[MPlayer-users] libSDL + ARTS detection.

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

Hi!

>[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
>On Friday 13 December 2002 07:23, Jukka Tastula wrote:
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>>>2) It's probably a good abstarct layer between apps and sound
>>>hardware.
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>>Sure, in a world where every app supports artsd.
>>
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>Well, I would like it to be such that I can watch a movie/DVD using 
>MPlayer and hear a sound from my AIM app, a la Microsoft's DirectSound.  
>Hell, in Windows, I can play a Ogg/MP3 in Winamp and still play Serious 
>Sam with the music.
>
And what about arsdsp? It suites to most applications.

>>I've never understood why anyone would want the window manager (or
>>such) to make sound anyway. Useless noise.
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>On this I agree.  I have developed this kind phobia against the standard 
>Windows startup sound.
>
Well...I hate startup/windows opening/closing/switching/etc. sounds. But 
I like, when terminals beeps and other 'warnig/error' sound go to my 
headphones,  instead of going to speaker and worrying all surrounding 
people... I like to get all such sound from all programs during  all 
time, not depending of is the re MPlayer/xmms running, or not.
--
Dmitry.