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! Name !! Description !! Type !! Filename
! Name !! Description !! Type !! Filename !! Default
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| Startup || during startup || Adhoc || sys.log.in.ogg
| Startup || during startup || Adhoc ||  
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| Shutdown || during system shutdown || Adhoc || sys.log.out.ogg
| Shutdown || during system shutdown || Adhoc ||  
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| Hibernate || Cumputer Hibernates || Informational ||
| Hibernate || Cumputer Hibernates || Informational ||
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| Standby || Cumputer enters standby mode || Informational ||
| Standby || Cumputer enters standby mode || Informational ||
|-
|-
| Logon || User Logon || Informational ||
| Logon || User Logon || Informational || KDE-Sys-Log-In-Short.ogg || yes
|-
|-
| Logoff || User Logoff || Informational ||
| Logoff || User Logoff || Informational || KDE-Sys-Log-Out.ogg || yes
|-
|-
| Logon Error || Wrong Username or Password || Error ||
| Logon Error || Wrong Username or Password || Error || KDE-Sys-App-Error.ogg ||yes
|-
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| Critical Error || Critical error occurred || Error || sys.error.oog
| Critical Error || Critical error occurred || Error || KDE-Sys-App-Error.ogg || yes
|-
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| Information || General information pops-up || Informational || sys.messagem.ogg
| Information || General information pops-up || Informational || KDE-Sys-Message.ogg || yes
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|-
| Print Error || Error before or wile printing || Error || sys.error.print.ogg
| Print Error || Error before or wile printing || Error || KDE-Sys-Error-Printing.ogg || yes
|-
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| Question Asked || Question is beeing asked || Question || sys.question.ogg
| Question Asked || Question is beeing asked || Question || KDE-Sys-Question.ogg || yes
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| Serious Error || Serious Error forcing app to quit || Error || sys.app.error.serious.ogg
| Serious Error || Serious Error forcing app to quit || Error || KDE-Sys-App-Error-Serious.ogg || yes
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| Warning || Warning pops up || Attention || sys.warning.ogg ||
| Warning || Warning pops up || Attention || KDE-Sys-Warning.ogg || yes
|-
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| No Matching Completion || No match in list (e.g. Search) || Informational || sys.list.match.no.ogg
| No Matching Completion || No match in list (e.g. Search) || Informational || KDE-Sys-List-Match-No-ogg || yes
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| Something Special in App || App returns a special message || Informational || sys.app.special.ogg
| Something Special in App || App returns a special message || Informational || KDE-Sys-App-Special.ogg || yes
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| End of List || End of list reached || Informational || sys.list.end.ogg
| End of List || End of list reached || Informational || KDE-Sys-List-End.ogg || yes
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| More then one match || Multiple matches in list || Informational || sys.list.match.multiple.ogg
| More then one match || Multiple matches in list || Informational || KDE-Sys-List-Match-Multiple.ogg ||
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| Error in app || App returns an error || Error || sys.app.error.ogg
| Error in app || App returns an error || Error || KDE-Sys-App-Error.ogg || yes
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| Very serious error || Very serious Error forcing app to quit || Error || sys.app.error.serious.very.ogg
| Very serious error || Very serious Error forcing app to quit || Error || KDE-Sys-App-Error-Serious-Very.ogg || yes
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| Cannot open file || Can't open one or more files || Error || sys.file.open.foes.ogg
| Cannot open file || Can't open one or more files || Error || KDE-Sys-File-Open-Foes.ogg || yes
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| Trash Emptied || Empty Trash || Attention || sys.trash.emptied.ogg
| Trash Emptied || Empty Trash || Attention || KDE-Sys-Trash-Emptied.ogg || yes
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! Name !! Description !! Type || Filename
! Name !! Description !! Type !! Filename !! Default
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| New Email || New email message is received || Informational || im.new.mail.ogg
| New Email || New email message is received || Informational || KDE-Im-New-Mail.ogg || yes
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| Incomming Message || New instant message is received || Informational || im.msg.new.ogg
| Incomming Message || New instant message is received || Informational || KDE-Im-Message-New.ogg ||
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| Outgoing Message || Message sent || Informational || im.msg.out.ogg
| Outgoing Message || Message sent || Informational || KDE-Im-Message-Out.ogg || yes
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| Nudge || Nudge Received || Adhoc || im.nudge.ogg
| Nudge || Nudge Received || Adhoc || KDE-Im-Nudge.ogg || yes
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| Highlighted message received || Message with highlight word received || Attention || im.highlight.msg.ogg
| Highlighted message received || Message with highlight word received || Attention || KDE-Im-Highlight-Msg.ogg || yes
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| Low Priority Message || Low priority message received || Informational || im.low.priority.ogg
| Low Priority Message || Low priority message received || Informational || KDE-Im-Low-Priority.ogg ||
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| Error Connecting || Error during connection || Error || im.error.on.connection.ogg
| Error Connecting || Error during connection || Error || KDE-Im-Error-On-Connection.ogg || yes
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| New Message Alert || New chat started with incomming message || Attention || im.msg.new.ogg
| New Message Alert || New chat started with incomming message || Attention || KDE-Im-Msg-New.ogg || yes
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| User Authorization Action|| Authorization Clearance || Question || im.user.auth.ogg
| User AuthoArization Action|| Authorization Clearance || Question || KDE-Im-User-Auth.ogg || yes
|-  
|-  
| Can't connect || Can't Connect to Service || Error || im.cant.connect.ogg
| Can't connect || Can't Connect to Service || Error || KDE-Im-Cant-Connect.ogg || yes
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| Network Problems || Network problem identified || Error || im.network.problems.ogg
| Network Problems || Network problem identified || Error || KDE-Im-Network-Problems.ogg || yes
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| Contact Online || Contact is now online || Informational || im.contact.in.ogg
| Contact Online || Contact is now online || Informational || KDE-Im-Contact-In.ogg  
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| Contact Offline || Contact goes offline || Informatonal || im.contact.out.ogg
| Contact Offline || Contact goes offline || Informatonal || KDE-Im-Contact-Out.ogg
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| Call Received || Incomming call notification || Attention ||
| Call Received || Incomming call notification || Attention || || yes
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| Join Request Received || A Join request is received || Informational ||
| Join Request Received || A Join request is received || Informational || || yes
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! Name !! Description !! Type || Filename
! Name !! Description !! Type !! Filename !! Default
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| Insert Medium || User needs to insert medium || Attention || k3b.insert.medium.ogg
| Insert Medium || User needs to insert medium || Attention || KDE-K3B-Insert-Medium.ogg || yes
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| Burn failed || The burn process failed || Error || k3b.finish.error.ogg
| Burn failed || The burn process failed || Error || KDE-K3B-Finish-Error.ogg || yes
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| Burn successful || Burn Process successful || Informational || k3b.finish.success
| Burn successful || Burn Process successful || Informational || KDE-K3B-Finish-Success.ogg || yes
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! Name !! Description !! Filename
! Name !! Description !! Filename
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 3 January 2008

  • NOTE - This section is under HEAVY development. Keep it as an orphaned page for the time being.

Overview

Sound is an important element used to communicate with users. It is important, then, that there be a unified and simplified way of organizing sounds. It should not be forgotten that the sounds should integrate with the looks of KDE4, they need to blend in.

Context

The contexts for a sound theme are (these are more or less placeholders as this schema is sorted out):

Table 1. Sound Theme Contexts
Name Description Directory
System Events Sounds which are generally used to notify the user of events relating to the system, ie: startup, warning dialogs, etc system
User Interface Events Sounds associated with the desktop environment, such as minimize, shade, or kicker events ui
Misc. Application Events Sounds associated with application events, such as a successful cd burn, which don't fit within other categories application

System Events

A list for now

  • Network events
  • Critical Stop
  • Default Beep
  • Show Toolbar
  • System Notification
Table 2. System Events
Name Description Type Filename Default
Startup during startup Adhoc
Shutdown during system shutdown Adhoc
Hibernate Cumputer Hibernates Informational
Standby Cumputer enters standby mode Informational
Logon User Logon Informational KDE-Sys-Log-In-Short.ogg yes
Logoff User Logoff Informational KDE-Sys-Log-Out.ogg yes
Logon Error Wrong Username or Password Error KDE-Sys-App-Error.ogg yes
Critical Error Critical error occurred Error KDE-Sys-App-Error.ogg yes
Information General information pops-up Informational KDE-Sys-Message.ogg yes
Print Error Error before or wile printing Error KDE-Sys-Error-Printing.ogg yes
Question Asked Question is beeing asked Question KDE-Sys-Question.ogg yes
Serious Error Serious Error forcing app to quit Error KDE-Sys-App-Error-Serious.ogg yes
Warning Warning pops up Attention KDE-Sys-Warning.ogg yes
No Matching Completion No match in list (e.g. Search) Informational KDE-Sys-List-Match-No-ogg yes
Something Special in App App returns a special message Informational KDE-Sys-App-Special.ogg yes
End of List End of list reached Informational KDE-Sys-List-End.ogg yes
More then one match Multiple matches in list Informational KDE-Sys-List-Match-Multiple.ogg
Error in app App returns an error Error KDE-Sys-App-Error.ogg yes
Very serious error Very serious Error forcing app to quit Error KDE-Sys-App-Error-Serious-Very.ogg yes
Cannot open file Can't open one or more files Error KDE-Sys-File-Open-Foes.ogg yes
Trash Emptied Empty Trash Attention KDE-Sys-Trash-Emptied.ogg yes

User Interface Events

Desktop UI

Table 3. Desktop UI
Name Description Filename
Minimize
Minimize to Tray
Maximize
Restore
Restore from Tray
Shade Up
Shade Down
Icon Hover
Icon Select

Menu UI

Table 4. Menu UI
Name Description Filename
Menu Button Select Selecting the K Menu menu-button-select
Menu Browse Browsing through the menu, on a new menu item hover menu-browse
Menu Item Select Selecting a menu item menu-item-select

Application Level Events

Communication Events

Table 5. Communication Events
Name Description Type Filename Default
New Email New email message is received Informational KDE-Im-New-Mail.ogg yes
Incomming Message New instant message is received Informational KDE-Im-Message-New.ogg
Outgoing Message Message sent Informational KDE-Im-Message-Out.ogg yes
Nudge Nudge Received Adhoc KDE-Im-Nudge.ogg yes
Highlighted message received Message with highlight word received Attention KDE-Im-Highlight-Msg.ogg yes
Low Priority Message Low priority message received Informational KDE-Im-Low-Priority.ogg
Error Connecting Error during connection Error KDE-Im-Error-On-Connection.ogg yes
New Message Alert New chat started with incomming message Attention KDE-Im-Msg-New.ogg yes
User AuthoArization Action Authorization Clearance Question KDE-Im-User-Auth.ogg yes
Can't connect Can't Connect to Service Error KDE-Im-Cant-Connect.ogg yes
Network Problems Network problem identified Error KDE-Im-Network-Problems.ogg yes
Contact Online Contact is now online Informational KDE-Im-Contact-In.ogg
Contact Offline Contact goes offline Informatonal KDE-Im-Contact-Out.ogg
Call Received Incomming call notification Attention yes
Join Request Received A Join request is received Informational yes
Note
These sounds can and should be used among all KDE communication applications, consider them generic and not application dependent.


Miscellaneous and Cross-Category Events

  • Successful (cd burn, file transfer, etc. Possibly separate these)
Table 6. CD/DVD Recording Actions
Name Description Type Filename Default
Insert Medium User needs to insert medium Attention KDE-K3B-Insert-Medium.ogg yes
Burn failed The burn process failed Error KDE-K3B-Finish-Error.ogg yes
Burn successful Burn Process successful Informational KDE-K3B-Finish-Success.ogg yes

Hardware Events

Table 7. Hardware Events
Name Description Filename
Battery Charging
Running on AC
Low Battery Alarm
Critical Battery Alarm
Device Connected
Device Disconnected
Device Failed to Connect
Print sent to Queue
Print Complete

References

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