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Strange Problem in Audacity and XMMS

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/strange-problem-in-audacity-and-xmms.86646/

saurabh.sauron
saurabh.sauron Original post #1
Apr 30, 2008 at 5:08 PM
I am using Ubuntu 7.04 and facing a strange problem in audacity and XMMS. I cant see the menu items properly. Audacity doesnt even work properly. I am posting the screenshots.
pls help
thnx
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anarchist #2
Apr 30, 2008 at 8:03 PM
i was having similar problem in 2006 in Xmms. here are similar thread, which may help you:
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=627522
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=606133
now i am using audacious, without any problems.
saurabh.sauron
Apr 30, 2008 at 9:40 PM
still doesnt work at all. the menus look as bad as ever. BTW, Audacity is not able to either record or even play. pls help.
praka123
May 1, 2008 at 4:40 AM
ditch xmms.it uses obsolete gtk1.2 .it is pretty hard to fix gtk1.2 annoyances.
use beep media player or audacious(both are better!).
Rahim
Rahim #5
May 1, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Audacious is slick.
As for Audacity try changing your Language to English US [System>Admin>Language Support]
The solution is similar, i just dont remember it, just change the language
QwertyManiac
May 1, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Yes changing the locale from en_IN.UTF-8 to en_US.UTF-8 helped for Audacity once for me.
abhinandh
May 1, 2008 at 10:13 AM
me too got that problem once.changing language to english(us) solved it.
saurabh.sauron
May 1, 2008 at 3:21 PM
i dont know, but it became all right now. i did what anarchist said but didnt work then but it's working now. thnx

i still cant record anything in audacity. pls throw some light on that too.
thnx
QwertyManiac
May 1, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Mic Capture switch is turned on in volume-properties applet / alsaconfig ? Also enable Mic boost of +20db if your mic is weak.