[multimedia/kwave] doc/en: update handbook for version 24.12.0

Mark Penner null at kde.org
Thu Nov 14 02:06:39 GMT 2024


Git commit a0e183b858b8a94f286c7f02a2e154658a5fd2a4 by Mark Penner.
Committed on 14/11/2024 at 02:00.
Pushed by mrp into branch 'master'.

update handbook for version 24.12.0

M  +48   -40   doc/en/index.docbook
M  +-    --    doc/en/kwave-gui-mdi.png
M  +-    --    doc/en/kwave-gui-sdi.png
M  +-    --    doc/en/kwave-gui-tab.png
M  +-    --    doc/en/kwave-main.png
M  +-    --    doc/en/kwave-plugin-playback.png

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kwave/-/commit/a0e183b858b8a94f286c7f02a2e154658a5fd2a4

diff --git a/doc/en/index.docbook b/doc/en/index.docbook
index 836f52ecc..4fb28eaa2 100644
--- a/doc/en/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/en/index.docbook
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
   <!ENTITY kwave "<application>Kwave</application>">
   <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> <!-- change language only here -->
   <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
-  <!ENTITY version "20.07.70">
-  <!ENTITY version_year "2020">
+  <!ENTITY version "24.12.0">
   <!ENTITY % ents PUBLIC "-//KDE//ENTITIES Application-Variable Entities V2.0//EN" "entities/kde-prologue.entities">
   <!ENTITY url_cc_by_sa_4 "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">
   <!ENTITY url_devel_fetching_from_git "http://kwave.sourceforge.net/doc/devel/fetching_sources_from_git.html">
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
   <!ENTITY url_changelog "&url_prefix_gitweb;CHANGES">
   <!ENTITY url_debian "https://www.debian.org">
   <!ENTITY url_flac "https://xiph.org/flac/">
+  <!ENTITY url_apps_kde "https://apps.kde.org/kwave">
   <!ENTITY url_homepage "http://kwave.sourceforge.net/">
   <!ENTITY url_id3lib "http://id3lib.sourceforge.net/">
   <!ENTITY url_isrc "http://isrc.ifpi.org/">
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <!ENTITY url_licenses "&url_prefix_gitweb;LICENSES">
   <!ENTITY url_ogg_vorbis "https://www.xiph.org">
   <!ENTITY url_rfc2361 "http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2361.txt">
-  <!ENTITY url_sourceforge "https://sourceforge.net">
   <!ENTITY url_sox "http://sox.sourceforge.net/">
   <!ENTITY url_git_web_sf "https://sourceforge.net/p/kwave/code/commit_browser">
   <!ENTITY i18n-cmd_syntax "Syntax: ">
@@ -312,18 +311,18 @@
     </authorgroup>
 
     <copyright><year>1998-2000</year><holder>Martin Wilz</holder></copyright>
-    <copyright><year>&version_year;</year><holder>Thomas Eschenbacher</holder></copyright>
+    <copyright><year>2020</year><holder>Thomas Eschenbacher</holder></copyright>
+    <copyright><year>2024</year><holder>Mark Penner</holder></copyright>
 
     <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
 
-    <date>2020-07-06</date>
-    <releaseinfo>20.07.70</releaseinfo>
+    <date>2024-11-09</date>
+    <releaseinfo>&version;</releaseinfo>
 
-    <abstract><para>&kwave; is a simple sound editor built on &kf5-full;.</para></abstract>
+    <abstract><para>&kwave; is a simple sound editor built on the &kde-frameworks;.</para></abstract>
 
     <keywordset>
 	<keyword>KDE</keyword>
-	<keyword>KF5</keyword>
 	<keyword>multimedia</keyword>
 	<keyword>sound</keyword>
 	<keyword>audio</keyword>
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@
 <chapter id="introduction"><title>Introduction</title>
 
     <para>
-    	This is "&kwave;", a simple sound editor built on &kf5-full;.
+	This is "&kwave;", a simple sound editor built on the &kde-frameworks;.
 	Its features include:
 	<itemizedlist>
     	<listitem><para>
@@ -370,10 +369,10 @@
 	    Recording functionality, including pre-recording
 	</para></listitem>
     	<listitem><para>
-	    Playback via Qt, PulseAudio, ALSA and OSS
+	    Playback via ALSA, PulseAudio, Qt, and OSS
 	</para></listitem>
     	<listitem><para>
-	    Recording via PulseAudio, ALSA and OSS
+	    Recording via ALSA, PulseAudio, Qt, and OSS
 	</para></listitem>
     	<listitem><para>
 	    MP3 import/export
@@ -433,25 +432,19 @@
     <itemizedlist>
         <listitem><para>
         Project Homepage<anchor id="project-homepage"/></para><para>
-            For information about new up-to-date releases or some other
-	    information about this project, take a look at
-	    the <ulink url="&url_homepage;">&kwave; homepage</ulink>.
+	    For information about new up-to-date releases see the
+	    <ulink url="&url_apps_kde;">&kwave; page</ulink> on apps.kde.org.
+	    For other information take a look at the
+	    <ulink url="&url_homepage;">&kwave; homepage</ulink> .
         </para></listitem>
 	<listitem><para>
-	    GIT Repository<anchor id="git-repository"/>
+	    Git Repository<anchor id="git-repository"/>
 	</para>
 	<para>
-	    There also is a new GIT repository hosted on &kde; servers, and a
-	    mirror repository hosted by
-	    <ulink url="&url_sourceforge;">SourceForge</ulink> where
-	    you can get the sources of the latest development version.
-	    For instructions on how to get access to the repository, read
-	    in the chapter about
-	    <ulink url="&url_devel_fetching_from_git;">building from GIT</ulink>
-	    in the developer documentation.
-	    There also is a GIT web interface on <ulink url="&url_git_web_kde;">&kde;</ulink>
-	    and on <ulink url="&url_git_web_sf;">SourceForge</ulink> that
-	    you can use to browse through the sources.
+	    The git repository is hosted on &kde;'s Gitlab instance
+	    <ulink url="&url_git_web_kde;">here</ulink>,
+	    and there is also a mirror repository on
+	    <ulink url="&url_git_web_sf;">SourceForge</ulink>.
         </para></listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
@@ -480,7 +473,7 @@
 	you can find the full history here:
 	<ulink url="&url_changelog;"> &url_changelog;</ulink> or browse
 	through the sources on your own through the
-	<ulink url="&url_git_web_kde;">GIT web interface</ulink>.
+	<ulink url="&url_git_web_kde;">git web interface</ulink>.
     </para>
 
     <para>
@@ -1213,9 +1206,8 @@
     <para>
         &kwave; is able to record audio data from various sources, with all
 	sample rates, sample formats and other modes that your sound
-	hardware supports. Currently &kwave; records through the old OSS
-	sound interface, and since v0.7.4 also the newer and more powerful
-	ALSA interface that is the preferred choice for linux kernel 2.6.
+	hardware supports. &kwave; can record with the ALSA, PulseAudio, Qt,
+	and OSS backends.
     </para>
     <para>
        The recording can be reached from the menu under
@@ -1359,7 +1351,7 @@
 
     <para>
         Depending on the compilation options &kwave; is able to play sounds
-	trough one of the following playback methods:
+	through one of the following playback methods:
     </para>
     <para><itemizedlist>
 	<listitem><para>
@@ -1371,9 +1363,18 @@
 	for you!
 	</para></listitem>
 	<listitem><para>
+	PulseAudio:
+	Common general purpose sound server on Linux. PulseAudio might not
+	be able to get as low latency as ALSA.
+	</para></listitem>
+	<listitem><para>
+	Qt Multimedia:
+	Not designed for low-latency audio, but works with large buffer sizes.
+	</para></listitem>
+	<listitem><para>
 	OSS (Open Sound System):
 	The oldest linux implementation, capable of mono and stereo output.
-	Deprecated since linux kernel 2.6, but still wide spread.
+	Deprecated since linux kernel 2.6.
 	Might collide with other sound applications, only
 	one application at a time can use OSS playback !
 	</para></listitem>
@@ -1399,11 +1400,6 @@
 	</screenshot>
     </para>
 
-    <para>
-        Currently &kwave; supports only 8 and 16 bit playback, with mono or
-	stereo output through the OSS interface, but many also
-	all modes your sound hardware supports through the ALSA interface.
-    </para>
     <para>
 	If your sound file uses more or less channels than the
 	playback allows, all channels will be mixed together during playback.
@@ -7252,8 +7248,8 @@
 		    &kwave; does not need support for any special sound card.
 		    The sound card only has to be supported by your
 		    operating system and &kwave; uses its interface to the
-		    operating system's sound driver through a OSS or ALSA
-		    interface.
+		    operating system's sound driver through an ALSA, PulseAudio,
+		    Qt, or OSS interface.
 		</para>
 	    </answer>
 	</qandaentry>
@@ -7464,9 +7460,13 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
-	Documentation copyright (C) &version_year; Thomas Eschenbacher
+	Documentation copyright (C) 2020 Thomas Eschenbacher
 	<email>thomas.eschenbacher at gmx.de</email>
     </para>
+    <para>
+	Documentation copyright (C) 2024 Mark Penner
+	<email>mrp at markpenner.space</email>
+    </para>
 <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
 &underFDL;
 &underGPL;
@@ -7530,6 +7530,14 @@
 		    i18n, french translations, splashscreen, beta tester
 		</para>
 	    </listitem>
+	    <listitem>
+		<para><emphasis role="bold">
+		    Mark Penner
+		    <email>mrp at markpenner.space</email>
+		</emphasis></para><para>
+		    development
+		</para>
+	    </listitem>
 	    <listitem>
 	    	<para><emphasis role="bold">
 		    Pavel Fric
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