On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:23:37 -0500, LinuxMedia wrote / a ?crit: >> By then I will have explored the "convenence features" >> of KDE that will make producing sound/music with linux >> that much easier. >> >> OK, start the flames (hehe). guy.clotilde@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Not too much flames, just some campfire :) > Kde is a very good environnment, but it asks fore so much cpu power! I understand completly. I guess I have a very (perticular) goal. That is to set up the most "Windows-like" computer system so that when I bring Windows people into using linux/audio it will make sense. Otherwise I would be using fvwm2 (like I used to before). fvwm2 is great. It boots up in seconds and can be configured from scratch to look and act like anything you want it to look and act like. > And what about Kde relation towards alsa and artsd? I'm not entirly sure what you mean other than arts is turned on by default when I install SuSE. But there's a way to turn it off if you go to KDE Control Center and (un)check "Start aRts soundserver on KDE startup". If aRts is more problematic than that, please let me know. I know that prior to shutting it off, there were so many problems with running audio apps. So if there's more to know, please tell me. > I hope the flames weren't too hot, but you asked for it ;-) Not at all. It was all good info. Rocco