[Pidgin] #591: (Still) No Sound in SuSE-10.2

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#591: (Still) No Sound in SuSE-10.2
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  Reporter:  artemido      |       Owner:  seanegan
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:  2.0.2   
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0     
Resolution:                |    Keywords:          
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by drinksoymilk):

 I too am running SuSE-10.2 -- openSUSE 10.2 (i586).  I downloaded,
 compiled, and installed pidgin-2.0.1 today.  What I have noticed is if I
 have the check box for Tools, Preferences, Sounds, Sounds Preferences,
 'Sounds when conversation has focus' checked, I will get sounds when the
 conversation has focus.  In other words, if I do not have a conversation
 running and I get a message, I do not get any sound.  However, when the
 conversation dialog is displayed, I *do* hear a sound when I send a
 message and *do* hear a sound when I receive a message.  I have Enable
 sounds set to Always.  Note, the conversation dialog doesn't necessarily
 have to have the focus, but it does have to be open to get sound.

 If I uncheck the 'Sounds when conversation has focus' check box, I do not
 get sounds at all.

 The Method is set to Automatic.  I tried with Console beep and got the
 same results.  I am not sure if that rules out gstreamer or if the fact
 that I get sounds when the conversation has focus rules out gstreamer as a
 problem.  My symptoms seem to indicate more that the settings in the
 dialog are not being handled properly.

 Please let me know if you require further details.  I do not know how to
 determine the gstreamer version so please be explicit if you require those
 kinds of details.

 I believe in my initial tests, I had 'Only when not available' checked for
 Enable sounds.  I would get the initial sound but after that I would not
 get a sound.  That behavior made sense given the description but
 eventually I would not even get the initial sound.

 Artemido, perhaps you can try these settings to confirm whether you get
 the same results.  One other item that I tried is using the sound test
 facility at the bottom of the Sounds tab.  The sounds played properly.
 Artemido, do the tests work for you?

 Thanks.

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