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<bookinfo>
<title>The &kmix; Handbook</title>

<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Gaurav</firstname>
<surname>Chaturvedi</surname>
<address><email>gaurav.p.chaturvedi@gmail.com</email></address>
</author>

<othercredit role="developer">
<firstname>Christian</firstname>
<surname>Esken</surname>
<affiliation><address><email>esken@kde.org</email></address></affiliation>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
</othercredit>

<othercredit role="developer">
<firstname>Helio</firstname>
<surname>Chissini de Castro</surname>
<affiliation><address><email>helio@kde.org</email></address></affiliation>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
</othercredit>


<othercredit role="developer">
<firstname>Brian</firstname>
<surname>Hanson</surname>
<affiliation><address><email>bhanson@hotmail.com</email></address></affiliation>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
</othercredit>

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</authorgroup>

<copyright>
<year>1996</year><year>2005</year>
<holder>Christian Esken &amp; &Matt.Johnston;</holder>
</copyright>

<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>

<date>2010-02-18</date>
<releaseinfo>3.7</releaseinfo>

<abstract>
<para>&kmix; is an application that allows you to change the volume of your sound card.</para>
</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KMix</keyword>
<keyword>kdemultimedia</keyword>
<keyword>sound</keyword>
<keyword>volume</keyword>
<keyword>mixer</keyword>

</keywordset>

</bookinfo>

<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<!--<para>&kmix; is &kde;'s soundcard mixer program. Though small, it is
full-featured. The program should give controls for each of your
soundcards.</para>-->

<para>&kmix; supports several platforms and sound drivers.</para>

<!--<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para> The ALSA soundcard driver.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> All Open Sound System platforms. Explicitly tested are &Linux;, FreeBSD, NetBSD and BSDI.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> &Solaris; based machines.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> &IRIX; based machines.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> &HP-UX; based machines.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>-->

<para>If you have both ALSA and Open Sound System drivers installed, &kmix; will use the ALSA driver.</para>

<para>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of &kmix;</screeninfo>
	<mediaobject>
	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="kmix.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>Screenshot of &kmix;</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</para>



</chapter>

<chapter id="Main_Window">
<title>Main Window</title>

<para>Overview of &kmix; Main Window</para>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of &kmix;</screeninfo>
	<mediaobject>
	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="kmix.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>Screenshot of &kmix;</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<sect1 id='File_Options'>
<title>File Options</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>&kmix; File options</screeninfo>
	<mediaobject>
	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="kmix-file.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&kmix; File options</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Esc;</keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Hide Mixer Window</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Hide Mixer Window</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id='Settings'>
<title>Settings</title>

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  <screeninfo>&kmix; Settings</screeninfo>
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	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="kmix-options.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&kmix; Settings</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Channels...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Configure audio channels</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>


<sect2 id='Channels'>
<title>Configure &kmix; Channels</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>&kmix; Channels</screeninfo>
	<mediaobject>
	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="kmix-channels.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&kmix; Channels</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>Select the &kmix; channels you want to be used for output or input audio information.</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id='Master_Channels'>
<title>Select Master Channel</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>&kmix; Master Channel</screeninfo>
	<mediaobject>
	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="kmix-master.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&kmix; Master Channel</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>Select your &kmix; master channel.</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id='Configure'>
<title>Configure &kmix;</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Configure &kmix;</screeninfo>
	<mediaobject>
	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="kmix-configure.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>Configure &kmix;</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>Configure various &kmix; parameters.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Behavior</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Dock in system tray</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Check this box to dock &kmix; in system tray.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Behavior</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Enable system tray volume control</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Check this box to enable the volume control from system tray.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Behavior</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Restore Volumes on login</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Check this box to enable volume restoration on login.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Visual</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show tickmarks</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Check this box to show tickmarks on controls.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Visual</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show labels</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Check this box to show labels of controls.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Slider orientation</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Horizontal</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Check this radio button to orientate the control slider horizontally.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Slider orientation</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Vertical</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Check this radio button to orientate the control slider vertically.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="credits">
<title>Credits and License</title>

<para>
&kmix;
</para>

<para>Documentation copyright &copy; 2010 Gaurav Chaturvedi <email>gaurav.p.chaturvedi@gmail.com </email> </para>
<para>Thanks to:</para>
<para>&Matt.Johnston; &Matt.Johnston.mail; (copy and pasted a lot of things from his old &kmix; documentation) </para>

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&underFDL;
&underGPL;

</chapter>

<appendix id="installation">
<title>Installation</title>

<sect1 id="getting-Kmix">
<title>How to obtain &kmix;</title>

&install.intro.documentation;

</sect1>

<sect1 id="compilation">
<title>Compilation and installation</title>

&install.compile.documentation;

</sect1>
</appendix>

&documentation.index;
</book>

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