> Well, it's easy for your desktop because so much of the work has already > been done. There's an X11 extension that specifically implements session > management. This provides a fully functional session management > implementation for things like Gnome and KDE to look at and use. > > Check the manpage for xsm for some details - I'm aware of this stuff but > don't really know how to use it. smproxy lets you session apps that don't > support the X11R6 Session Management Protocol. > > You should be able to hack something basic together with this stuff - ie, > have a "Recording" session that loads up jack, ardour, jack-rack, etc. > Yep.. the most simple way I can think of is to have a terminal app from which you type in the path of the audio apps to launch, and then specify the audio and midi connections. It then creates a bash script to automatically launch the same setup for you in the future. Good if you use the same set of apps linked in the same way. I would be able to write this myself, I think, using jack_connect and aconnect. I like the idea of it happening automatically, but this is really beyond my powers at present! I will have a look at the stuff you suggested though. > Unfortuantely, the deficiency of apps to save their own state is sort of > outside the scope - you'll still need to load the jack-rack plugins you > want. Yes. I realise this. I think the apps need to give some info about state on shutdown, and allow command-line loading of patches to work with this system. James
