[Koha] sound cues

[Mason James]

On 2008/11/12, at 10:37 AM, Rick Welykochy wrote:

> Mason James wrote:
>
>> a quick look in the tmpl files seems to indicate a simple <embed>  
>> tag  doing the magic, woo!...
>> <!-- TMPL_IF Name="good_return" -->
>>      <!-- Play a sound if the item was returned properly -->
>>          <EMBED SRC="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME='themelang' -->/includes/  
>> sounds/ding.wav"
>>               type="audio/wav" autostart=true hidden=true loop=1   
>> height=60 width=128 </embed>
>> <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
>
>
> A .WAV file is the way to go. It requires nothing additional in
> the browser. Works on all platforms.
>
> Embedding FLASH requires that Flahs is installed, which should
> not be a prerequesite for Koha, IMHO.
>
>
> cheers
> rickw
>
>


Yeah, i agree.

the embedded WAV tag is a simpler/cleaner/open-source solution over  
the SWF method

What do other people think?

Mason.