[multimedia/kwave/release/24.12] doc/en: update handbook for version 24.12.0
Mark Penner
null at kde.org
Thu Nov 14 02:10:37 GMT 2024
Git commit b04c5085d049781fb79d84f8bcc73edde44afd2a by Mark Penner.
Committed on 14/11/2024 at 02:09.
Pushed by mrp into branch 'release/24.12'.
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/b04c5085d049781fb79d84f8bcc73edde44afd2a
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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