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# Argodejo
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#Argodejo
Program version 0.1
Argodejo (Esperanto: 'place to set things up') is a music production session manager.
It is used to start your programs, remember their (JACK) interconnections and make your life easier
in general.
You can seamlessly change between two view modes to quickly start a few programs or have complete
control and a detailed overview.
Argodejo does not re-invent the wheel but instead uses the Non-Session-Manager daemon and enhances
Argodejo does not re-invent the wheel but instead uses the New-Session-Manager daemon and enhances
it with some tricks of its own, that always remain 100% compatible with the original sessions.
## Version: Proof of Concept
This is a proof of concept version. It aims to show that session management with NSM can be quick
and convenient and make the user feel in control. Some functionality has not yet been
implemented, most prominently anything related to NSM over network. There is always the possibility to
break things when trying out corner cases and hacks.
That said, for single-computer sessions with just one daemon and one GUI at the same time Argodejo
should provide a good user experience.
There is little documentation. The automatic build system might have tried to create weblinks
and default sentences indicating otherwise, but this is false.
This README is just a short introduction. Consult the manual (see below) for more information.
# Contact and Information
* Website https://www.laborejo.org
* Bugs and Issues: https://www.laborejo.org/bugs
* Git Repositories for all programs: https://git.laborejo.org
* Documentation and Manual https://www.laborejo.org/documentation/argodejo
# Installation and Starting
## Download
### Release Version
If the latest release is not available through your package manger you can build it yourself:
Download the latest code release on https://www.laborejo.org/downloads and extract it.
### Git Version
It is possible to clone a git repository.
`git clone https://git.laborejo.org/lss/argodejo.git`
## Dependencies
* Glibc
* Python 3.6 (maybe earlier)
* PyQt5 for Python 3
* DejaVu Sans Sarif TTF (Font) (recommended, but not technically necessary)
* nsmd: New Session Manager
If you encounter statements or announced features that seem to not work you have just encountered a
side-effect of the top-down development approach.
#### Build Dependencies
* Bash
* Nuitka >= 0.6 (maybe earlier. Optional when running from source dir)
* GCC (development is done on 8.2, but most likely you can use a much earlier version)
Bugs reports and issues are welcome at https://www.laborejo.org/bugs or by mail to info@laborejo.org
### Environment:
* Jack Audio Connection Kit must be running
## Running
## Build and Install
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
sudo make install
You need PyQt5, Python 3.6+ and the nsmd binary from Non-Session-Manager.
Please link tools/nsm-data to your $PATH.
## Starting
There is no make-stage or compilation at the moment.
If you installed Argodejo through a packager manager or yourself simple use your application launcher
or terminal to start the executable `argodejo`
* You can run ./argodejo in place or link it to your $PATH.
* Link tools/nsm-data to your $PATH.
You can also run Argodejo after extracting the release archive or cloning from git, without make or
installation. If you did so, for additional features please link tools/nsm-data to your executable PATH.
Use the manpage `man argodejo` or run `argodejo --help` (or local variant `./argodejo --help` )
to see available command line parameters.

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Terminal=false
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.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.13.
.TH ARGODEJO "1" "May 2020" "Argodejo 0.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
Argodejo - Music and audio production session manager based on NSM.
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: argodejo [\-h] [\-v] [\-V] [\-u URL] [\-\-nsm\-url URL] [\-s SESSION]
.IP
[\-\-session\-root SESSIONROOT]
.PP
Argodejo \- Version 0.1 \- Copyright 2020 by Laborejo Software Suite \-
https://www.laborejo.org/argodejo
.SS "optional arguments:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
show program's version number and exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
(Development) Switch the logger to INFO and give out
all kinds of information to get a high\-level idea of
what the program is doing.
.TP
\fB\-u\fR URL, \fB\-\-url\fR URL
Force URL for the session. If there is already a
running session we will connect to it. Otherwise we
will start one there. Default is local host with
random port. Example:
osc.udp://myhost.localdomain:14294/
.TP
\fB\-\-nsm\-url\fR URL
Same as \fB\-\-url\fR.
.TP
\fB\-s\fR SESSION, \fB\-\-session\fR SESSION
Session to open on startup.
.TP
\fB\-\-session\-root\fR SESSIONROOT
Root directory of all sessions. Defaults to '$HOME/NSM
Sessions'
.SH USAGE
Argodejo (Esperanto: 'place to set things up') is a music production session manager.
It is used to start your programs, remember their (JACK) interconnections and make your life easier
in general.
You can seamlessly change between two view modes to quickly start a few programs or have complete
control and a detailed overview.
Argodejo does not re-invent the wheel but instead uses the New-Session-Manager daemon and enhances
it with some tricks of its own, that always remain 100% compatible with the original sessions.
This is a proof of concept version. It aims to show that session management with NSM can be quick
and convenient and make the user feel in control. Some functionality has not yet been
implemented, most prominently anything related to NSM over network. There is always the possibility to
break things when trying out corner cases and hacks.
That said, for single-computer sessions with just one daemon and one GUI at the same time Argodejo
should provide a good user experience.
.SH EXAMPLES
Run argodejo. You are now in the Quick View mode. Press New Session and add programs through a
single click on available program-icons. You can switch to the Full View mode via the tab to
get more options. Try right-clicking on many things to get context menus.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
https://www.laborejo.org/bugs
.SH COPYRIGHT
Argodejo 0.1 - Copyright 2020
Laborejo Software Suite
https://www.laborejo.org/
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for Argodejo is maintained as a multi-lingual html site to your systems doc-dir.
For example:
xdg-open file:///usr/share/doc/argodejo/index.html
The documentation can also be found online https://www.laborejo.org/documentation/argodejo

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#!/bin/sh
echo "Nothing to build in argodejo"
#The documentation is built statically and does not belong to the normal build process with configure and make
#Its updating is part of the development process, not packaging and running.
#The correct out/ dir is already part of git.
set -e
asciidoctor index.adoc -o out/index.html
asciidoctor german.adoc -o out/german.html
asciidoctor english.adoc -o out/english.html
cp ../desktop/images/favicon.* out/
cp ../desktop/images/1248-transparent.png out/logo.png

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#! /usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
This documentation is licensed under Creative Commons-BY-SA-4.0.
Please read the provided documentation/LICENSE file or visit
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
The documentation is built statically and does not belong to the normal build process with configure and make
Its updating is part of the development process, not packaging and running.
The correct out/ dir is already part of git.
.adoc is asciidoctor, not simple asciidoc.
"""
#Make the readme
import sys
sys.path.append("../engine")
from config import METADATA
import subprocess
from os import getcwd
import os.path
assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(getcwd(), __file__)), (getcwd(), __file__)
import datetime
#Readme
with open("readme.template", "r") as r:
template_readme = r.read()
template_readme = template_readme.replace("<date>", datetime.datetime.now().isoformat())
template_readme = template_readme.replace("<name>", METADATA["name"])
template_readme = template_readme.replace("<version>", METADATA["version"])
template_readme = template_readme.replace("<shortname>", METADATA["shortName"])
template_readme = template_readme.replace("<description>", METADATA["description"])
template_readme = template_readme.replace("<dependencies>", METADATA["dependencies"])
template_readme = template_readme.replace("<author>", METADATA["author"])
with open ("../README.md", "w") as w:
w.write(template_readme)
print ("Built /README.md")
#Documentation index
with open("index.adoc.template", "r") as r:
template_index = r.read()
template_index = template_index.replace("<name>", METADATA["name"])
template_index = template_index.replace("<shortname>", METADATA["shortName"])
template_index = template_index.replace("<version>", METADATA["version"])
template_index = template_index.replace("<author>", METADATA["author"])
with open ("index.adoc", "w") as w:
w.write(template_index)
#Documentation
METADATA["supportedLanguages"].update({"English":""})
for language in METADATA["supportedLanguages"].keys():
language = language.lower()
try:
with open(f"{language}.adoc.template", "r") as r:
template = r.read()
except:
continue #language not yet supported as manual
for key, value in METADATA.items(): #all strings
if type(value) is str:
template = template.replace(f"<{key}>", value)
if language == "english":
template = template.replace("<english-only-description>", "== Introduction\n\n" + METADATA["description"])
with open (f"{language}.part.adoc", "r") as clientPart:
template = template.replace("<manual>", clientPart.read())
with open (f"{language}.adoc", "w") as w:
w.write(template)
#Create manpage
#Needs help2man
manpage_template = f"""
[name]
{METADATA["name"]} - {METADATA["tagline"]}
[usage]
{METADATA["description"]}
[Reporting bugs]
https://www.laborejo.org/bugs
[copyright]
{METADATA["name"]} {METADATA["version"]} - Copyright {METADATA["year"]}
{METADATA["author"]}
https://www.laborejo.org/
[examples]
Run argodejo. You are now in the Quick View mode. Press New Session and add programs through a
single click on available program-icons. You can switch to the Full View mode via the tab to
get more options. Try right-clicking on many things to get context menus.
[see also]
The full documentation for {METADATA["name"]} is maintained as a multi-lingual html site to your systems doc-dir.
For example:
xdg-open file:///usr/share/doc/{METADATA["shortName"]}/index.html
The documentation can also be found online https://www.laborejo.org/documentation/{METADATA["shortName"]}
"""
with open ("manpageinclude.h2m", "w") as w:
w.write(manpage_template)
command = f"help2man ../{METADATA['shortName']} --no-info --include manpageinclude.h2m > {METADATA['shortName']}.1"
subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, shell=True)
print ("Built. You still need to run")
print ("sh build-documentation.sh")

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/*! normalize.css v6.0.0 | MIT License | github.com/necolas/normalize.css */
/* Document
========================================================================== */
/**
* 1. Correct the line height in all browsers.
* 2. Prevent adjustments of font size after orientation changes in
* IE on Windows Phone and in iOS.
*/
html {
line-height: 1.15; /* 1 */
-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* 2 */
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* 2 */
}
/* Sections
========================================================================== */
/**
* Add the correct display in IE 9-.
*/
article,
aside,
footer,
header,
nav,
section {
display: block;
}
/**
* Correct the font size and margin on `h1` elements within `section` and
* `article` contexts in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
*/
h1 {
font-size: 2em;
margin: 0.67em 0;
}
/* Grouping content
========================================================================== */
/**
* Add the correct display in IE 9-.
* 1. Add the correct display in IE.
*/
figcaption,
figure,
main { /* 1 */
display: block;
}
/**
* Add the correct margin in IE 8.
*/
figure {
margin: 1em 40px;
}
/**
* 1. Add the correct box sizing in Firefox.
* 2. Show the overflow in Edge and IE.
*/
hr {
box-sizing: content-box; /* 1 */
height: 0; /* 1 */
overflow: visible; /* 2 */
}
/**
* 1. Correct the inheritance and scaling of font size in all browsers.
* 2. Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
*/
pre {
font-family: monospace, monospace; /* 1 */
font-size: 1em; /* 2 */
}
/* Text-level semantics
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/**
* 1. Remove the gray background on active links in IE 10.
* 2. Remove gaps in links underline in iOS 8+ and Safari 8+.
*/
a {
background-color: transparent; /* 1 */
-webkit-text-decoration-skip: objects; /* 2 */
}
/**
* 1. Remove the bottom border in Chrome 57- and Firefox 39-.
* 2. Add the correct text decoration in Chrome, Edge, IE, Opera, and Safari.
*/
abbr[title] {
border-bottom: none; /* 1 */
text-decoration: underline; /* 2 */
text-decoration: underline dotted; /* 2 */
}
/**
* Prevent the duplicate application of `bolder` by the next rule in Safari 6.
*/
b,
strong {
font-weight: inherit;
}
/**
* Add the correct font weight in Chrome, Edge, and Safari.
*/
b,
strong {
font-weight: bolder;
}
/**
* 1. Correct the inheritance and scaling of font size in all browsers.
* 2. Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
*/
code,
kbd,
samp {
font-family: monospace, monospace; /* 1 */
font-size: 1em; /* 2 */
}
/**
* Add the correct font style in Android 4.3-.
*/
dfn {
font-style: italic;
}
/**
* Add the correct background and color in IE 9-.
*/
mark {
background-color: #ff0;
color: #000;
}
/**
* Add the correct font size in all browsers.
*/
small {
font-size: 80%;
}
/**
* Prevent `sub` and `sup` elements from affecting the line height in
* all browsers.
*/
sub,
sup {
font-size: 75%;
line-height: 0;
position: relative;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
sub {
bottom: -0.25em;
}
sup {
top: -0.5em;
}
/* Embedded content
========================================================================== */
/**
* Add the correct display in IE 9-.
*/
audio,
video {
display: inline-block;
}
/**
* Add the correct display in iOS 4-7.
*/
audio:not([controls]) {
display: none;
height: 0;
}
/**
* Remove the border on images inside links in IE 10-.
*/
img {
border-style: none;
}
/**
* Hide the overflow in IE.
*/
svg:not(:root) {
overflow: hidden;
}
/* Forms
========================================================================== */
/**
* Remove the margin in Firefox and Safari.
*/
button,
input,
optgroup,
select,
textarea {
margin: 0;
}
/**
* Show the overflow in IE.
* 1. Show the overflow in Edge.
*/
button,
input { /* 1 */
overflow: visible;
}
/**
* Remove the inheritance of text transform in Edge, Firefox, and IE.
* 1. Remove the inheritance of text transform in Firefox.
*/
button,
select { /* 1 */
text-transform: none;
}
/**
* 1. Prevent a WebKit bug where (2) destroys native `audio` and `video`
* controls in Android 4.
* 2. Correct the inability to style clickable types in iOS and Safari.
*/
button,
html [type="button"], /* 1 */
[type="reset"],
[type="submit"] {
-webkit-appearance: button; /* 2 */
}
/**
* Remove the inner border and padding in Firefox.
*/
button::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner {
border-style: none;
padding: 0;
}
/**
* Restore the focus styles unset by the previous rule.
*/
button:-moz-focusring,
[type="button"]:-moz-focusring,
[type="reset"]:-moz-focusring,
[type="submit"]:-moz-focusring {
outline: 1px dotted ButtonText;
}
/**
* 1. Correct the text wrapping in Edge and IE.
* 2. Correct the color inheritance from `fieldset` elements in IE.
* 3. Remove the padding so developers are not caught out when they zero out
* `fieldset` elements in all browsers.
*/
legend {
box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
color: inherit; /* 2 */
display: table; /* 1 */
max-width: 100%; /* 1 */
padding: 0; /* 3 */
white-space: normal; /* 1 */
}
/**
* 1. Add the correct display in IE 9-.
* 2. Add the correct vertical alignment in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
*/
progress {
display: inline-block; /* 1 */
vertical-align: baseline; /* 2 */
}
/**
* Remove the default vertical scrollbar in IE.
*/
textarea {
overflow: auto;
}
/**
* 1. Add the correct box sizing in IE 10-.
* 2. Remove the padding in IE 10-.
*/
[type="checkbox"],
[type="radio"] {
box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
padding: 0; /* 2 */
}
/**
* Correct the cursor style of increment and decrement buttons in Chrome.
*/
[type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
height: auto;
}
/**
* 1. Correct the odd appearance in Chrome and Safari.
* 2. Correct the outline style in Safari.
*/
[type="search"] {
-webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 */
outline-offset: -2px; /* 2 */
}
/**
* Remove the inner padding and cancel buttons in Chrome and Safari on macOS.
*/
[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button,
[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
/**
* 1. Correct the inability to style clickable types in iOS and Safari.
* 2. Change font properties to `inherit` in Safari.
*/
::-webkit-file-upload-button {
-webkit-appearance: button; /* 1 */
font: inherit; /* 2 */
}
/* Interactive
========================================================================== */
/*
* Add the correct display in IE 9-.
* 1. Add the correct display in Edge, IE, and Firefox.
*/
details, /* 1 */
menu {
display: block;
}
/*
* Add the correct display in all browsers.
*/
summary {
display: list-item;
}
/* Scripting
========================================================================== */
/**
* Add the correct display in IE 9-.
*/
canvas {
display: inline-block;
}
/**
* Add the correct display in IE.
*/
template {
display: none;
}
/* Hidden
========================================================================== */
/**
* Add the correct display in IE 10-.
*/
[hidden] {
display: none;
}

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/* https://github.com/markdowncss/retro */
pre,
code {
font-family: Menlo, Monaco, "Courier New", monospace;
background-color: rgb(20,20,20);
}
pre {
padding: .5rem;
line-height: 1.25;
overflow-x: scroll;
}
@media print {
*,
*:before,
*:after {
background: transparent !important;
color: #000 !important;
box-shadow: none !important;
text-shadow: none !important;
}
a,
a:visited {
text-decoration: underline;
}
a[href]:after {
content: " (" attr(href) ")";
}
abbr[title]:after {
content: " (" attr(title) ")";
}
a[href^="#"]:after,
a[href^="javascript:"]:after {
content: "";
}
pre,
blockquote {
border: 1px solid #999;
page-break-inside: avoid;
}
thead {
display: table-header-group;
}
tr,
img {
page-break-inside: avoid;
}
img {
max-width: 100% !important;
}
p,
h2,
h3 {
orphans: 3;
widows: 3;
}
h2,
h3 {
page-break-after: avoid;
}
}
a,
a:visited {
color: #01ff70;
}
a:hover,
a:focus,
a:active {
color: #2ecc40;
}
.retro-no-decoration {
text-decoration: none;
}
html {
font-size: 12px;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 32rem) and (max-width: 48rem) {
html {
font-size: 15px;
}
}
@media screen and (min-width: 48rem) {
html {
font-size: 16px;
}
}
body {
line-height: 1.85;
}
p,
.retro-p {
font-size: 1rem;
margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
h1,
.retro-h1,
h2,
.retro-h2,
h3,
.retro-h3,
h4,
.retro-h4 {
margin: 1.414rem 0 .5rem;
font-weight: inherit;
line-height: 1.42;
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font-size: 2.698rem;
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.retro-h4 {
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font-size: 0.7rem;
}
h6,
.retro-h6 {
font-size: .88rem;
}
small,
.retro-small {
font-size: .707em;
}
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img,
canvas,
iframe,
video,
svg,
select,
textarea {
max-width: 100%;
}
html,
body {
background-color: #222;
min-height: 100%;
}
html {
font-size: 18px;
}
body {
color: #fafafa;
font-family: "Courier New";
line-height: 1.45;
margin: 6rem auto 1rem;
max-width: 48rem;
padding: .25rem;
}
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}
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:Author: Laborejo Software Suite
:Version: 0.1
:iconfont-remote!:
:!webfonts:
////
This documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ or send a
letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
A copy of the license has been provided in the file documentation/LICENSE.
////
////
https://powerman.name/doc/asciidoc
https://asciidoctor.org/docs/user-manual/
////
:sectnums:
:toc: left
:toc-title: Table of Contents
:toclevels: 3
= Argodejo
// Don't write in the empty line above line. It will be interpreted as author html tag
For program version 0.1
== Introduction
Argodejo (Esperanto: 'place to set things up') is a music production session manager.
It is used to start your programs, remember their (JACK) interconnections and make your life easier
in general.
You can seamlessly change between two view modes to quickly start a few programs or have complete
control and a detailed overview.
Argodejo does not re-invent the wheel but instead uses the New-Session-Manager daemon and enhances
it with some tricks of its own, that always remain 100% compatible with the original sessions.
This is a proof of concept version. It aims to show that session management with NSM can be quick
and convenient and make the user feel in control. Some functionality has not yet been
implemented, most prominently anything related to NSM over network. There is always the possibility to
break things when trying out corner cases and hacks.
That said, for single-computer sessions with just one daemon and one GUI at the same time Argodejo
should provide a good user experience.
<manual>
== Installation and Start
Argodejo is exclusive for Linux. The best way to install is to use your package manager.
If it is not there, or only in an outdated version, please ask your Linux distribution to provide a recent version.
If available in the package repository, please continue reading directly at "Start argodejo from Non Session Manager".
If not, you can build Argodejo yourself.
.Build and Install
* Please check the supplied README.md for dependencies.
* You can download a release or clone the git version
** Download the latest version from https://www.laborejo.org/downloads and extract it.
** git clone https://git.laborejo.org/lss/argodejo.git
* Change into the new directory and use these commands:
* `./configure --prefix=/usr`
** The default prefix is /usr/local
* `make`
* `sudo make install`
.Start argodejo from Non Session Manager (NSM)
* Run `non-session-manager`
* Press the `New` button, and enter a name for your piece of music.
* Press the `Add Client to Session` button, enter `argodejo` here, in lower case.
* Add Client again, this time `jackpatch`.
* Add any compatible programs, e.g. synthesizers.
** See the list of NSM compatible programs: http://non.tuxfamily.org/wiki/ApplicationsSupportingNsm
** And the NSM manual: http://non.tuxfamily.org/nsm/
Please read README.md for other ways of starting argodejo, which are impractical for actual use but can
be helpful for testing and development.
== Help and Development
You can help Argodejo in several ways: Testing and reporting errors, translating, marketing, support, programming and more.
=== Testing and Reporting Errors
If you find a bug in the program (or it runs too slow) please contact us in a way that suits you best.
We are thankful for any help.
.How to contact us
* Report bugs and issues: https://www.laborejo.org/bugs
* Website: https://www.laborejo.org
* E-Mail: info@laborejo.org
* If you see the opportunity and know that a developer will read it also forums, social media etc..
=== Programming
If you want to do some programming and don't know where to start please get in contact with us directly.
The short version is: clone the git, change the code, create a git patch or point me to your public git.
=== Translations
Argodejo is very easy to translate with the help of the Qt-Toolchain, without any need for programming.
The easiest way is to contact the developers and they will setup the new language.
However, here are the complete instructions for doing a translation completely on your own and integrating it into the program.
The program is split in two parts. A shared "template" between the Laborejo Software Suite and the actual program.
The process is the same for both parts, but needs to be done in different directories:
`template/qtgui` and plain `/qtgui`, relative to the root directory, where the argodejo executable is.
Everytime you see "template/qtgui" below you can substitute that with just "qtgui" to translate the other part of Argodejo.
You can add a new language like this:
* Open a terminal and navigate to template/qtgui/resources/translations
* Edit the file `config.pro` with a text editor
** Append the name of your language in the last line, in the form `XY.ts`, where XY is the language code.
** Make sure to leave a space between the individual languages entries.
* Run `sh update.sh` in the same directory
** The program has now generated a new `.ts` file in the same directory.
* Start Qt Linguist with `linguist-qt5` (may be named differently) and open your newly generated file
* Select your "Target Language" and use the program to create a translation
* Send us the `.ts` file, such as by e-mail to info@laborejo.org
You can also incorporate the translation into Argodejo for testing purposes. This requires rudimentary Python knowledge.
* Run the "Release" option in QtLinguists "File" menu. It creates a `.qm` file in the same directory as your `.ts` file.
* Edit `template/qtgui/resources/resources.qrc` and duplicate the line `<file>translations/de.qm</file>` but change it to your new .qm file.
* run `sh buildresources.sh`
* Edit `engine/config.py`: add your language to the line that begins with "supportedLanguages" like this: `{"German": "de.qm", "Esperanto: "eo.qm"}`
** To find out your language string (German, Esperanto etc.) open the `python3` interpreter in a terminal and run the following command:
** `from PyQt5 import QtCore;QtCore.QLocale().languageToString(QtCore.QLocale().language())`
To test the new translation you can either run the program normally, if your system is set to that language. Alternatively start argodejo via the terminal:
* `LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8 ./argodejo -V --save /dev/null`

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:Author: <author>
:Version: <version>
:iconfont-remote!:
:!webfonts:
////
This documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ or send a
letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
A copy of the license has been provided in the file documentation/LICENSE.
////
////
https://powerman.name/doc/asciidoc
https://asciidoctor.org/docs/user-manual/
////
:sectnums:
:toc: left
:toc-title: Table of Contents
:toclevels: 3
= <name>
// Don't write in the empty line above line. It will be interpreted as author html tag
For program version <version>
<english-only-description>
<manual>
== Installation and Start
<name> is exclusive for Linux. The best way to install is to use your package manager.
If it is not there, or only in an outdated version, please ask your Linux distribution to provide a recent version.
If not available in the package repository you can build <name> yourself.
.Build and Install
* Please check the supplied README.md for dependencies.
* You can download a release or clone the git version
** Download the latest version from https://www.laborejo.org/downloads and extract it.
** git clone https://git.laborejo.org/lss/<shortName>.git
* Change into the new directory and use these commands:
* `./configure --prefix=/usr`
** The default prefix is /usr/local
* `make`
* `sudo make install`
Now the program is available to run via your menu/launcher or `<shortName>` in a terminal.
Please read README.md for other ways of starting <shortName>, which are impractical for actual use but can
be helpful for testing and development.
== Help and Development
You can help <name> in several ways: Testing and reporting errors, translating, marketing, support, programming and more.
=== Testing and Reporting Errors
If you find a bug in the program (or it runs too slow) please contact us in a way that suits you best.
We are thankful for any help.
.How to contact us
* Report bugs and issues: https://www.laborejo.org/bugs
* Website: https://www.laborejo.org
* E-Mail: info@laborejo.org
* If you see the opportunity and know that a developer will read it also forums, social media etc..
=== Programming
If you want to do some programming and don't know where to start please get in contact with us directly.
The short version is: clone the git, change the code, create a git patch or point me to your public git.
=== Translations
<name> is very easy to translate with the help of the Qt-Toolchain, without any need for programming.
The easiest way is to contact the developers and they will setup the new language.
However, here are the complete instructions for doing a translation completely on your own and integrating it into the program.
You can add a new language like this:
* Open a terminal and navigate to qtgui/resources/translations
* Edit the file `config.pro` with a text editor
** Append the name of your language in the last line, in the form `XY.ts`, where XY is the language code.
** Make sure to leave a space between the individual languages entries.
* Run `sh update.sh` in the same directory
** The program has now generated a new `.ts` file in the same directory.
* Start Qt Linguist with `linguist-qt5` (may be named differently) and open your newly generated file
* Select your "Target Language" and use the program to create a translation
* Send us the `.ts` file, such as by e-mail to info@laborejo.org
You can also incorporate the translation into <name> for testing purposes. This requires rudimentary Python knowledge.
* Run the "Release" option in QtLinguists "File" menu. It creates a `.qm` file in the same directory as your `.ts` file.
* Edit `qtgui/resources/resources.qrc` and duplicate the line `<file>translations/de.qm</file>` but change it to your new .qm file.
* run `sh buildresources.sh`
* Edit `engine/config.py`: add your language to the line that begins with "supportedLanguages" like this: `{"German": "de.qm", "Esperanto: "eo.qm"}`
** To find out your language string (German, Esperanto etc.) open the `python3` interpreter in a terminal and run the following command:
** `from PyQt5 import QtCore;QtCore.QLocale().languageToString(QtCore.QLocale().language())`
To test the new translation you can either run the program normally, if your system is set to that language. Alternatively start <shortName> via the terminal:
* `LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8 ./<shortName> -V --save /dev/null`

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=== Quick Start
To get to know the most important functions and workflows, this video has been created.
video::https://www.laborejo.org/documentation/patroneo/patroneo-quickstart-english.mp4[width=500]
Or as Youtube Mirror
video::ygpwn0gzO8g[youtube, width=500]
=== Basic Principles
Patroneo organizes its music in tracks that contain measures. All measures of a track play the same "pattern" that creates music through a sequence of "steps".
The track is connected to an instrument through JACK, so Patroneo itself does not produce any sounds.
If you press Play, the track plays back from left to right. Whenever a measure is highlighted in the Form Editor, the pattern is played.
If you want to hear different patterns from the same instrument, you create several tracks for the same JACK instrument.
The selection of the tones per pattern is freely selectable. You can use normal musical scales or set any tones in any order. If you change the scale later, the pattern sounds different without having to switch tones on and off again.
Saving and loading your project is done by the Non Session Manager. There you will find a "Save" button.
=== Keyboard Controls
In principle, Patroneo can be operated with the mouse. The keyboard is needed for only a few functions, such as changing track names or setting half-tone transposition. However, the keyboard makes some workflows faster and more convenient.
.Shortcuts
* Space: Start and pause playback
* L: Play the current measure as a loop
* Home: Set playback to the beginning of the track.
== Description of the graphical user interface and its functions
Use your browser's search function to locate the individual letters like [B] and their explanation.
image::overview-english.png[Screenshot with Captions, link="overview-english.png"]
Patroneo consists of three parts: The Toolbar, the Form Editor, and the Pattern Editor. Between form- and pattern editor there is a *[L] Handle* which you can grab with the left mouse button and move it up or down to give more space to one or the other area.
=== Menu and Toolbar
The *[A] Toolbar* combines various commands with properties of the entire piece.
*[D] Clone Selected Track* adds a new track based on the currently selected one. This is an important and often used command that is mainly used to enable variants. The cloned track is empty, but inherits the scale of the original, its average velocity or volume, color and name. If the name ends in a single letter like "A", "g" or a number, it is automatically incremented, as you can see in the screenshot. The new track automatically connects to the same JACK instrument.
*[E] Add Track* adds an empty track. It is given a random name and is not connected in JACK. Scale, note-names etc. will be taken from the currently selected track.
*[F] BPM / Tempo*: The tempo can be completely deactivated by unchecking the box. In this case, the "JACK Transport" system takes over, as indicated by the "JACK" logo in the deactivated input field. This allows programs running in parallel to create complex tempo sequences, which is not possible in Patroneo alone. +
If the checkbox is activated, the specified tempo is considered to be beats per minute. A "beat" is the selected note value of the list [H]. More on that later.
*[G] Measures per Track* controls the total length of the piece, whereby the absolute number of seconds can change depending on how the tempo is selected and how long a measure should be. If the number of measures is reduced, no measures are actually deleted, but just ignored. If you later set the number of measures higher again, you will get your old configuration back. Patroneo nevers stops playback on its own. Especially in a JACK-transport environment it will continue playing even after its own end.
*[H] Steps per Pattern, in groups of ... so that each group produces a ...* note. Here you can set how long the patterns are and what grouping below the beat they have. This is the most complicated part in Patroneo and will be discussed later in this manual. For now it is recommended to ignore the "groups" field. Steps per Pattern is simply the number of tones that can be switched on and off. The drop down list selects how long each of these steps is.
*[I] Playback Controls* are three buttons. From left to right:
* Play / Pause. Press to play or pause the music at the current location. You can also press the space bar.
* Loop on and off. The currently played measure (in all tracks) is continuously repeated. This function is suitable for working in a certain place by getting to hear your changes quickly. The loop is broken up by pressing the button again or jumping around in the timeline (see letter Z below).
* To the start: Jumps back to the beginning, whether the music is playing or not.
=== Form Editor
In the *[B] Form Editor* you create the structure of a piece. To do this, the measures in each track can be switched on and off as desired. One can imagine, for example, a drum set that plays three bars in a row and makes a "break" every fourth bar. For this common drum technique you need two tracks. In the screenshot this "3+1" pattern can be seen in the third section (bars 17 to 24) in the orange bass track. +
Whole parts (e.g. verse and chorus) are implemented by using different tracks. To make the creation of related tracks as comfortable as possible, the "clone" command exists (see letter D).
It is possible to zoom in on the measures. To do this, hold down the *CTRL* key and turn the mouse wheel up or down. Please make sure that the mouse cursor is actually over the measures and not over the track names or on the timeline.
*[Z] Timeline*: a click with the left mouse button sets the playback position, even during playback. +
In addition, the measure groups (not to be confused with grouping in the pattern, see letter H) can be seen and set here. If you hover over the timeline with the mouse cursor, you can reduce or increase the size of the groups with the mouse wheel. The groups not only have an cosmetical function but are also used as units of measurement if you want to delete or add entire ranges (see letter K).
*[J] Track Names*. Here you can move tracks, rename them, give them a different color and more:
* A single click with the left mouse button on a name selects a track without changing anything. This is the best way to just look at a track. (A click on the measure area changes a measure immediately!)
* The double arrow on the far left can be used to move tracks up and down to organize them. It has no effect on the sound or the JACK connections. To move, click on the arrow with the left mouse button, hold it down and move the mouse up and down.
* The colored square shows the current color. A left mouse click opens a dialog.
* Track names can be changed at any time by a double-clicking with the left mouse button. Press the Return key to finish renaming. The JACK connection is retained when renaming. +
It is a good habit to end tracks on a single letter or number. These are used in "cloning" to construct a variant of the name. See the screenshot above.
* A click with the right mouse button on a name opens the context menu of a track. Here you can
** Switch all measures on or off (only applies to the visible measures)
** Invert the activated measures: Off becomes On and vice versa.
** Clone this track (same function as in the toolbar)
** Delete the track permanently and irreversibly
** Copy the measure sequence of another track onto the selected one. Measures that have already been set are preserved. If you use this function from an empty track you will practically get "copy track".
Now finally the *[K] Track* itself. A left click on a measure switches it on or off again. You can switch several measures in a row on and off by holding down the left mouse button after clicking and moving the mouse left or right.
A right click on a specific measure opens a context menu: Insert new measures in all tracks(!) at this position or delete measures from all tracks. The number of measures results from the current measure group setting from the time line (see letter Z). +
These functions are especially understandable if you apply them to the first measure of a group (after the white line). This allows you to insert new "parts" or delete an entire part. +
A good method is also to change the group size for these functions briefly and then reset them immediately afterwards.
*[X] Half Tone Transposition* is adjusted by holding down the SHIFT key and then turning the mouse wheel up or down over an activated measure. In the measure itself a small text appears, e.g. +5h. Five semitones upwards; C becomes F, MIDI note 60 becomes 65; the transposition is only valid for the respective measure and is not visible in the pattern itself (see below). If the measure is switched off (and on again), the transposition is deleted.
*[Y] In-Scale Transposition*. It is recommended to familiarize yourself with the pattern and its scale (see letters O to R) first. Are you back? All right, here we go: +
If you hold the mouse cursor over an activated measure, you can adjust the transposition, based on the scale, with the mouse wheel up or down. The label shows how many steps up or down (-6s to +6s) this measure is shifted. If the measure is switched off, the transposition also disappears. In the pattern itself (see below) you cannot see whether a measure is transposed or not.
One can imagine that the steps in the pattern are shifted up or down in the rows behind the scenes. Whatever tone is set in this row gets played. With a normal scale, this is musically easy to understand: The tones are moved up or down in the scale. +
However, if the scale is chosen freely, there are non-intuitive outcomes; "up and down" with respect to pitches may lose their meaning. It is possible to use two interleaved scales in the pattern and to switch between them by scale transposition +1. Or even uses completely different tones, so that only the rhythm remains the same.
Scale and half-tone transposition can be combined. First the scale is changed, then the semitone. These combinations open up many creative possibilities!