- 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 |
sys.log.in.ogg |
yes
|
| Logoff |
User Logoff |
Informational |
sys.log.out.ogg |
yes
|
| Logon Error |
Wrong Username or Password |
Error |
yes
|
| Critical Error |
Critical error occurred |
Error |
sys.error.ogg |
yes
|
| Information |
General information pops-up |
Informational |
sys.messagem.ogg |
yes
|
| Print Error |
Error before or wile printing |
Error |
sys.error.print.ogg |
yes
|
| Question Asked |
Question is beeing asked |
Question |
sys.question.ogg |
yes
|
| Serious Error |
Serious Error forcing app to quit |
Error |
sys.app.error.serious.ogg |
yes
|
| Warning |
Warning pops up |
Attention |
sys.warning.ogg |
yes
|
| No Matching Completion |
No match in list (e.g. Search) |
Informational |
sys.list.match.no.ogg |
yes
|
| Something Special in App |
App returns a special message |
Informational |
sys.app.special.ogg |
yes
|
| End of List |
End of list reached |
Informational |
sys.list.end.ogg |
yes
|
| More then one match |
Multiple matches in list |
Informational |
sys.list.match.multiple.ogg |
|
| Error in app |
App returns an error |
Error |
sys.app.error.ogg |
yes
|
| Very serious error |
Very serious Error forcing app to quit |
Error |
sys.app.error.serious.very.ogg |
yes
|
| Cannot open file |
Can't open one or more files |
Error |
sys.file.open.foes.ogg |
yes
|
| Trash Emptied |
Empty Trash |
Attention |
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 |
|
|
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 |
im.new.mail.ogg |
yes
|
| Incomming Message |
New instant message is received |
Informational |
im.msg.new.ogg |
|
| Outgoing Message |
Message sent |
Informational |
im.msg.out.ogg |
yes
|
| Nudge |
Nudge Received |
Adhoc |
im.nudge.ogg |
yes
|
| Highlighted message received |
Message with highlight word received |
Attention |
im.highlight.msg.ogg |
yes
|
| Low Priority Message |
Low priority message received |
Informational |
im.low.priority.ogg |
|
| Error Connecting |
Error during connection |
Error |
im.error.on.connection.ogg |
yes
|
| New Message Alert |
New chat started with incomming message |
Attention |
im.msg.new.ogg |
yes
|
| User Authorization Action |
Authorization Clearance |
Question |
im.user.auth.ogg |
yes
|
| Can't connect |
Can't Connect to Service |
Error |
im.cant.connect.ogg |
yes
|
| Network Problems |
Network problem identified |
Error |
im.network.problems.ogg |
yes
|
| Contact Online |
Contact is now online |
Informational |
im.contact.in.ogg
|
| Contact Offline |
Contact goes offline |
Informatonal |
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
|
| Insert Medium |
User needs to insert medium |
Attention |
k3b.insert.medium.ogg
|
| Burn failed |
The burn process failed |
Error |
k3b.finish.error.ogg
|
| Burn successful |
Burn Process successful |
Informational |
k3b.finish.success
|
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 |
|
|
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