>Whatever autoconnect scheme jack could provide, it >would not please some app authors. They would want >to be sure to be connected to playback-1 and -2 >while jack might connect them to -7 and -8, and >that would actually make more sense than wanting >to autoconnect in the first place. So they would >just bypass jack's --no-autoconnect option by doing >it themselves. > >You can't stop people from behaving in uncivilised >ways or being rude by law, nor by being polite >yourself. In the same way you can't stop apps from >autoconnecting by trying to make it impossible, or >by providing an alternative. The problem is not >technical, it is the attitude of application authors >thinking they can decide in the user's place. > >From a user perspective, autconnecting apps never seems to match the user requirement. The more complex the studio, (usually when there is a physical patch bay involved) the more complex the connection scheme maybe, or it maybe changing constantly through a piece of work.. So within Ardour, I turn off Autoconnect(thankyou for allowing me to do this), and with other apps I have to go in and undo the connections they initiate on startup... I really need to get my head around Lash... then maybe my life will be easier. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user