Re: [Lmuse-developer] "too low timer frequency" messagebox

[Florian J. <flo...@we...>]

Am 03.03.2012 13:04, schrieb Robert Jonsson:
> 2012/2/26 Florian Jung<flo...@we...>:
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>> Am 26.02.2012 12:54, schrieb Robert Jonsson:
>>
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>>> Hi Florian,
>>>
>>> 2012/2/24 Florian Jung<flo...@we...>:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> since a recent svn update, muse keeps popping up a message box telling
>>>> me that my ALSA timer freq is too low which can result in audible
>>>> problems or whatever...
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Yep, my fault.
>>>
>>>
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>>>> first, i think this doesn't matter at all for me, because i'm only using
>>>> muse as MIDI synth currently.
>>>> and if i use audio, i use JACK. dunno if the alsa timer affects jack at
>>>> all, but it works ;)
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Actually it is the other way around, timing affects midi much more.
>>> Audio is strongarmed by jack.
>>> If you get this error you should also get an error in the console that
>>> the timer was set to a lower value than wanted.
>>>
>>>        
>> oh really? i currently don't use midi ;)
>> inclode this info in the warning message ;)
>>
>>
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>>>        
>>>> also, this message pops up twice.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Indeed it does... I wasn't very pleased with the overall
>>> implementation but wanted to get something in there. I'll try to give
>>> it another look when I get the time.
>>>
>>>        
>> it's not a big problem that it pops up twice, just wanted to notice that
>>
>>      
>>>
>>>        
>>>> can we turn off this message somehow (a "i know, never show again"
>>>> button for example)?
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Yeah sure, but when this happens the reason should be found so I think
>>> best would be to make it popup but make it less annoying. The kind of
>>> info-dialogs that vanish after a while, quite popular these days, are
>>> nice I think.
>>>
>>>        
>> such "balloon-tips"? honestly, i find them annoying as well. i'd vote for a
>> way to really turn off that warning. maybe with a hint similar to "you
>> really should fix and not ignore the problem. but do what you want...". some
>> kind of "i know what i'm doing" button.
>> (and especially for me as dev on a system optimized for battery performance,
>> not for audio, i don't want to see that warning ;) )
>>
>>
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>>> The midi timing might not be immediately apparent but at some point it
>>> is audible. Not sure what value I tested for, 500 I think...
>>>
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>> just out of interest: what happens then? do some notes get a bit off-beat?
>> or will the tempo vary? or will my machine blow up ;)?
>>      
> Hehe, it won't blow up but the slower the timer the more off-beat hits
> will occur.
>    

oh, okay
but still, some "i know what i'm doing" button or command line option 
should exist which turns of such messages.

greetings
flo

> Regards,
> Robert
>
>
>    
>>      
>>>        
>>>> and i think the message should contain helpful hints on how to fix the
>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> This is true. See what I can do.
>>>
>>>        
>>
>> thanks :)
>>
>> greetings
>> flo
>>      
>>> Regards,
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>
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