
"Borealis" sound theme
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KDE Sound theme "Borealis"
Version 0.9a (11/14/2004)
by Ivica Ico Bukvic (SlipStreamScapes)
ico at bukvic dot net
http://ico.bukvic.net
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=12584
OVERVIEW
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The goal of this sound theme is to provide "better feel" through use of the subtle aural notifications. The test I always have in my mind while designing the desktop sounds is to imagine having half-dozen (or more) computer stations in the same office or studio and consider whether their simultaneous use (and resulting desktop sounds) would pose as distraction on users and their productivity. Therefore, in order to minimize the "distraction factor" this theme associates many of the common desktop events with brief, mostly non-pitched, but nonetheless pleasing sound sources (a.k.a. effects).
All of the sounds included have been composed (if applicable), recorded, and mastered by me (although a few of them bear resemblance to other OS's sounds). Some of them are leftovers from my previous compositional and production endeavors, while others are entirely new creations.
All sounds are designed and mixed at CD-quality (stereo, 16-bit, 44.1KHz). Ogg version is distributed as 192Kbit stereo files.
Thank you for your interest!
LICENSE
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See below.
FEATURES
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*Includes sounds for:
*KDE WM
*KDE System Notifications
*Kdevelop
*Kopete
*KDE Sysguard
*KMail
*Konsole
*Proxy configuration
*K3b (missing 1 sound)
*4 startup sounds
*2 exit sounds
*Automated installer and uninstaller (KDE 3.x)
INSTALL
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IMPORTANT! installer has been tested only with KDE 3.x series.
Borealis comes with an automated install shellscript making the install a simple 2-step process:
1) Untar the package:
tar -jxvf Borealis_sound_theme-VERSION.tar.bz2
2) Install the theme:
cd Borealis/
su -p
(IMPORTANT! You must do 'su' with the '-p' flag in order to preserve your home dir variable while running as superuser)
sh install.sh
At this point simply follow the on-screen instructions and in a couple moments it should be all ready to go.
Optionally, you may also want to disable animation of minimizing/restoring windows as the theme sounds associated with these actions in my opinion work better when the animation is disabled. You can adjust this setting in the KControl -> LookNFeel -> Window Behavior -> Moving tab -> Animate minimize and Restore option.
UNINSTALL
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To uninstall Borealis theme simply use the uninstall.sh script included in the tarball:
sh uninstall.sh
Your votes, comments, and suggestions are most welcome and appreciated. Thanks!
Enjoy!
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3 years ago
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9 years ago
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9 years ago
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10 years ago
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10 years ago
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11 years ago
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jtornado
11 years ago
Keep up the good work!
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black128
12 years ago
How it is possible to deport the author of den'gi for development?
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SlipStreamScapes
12 years ago
As usual, my apologies for taking this long to reply. I don't frequent this page as often as I would like to.
I would also love to respond to your inquiry stated at the end of your post but I am afraid I am not quite sure what you mean. Sorry!
Once again, I thank you for your kind compliments regarding the theme. Should you happen to have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best wishes,
Ico
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TheDarkLighter
12 years ago
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SlipStreamScapes
12 years ago
Have you tried ogg files or wav files? This may be bug in the latest version of Ubuntu. I am using 7.04 and that one works apparently fine.
Best wishes,
Ico
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zopiac
12 years ago
Running Ubuntu 8 (Gnome)
followed the instructions, changed su -p to sudo -s, though, of course, and it said it worked fine. What do i do now? go to Sounds and change the sounds to the /usr/share/sounds/Borealis .wav files?
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SlipStreamScapes
12 years ago
Many thanks for your interest in Borealis. Haven't been here in a while. Given that the installer was created almost 4 years ago, it is likely compatible with KDE 3.x series only. I haven't tried installing it on KDE 4 and I do know that since Gnome has no easy way (please correct me if I am wrong) to install a "theme" if you are using Gnome the best I can suggest is to manually install specific sounds.
If someone can point me towards a KDE4 theme install format, I may be able to generate a new installer. Likewise for the Gnome platform (I am still running Ubuntu 7.04 and so far I haven't encountered anything that would fit this description).
Hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Ico
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Moo-Crumpus
11 years ago
For Gnome Sound Themes please use the folders:
/usr/share/sounds/Borealis
/usr/share/sounds/Borealis/stereo
and the file
/usr/share/sounds/Borealis/index.theme
Index.theme should contain:
----
[Sound Theme]
Name=Borealis
Directories=stereo
[stereo]
OutputProfile=stereo
----
In 'stereo' the audio-files must read:
audio-channel-front-center.ogg
audio-channel-front-left.ogg
audio-channel-front-right.ogg
audio-channel-rear-center.ogg
audio-channel-rear-left.ogg
audio-channel-rear-right.ogg
audio-channel-side-left.ogg
audio-channel-side-right.ogg
audio-test-signal.ogg
battery-low.ogg
bell.ogg
button-pressed.ogg
button-toggle-off.ogg
button-toggle-on.ogg
camera-shutter.ogg
complete-media-burn.ogg
desktop-login.ogg
desktop-logout.ogg
dialog-cancel.ogg
dialog-error.ogg
dialog-information.ogg
dialog-ok.ogg
dialog-question.ogg
dialog-warning.ogg
link-pressed.ogg
menu-click.ogg
message-new-email.ogg
message-new-instant.ogg
phone-incoming-call.ogg
phone-outgoing-busy.ogg
power-unplug.ogg
service-login.ogg
service-logout.ogg
suspend-error.ogg
trash-empty.ogg
window-close.ogg
window-maximized.ogg
window-minimized.ogg
window-move-start.ogg
window-move-stop.ogg
window-slide.ogg
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beojan
12 years ago
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SlipStreamScapes
12 years ago
I am not sure. I want to add more but my life has become awfully busy. For what it's worth, what may help nudge the project along is to have specific sound events that may require attention.
Hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Ico
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bluebacco
12 years ago
Thanks a lot!
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SlipStreamScapes
12 years ago
Best wishes,
Ico
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hadessuk
12 years ago
This means that people using proprietary GTK+ apps (Acroread, VMWare, etc.) for their work can't use your sounds.
Something like a Creative Commons license would be more fitting, or at least an explanation of what uses of the sounds you're trying to avoid.
PS: Tried to e-mail you, but didn't get an answer.
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SlipStreamScapes
12 years ago
Just noticed your question. Please allow me to clarify. The license does not prevent you from using the sounds within the Gnome environment even if you have Acroread and/or other non-(L)GPL-ed software installed on your computer because these sounds would not be associated with those particular software packages. Gnome is GPL-ed and therefore compatible with the sound theme license, including their inclusion and free redistribution provided that the credit is given where credit is due. The sounds, however, may not be integrated into a non-(L)GPL-ed software such as Acroread. If you wish to use sounds for a project that is non-(L)GPL compliant, please contact me for licensing options.
On a side-note, if you do opt for using the sounds as part of an (L)GPL-compatible software, I would greatly appreciate it if you would please let me know.
Hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Ico
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hadessuk
12 years ago
Is there any chance for you to choose a Creative Commons license such as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ to avoid interpretation problems.
Or could you tell us whether using your sounds as part of gnome-audio would be OK with you?
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SlipStreamScapes
12 years ago
As always, if you opt for using the theme, please do not forget to give credit where credit is due and link to my homepage which is ico.bukvic.net.
Many thanks!
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