considered coping or linking your 'sounds' files to
the 'alert' directory?

[Sam Varshavchik]

g writes:
> On 01/20/2013 03:42 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > How do I go about switching to a different sound theme?
> >
> > Gnome's control center only lets me choose one of four lame sounds from
> > /usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts.
> >
> > I have a whole bunch of complete sound themes in /usr/share/sounds, but I
> > can't figure out how to use them in F18.
>
> i use kde, but i imagine same should work for gnome.
>
> have you considered coping or linking your 'sounds' files to
> the 'alert' directory?

Yeah, I considered it.

I mean, manually hacking it, like this, is a no-brainer.

But, it's rather depressing that I have to resort to this kind of crap.

[g]

On 01/22/2013 02:50 AM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> g writes:
> > On 01/20/2013 03:42 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > > How do I go about switching to a different sound theme?
> > >
> > > Gnome's control center only lets me choose one of four lame sounds from
> > > /usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts.
> > >
> > > I have a whole bunch of complete sound themes in /usr/share/sounds, but I
> > > can't figure out how to use them in F18.
> >
> > i use kde, but i imagine same should work for gnome.
> >
> > have you considered coping or linking your 'sounds' files to
> > the 'alert' directory?
>
> Yeah, I considered it.
>
> I mean, manually hacking it, like this, is a no-brainer.

i would not call it a hack.

"/usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts" is where gnome intended them
to be. changing location from where gnome set it up is a hack.
> But, it's rather depressing that I have to resort to this kind of crap.

what do you mean 'resort'. all you would be doing is following gnome's
setup.

if there is any 'crap', you need to go wipe.

you are wanting to change a location that does not need to be changed.

later.

[Dario Lesca]

Il giorno dom, 20/01/2013 alle 10.42 -0500, Sam Varshavchik ha scritto:
> How do I go about switching to a different sound theme?

... from a Fedora or Gnome GUI panel, like other Operating System or DE
do ?

Thanks

[Sam Varshavchik]

g writes:
> On 01/22/2013 02:50 AM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > But, it's rather depressing that I have to resort to this kind of crap.
>
> what do you mean 'resort'. all you would be doing is following gnome's
> setup.

Ok, can you tell me where in gnome's setup I would find the right buttons to  
push to either select some other sound theme, or which rpms I need to  
install in order to make a new sound theme available.

Because asking someone to drop down to a shell, and obtain root, just in  
order to be able to select a different sound theme, /is/ crap.

[Sam Varshavchik]

Dario Lesca writes:
> Il giorno dom, 20/01/2013 alle 10.42 -0500, Sam Varshavchik ha scritto:
> > How do I go about switching to a different sound theme?
>
> ... from a Fedora or Gnome GUI panel, like other Operating System or DE
> do ?

That would be a logical guess, except that I'm unable to find anything in  
Gnome's setup that actually does that.

[Dario Lesca]

Il giorno mar, 22/01/2013 alle 06.26 -0500, Sam Varshavchik ha scritto:
> That would be a logical guess, except that I'm unable to find anything
> in  Gnome's setup that actually does that.

Yes, I understood what you meant to ask, I wanted to repeat it so that
it was clear. This is a setting that should be changed through a
dedicated control panel, and not only via the command line, like so many
other GUI settings.