This package is a repackaging of the KDE sound theme "Borealis" such that it
works well with UbuntuStudio and the GNOME desktop.

The following has been adapted from the README of the Borealis package:

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KDE Sound theme "Borealis"
Version 0.9a (11/11/2004)

by Ivica Ico Bukvic (SlipStreamScapes)
ico at fuse net
http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=12584


OVERVIEW
========

The goal of this sound theme is to provide "better feel" through use of the
subtle aural notifications. The test I always have in my mind while designing
the desktop sounds is to imagine having half-dozen (or more) computer stations
in the same office or studio and consider whether their simultaneous use
(and resulting desktop sounds) would pose as distraction on users and their
productivity. Therefore, in order to minimize the "distraction factor" this 
theme associates many of the common desktop events with brief, mostly 
non-pitched, but nonetheless pleasing sound sources (a.k.a. effects).

All of the sounds included have been composed (if applicable), recorded, and
mastered by me (although a few of them bear resemblance to other OS's sounds).
Some of them are leftovers from my previous compositional and production
endeavors, while others are entirely new creations.

All sounds are designed and mixed at CD-quality (stereo, 16-bit, 44.1KHz). 
Ogg version is distributed as 192Kbit stereo files.

FAQ
===

Q: Is it possible to improve the timing of the various desktop sound events 
   (i.e. minimize/maximize/restore window)?

A: The sounds provided in this theme have been edited to have no silence 
   preceding them, therefore they should play immediately when triggered. 
   However there are other factors that may affect the latency between the 
   triggering of the sound events and their playback, such as the latency 
   setting in the Arts Sound Server and/or using external sound player 
   rather than the built-in arts sound playback tool. Please make sure 
   to adjust your Arts Sound Server latency in the KControl center.

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=13876


CHANGELOG
=========

11/14/2004 -- ver.0.9a
*Couple improvements to the install and uninstall scripts (thanks to Kirk Strauser for the heads-up!)

09/01/2004 -- ver.0.9
*Reuploaded old startup sounds (version 0.8 had by mistake ones that were of lesser quality)
*Fixed bug where ownership of the config files was not properly set during install and uninstall
*Fixed permissions to the config file
*Added config file for the K3b
*Fixed config scripts for the ogg theme
*Added K3b to the install and uninstall script
*Added K3b sound when the burning of the CD is completed
*Updated FAQ

07/06/2004 -- ver.0.8
*Remastered old 3 startup sounds and added a new, completely revamped startup sound Startup1_4.wav as well as an alternative Exit1_2.wav sound
*Improved install script
*Added uninstall script
*Changed default startup and exit sounds

06/27/2004 -- ver.0.6
*Re-normalized startup sounds due to some mangling that resulted from using hard limiting
*New shorter variant of the startup sound
*Updated FAQ with some important fixes (see FAQ for more info)
*Final version of the theme logo

05/25/2004 -- ver.0.5
*New sounds for Kmail, Kopete, Kdevelop, Ksysguard, exit session & minimize window
*Finalized 3 versions of the startup sound
*New automated install script included
*Changed soundfile names to better reflect their function.
*Rearranged sounds for some events
*Remastered sounds for better balance
*Removed addon packages.
*PLEASE NOTE that Kopete sounds (and some others) are still work-in-progress...

05/17/2004 -- ver.0.3b
*Alternate startup sounds are now separated from the main package in order to minimize downloading times

05/17/2004 -- ver.0.3a
*Fixed corrupt tarballs -- apologies to all who wasted downloading corrupt files. New tarballs have been created, tested, and are now available
*Added individual downloads of ogg previews of 2 (out of 7) variations of the startup file on the kde-look.org website

05/17/2004 -- ver.0.3
*7 newly remastered versions of the Startup sound -- please help me pick out the best one :-) (the default one, Startup1_1.wav is similar to the old Startup sound, while the rest are split into two types: with (4) and without the bass line (3). The differences between variations are relatively subtle but nonetheless noticable)
*New exit sound
*New splash image
*Improved install instructions

05/13/2004 -- ver.0.2
*Improved start-up sound
*Startup.wav and click4.wav are now included in the tarball (DOH!)
*Much easier install

05/12/2004 -- ver.0.1 Initial Release


Your votes, comments, and suggestions are most welcome and appreciated. Thanks!

Enjoy!
