Re: [LAD] qjackctl & server name

On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:11:32 +0200, fons@email-addr-hidden wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 01:59:09PM +0100, Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
>
>> qjackctl -n command line option is just convenient for you to start
jackd
>> server with that precise server name and let qjackctl connect
immediately
>> to it as client to that same server.
>
> That is the only case you need it as a command line option.
>
> The thing that is currently rather clumsy is that if
> you want to run two qjackctl and jackd, is that each
> requires two separate steps that must be coordinated.
>
> You have to 1) start qjackctl with the -n option (command
> line), then 2) select the corresponding preset (GUI), and
> start it. If the server name were part of each preset this
> would be much simpler: start qjackctl, select a preset,
> start it.
>
> I see no good reason for not making the server name a
> preset item. It is a parameter that defines a jack session
> just as all preset elements do, and in case you run two
> or more servers, a required one. Provide a sensible default,
> as you do for the server path, and most people won't even
> notice it.
>

yep, that could be arranged :)

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