Re: [Freewheeling-user] Howdy - new user here

[Mark K. <mar...@gm...>]

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:33:11 -0700, JP Mercury <sw...@st...> wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> OK, I see the help problem.
> 
> From the fweelin.output you sent me:
> 
> binding: Key '/' to event 'toggle-variable'
>     -condition 'keydown' == 1
>     -set 'var' = 'VAR_showhelp'[0]
>     -set 'maxvalue' = 1
> binding: ..continued: to event 'video-show-help'
> 
> You are missing an important line at the end:
> 
> binding: ..continued: to event 'video-show-help'
>     -set 'page' = 'VAR_helppage'[0]
> 
> In your .fweelin.rc you should have:
> 
>   <!-- HELP: / key: Toggle help -->
>   <binding key="/" keydown="1"
>    event="toggle-variable"
>    var="VAR_helppage" maxvalue="SYSTEM_num_help_pages"/>
>   <binding continued="1" event="video-show-help"
>    page="VAR_helppage"/>
> 
> Can you check to see that you have at the end- page="VAR_helppage"?

I did not have it. I added it and I'm starting to get help.

> 
> If all checks OK, I think its a compilation problem- the FW package in CCRMA
> might not be fully compiled against 0.5pre2. What is happening doesn't seem to
> be a video or keyboard problem but a problem with the config file or the way
> it is being interpreted-- the "page" parameter that tells FW which page of
> help to display- that parameter is not being recognized. Now, I changed the
> name of that parameter between 0.5pre1 and 0.5pre2 so if the whole program
> didn't get properly recompiled, that would account for the problem.

I agree.  No telling how many other problems there might be.

> 
> In short, I suggest a compile from source. Same for Jorge, who is having the
> same problem on CCRMA, no?

Getting started now.

> 
> > It's some form of RIFF. There as some work done in the Ardour-Dev
> > group to make loading of Acid loops in there possible so I think
> > someone there will have the info. I'll see if I can get it for you.
> 
> That would be great, Mark. :)

Sent you the info off list. sndfile-info seems to be the key for now.

Cheers,
Mark