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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. | 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 == | == Context == | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 3 February 2007
- 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):
| 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
| Name | Description | Filename |
|---|---|---|
| Startup | ||
| Shutdown | ||
| Hibernate | ||
| Standby | ||
| Logon | ||
| Logoff | ||
| Logon error |
User Interface Events
Desktop UI
| Name | Description | Filename |
|---|---|---|
| Minimize | ||
| Minimize to Tray | ||
| Maximize | ||
| Restore | ||
| Restore from Tray | ||
| Shade Up | ||
| Shade Down | ||
| Icon Hover | ||
| Icon Select |
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
| Name | Description | Filename |
|---|---|---|
| New Email | A new email message is received | new-email |
| New IM | a new instant message is received | new-message |
| New alert | ||
| Name mentioned in chat room? | ||
| Connected to messaging service | ||
| Disconnected from messaging service | ||
| Person Joins | ||
| Person Leaves | ||
| Receive Call | ||
| Receive Request to Join | ||
| Contact Online |
Miscellaneous and Cross-Category Events
- Successful (cd burn, file transfer, etc. Possibly separate these)
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 |