Not a total fix in the sense of using the Media API, but a step in the right direction:
https://code.launchpad.net/~charlesk/indicator-datetime/lp-1337348-use- gstreamer-api, written for bug #1337348, uses GStreamer directly and so drops the libcanberra packaging requirement. ** Branch linked: lp:~charlesk/indicator-datetime/lp-1337348-use- gstreamer-api -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-datetime in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1283065 Title: Use the existing audio stack to play event sounds Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: This merge introduced several new packages in order to produce sounds on calendar events https://code.launchpad.net/~charlesk/indicator-datetime/alarms/+merge/204420 We should rather use existing APIs in QtMultimedia or go directly to the media service in the platform api. - reduce number of packages supported - allow coordination for audio playback from multiple sources - support multiple encoding formats To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-datetime/+bug/1283065/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
