Bug 78077

Still broken in KDE 3.2.2, kernel 2.6.6.

still broken in kde 3.2.3

Looking in the code this button appears to simply restart the Sound Server. It looks like no one ever bothered to implement it.

Here's the relevant code from the function:

void KArtsModule::slotTestMIDI()
{
    if (configChanged && (userSavedChanges() == KMessageBox::Yes) || !artsdIsRunning() )
        restartServer();

    //KProcess test;
    //test << "artsplay";
    //test << locate("sound", "KDE_Startup_1.ogg");
    //test.start(KProcess::DontCare);
}

This is from KDE_HEAD CVS checked out July 24/2004.

still broken in kde 3.3.2

And STRAGELY ENOUGH "Test MIDI" is not working KDE 3.4.0!!! 

I have "Slackware Linux 10.1" with "KDE 3.4" and "Timidity++" installed from (http://www.linuxpackages.net) and still "kcmshell arts" won't play MIDI when "Test MIDI" button is pressed!!!

*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***

Still broken in 3.4.2 !

While you are fixing this, it would be a good idea to integrate Midi properly with KDE. Essentially, timidity needs to run as part of KDE's startup scripts, or you get permissions problems with ALSA. 

I put 
  timidity -iADq -B2,8 -Os
into ~/.kde/Autostart

Something similar would be great (although there ought to be some sort of pref for this)

I now have working MIDI, and even better, it plays nicely with dmix.


Here is a relevant Mandrake bug:
http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17160

KDE 3.5.1 here and still the midi button does not work. am I missing some package which is required for midi playback?

*** Bug 111397 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Kde 3.4.5 here on gentoo, and the button still doesn't work.
I think at, if you don't have the time to fix it, it will be best to comment out this button until someone fix it. 

I agree about the documentation in the duplicated bug about "Kcontrol -> Sound System -> Hardware has an option to "Use Midi Mapper" - but there is no explanation of what a midi mapper might be - nor an example of the syntax required!"

I figure out what is a midi mapper, but a little documentation will be great.

Andreas, maybe you're interested in removing this confusing UI element for a function that was never implemented, too? I think this would be the best solution for the 3.5-branch.

SVN commit 587881 by kling:

Removing the "Test MIDI" button, it's been around for years without actually doing anything.

BUG: 78077


 M  +0 -14     arts.cpp  
 M  +0 -1      arts.h  
 M  +0 -33     generaltab.ui  


--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdebase/kcontrol/arts/arts.cpp #587880:587881
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@
 	connect(autoSuspend,SIGNAL(clicked()),SLOT(slotChanged()));
 	connect(suspendTime,SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),SLOT(slotChanged()));
 	connect(general->testSound,SIGNAL(clicked()),SLOT(slotTestSound()));
-	connect(general->testMIDI,SIGNAL(clicked()),SLOT(slotTestMIDI()));
 	connect(hardware->midiDevice, SIGNAL( highlighted(int) ), this, SLOT( slotChanged() ) );
 	connect(hardware->midiDevice, SIGNAL( activated(int) ), this, SLOT( slotChanged() ) );
 	connect(hardware->midiUseMapper, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( slotChanged() ) );
@@ -437,18 +436,6 @@
 	test.start(KProcess::DontCare);
 }
 
-void KArtsModule::slotTestMIDI()
-{
-	if (configChanged && (userSavedChanges() == KMessageBox::Yes) || !artsdIsRunning() )
-		restartServer();
-
-	//KProcess test;
-	//test << "artsplay";
-	//test << locate("sound", "KDE_Startup_1.ogg");
-	//test.start(KProcess::DontCare);
-}
-
-
 void KArtsModule::defaults()
 {
    load( true );
@@ -521,7 +508,6 @@
 	calculateLatency();
 
 	general->testSound->setEnabled(startServerIsChecked);
-	general->testMIDI->setEnabled(startServerIsChecked);
 
 //	general->volumeSystray->setEnabled(startServerIsChecked);
 	general->networkedSoundGroupBox->setEnabled(startServerIsChecked);
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdebase/kcontrol/arts/arts.h #587880:587881
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 
   void slotChanged();
   void slotTestSound();
-  void slotTestMIDI();
   void slotArtsdExited(KProcess* proc);
   void slotProcessArtsdOutput(KProcess* p, char* buf, int len);
   //void slotStartServerChanged();
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdebase/kcontrol/arts/generaltab.ui #587880:587881
@@ -296,39 +296,6 @@
                         </size>
                     </property>
                 </spacer>
-                <widget class="QPushButton">
-                    <property name="name">
-                        <cstring>testMIDI</cstring>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="sizePolicy">
-                        <sizepolicy>
-                            <hsizetype>5</hsizetype>
-                            <vsizetype>1</vsizetype>
-                            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-                            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-                        </sizepolicy>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="text">
-                        <string>Test &amp;MIDI</string>
-                    </property>
-                </widget>
-                <spacer>
-                    <property name="name">
-                        <cstring>spacer3_2</cstring>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="orientation">
-                        <enum>Horizontal</enum>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="sizeType">
-                        <enum>Expanding</enum>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="sizeHint">
-                        <size>
-                            <width>40</width>
-                            <height>20</height>
-                        </size>
-                    </property>
-                </spacer>
             </hbox>
         </widget>
         <spacer>