Re: Sound Theme and Naming Specifications

Christopher Warner <[email protected]> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:20:28 -0500
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Thank you, and just to clear my own confusion, this 0.2 version of the
spec is inline/similar as the Post-0.5 Snapshot linked
here?=C2=A0https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/sound-theme-spec=
/

On Mon, 2026-01-19 at 10:24 +0400, Marc-Andr=C3=A9 Lureau wrote:
> Hi
>=20
>=20
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 11:34=E2=80=AFPM Christopher Warner
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >=20
> > Interested in if anyone or company is currently working on any
> > updates to the Sound Theme Spec? It seems to have fallen to the way
> > side and the default XDG/Freedesktop sound theme is a bit long in
> > tooth. The link to the latest draft of the sound spec,
> > specifically, http://0pointer.de/public/sound-theme-spec.html=C2=A0seem=
s
> > to be gone. Actually, it looks like Lennart's entire site is down
> > at the moment, does anyone have a link to the latest specification?
> >=20
>=20
> It's hosted on https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg
>=20
> --
> Marc-Andr=C3=A9 Lureau

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</style></head><body><div>Thank you, and just to clear my own confusion, th=
is 0.2 version of the spec is inline/similar as the Post-0.5 Snapshot linke=
d here?&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/sou=
nd-theme-spec/">https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/sound-theme=
-spec/</a></div><div><br></div><div>On Mon, 2026-01-19 at 10:24 +0400, Marc=
-Andr=C3=A9 Lureau wrote:</div><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi<br></div>=
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 11:34=E2=80=AFPM=
 Christopher Warner<br></div><div>&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cwarner@kernelcode.=
com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1=
ex"><div><br></div><div>Interested in if anyone or company is currently wor=
king on any updates to the Sound Theme Spec? It seems to have fallen to the=
 way side and the default XDG/Freedesktop sound theme is a bit long in toot=
h. The link to the latest draft of the sound spec, specifically, <a href=3D=
"http://0pointer.de/public/sound-theme-spec.html">http://0pointer.de/public=
/sound-theme-spec.html</a>&nbsp;seems to be gone. Actually, it looks like L=
ennart's entire site is down at the moment, does anyone have a link to the =
latest specification?<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><=
div>It's hosted on <a href=3D"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg">https://g=
itlab.freedesktop.org/xdg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>--<br></div><div=
>Marc-Andr=C3=A9 Lureau<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><span></s=
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