proposal: provide more complete freedesktop sound theme support compatibility in gnome

[kendell clark]

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hi
Reading over that, that sounded a bit short. Basically, what I want to
know is, is there any interest in improving gnome's sound theme
support and, if so, how do i go about it? Creating pages on the wiki,
talking to gnome developers to improve gnome's code, getting more
sounds to go into the freedesktop sound theme, etc? One thing I have
noticed is that the hardware added and remove sounds only play for
removable devices like usb flash drives and external hard drives.
Personally, and this is just me, it would be nice if it played for all
newly plugged in devices, but only if the linux kernel successfully
recognizes the device. Thoughts?
Thanks
Kendell clark


kendell clark wrote:
> hi all I've been thinking on this for a while, and I think this is
> something gnome should do well. Gnome's support for the freedesktop
> sound theme standard is a little incomplete. The sounds that
> currently play are, desktop-login, hardware-added,
> hardware-removed, power-plug, power-unplug, terminal-bell for when
> you've reached the end of a line or end of a list. It's possible
> that the chat sounds play, but in my experience they only work if
> the application you're using supports sounds, and then it uses it's
> own. Incoming and outgoing call might also work, I've never gotten
> a call that triggered any sounds. New mail sounds also work. I've
> verified this by installing a different sound theme, known as fresh
> and clean, which has lots more sounds than the basic freedesktop
> one does. Incidentally, I really hope that gnome can add back the
> ability to choose a different sound theme in the sound control
> panel. Taking it out was a bad idea. I'd be happy to help anyone
> who is interested in improving this, I know a little bit about the
> freedesktop sound theme spec. These are just suggestions, But I can
> start working on it if anyone is interested. I'm not exactly sure
> what component needs changing, perhapse the libgsound library? I 
> think this fits into gnome's goal of being a user friendly
> desktop, especially since sounds are useful for the visually
> impaired. Thoughts, suggestions? Thanks Kendell clark
> 
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