kmix not launching from menu

[weha]

No problems launching via the panel, but not from Kickoff (kmix -caption "%c" %i).
I know it's just a minor niggle, but for the sake of 'completeness', how do I fix this.
Editing the .desktop file perhaps ?

Thank you in advance.

[OneLine]

KMixer

The KMixer /1/ should autostart with the /usr/share/autostart/kmix_autostart.desktop. After this the KMIx Icon can be found from the system tray /2/.

...To interact with an application in the System Tray right click on its icon...

If the Kmixer is not running then the KMix can be restarted from the Kickoff or Krunner (Alt+F2) /3/ or Konsole. After this the KMIx Icon can be found from the system tray.

kmix not launching from menu
No problems launching via the panel, but not from Kickoff (kmix -caption "%c" %i).

Doesn't your KMixer autostart ?
What is happening when your click the Kickoff KMixer icon ?

The KMix can be controlled by the D-Bus - KMixer handbook Chapter 3.
Help via the qdbus:

qdbus org.kde.kmix /kmix/KMixWindow/actions/help_contents com.trolltech.Qt.QAction.trigger

If you want to add a Kickoff button KMIx-restore - KDE menu editor /4/:

qdbus org.kde.kmix /MainApplication org.kde.KUniqueApplication.newInstance

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Should be:

KDE 4.7 & KDE 4.8

qdbus org.kde.kmix /kmix/KMixWindow com.trolltech.Qt.QWidget.show

KDE 4.9 Beta 1

qdbus org.kde.kmix /kmix/KMixWindow org.qtproject.Qt.QWidget.show

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Links

1. http://userbase.kde.org/KMix
2. http://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/SystemTray/en
3. http://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Krunner
4. http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-workspace/kmenuedit/

[weha]

Thanks for your response and the useful links.

The KMixer /1/ should autostart with the /usr/share/autostart/kmix_autostart.desktop. After this the KMIx Icon can be found from the system tray /2/.

If the Kmixer is not running then the KMix can be restarted from the Kickoff or Krunner (Alt+F2) /3/ or Konsole. After this the KMIx Icon can be found from the system tray.

I can access it in the system tray as shown in the attached thumbnail by clicking on 'Mixer'

Doesn't your KMixer autostart ?

It does autostart.

What is happening when your click the Kickoff KMixer icon ?

Nothing happens. Terminal output:-

$ kmix
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.

The KMix can be controlled by the D-Bus - KMixer handbook Chapter 3.
Help via the qdbus:

qdbus org.kde.kmix /kmix/KMixWindow/actions/help_contents com.trolltech.Qt.QAction.trigger

If you want to add a Kickoff button KMIx-restore - KDE menu editor /4/:

qdbus org.kde.kmix /MainApplication org.kde.KUniqueApplication.newInstance

What do you suggest ? Should I try the KMix-restore code you mention above ?

[OneLine]

The Kickoff KMix button is a start button. It will start the KMix process. It won't show the settings window /1/. The KMix window can be launched from the system tray KMix button.



You could add the "show the KMix window" to the Kickoff with the D-Bus call:

KDE 4.7 & KDE 4.8

qdbus org.kde.kmix /kmix/KMixWindow com.trolltech.Qt.QWidget.show

KDE 4.9 Beta 1

qdbus org.kde.kmix /kmix/KMixWindow org.qtproject.Qt.QWidget.show

Notes

1. The KMix has an option keepvisibility but that doesn't work at here.

:~$ kmix --help
Usage: kmix [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options]

KMix - KDE's full featured mini mixer

Generic options:
--help Show help about options
--help-qt Show Qt specific options
--help-kde Show KDE specific options
--help-all Show all options
--author Show author information
-v, --version Show version information
--license Show license information
-- End of options

Options:
--keepvisibility Inhibits the unhiding of the KMix main window, if KMix is already running.

[weha]

Yes, this works fine in Kickoff ...

qdbus org.kde.kmix /kmix/KMixWindow com.trolltech.Qt.QWidget.show

I then get what I get by clicking on "Mixer" via the tray icon; i.e. the Playback devices, Capture devices etc. with audio settings
in drop down box.
What is a bit of a conundrum for me, is that I am stumped as to how you get the layout per your screenshot.
I just used alsamixer in terminal to mute/unmute and set volumes. Is that the same ?

At least now when I select KMix from the Kickstart menu I get what I thought I should get. Grateful for that. :cool:

[OneLine]

What is a bit of a conundrum for me, is that I am stumped as to how you get the layout per your screenshot.
I just used alsamixer in terminal to mute/unmute and set volumes. Is that the same ?

The result is the same.

Earlier:
http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...lems&highlight
--> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Featur...io_Integration

Users of KMix will notice that most of their hardware sound controls are no longer shown in the default (PulseAudio-based) interface. To get access to these controls, close KMix (use right-click / quit) and restart it by running KMIX_PULSEAUDIO_DISABLE=1 kmix in a Konsole terminal...

[weha]

Ah, all clear now. Many thanks for the help OneLine !