Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features.

BUG:215923


git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdelibs@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da

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diff --git a/arts/Makefile.am b/arts/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31bd7bbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+if include_ARTS
+SUBDIRS = kde knotify message
+else
+SUBDIRS = knotify
+endif
+
+DOXYGEN_REFERENCES = kio kdecore kdeui
+include ../admin/Doxyfile.am
+
diff --git a/arts/configure.in.in b/arts/configure.in.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6571c8b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/configure.in.in
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+
+dnl aRts specific configure tests
+dnl
+
+dnl
+dnl ensure that the user has aRts-1.1.0 or newer installed
+dnl
+
+dnl Check for artsc-config
+dnl no need to, AC_BASE_PATH_KDE does it for us already (see also
+dnl comment below for mcopidl)
+dnl AC_PATH_PROG(ARTSCCONFIG, artsc-config, no)
+
+ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MAJOR=1
+ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MINOR=1
+ARTS_HAVE_VERSION=none
+ARTS_HAVE_PREFIX=none
+
+dnl Check for Glib-2.0
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for aRts-$ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MAJOR.$ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MINOR)
+
+ARTS_OK=no
+
+if test "$build_arts" != "yes"; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(disabled)
+else
+
+  if test "x$ARTSCCONFIG" != "xno"; then
+  	ARTS_HAVE_VERSION=`$ARTSCCONFIG --arts-version`
+  	ARTS_HAVE_PREFIX=`$ARTSCCONFIG --arts-prefix`
+  fi
+
+  # And delete superfluous '/' to make compares easier
+  ARTS_HAVE_PREFIX=`echo "$ARTS_HAVE_PREFIX" | sed 's,//*,/,g' | sed -e 's,/$,,'`
+
+  ARTS_MAJOR=`echo $ARTS_HAVE_VERSION | sed 's/\.[[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*$//'`
+  ARTS_MINOR=`echo $ARTS_HAVE_VERSION | sed 's/\.[[0-9]]*$//' | sed 's/^[[0-9]]*\.//'`
+  dnl don't look at the micro version
+  if test "x$ARTS_MAJOR" != "x" && test "x$ARTS_MINOR" != "x" && test $ARTS_MAJOR -ge $ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MAJOR && test $ARTS_MINOR -ge $ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MINOR; then
+          realartsprefix=`(cd $ARTS_HAVE_PREFIX; /bin/pwd)`
+          realprefix=`(cd $prefix; /bin/pwd)`
+  	if test "x$realartsprefix" = "x$realprefix"; then
+  		ARTS_OK=yes
+  	else
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([aRts $ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MAJOR.$ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MINOR not installed in the same prefix as KDE!
+Please reinstall aRts in the same prefix as KDE, different prefixes are not
+supported right now.
+
+(kdelibs prefix is $prefix, aRts prefix is $ARTS_HAVE_PREFIX)
+  ])
+	fi
+  fi
+
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($ARTS_OK)
+
+  if test "x$ARTS_OK" = "xno"; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([aRts $ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MAJOR.$ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MINOR not found.
+
+You'll need to install a suitable version of aRts in the same prefix as KDE
+before you build kdelibs.
+
+(found
+ * artsc-config: $ARTSCCONFIG
+ * kdelibs prefix: $prefix
+ * aRts prefix: $ARTS_HAVE_PREFIX
+ * aRts version: $ARTS_HAVE_VERSION (required: $ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MAJOR.$ARTS_WANT_VERSION_MINOR)
+)
+])
+  fi
+fi
+
+dnl AC_BASE_PATH_KDE already checks for mcopidl, and it does it the
+dnl right way using KDE_FIND_PATH
+dnl AC_PATH_PROG(MCOPIDL, mcopidl, no)
+dnl AC_SUBST(MCOPIDL)
diff --git a/arts/kde/Makefile.am b/arts/kde/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a933ba68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/arts/kde \
+           -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(includedir)/arts $(all_includes)
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libartskde.la
+libartskde_la_SOURCES = artskde.cc kioinputstream_impl.cpp kplayobject.cc \
+                        kplayobjectfactory.cc kartsfloatwatch.cpp kartsdispatcher.cc \
+                        kaudiorecordstream.cpp kaudioplaystream.cpp \
+                        kartsserver.cpp kdatarequest_impl.cpp kaudioconverter.cc \
+                        kvideowidget.cpp kplayobjectcreator.cc \
+                        kaudiomanagerplay.cpp
+libartskde_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KIO) -lqtmcop -lsoundserver_idl
+libartskde_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -no-undefined -version-info 3:0:2
+libartskde_la_METASOURCES = AUTO
+libartskde_la_COMPILE_FIRST = artskde.h
+
+artskdeincludedir = $(includedir)/arts
+artskdeinclude_HEADERS = kplayobject.h kplayobjectfactory.h kartsfloatwatch.h \
+                         artskde.h kartsdispatcher.h \
+                         kaudiorecordstream.h kaudioplaystream.h \
+                         kartsserver.h kvideowidget.h kaudiomanagerplay.h
+noinst_HEADERS = kplayobjectcreator.h kplayobjectfactory_p.h
+
+artskde.mcoptype: artskde.h
+artskde.mcopclass: artskde.h
+MCOPINC = -I$(srcdir)
+artskde.cc artskde.h: $(top_srcdir)/arts/kde/artskde.idl $(MCOPIDL)
+	     $(MCOPIDL) -I$(includedir)/arts -t $(MCOPINC) $(top_srcdir)/arts/kde/artskde.idl
+
+DISTCLEANFILES = artskde.cc artskde.h artskde.mcoptype artskde.mcopclass
+
+check_PROGRAMS = kiotest kiotestslow kconverttest
+kiotest_SOURCES = kiotest.cc
+kiotestslow_SOURCES = kiotestslow.cc
+kconverttest_SOURCES = kconverttest.cc
+
+kiotest_LDADD = libartskde.la -lqtmcop -lkmedia2 -lsoundserver_idl
+kiotestslow_LDADD = $(kiotest_LDADD)
+kconverttest_LDADD = $(kiotest_LDADD)
+
+# vim: ts=8 noet
diff --git a/arts/kde/README b/arts/kde/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d34f08fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/README
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+libartskde Introduction
+-----------------------
+
+1. What is libartskde?
+libartskde is a simple KDE->aRts wrapper
+that allows the developer to use KDE
+technology to access aRts.
+ie. no need to deal with std::string's anymore
+etc.. you can just use QString's or KURL's
+to play sound
+
+2. How to use it to play sounds?
+<snip>
+1	KArtsDispatcher dispatcher;
+2	KArtsServer server;
+
+3	KURL file = "file:/home/nikoz/test.mp3";
+
+4	KPlayObjectFactory factory(server.server());
+5	KPlayObject *playobj = factory.createPlayObject(file, true);
+
+6	playobj->play();
+<snap>
+
+Line:
+1	Sets up the a KArtsDispatcher
+2	Starts a new SoundServerV2 in the running artsd process
+
+3	Simple test URL to demonstrate the use with KURL
+
+4	Creates a KPlayObjectFactory, parameter: our SoundServerV2
+5	Gets a KPlayObject from the factory, containing an Arts::PlayObject
+	created in our running artsd process
+	Parameters:
+		KURL url
+			(specifies the url to be played)
+		bool createBUS
+		 	(specifies wheter to create a Synth_BUS_UPLINK or not, "false" is only interesting if you want to use EffectsStacks etc..., see Noatun)
+6	Play the file
+
+That's it, with 6 LOC a "full" media player :)
+
+To make the example above compile you will also have to add these #includes:
+#include <arts/kartsserver.h>
+#include <arts/kartsdispatcher.h>
+#include <arts/kplayobject.h>
+#include <arts/kplayobjectfactory.h>
+
+Enjoy...
+Nikolas Zimmermann 
+<wildfox@kde.org>
diff --git a/arts/kde/artskde.idl b/arts/kde/artskde.idl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f31b49ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/artskde.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <kmedia2.idl>
+
+module Arts {
+
+/*
+ * notification proxy for floats, used internally!
+ */
+interface KFloatWatchProxy {
+	attribute float value;
+};
+
+/* 
+ * used for deliviering MCOP data to the playobjects
+ */
+interface KIOInputStream : InputStream {
+	boolean openURL(string url);
+	
+	attribute long bufferPackets;
+
+	long packetSize();
+};
+
+/*
+ * used for piping raw data to KAudioConverter from the POs
+ */
+interface KDataRequest : SynthModule {
+	void goOn();
+
+	default in audio stream left, right;
+};
+
+/*
+ * TESTING ONLY
+ */
+
+interface KIOTestSlow : SynthModule {
+	async in byte stream data;
+
+	attribute InputStream inputStream;
+};
+};
diff --git a/arts/kde/kartsdispatcher.cc b/arts/kde/kartsdispatcher.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6136ce12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kartsdispatcher.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#include <qiomanager.h>
+#include <dispatcher.h>
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+
+#include "kartsdispatcher.moc"
+
+int KArtsDispatcher::m_refCount = 0;
+Arts::Dispatcher *KArtsDispatcher::artsDispatcher = 0;
+Arts::QIOManager *KArtsDispatcher::artsQIOManager = 0;
+
+KArtsDispatcher::KArtsDispatcher(QObject *parent, const char *name)
+	: QObject(parent, name)
+{
+	m_refCount++;
+	if(artsDispatcher == 0)
+	{
+		if (!Arts::Dispatcher::the()) // only if no Arts::Dispatcher is created yet
+		{
+			artsQIOManager = new Arts::QIOManager();
+			artsDispatcher = new Arts::Dispatcher(artsQIOManager);
+		}
+		else
+			kdWarning(400) << "An Arts::Dispatcher() instance exists already while trying to instantiate KArtsDispatcher!" << endl;
+	}
+}
+
+KArtsDispatcher::~KArtsDispatcher()
+{
+	m_refCount--;
+	if(m_refCount == 0)
+	{
+		delete KArtsDispatcher::artsDispatcher;
+		artsDispatcher = 0;
+
+		delete KArtsDispatcher::artsQIOManager;
+		artsQIOManager = 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/kartsdispatcher.h b/arts/kde/kartsdispatcher.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db2792a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kartsdispatcher.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KARTSDISPATCHER_H
+#define KARTSDISPATCHER_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+namespace Arts
+{
+	class QIOManager;
+	class Dispatcher;
+}
+
+/**
+ * KArtsDispatcher ensures that an instance of Arts::Dispatcher using an
+ * Arts::QIOManager exists. When the last KArtsDispatcher is deleted, the
+ * Arts::Dispatcher is released as well.
+ *
+ * Using KArtsDispatcher is especially useful in setups where another plugin
+ * might also already use an Arts::Dispatcher, for instance in konqueror.
+ *
+ * \code
+ * {
+ *   // old code
+ *   Arts::QIOManager qiomanager;
+ *   Arts::Dispatcher dispatcher(&qiomanager);
+ *
+ *   Arts::SoundServer server = Arts::Reference("global:Arts_SoundServer");
+ *   server.play("/usr/share/sounds/pop.wav");
+ * }
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * \code
+ * {
+ *   // new code
+ *   KArtsDispatcher dispatcher;
+ *
+ *   Arts::SoundServer server = Arts::Reference("global:Arts_SoundServer");
+ *   server.play("/usr/share/sounds/pop.wav");
+ * }
+ * \endcode
+ */
+class KDE_EXPORT KArtsDispatcher : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param parent  the parent Qt object
+	 * @param name    the Qt object name of this object
+	 */
+	KArtsDispatcher(QObject *parent = 0, const char *name = 0);
+
+	/**
+	 * Destructor
+	 */
+	~KArtsDispatcher();
+	
+private:
+	static int m_refCount;
+	static Arts::Dispatcher *artsDispatcher;
+	static Arts::QIOManager *artsQIOManager;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/kartsfloatwatch.cpp b/arts/kde/kartsfloatwatch.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d26d76718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kartsfloatwatch.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+    /*
+
+    Copyright (C) 2001 Stefan Westerfeld
+                       stefan@space.twc.de
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+    */
+
+#include "artskde.h"
+#include "kartsfloatwatch.moc"
+#include "connect.h"
+
+using namespace Arts;
+
+class KArtsFloatWatchPrivate {
+public:
+	KFloatWatchProxy proxy;
+};
+
+namespace Arts {
+
+class KFloatWatchProxy_impl : public KFloatWatchProxy_skel {
+protected:
+	KArtsFloatWatch *watch;
+public:
+	KFloatWatchProxy_impl(KArtsFloatWatch *watch) : watch(watch) { };
+
+	float value() { return 0.0; /* dummy */ }
+	void value(float newValue) { watch->change(newValue); }
+};
+
+}
+
+KArtsFloatWatch::KArtsFloatWatch(Arts::Object object, const char *stream,
+	QObject *parent, const char *name) : QObject(parent, name)
+{
+	d = new KArtsFloatWatchPrivate();
+	d->proxy = KFloatWatchProxy::_from_base(new KFloatWatchProxy_impl(this));
+	Arts::connect(object, stream, d->proxy, "value");
+}
+
+KArtsFloatWatch::~KArtsFloatWatch()
+{
+	delete d;
+}
+
+void KArtsFloatWatch::change(float newValue)
+{
+	emit valueChanged(newValue);
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/kartsfloatwatch.h b/arts/kde/kartsfloatwatch.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c23327ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kartsfloatwatch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+    /*
+
+    Copyright (C) 2001 Stefan Westerfeld
+                       stefan@space.twc.de
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+    */
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+class KArtsFloatWatchPrivate;
+namespace Arts { class KFloatWatchProxy_impl; }
+
+/**
+ * KArtsFloatWatch offers an easy way to watch aRts streams via Qt signals.
+ * For instance, if you have an object of the following type:
+ *
+ * \code
+ * interface StereoVolumeControl : StereoEffect {
+ *   attribute float scaleFactor;
+ *   readonly attribute float currentVolumeLeft;
+ *   readonly attribute float currentVolumeRight;
+ * };
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * and you want to get notified when scaleFactor changes, you could do it
+ * like this:
+ *
+ * \code
+ *   StereoVolumeControl stereoVolumeControl = ...;
+ *   KArtsFloatWatch *w = new KArtsFloatWatch(stereoVolumeControl, "scaleFactor_changed", this);
+ *   connect(w, SIGNAL(valueChanged(float)), this, SLOT(setValue(float)));
+ * \endcode
+ */
+class KArtsFloatWatch : public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT
+private:
+	KArtsFloatWatchPrivate *d;
+	friend class Arts::KFloatWatchProxy_impl;
+
+	/**
+	 * called by the proxy (internal)
+	 */
+	void change(float newValue);
+
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param object  the aRts object that should be watched
+	 * @param stream  the aRts stream that should be watched
+	 * @param parent  the parent Qt object
+	 * @param name    the Qt object name of this object
+	 */
+	KArtsFloatWatch(Arts::Object object, const char *stream, QObject *parent = 0, const char *name = 0);
+
+	/**
+	 * Destructor
+	 */
+	~KArtsFloatWatch();
+
+signals:
+	/**
+	 * this signal will be emitted with values of the aRts stream
+	 */
+	void valueChanged(float newValue);
+};
diff --git a/arts/kde/kartsserver.cpp b/arts/kde/kartsserver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b4739928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kartsserver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Charles Samuels <charles@kde.org>
+//                         Neil Stevens <neil@qualityassistant.com>
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIAB\ILITY, WHETHER IN
+// AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+// CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#include <flowsystem.h>
+#include <ksimpleconfig.h>
+#include <kprocess.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+#include <qdir.h>
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include "kartsserver.h"
+
+struct KArtsServer::Data
+{
+	Arts::SoundServerV2 server;
+};
+
+KArtsServer::KArtsServer(QObject *parent, const char *name)
+	: QObject(parent, name)
+	, d(new Data)
+{
+	d->server = Arts::SoundServerV2::null();
+}
+
+KArtsServer::~KArtsServer(void)
+{
+	d->server = Arts::SoundServerV2::null();
+	delete d;
+}
+
+Arts::SoundServerV2 KArtsServer::server(void)
+{
+	bool error = d->server.error();
+	if( d->server.isNull() || error )
+	{
+		d->server = Arts::Reference("global:Arts_SoundServerV2");
+		if( error && !d->server.isNull() && !d->server.error() )
+			emit restartedServer();
+	}
+
+	if(!d->server.isNull() && !d->server.error())
+		return d->server;
+
+	// aRts seems not to be running, let's try to run it
+	// First, let's read the configuration as in kcmarts
+	KConfig config("kcmartsrc", false /*bReadOnly*/, false /*bUseKDEGlobals*/);
+	KProcess proc;
+
+	config.setGroup("Arts");
+
+	bool rt = config.readBoolEntry("StartRealtime", false);
+	bool x11Comm = config.readBoolEntry("X11GlobalComm", false);
+
+	// put the value of x11Comm into .mcoprc
+	KSimpleConfig X11CommConfig(QDir::homeDirPath()+"/.mcoprc");
+
+	if(x11Comm)
+		X11CommConfig.writeEntry("GlobalComm", "Arts::X11GlobalComm");
+	else
+		X11CommConfig.writeEntry("GlobalComm", "Arts::TmpGlobalComm");
+
+	X11CommConfig.sync();
+	
+	proc << QFile::encodeName(KStandardDirs::findExe(QString::fromLatin1("kdeinit_wrapper")));
+
+	if(rt)
+		proc << QFile::encodeName(KStandardDirs::findExe(QString::fromLatin1("artswrapper")));
+	else
+		proc << QFile::encodeName(KStandardDirs::findExe(QString::fromLatin1("artsd")));
+
+	proc << QStringList::split( " ", config.readEntry( "Arguments", "-F 10 -S 4096 -s 60 -m artsmessage -l 3 -f" ) );
+
+	if(proc.start(KProcess::Block) && proc.normalExit())
+	{
+		// We could have a race-condition here.
+		// The correct way to do it is to make artsd fork-and-exit
+		// after starting to listen to connections (and running artsd
+		// directly instead of using kdeinit), but this is better
+		// than nothing.
+		int time = 0;
+		do
+		{
+			sleep(1);
+			d->server = Arts::Reference("global:Arts_SoundServerV2");
+		} while(++time < 5 && (d->server.isNull()));
+
+		emit restartedServer();
+	}
+	// TODO else what?
+
+	return d->server;
+}
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4 noet
+#include "kartsserver.moc"
diff --git a/arts/kde/kartsserver.h b/arts/kde/kartsserver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8456e25ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kartsserver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Charles Samuels <charles@kde.org>
+//                         Neil Stevens <neil@qualityassistant.com>
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIAB\ILITY, WHETHER IN
+// AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+// CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#ifndef KARTSSERVER_H
+#define KARTSSERVER_H
+
+#include "kmedia2.h"
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include "soundserver.h"
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+/**
+ * KArtsServer is a wrapper to conveniently get a reference to a SoundServer,
+ * and restart artsd when necessary, using the kcontrol settings.
+ *
+ * Of course we'd rather that artsd never crashed, and that all users start
+ * artsd on KDE startup, but at the very least there will always be third
+ * party PlayObjects that will crash.  So, this is necessary.
+ */
+class KDE_ARTS_EXPORT KArtsServer : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Create a new KArtsServer. Don't forget to create a KArtsDispatcher
+	 * before using KArtsServer.
+	 */
+	KArtsServer(QObject *parent = 0, const char *name = 0);
+	virtual ~KArtsServer(void);
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a verified reference to the SoundServerV2, (re)starting artsd
+	 * using the kcontrol-specified settings if necessary.
+	 *
+	 * If the soundserver has changed since you called this method the last
+	 * time (meaning artsd was restarted) restartedServer() will be emitted.
+	 */
+	Arts::SoundServerV2 server(void);
+
+signals:
+	/**
+	 * This is emitted when the soundserver has been restarted (by this
+	 * KArtsServer instance or outside). It is not
+	 * emitted automatically when the soundserver comes up but only after
+	 * your code calls server().
+	 */
+	void restartedServer(void);
+
+private:
+	KArtsServer(const KArtsServer &rhs);
+	KArtsServer &operator=(const KArtsServer &rhs);
+
+	struct Data;
+	Data *d;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudioconverter.cc b/arts/kde/kaudioconverter.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5f1e8e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudioconverter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2002 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "artskde.h"
+#include "connect.h"
+#include "flowsystem.h"
+#include "audiosubsys.h"
+#include "dynamicrequest.h"
+#include "kdatarequest_impl.h"
+#include "kioinputstream_impl.h"
+#include "kaudioconverter.moc"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include <qtimer.h>
+
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kmimetype.h>
+#include <kapplication.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+KAudioConverter::KAudioConverter()
+{
+	m_incoming = 0;
+	m_started = false;
+}
+
+KAudioConverter::~KAudioConverter()
+{
+	delete m_incoming;
+}
+
+bool KAudioConverter::setup(int samplingRate)
+{
+	string backupAudioIO = Arts::AudioSubSystem::the()->audioIO();
+	int backupSamplingRate = Arts::AudioSubSystem::the()->samplingRate();
+	
+	Arts::AudioSubSystem::the()->audioIO("null");
+	Arts::AudioSubSystem::the()->samplingRate(samplingRate);
+	
+	if(!Arts::AudioSubSystem::the()->open())
+	{
+		Arts::AudioSubSystem::the()->audioIO(backupAudioIO);
+		Arts::AudioSubSystem::the()->samplingRate(backupSamplingRate);
+		
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void KAudioConverter::slotMimeType(const QString &mimeType)
+{
+	m_mimeType = mimeType;
+	kapp->exit_loop();
+}
+
+void KAudioConverter::requestPlayObject(const KURL &url)
+{	
+	string queryInterface = "Arts::PlayObject";
+	
+	Arts::KIOInputStream inputStream;
+	
+	if(!url.isLocalFile())
+	{
+		Arts::KIOInputStream_impl *inputStreamImpl = new Arts::KIOInputStream_impl();
+		inputStream = Arts::KIOInputStream::_from_base(inputStreamImpl);
+
+		QObject::connect(inputStreamImpl, SIGNAL(mimeTypeFound(const QString &)), SLOT(slotMimeType(const QString &)));
+
+		inputStream.openURL(url.url().latin1());
+		inputStream.streamStart();
+
+		// ugly hacks.. :/
+		kapp->enter_loop();
+
+		queryInterface = "Arts::StreamPlayObject";		
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		KMimeType::Ptr mimetype = KMimeType::findByURL(url);
+		m_mimeType = mimetype->name();
+	}
+	
+	Arts::TraderQuery query;
+	query.supports("Interface", queryInterface);
+	query.supports("MimeType", string(m_mimeType.latin1()));
+
+	string objectType;
+
+	vector<Arts::TraderOffer> *offers = query.query();
+	if(!offers->empty())
+		objectType = offers->front().interfaceName(); // first offer
+
+	delete offers;
+
+	if(objectType.empty())
+	{
+		m_incoming = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if(!url.isLocalFile())
+	{
+		Arts::StreamPlayObject result = Arts::SubClass(objectType);
+		result.streamMedia(inputStream);
+		result._node()->start();
+
+		m_incoming = new KPlayObject(result, true);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		Arts::PlayObject result = Arts::SubClass(objectType);
+
+		if(result.loadMedia(string(QFile::encodeName(url.path()))))
+		{
+			result._node()->start();
+			m_incoming = new KPlayObject(result, false);
+		}
+		else
+			m_incoming = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+void KAudioConverter::start()
+{
+	if(m_started || !m_incoming)
+		return;
+
+	m_started = true;
+	
+	emit rawStreamStart();
+
+	m_incoming->play();
+
+	Arts::KDataRequest_impl *requestImpl = new Arts::KDataRequest_impl();
+	m_request = Arts::KDataRequest::_from_base(requestImpl);
+
+	Arts::connect(m_incoming->object(), "left", m_request, "left");
+	Arts::connect(m_incoming->object(), "right", m_request, "right");
+
+	QObject::connect(requestImpl, SIGNAL(newBlockSize(long)), SIGNAL(newBlockSize(long)));
+	QObject::connect(requestImpl, SIGNAL(newBlockPointer(long)), SIGNAL(newBlockPointer(long)));
+	QObject::connect(requestImpl, SIGNAL(newData()), SIGNAL(newData()));
+
+	// Special mpeglib case
+	// TODO: needed at all??
+	usleep(100000);
+	if(m_incoming->object()._base()->_isCompatibleWith("DecoderBaseObject"))
+		if(!Arts::DynamicRequest(m_incoming->object()).method("_set_blocking").param(true).invoke())
+			cerr << "mpeglib, and blocking attribute can't be changed?" << endl;
+	
+	m_request.start();
+		
+	// TODO: Maybe do this async, using QTimer::singleShot
+	// But jowenn i think jowenn is right -> this would
+	// lead to problems in slotNewData() when accessing the data
+	// (could already be overwritten...)
+	while(m_incoming->state() != Arts::posIdle)
+		m_request.goOn();
+		
+	stop();
+}
+
+void KAudioConverter::stop()
+{
+	if(!m_started || !m_incoming)
+		return;
+
+	m_incoming->halt();
+	m_request.streamEnd();
+
+	m_started = false;
+
+	emit rawStreamFinished();
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudioconverter.h b/arts/kde/kaudioconverter.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6235739d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudioconverter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2002 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KAUDIOCONVERTER_H
+#define KAUDIOCONVERTER_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include "artskde.h"
+#include "kplayobject.h"
+
+class KURL;
+class QString;
+
+class KAudioConverter : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	KAudioConverter();
+	~KAudioConverter();
+
+	bool setup(int samplingRate);
+	void requestPlayObject(const KURL &url);
+
+	void start();
+	void stop();
+
+signals:
+	void rawStreamStart();
+
+	void newBlockSize(long blockSize);
+	void newBlockPointer(long blockPointer);
+	void newData();
+	
+	void rawStreamFinished();
+
+private slots:
+	void slotMimeType(const QString &mimeType);
+	
+private:
+	Arts::KDataRequest m_request;
+	KPlayObject *m_incoming;
+	QString m_mimeType;
+
+	bool m_started;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudiomanagerplay.cpp b/arts/kde/kaudiomanagerplay.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12b817a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudiomanagerplay.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+    Copyright (C) 2003 Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#include "kaudiomanagerplay.h"
+#include "kartsserver.h"
+
+#include <soundserver.h>
+#include <string>
+
+KAudioManagerPlay::KAudioManagerPlay( KArtsServer * server, const QString & title )
+{
+	d = new PrivateData;
+	d->amanPlay = Arts::DynamicCast( server->server().createObject( "Arts::Synth_AMAN_PLAY" ) );
+	d->started = false;
+	setTitle( title );
+}
+
+KAudioManagerPlay::~KAudioManagerPlay()
+{
+	stop();
+	delete d;
+}
+
+Arts::Synth_AMAN_PLAY KAudioManagerPlay::amanPlay()
+{
+	return d->amanPlay;
+}
+
+bool KAudioManagerPlay::isNull() const
+{
+	if( !this )
+		return true;
+	return d->amanPlay.isNull();
+}
+
+void KAudioManagerPlay::setTitle( const QString & title )
+{
+	d->amanPlay.title( std::string( title.local8Bit() ) );
+}
+
+QString KAudioManagerPlay::title()
+{
+	return QString::fromLocal8Bit( d->amanPlay.title().c_str() );
+}
+
+void KAudioManagerPlay::setAutoRestoreID( const QString & autoRestoreID )
+{
+	d->amanPlay.autoRestoreID( std::string( autoRestoreID.local8Bit() ) );
+}
+
+QString KAudioManagerPlay::autoRestoreID()
+{
+	return QString::fromLocal8Bit( d->amanPlay.autoRestoreID().c_str() );
+}
+
+void KAudioManagerPlay::start()
+{
+	if( d->started )
+		return;
+
+	d->started = true;
+	d->amanPlay.start();
+}
+
+void KAudioManagerPlay::stop()
+{
+	if( !d->started )
+		return;
+
+	d->started = false;
+	d->amanPlay.stop();
+}
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudiomanagerplay.h b/arts/kde/kaudiomanagerplay.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bf332130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudiomanagerplay.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+    Copyright (C) 2003 Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef KAUDIOMANAGERPLAY_H
+#define KAUDIOMANAGERPLAY_H
+
+#include <artsflow.h>
+#include <qstring.h>
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+class KArtsServer;
+class QString;
+
+/**
+ * KDE Wrapper for Arts::Synth_AMAN_PLAY. Use this class to create an entry in
+ * the AudioManager - that's the list you see when opening the AudioManager view
+ * in artscontrol.
+ *
+ * @author Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
+ * @since 3.2
+ */
+class KDE_ARTS_EXPORT KAudioManagerPlay
+{
+	public:
+		KAudioManagerPlay( KArtsServer * server, const QString & title = QString::null );
+		~KAudioManagerPlay();
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns the internal Arts::Synth_AMAN_PLAY
+		 */
+		Arts::Synth_AMAN_PLAY amanPlay();
+
+		/**
+		 * return true if this == 0 or amanPlay().isNull()
+		 *
+		 * in essence, ((KDE::PlayObject*)0)->isNull() will not
+		 * crash
+		 **/
+		bool isNull() const;
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the name of the output in the AudioManager
+		 */
+		void setTitle( const QString & title );
+
+		/**
+		 * returns the name of the output as it appears in the AudioManager
+		 */
+		QString title();
+
+		void setAutoRestoreID( const QString & autoRestoreID );
+		QString autoRestoreID();
+
+		void start();
+		void stop();
+
+	private:
+		struct PrivateData {
+			Arts::Synth_AMAN_PLAY amanPlay;
+			bool started;
+		};
+		PrivateData* d;
+};
+
+
+#endif // KAUDIOMANAGERPLAY_H
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream.cpp b/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..200128ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+    Copyright (C) 2003 Arnold Krille <arnold@arnoldarts.de>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#include "kaudioplaystream.h"
+#include "kaudioplaystream_p.h"
+
+#include <kartsserver.h>
+#include <kaudiomanagerplay.h>
+
+#include <artsflow.h>
+#include <soundserver.h>
+
+#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+
+#include <qstring.h>
+//#include <qptrqueue.h>
+//#include <qcstring.h> //QByteArray
+
+#include <string.h> // for strncpy
+
+//#include <assert.h>
+
+KAudioPlayStreamPrivate::KAudioPlayStreamPrivate( KArtsServer* server, const QString title, QObject* p, const char* n )
+ : QObject( p,n )
+ , _server( server )
+ , _play( new KAudioManagerPlay( _server, title ) )
+ , _effectrack( Arts::StereoEffectStack::null() )
+ , _polling( true ), _attached( false ), _effects( true )
+{
+kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	initaRts();
+}
+
+KAudioPlayStreamPrivate::~KAudioPlayStreamPrivate()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	_play->stop();
+	if ( _effects ) _effectrack.stop();
+	_bs2a.stop();
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayStreamPrivate::initaRts() {
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+
+	_effectrack = Arts::DynamicCast( _server->server().createObject( "Arts::StereoEffectStack" ) );
+	if ( _effectrack.isNull() )
+	{
+		kdWarning( 400 ) << "Couldn't create EffectStack!" << endl;
+		_effects = false;
+	}
+
+	_bs2a = Arts::DynamicCast( _server->server().createObject( "Arts::ByteStreamToAudio" ) );
+	if ( _bs2a.isNull() )
+		kdFatal( 400 ) << "Couldn't create ByteStreamToAudio" << endl;
+
+	if ( _effects )
+	{
+		Arts::connect( _effectrack, _play->amanPlay() );
+		Arts::connect( _bs2a, _effectrack );
+	} else {
+		Arts::connect( _bs2a, _play->amanPlay() );
+	}
+
+	_play->start();
+	if ( _effects ) _effectrack.start();
+}
+
+KAudioPlayStream::KAudioPlayStream( KArtsServer* server, const QString title, QObject* p, const char* n )
+ : QObject( p,n )
+ , d( new KAudioPlayStreamPrivate( server, title, this ) )
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+}
+KAudioPlayStream::~KAudioPlayStream()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayStream::setPolling( bool n ) { d->_polling = n; }
+bool KAudioPlayStream::polling() const { return d->_polling; }
+
+bool KAudioPlayStream::running() const { return d->_attached; }
+
+Arts::StereoEffectStack KAudioPlayStream::effectStack() const {
+	return d->_effectrack;
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayStream::start( int samplingRate, int bits, int channels )
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << "samplingRate: " << samplingRate << " bits: " << bits << " channels: " << channels << endl;
+	if ( !d->_attached )
+	{
+		d->_bs2a.samplingRate( samplingRate );
+		d->_bs2a.channels( channels );
+		d->_bs2a.bits( bits );
+
+		d->_sender = new KByteSoundProducer( this, d->_server->server().minStreamBufferTime(), samplingRate, bits, channels, "PS" );
+		d->_artssender = Arts::ByteSoundProducerV2::_from_base( d->_sender );
+		Arts::connect( d->_artssender, "outdata", d->_bs2a, "indata" );
+
+		d->_bs2a.start();
+		d->_artssender.start();
+
+//		// Needed?
+		Arts::Dispatcher::the()->ioManager()->processOneEvent( false );
+
+		d->_attached = true;
+		emit running( d->_attached );
+	}
+}
+void KAudioPlayStream::stop()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	if ( d->_attached )
+	{
+		d->_attached = false;
+
+		d->_bs2a.stop();
+		d->_artssender.stop();
+
+		// Shortly stop the play so we dont get clicks and artefacts
+		d->_play->stop();
+		d->_play->start();
+
+		Arts::disconnect( d->_artssender, d->_bs2a );
+		d->_artssender = Arts::ByteSoundProducerV2::null();
+		d->_sender = 0;
+
+		emit running( d->_attached );
+	}
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayStream::write( QByteArray& )
+{
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayStream::fillData( Arts::DataPacket<Arts::mcopbyte> *packet )
+{
+	//kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << "packet->size=" << packet->size << endl;
+	if ( d->_polling )
+	{
+		QByteArray bytearray( packet->size );
+		bytearray.setRawData( ( char* )packet->contents, packet->size );
+		bytearray.fill( 0 );
+		emit requestData( bytearray );
+		bytearray.resetRawData( ( char* )packet->contents, packet->size );
+
+		//for ( int i=0; i<10; i++ )
+		//	kdDebug() << packet->contents[ i ] << " : " << bytearray.data()[ i ] << endl;
+	} else {
+		/// TODO: Implement a queue and fetching from it...
+	}
+}
+
+// * * * KByteSoundProducer * * *
+
+KByteSoundProducer::KByteSoundProducer( KAudioPlayStream* impl, float minBufferTime, int rate, int bits, int channels, const char * title )
+ : _samplingRate( rate )
+ , _channels( channels )
+ , _bits( bits )
+ , _packets( 7 )
+ , _title( title )
+ , _impl( impl )
+{
+	// Calculate packet count (packetsize is fixed to packetCapacity = 4096
+	float streamBufferTime;
+	do {
+		_packets++;
+		streamBufferTime = ( float )( _packets * packetCapacity * 1000 )
+			/ ( float )( _samplingRate * _channels * 2 );
+	} while ( streamBufferTime < minBufferTime );
+	//kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << "_packets:" << _packets << " packetCapacity:" << packetCapacity << endl;
+}
+
+KByteSoundProducer::~KByteSoundProducer()
+{
+}
+
+void KByteSoundProducer::streamStart() { outdata.setPull( _packets, packetCapacity ); }
+void KByteSoundProducer::streamEnd() { outdata.endPull(); }
+
+void KByteSoundProducer::request_outdata( Arts::DataPacket<Arts::mcopbyte> *packet )
+{
+	if ( _impl->running() ) {
+		_impl->fillData( packet );
+		packet->send();
+	}
+}
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4 tw=80
+
+#include "kaudioplaystream.moc"
+#include "kaudioplaystream_p.moc"
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream.h b/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f34cc8c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream.h
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+    Copyright (C) 2003 Arnold Krille <arnold@arnoldarts.de>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef KAUDIOPLAYSTREAM_H
+#define KAUDIOPLAYSTREAM_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+#include <qcstring.h>
+#include <stdsynthmodule.h>
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+class KArtsServer;
+namespace Arts { class StereoEffectStack; }
+
+class KAudioPlayStreamPrivate;
+
+/**
+ * @brief A wrapper around ByteSoundProducer/ByteStreamToAudio/Synth_AMAN_PLAY.
+ *
+ * @author Arnold Krille <arnold@arnoldarts.de>
+ * @since 3.2
+*/
+
+class KDE_ARTS_EXPORT KAudioPlayStream : public QObject {
+   Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Creates a KAudioPlayStream on server with a title. You should pass the KArtsServer also
+	 * as parent to be sure this object is deleted before the server is.
+	 *
+	 * @param server The server where it should play to.
+	 * @param title The title that is shown in the AudioManager.
+	 * @param parent You will propably want to pass the server as parent to so this stream gets deleted before the server disappears.
+	 * @param name The name of the stream.
+	*/
+	KAudioPlayStream( KArtsServer* server, const QString title, QObject* parent=0, const char* name=0 );
+	/**
+	 * Destructs the KAudioPlayStream.
+	*/
+	~KAudioPlayStream();
+
+	/**
+	 * Controls wether this Stream should poll the data from you via the signal requestData()
+	 * or you use write() to fill the inputbuffer.
+	 *
+	 * Default is true
+	*/
+	void setPolling( bool );
+	/**
+	 * Returns the polling state.
+	 * @see setPolling
+	*/
+	bool polling() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * @return wether this stream is running ("on air") or not.
+	*/
+	bool running() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * @return The Arts::StereoEffectStack right before the Synth_AMAN_PLAY.
+	*/
+	Arts::StereoEffectStack effectStack() const;
+public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Start the stream.
+	 * @param samplingRate how many samples per second ( typically 11000/22050/44100/48000 )
+	 * @param bits how many bits per sample ( 8 / 16 )
+	 * @param channels how many channels ( 1 or 2 )
+	*/
+	void start( int samplingRate, int bits, int channels );
+	/**
+	 * Stops the stream.
+	*/
+	void stop();
+
+	/**
+	 * Write data into the inputbuffer.
+	 * If you ignore the signal noData() it will play 0 ( silence ).
+	*/
+	void write( QByteArray& data );
+signals:
+	/**
+	 * This signal is emitted when audio should be played.
+	 * You have to fill the array with data.
+	*/
+	void requestData( QByteArray& );
+
+	/**
+	 * Is emitted when the state changes.
+	*/
+	void running( bool );
+
+	/**
+	 * Is emitted if the inputbuffer runs dry and polling os off.
+	*/
+	void noData();
+public:
+	/**
+	 * @internal
+	*/
+	void fillData( Arts::DataPacket<Arts::mcopbyte> *packet );
+private:
+	KAudioPlayStreamPrivate* d;
+};
+
+#endif // KAUDIOPLAYSTREAM_H
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4 tw=80
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream_p.h b/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7e5cc4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudioplaystream_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+    Copyright (C) 2003 Arnold Krille <arnold@arnoldarts.de>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef KAUDIOPLAYSTREAM_P_H
+#define KAUDIOPLAYSTREAM_P_H
+
+#include <soundserver.h>
+#include <stdsynthmodule.h>
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+class KArtsServer;
+class KAudioManagerPlay;
+namespace Arts {
+	class Synth_AMAN_PLAY;
+	class StereoEffectStack;
+	class ByteStreamToAudio;
+}
+
+class KAudioPlayStream;
+class KByteSoundProducer;
+
+class KAudioPlayStreamPrivate : public QObject {
+   Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	KAudioPlayStreamPrivate( KArtsServer*, const QString title, QObject*, const char* =0 );
+	~KAudioPlayStreamPrivate();
+
+	KArtsServer* _server;
+	KAudioManagerPlay* _play;
+	Arts::StereoEffectStack _effectrack;
+	Arts::ByteStreamToAudio _bs2a;
+	KByteSoundProducer* _sender;
+	Arts::ByteSoundProducerV2 _artssender;
+	bool _polling, _attached, _effects;
+
+public slots:
+	void initaRts();
+};
+
+class KByteSoundProducer : virtual public Arts::ByteSoundProducerV2_skel
+                         , virtual public Arts::StdSynthModule
+{
+public:
+	KByteSoundProducer( KAudioPlayStream*, float minBufferTime, int rate, int bits, int channels, const char * title );
+	~KByteSoundProducer();
+
+	long samplingRate() { return _samplingRate; }
+	long channels() { return _channels; }
+	long bits() { return _bits; }
+	std::string title() { return _title; }
+
+	void streamStart();
+	void streamEnd();
+
+protected:
+	void request_outdata( Arts::DataPacket<Arts::mcopbyte> *packet );
+
+private:
+	long _samplingRate, _channels, _bits, _packets;
+	std::string _title;
+	enum { packetCapacity = 4096 };
+	KAudioPlayStream* _impl;
+};
+
+#endif // KAUDIOPLAYSTREAM_P_H
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream.cpp b/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53788e296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+    /*
+
+    Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Matthias Kretz
+                            kretz@kde.org
+                  2003       Arnold Krille
+                             arnold@arnoldarts.de
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+    */
+
+#include "kaudiorecordstream.h"
+#include "kaudiorecordstream_p.h"
+#include "kartsserver.h"
+
+#include <artsflow.h>
+#include <soundserver.h>
+
+#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+
+#include <qstring.h>
+#include <qptrqueue.h>
+#include <qcstring.h> //QByteArray
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+struct KAudioRecordStream::Data
+{
+	Arts::Synth_AMAN_RECORD in;
+	Arts::AudioToByteStream convert;
+	Arts::StereoEffectStack effectStack;
+	Arts::ByteSoundReceiver receiver;
+	KByteSoundReceiver * receiver_base;
+	KArtsServer * kserver;
+	bool attached;
+	bool blocking;
+	bool polling;
+	unsigned int pos;
+	QPtrQueue<QByteArray> inqueue;
+	QString title;
+};
+
+KAudioRecordStream::KAudioRecordStream( KArtsServer * kserver, const QString & title, QObject * parent, const char * name )
+	: QObject( parent, name )
+	, d( new Data )
+{
+	d->kserver = kserver;
+	d->attached = false;
+	d->blocking = true;
+	d->polling = false;
+	d->pos = 0;
+	d->inqueue.setAutoDelete( true );
+	d->title = title;
+
+	connect( d->kserver, SIGNAL( restartedServer() ), SLOT( slotRestartedServer() ) );
+
+	d->in = Arts::DynamicCast( d->kserver->server().createObject( "Arts::Synth_AMAN_RECORD" ) );
+	d->effectStack = Arts::DynamicCast( d->kserver->server().createObject( "Arts::StereoEffectStack" ) );
+	d->convert = Arts::DynamicCast( d->kserver->server().createObject( "Arts::AudioToByteStream" ) );
+	if( d->in.isNull() )
+		kdFatal( 400 ) << "couldn't create a Synth_AMAN_RECORD on the aRts server\n";
+	if( d->effectStack.isNull() )
+		kdFatal( 400 ) << "couldn't create a StereoEffectStack on the aRts server\n";
+	if( d->convert.isNull() )
+		kdFatal( 400 ) << "couldn't create a AudioToByteStream on the aRts server\n";
+
+	d->in.title( ( const char * ) d->title.local8Bit() );
+	Arts::connect( d->in, d->effectStack );
+	d->in.start();
+	d->effectStack.start();
+}
+
+KAudioRecordStream::~KAudioRecordStream()
+{
+	d->receiver = Arts::ByteSoundReceiver::null();
+	// don't delete receiver_base because aRts takes care of that (in the line
+	// above)
+	d->receiver_base = 0;
+	delete d;
+}
+
+int KAudioRecordStream::read( char * buffer, int size )
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	unsigned int remaining = size;
+	while( remaining )
+	{
+		if( d->blocking )
+			while( d->inqueue.isEmpty() )
+				Arts::Dispatcher::the()->ioManager()->processOneEvent( true );
+		else
+		{
+			if( d->inqueue.isEmpty() )
+				Arts::Dispatcher::the()->ioManager()->processOneEvent( false );
+			if( d->inqueue.isEmpty() )
+				return size - remaining;
+		}
+		QByteArray * data = d->inqueue.head();
+		unsigned int tocopy = kMin( remaining, data->size() - d->pos );
+		memcpy( buffer, data->data() + d->pos, tocopy );
+		d->pos += tocopy;
+		buffer += tocopy;
+		remaining -= tocopy;
+		if( d->pos == data->size() )
+		{
+			d->inqueue.remove();
+			d->pos = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	return size;
+}
+
+void KAudioRecordStream::setBlockingIO( bool blocking )
+{
+	d->blocking = blocking;
+}
+
+bool KAudioRecordStream::blockingIO() const
+{
+	return d->blocking;
+}
+
+void KAudioRecordStream::usePolling( bool polling )
+{
+	d->polling = polling;
+	if( ! polling )
+		flush();
+}
+
+bool KAudioRecordStream::polling() const
+{
+	return d->polling;
+}
+
+Arts::StereoEffectStack KAudioRecordStream::effectStack() const
+{
+	return d->effectStack;
+}
+
+bool KAudioRecordStream::running() const
+{
+	return d->attached;
+}
+
+void KAudioRecordStream::stop()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	if( d->attached )
+	{
+		d->receiver.stop();
+		d->convert.stop();
+
+		Arts::disconnect( d->convert, d->receiver );
+		d->receiver = Arts::ByteSoundReceiver::null();
+		d->receiver_base = 0;
+
+		Arts::disconnect( d->effectStack, d->convert );
+
+		d->attached = false;
+		emit running( false );
+	}
+}
+
+void KAudioRecordStream::start( int samplingRate, int bits, int channels )
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << "samplingRate: " << samplingRate << " bits: " << bits << " channels: " << channels << endl;
+	if( ! d->attached )
+	{
+		assert( d->kserver );
+
+		if( ( samplingRate < 500 || samplingRate > 2000000 )
+				|| ( channels != 1 && channels != 2 ) || ( bits != 8 && bits != 16 ) )
+		{
+			kdWarning( 400 ) << "invalid stream parameters: rate=" << samplingRate << ", " << bits << " bit, " << channels << " channels\n";
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			d->convert.samplingRate( samplingRate );
+			d->convert.channels( channels );
+			d->convert.bits( bits );
+			Arts::connect( d->effectStack, d->convert );
+
+			d->receiver_base = new KByteSoundReceiver( samplingRate, bits, channels, d->title.local8Bit() );
+			d->receiver = Arts::ByteSoundReceiver::_from_base( d->receiver_base );
+			connect( d->receiver_base, SIGNAL( data( const char *, unsigned int ) ),
+					SLOT( slotData( const char *, unsigned int ) ) );
+			Arts::connect( d->convert, "outdata", d->receiver, "indata" );
+
+			d->convert.start();
+			d->receiver.start();
+
+			//### needed?
+			Arts::Dispatcher::the()->ioManager()->processOneEvent( false );
+			d->attached = true;
+			emit running( true );
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void KAudioRecordStream::flush()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	d->inqueue.clear();
+}
+
+void KAudioRecordStream::slotRestartedServer() { }
+
+void KAudioRecordStream::slotData( const char * contents, unsigned int size )
+{
+	//kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	QByteArray * bytearray = new QByteArray( size );
+	// copy the contents to the bytearray
+	// this has to be deleted later
+	bytearray->duplicate( contents, size );
+	if( d->polling )
+	{
+		kdDebug( 400 ) << "enqueue the data\n";
+		d->inqueue.enqueue( bytearray );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		//kdDebug( 400 ) << "emit the data\n";
+		emit data( *bytearray );
+		//kdDebug( 400 ) << "delete the data\n";
+		delete bytearray;
+	}
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////
+// ---*--- KByteSoundReceiver ---*--- //
+////////////////////////////////////////
+
+KByteSoundReceiver::KByteSoundReceiver( int rate, int bits, int channels, const char * title )
+	: _samplingRate( rate )
+	, _bits( bits )
+	, _channels( channels )
+	, _title( title )
+{
+}
+
+KByteSoundReceiver::~KByteSoundReceiver()
+{
+}
+
+void KByteSoundReceiver::process_indata( Arts::DataPacket<Arts::mcopbyte> * inpacket )
+{
+	//kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << " size of the packet: " << inpacket->size << endl;
+	emit data( (char *)inpacket->contents, inpacket->size );
+	inpacket->processed();
+}
+
+// vim:sw=4:ts=4
+
+#include "kaudiorecordstream.moc"
+#include "kaudiorecordstream_p.moc"
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream.h b/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f8097676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream.h
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+    /*
+
+    Copyright (C) 2001,2002 Matthias Kretz
+                            kretz@kde.org
+                  2003      Arnold Krille
+                            arnold@arnoldarts.de
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+    */
+
+#ifndef _KAUDIORECORDSTREAM__H
+#define _KAUDIORECORDSTREAM__H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+class KArtsServer;
+namespace Arts { class StereoEffectStack; }
+
+/**
+ * @brief A KDE wrapper around Synth_AMAN_RECORD/AudioToByteStream/ByteSoundReceiver
+ *
+ * @author Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
+ * @since 3.2
+*/
+class KDE_ARTS_EXPORT KAudioRecordStream : public QObject
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+	public:
+		/**
+		 * Construct a KAudioRecordStream
+		 *
+                 * @param server The server where it should record from.
+                 * @param title The title that is shown in the AudioManager.
+                 * @param parent You will propably want to pass the server as parent to so this stream gets deleted before the server disappears.
+                 * @param name The name of the stream.
+		 */
+		KAudioRecordStream( KArtsServer * server, const QString & title, QObject * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 );
+
+		~KAudioRecordStream();
+
+		/**
+		 * You can read @p size number of bytes. If blockingIO() is set the method
+		 * will return as soon as it has all your data and could possibly block your
+		 * program. The method returns the number of bytes that are actually in the
+		 * buffer.
+		 *
+		 * @see usePolling()
+		 */
+		int read( char *, int size );
+
+		/**
+		 * If you set blockingIO to true the read method will wait
+		 * until it has enough data to return exactly what you asked for. If
+		 * blockingIO is false you can count on having control back to your
+		 * program soon enough
+		 */
+		void setBlockingIO( bool );
+
+		/**
+		 * read blocking I/O setting
+		 *
+		 * @see setBlockingIO()
+		 */
+		bool blockingIO() const;
+
+		/**
+		 * If you want to poll for data using read() set this to true. If
+		 * you'd rather not poll use the data() signal for asynchronous
+		 * I/O. If you set polling to true and don't call read() or
+		 * flush() the inputbuffer will grow endlessly.
+		 *
+		 * The default is false (if you want to use read() set this to true).
+		 */
+		void usePolling( bool );
+
+		/**
+		 * read whether polling is enabled
+		 *
+		 * @see usePolling()
+		 */
+		bool polling() const;
+
+		/**
+		 * @return The Effect Stack right after the Synth_AMAN_RECORD.
+		 */
+		Arts::StereoEffectStack effectStack() const;
+
+		/**
+		 * @return Wether it is running (recording) or not.
+		 * @since 3.2
+		 */
+		bool running() const;
+
+	public slots:
+		/**
+		 * Detaches the stream from the soundserver but doesn't remove the Synth_AMAN_RECORD
+		 * so that the entry in the Audiomanager remains.
+		 */
+		void stop();
+
+		/**
+		 * Attach to the soundserver and start getting data to read. This method
+		 * must be called as soon as you want to receive data. In any case you have
+		 * to call start() before read()
+		 *
+		 * @param samplingRate  The sampling rate the stream should be resampled to. Use
+		 *                      a number between 500 and 2000000.
+		 * @param bits          The number of bits the stream should have. Only 8 and
+		 *                      16 Bits are supported.
+		 * @param channels      The number of channels (mono/stereo). Only 1 and 2 are
+		 *                      supported.
+		 */
+		void start( int samplingRate, int bits, int channels );
+
+		/**
+		 * flush input buffer
+		 */
+		void flush();
+
+	signals:
+		/**
+		 * Data from the aRts server has arrived. You should copy the data
+		 * because the passed QByteArray will be deleted right after
+		 * returning from your slot(s).
+		 *
+		 * @param data the data from the server
+		 */
+		void data( QByteArray & data );
+
+		/**
+		 * Wether this RecordStream is recording or not.
+		 * @since 3.2
+		 */
+		void running( bool );
+
+	private slots:
+		void slotRestartedServer();
+		void slotData( const char *, unsigned int );
+
+	private:
+		KAudioRecordStream( const KAudioRecordStream & );
+		KAudioRecordStream & operator=( const KAudioRecordStream & );
+
+		struct Data;
+		Data * d;
+};
+
+#endif //_KAUDIORECORDSTREAM__H
diff --git a/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream_p.h b/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2899519a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kaudiorecordstream_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+    /*
+
+    Copyright (C) 2002 Matthias Kretz
+                       kretz@kde.org
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+    */
+
+#ifndef _KAUDIORECORDSTREAM_P__H
+#define _KAUDIORECORDSTREAM_P__H
+
+#include <soundserver.h>
+#include <stdsynthmodule.h>
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+class KByteSoundReceiver : public QObject,
+                           public Arts::ByteSoundReceiver_skel,
+                           public Arts::StdSynthModule
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+	public:
+		KByteSoundReceiver( int rate, int bits, int channels, const char * title );
+		~KByteSoundReceiver();
+
+		long samplingRate() { return _samplingRate; }
+		long channels()     { return _channels; }
+		long bits()         { return _bits; }
+		std::string title() { return _title; }
+
+	signals:
+		/**
+		 * new data arrived, the data pointer will be deleted
+		 * after this signal was emitted. So if you want to keep it
+		 * you have to copy it.
+		 */
+		void data( const char * data, unsigned int size );
+
+	protected:
+		void process_indata(Arts::DataPacket<Arts::mcopbyte> *);
+
+	private:
+		int _samplingRate, _bits, _channels;
+		std::string _title;
+};
+
+#endif // _KAUDIORECORDSTREAM_P__H
diff --git a/arts/kde/kconverttest.cc b/arts/kde/kconverttest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25cb02e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kconverttest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kaboutdata.h>
+#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
+#include <kapplication.h>
+
+#include <flowsystem.h>
+#include <kplayobject.h>
+#include <kartsdispatcher.h>
+#include <kplayobjectfactory.h>
+#include <kaudioconverter.h>
+#include "kconverttest.moc"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace Arts;
+
+static KCmdLineOptions options[] =
+{
+    { "+[URL]", I18N_NOOP("URL to open"), 0 },
+    KCmdLineLastOption
+};
+
+KConvertTest::KConvertTest()
+{
+}
+
+void KConvertTest::slotRawStreamStart()
+{
+//	cout << "[START]\n\n" << endl;
+}
+
+void KConvertTest::slotNewBlockSize(long blockSize)
+{
+	m_blockSize = blockSize;
+}
+
+void KConvertTest::slotNewBlockPointer(long blockPointer)
+{
+	m_blockPointer = blockPointer;
+}
+
+void KConvertTest::slotNewData()
+{
+	fwrite((void *) m_blockPointer, 1, m_blockSize, stdout);
+}
+
+void KConvertTest::slotRawStreamFinished()
+{
+//	cout << "\n\n[END]" << endl;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	KAboutData aboutData("kconverttest", I18N_NOOP("KConvertTest"), I18N_NOOP("0.1"), "", KAboutData::License_GPL, "");
+							  
+	KCmdLineArgs::init(argc, argv, &aboutData);
+	KCmdLineArgs::addCmdLineOptions(options); 	
+	KApplication app;
+
+	KCmdLineArgs *args = KCmdLineArgs::parsedArgs();
+
+	KURL url;
+	
+	if(args->count())
+		url = args->arg(0);
+	else
+		exit(1);
+
+	args->clear();
+
+	KConvertTest *get = new KConvertTest();
+
+	KArtsDispatcher dispatcher;
+	KAudioConverter converter;
+
+	// FIXME: crashes
+	// converter.setup(44100);
+	converter.requestPlayObject(url);
+
+	QObject::connect(&converter, SIGNAL(rawStreamStart()), get, SLOT(slotRawStreamStart()));
+
+	QObject::connect(&converter, SIGNAL(newBlockSize(long)), get, SLOT(slotNewBlockSize(long)));
+	QObject::connect(&converter, SIGNAL(newBlockPointer(long)), get, SLOT(slotNewBlockPointer(long)));
+	QObject::connect(&converter, SIGNAL(newData()), get, SLOT(slotNewData()));
+	
+	QObject::connect(&converter, SIGNAL(rawStreamFinished()), get, SLOT(slotRawStreamFinished()));
+
+	converter.start();
+
+	app.exec();
+}
+
diff --git a/arts/kde/kconverttest.h b/arts/kde/kconverttest.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60847b0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kconverttest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2002 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KCONVERTTEST_H
+#define KCONVERTTEST_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+class KConvertTest : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	KConvertTest();
+
+public slots:
+	void slotRawStreamStart();
+
+	void slotNewBlockSize(long blockSize);
+	void slotNewBlockPointer(long blockPointer);
+	void slotNewData();
+	
+	void slotRawStreamFinished();
+
+private:
+	long m_blockSize, m_blockPointer;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/kdatarequest_impl.cpp b/arts/kde/kdatarequest_impl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce8f30f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kdatarequest_impl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2002 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include "flowsystem.h"
+#include "convert.h"
+#include "kdatarequest_impl.moc"
+
+using namespace Arts;
+
+KDataRequest_impl::KDataRequest_impl()
+{
+	m_lastBlockSize = 0;
+	m_outBlock = 0;
+}
+
+KDataRequest_impl::~KDataRequest_impl()
+{
+	delete []m_outBlock;
+}
+
+void KDataRequest_impl::streamInit()
+{
+}
+
+void KDataRequest_impl::streamEnd()
+{
+}
+
+void KDataRequest_impl::calculateBlock(unsigned long samples)
+{
+	long blockSize = samples * 4;
+
+	if(m_lastBlockSize != blockSize)
+	{
+		delete []m_outBlock;
+		emit newBlockSize(blockSize);
+	
+		m_outBlock = new unsigned char[blockSize]; // 2 channels, 16 bit
+	
+		emit newBlockPointer((long) m_outBlock);
+
+		m_lastBlockSize = blockSize;
+	}
+
+	convert_stereo_2float_i16le(samples, left, right, m_outBlock);
+	emit newData();
+}
+
+/*
+ * this is the most tricky part here - since we will run in a context
+ * where no audio hardware will play the "give me more data role",
+ * we'll have to request things ourselves (requireFlow() tells the
+ * flowsystem that more signal flow should happen, so that
+ * calculateBlock will get called
+ */
+void KDataRequest_impl::goOn()
+{
+	_node()->requireFlow();
+}
+
+REGISTER_IMPLEMENTATION(KDataRequest_impl);
diff --git a/arts/kde/kdatarequest_impl.h b/arts/kde/kdatarequest_impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07522f0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kdatarequest_impl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2002 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KDATAREQUEST_IMPL
+#define KDATAREQUEST_IMPL
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include "artskde.h"
+#include "stdsynthmodule.h" 
+
+namespace Arts
+{
+
+class KDataRequest_impl : public QObject, virtual public KDataRequest_skel,
+						  virtual public StdSynthModule
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	KDataRequest_impl();
+	~KDataRequest_impl();
+	
+	void streamInit();	
+	void streamEnd();
+
+	void calculateBlock(unsigned long samples);
+	
+	void goOn();
+	
+signals:
+	void newData();
+	void newBlockSize(long blockSize);
+	void newBlockPointer(long blockPointer);
+
+private:
+	long m_lastBlockSize;
+	unsigned char *m_outBlock;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/kioinputstream_impl.cpp b/arts/kde/kioinputstream_impl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b82764931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kioinputstream_impl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+/*
+ * How does it work?
+ * -----------------
+ *
+ * First the buffer has to be filled. When it reaches a defined size the outdata
+ * stream has to start pulling packets. If the buffer reaches a size of zero the
+ * stream has to stop. If the buffer gets to big the job has to be suspended
+ * until the buffer is small enough again.
+ */
+
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kio/job.h>
+#include <kio/kmimetype.h>
+#include <kio/jobclasses.h>
+#include <qtimer.h>
+#include <qdatastream.h>
+#include "artsversion.h"
+#include "kioinputstream_impl.moc"
+
+using namespace Arts;
+
+const unsigned int KIOInputStream_impl::PACKET_COUNT = 10;
+
+KIOInputStream_impl::KIOInputStream_impl() : m_packetSize(2048)
+{
+	m_job = 0;
+	m_finished = false;
+	m_firstBuffer = false;
+	m_packetBuffer = 16;
+	m_streamStarted = false;
+	m_streamSuspended = false;
+	m_streamPulled = false;
+	m_size = 0;
+}
+
+KIOInputStream_impl::~KIOInputStream_impl()
+{
+	if(m_job != 0)
+	    m_job->kill();
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::streamStart()
+{
+	// prevent kill/reconnect
+	if (m_streamStarted) {
+		kdDebug( 400 ) << "not restarting stream!\n";
+		if (m_job->isSuspended())
+			m_job->resume();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "(re)starting stream\n";
+
+	if(m_job != 0)
+		m_job->kill();
+	m_job = KIO::get(m_url, false, false);
+
+	m_job->addMetaData("accept", "audio/x-mp3, video/mpeg, application/ogg");
+	m_job->addMetaData("UserAgent", QString::fromLatin1("aRts/") + QString::fromLatin1(ARTS_VERSION));
+
+	QObject::connect(m_job, SIGNAL(data(KIO::Job *, const QByteArray &)),
+			 this, SLOT(slotData(KIO::Job *, const QByteArray &)));		     
+	QObject::connect(m_job, SIGNAL(result(KIO::Job *)),
+			 this, SLOT(slotResult(KIO::Job *)));		     
+	QObject::connect(m_job, SIGNAL(mimetype(KIO::Job *, const QString &)),
+			 this, SLOT(slotScanMimeType(KIO::Job *, const QString &)));
+	QObject::connect(m_job, SIGNAL(totalSize( KIO::Job *, KIO::filesize_t)),
+			 this, SLOT(slotTotalSize(KIO::Job *, KIO::filesize_t)));
+
+	m_streamStarted = true;
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::streamEnd()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "streamEnd()\n";
+
+	if(m_job != 0)
+	{
+		QObject::disconnect(m_job, SIGNAL(data(KIO::Job *, const QByteArray &)),
+	    				this, SLOT(slotData(KIO::Job *, const QByteArray &)));
+		QObject::disconnect(m_job, SIGNAL(result(KIO::Job *)),
+						this, SLOT(slotResult(KIO::Job *)));		     
+		QObject::disconnect(m_job, SIGNAL(mimetype(KIO::Job *, const QString &)),
+				 this, SLOT(slotScanMimeType(KIO::Job *, const QString &)));
+		QObject::disconnect(m_job, SIGNAL(totalSize( KIO::Job *, KIO::filesize_t)),
+				 this, SLOT(slotTotalSize(KIO::Job *, KIO::filesize_t)));
+
+		if ( m_streamPulled )
+			outdata.endPull();
+
+		m_job->kill();
+		m_job = 0;
+	}	
+
+	m_streamStarted = false;
+}
+
+bool KIOInputStream_impl::openURL(const std::string& url)
+{
+	m_url = KURL(url.c_str());
+	m_size = 0;
+	return true;
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::slotData(KIO::Job *, const QByteArray &data)
+{
+	if(m_finished)
+	    m_finished = false;
+
+	QDataStream dataStream(m_data, IO_WriteOnly | IO_Append);
+	dataStream.writeRawBytes(data.data(), data.size());
+	//kdDebug( 400 ) << "STREAMING: buffersize = " << m_data.size() << " bytes" << endl;
+	
+	processQueue();
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::slotResult(KIO::Job *job)
+{
+	// jobs delete themselves after emitting their result
+	m_finished = true;
+	m_streamStarted = false;
+	m_job = 0;
+
+	if(job->error()) {
+		// break out of the event loop in case of
+		// connection error
+	    	emit mimeTypeFound("application/x-zerosize");
+		job->showErrorDialog();
+	}
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::slotScanMimeType(KIO::Job *, const QString &mimetype)
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "got mimetype: " << mimetype << endl;
+	emit mimeTypeFound(mimetype);
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::slotTotalSize(KIO::Job *, KIO::filesize_t size)
+{
+	m_size = size;
+}
+
+bool KIOInputStream_impl::eof()
+{
+	return (m_finished && m_data.size() == 0);
+}
+
+bool KIOInputStream_impl::seekOk()
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+long KIOInputStream_impl::size()
+{
+	return m_size ? m_size : m_data.size();
+}
+
+long KIOInputStream_impl::seek(long)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::processQueue()
+{
+	if(m_job != 0)
+	{
+		if(m_data.size() > (m_packetBuffer * m_packetSize * 2) && !m_job->isSuspended())
+		{
+			kdDebug( 400 ) << "STREAMING: suspend job" << endl;
+			m_job->suspend();
+		}
+		else if(m_data.size() < (m_packetBuffer * m_packetSize) && m_job->isSuspended())
+		{
+			kdDebug( 400 ) << "STREAMING: resume job" << endl;
+			m_job->resume();
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!m_firstBuffer) {
+		if(m_data.size() < (m_packetBuffer * m_packetSize * 2) ) {
+			kdDebug( 400 ) << "STREAMING: Buffering in progress... (Needed bytes before it starts to play: " << ((m_packetBuffer * m_packetSize * 2) - m_data.size()) << ")" << endl;
+			return;
+		} else {
+			m_firstBuffer = true;
+			m_streamPulled = true;
+			outdata.setPull(PACKET_COUNT, m_packetSize);
+		} 
+	}
+}
+
+void KIOInputStream_impl::request_outdata(DataPacket<mcopbyte> *packet)
+{
+	processQueue();
+	packet->size = std::min(m_packetSize, m_data.size());
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "STREAMING: Filling one DataPacket with " << packet->size << " bytes of the stream!" << endl;
+
+	if (!m_finished) {
+		if( (unsigned)packet->size < m_packetSize || ! m_firstBuffer) {
+			m_firstBuffer = false;
+			packet->size = 0;
+			outdata.endPull();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	if (packet->size > 0)
+	{
+		memcpy(packet->contents, m_data.data(), packet->size);
+		memmove(m_data.data(), m_data.data() + packet->size, m_data.size() - packet->size);
+		m_data.resize(m_data.size() - packet->size);
+	}
+	packet->send();
+}
+
+REGISTER_IMPLEMENTATION(KIOInputStream_impl);
diff --git a/arts/kde/kioinputstream_impl.h b/arts/kde/kioinputstream_impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95daac169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kioinputstream_impl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KIOINPUTSTREAM_IMPL
+#define KIOINPUTSTREAM_IMPL
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include <qcstring.h>
+#include <kio/jobclasses.h>
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include "artskde.h"
+#include "stdsynthmodule.h" 
+
+namespace Arts {
+
+class KIOInputStream_impl : public QObject, virtual public KIOInputStream_skel, 
+					    virtual public InputStream_skel,
+					    virtual public StdSynthModule
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	KIOInputStream_impl();
+	~KIOInputStream_impl();
+	
+	void streamStart();	
+	void streamEnd();
+
+	bool eof();
+	bool seekOk();
+	long size();
+	long seek(long);
+
+	bool openURL(const std::string& url);
+
+	void processQueue();
+	void request_outdata(DataPacket<mcopbyte> *packet);
+
+	long bufferPackets() { return m_packetBuffer; }
+	void bufferPackets(long i) { m_packetBuffer = i; }
+
+	long packetSize() { return m_packetSize; }
+
+signals:
+	void mimeTypeFound(const QString & mimetype);
+	
+private slots:
+	void slotData(KIO::Job *, const QByteArray &);
+	void slotResult(KIO::Job *);
+	void slotScanMimeType(KIO::Job *, const QString &mimetype);
+	void slotTotalSize(KIO::Job *, KIO::filesize_t size);
+
+private:
+	KURL m_url;
+	KIO::TransferJob *m_job;
+	QByteArray m_data;
+	bool m_finished;
+	bool m_firstBuffer;
+	bool m_streamStarted;
+	bool m_streamSuspended;
+	bool m_streamPulled;
+
+	unsigned int m_packetBuffer;
+	const unsigned int m_packetSize;
+	KIO::filesize_t m_size;
+	
+	static const unsigned int PACKET_COUNT;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/kiotest.cc b/arts/kde/kiotest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5403ce0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kiotest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <kmedia2.h>
+#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
+#include <connect.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <kaboutdata.h>
+#include "qiomanager.h"
+#include "artskde.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace Arts;
+
+
+static KCmdLineOptions options[] =
+{
+    { "+[URL]", I18N_NOOP("URL to open"), 0 },
+    KCmdLineLastOption
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	KAboutData aboutData( "kiotest", I18N_NOOP("KIOTest"), I18N_NOOP("0.1"), "", KAboutData::License_GPL, "");
+							  
+	KCmdLineArgs::init(argc,argv,&aboutData);
+	KCmdLineArgs::addCmdLineOptions(options); 	
+	KApplication app;
+	QIOManager qiomanager;
+	Dispatcher dispatcher(&qiomanager);
+	KIOInputStream stream;
+	StdoutWriter writer;
+
+	KCmdLineArgs *args = KCmdLineArgs::parsedArgs();
+
+	if(args->count())
+	{
+	    if(!stream.openURL(args->arg(0)))
+	    {
+		printf("can't open url");
+		exit(1);
+	    }
+	}
+	else
+	    exit(1);
+	    
+	args->clear();
+	
+	connect(stream, writer);
+
+	writer.start();
+	stream.start();
+	
+	app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/kiotestslow.cc b/arts/kde/kiotestslow.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd5f1e129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kiotestslow.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <kmedia2.h>
+#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
+#include <connect.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <kaboutdata.h>
+#include <stdsynthmodule.h>
+#include "qiomanager.h"
+#include "artskde.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace Arts;
+
+namespace Arts {
+/* simulate slow receiver */
+class KIOTestSlow_impl : public KIOTestSlow_skel,
+                         public TimeNotify,
+						 public StdSynthModule
+{
+	int pos;
+	list< DataPacket<mcopbyte>* > q;
+	InputStream _inputStream;
+
+public:
+	InputStream inputStream() { return _inputStream; }
+	void inputStream(InputStream i) { _inputStream = i; }
+
+	KIOTestSlow_impl()
+	{
+		Dispatcher::the()->ioManager()->addTimer(10, this);
+		pos = 0;
+	}
+	void notifyTime()
+	{
+		if(!_inputStream.isNull() && _inputStream.eof())
+		{
+			printf("\n[*EOF*] remaining = %d packets\n");
+			_inputStream = InputStream::null();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		int TODO = 100;
+		do {
+			if(q.empty())
+				return;
+
+			DataPacket<mcopbyte> *p = q.front();
+			char ch = p->contents[pos++];
+			if(p->size == pos)
+			{
+				p->processed();
+				q.pop_front();
+				pos = 0;
+			}
+
+			if(ch == '\n')
+			{
+				long size = 0;
+				list<DataPacket<mcopbyte>*>::iterator i;
+				for(i = q.begin(); i != q.end(); i++)
+					size += (*i)->size;
+				printf("\n[queued %8ld] ",size-pos);
+			}
+			else
+				putchar(ch);
+
+		} while(TODO-- > 0);
+	}
+	void process_data(DataPacket<mcopbyte> *p)
+	{
+		if(p->size == 0)
+			p->processed();
+		else
+			q.push_back(p);
+	}
+};
+REGISTER_IMPLEMENTATION(KIOTestSlow_impl);
+};
+
+static KCmdLineOptions options[] =
+{
+    { "+[URL]", I18N_NOOP("URL to open"), 0 },
+    KCmdLineLastOption
+};
+
+#undef USE_FILEINPUTSTREAM
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	KAboutData aboutData( "kiotestslow", I18N_NOOP("KIOTest"), I18N_NOOP("0.1"), "", KAboutData::License_GPL, "");
+							  
+	KCmdLineArgs::init(argc,argv,&aboutData);
+	KCmdLineArgs::addCmdLineOptions(options); 	
+	KApplication app;
+	QIOManager qiomanager;
+	Dispatcher dispatcher(&qiomanager);
+#ifndef USE_FILEINPUTSTREAM
+	KIOInputStream stream;
+#else
+	FileInputStream stream;
+#endif
+	KIOTestSlow writer;
+
+	KCmdLineArgs *args = KCmdLineArgs::parsedArgs();
+
+	if(args->count())
+	{
+#ifdef USE_FILEINPUTSTREAM
+	    if(!stream.open(args->arg(0)))
+#else
+	    if(!stream.openURL(args->arg(0)))
+#endif
+	    {
+		printf("can't open url");
+		exit(1);
+	    }
+	}
+	else
+	    exit(1);
+	    
+	args->clear();
+
+	writer.inputStream(stream);
+	connect(stream, writer);
+
+	writer.start();
+	stream.start();
+	
+	app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/kplayobject.cc b/arts/kde/kplayobject.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af37735cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kplayobject.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#include "kplayobject.h"
+#include "kplayobject.moc"
+#include "kplayobjectcreator.h"
+#include <kdebug.h>
+
+KPlayObject::KPlayObject() : QObject()
+{
+	m_playObject = Arts::PlayObject::null();
+	m_isStream = false;
+}
+
+KPlayObject::KPlayObject(Arts::PlayObject playobject, bool isStream) : QObject()
+{
+	m_playObject = playobject;
+	m_isStream = isStream;
+}
+
+KPlayObject::~KPlayObject()
+{
+}
+
+void KPlayObject::play()
+{
+	object().play();
+}
+
+void KPlayObject::seek(Arts::poTime newTime)
+{
+	if(!m_isStream)
+		object().seek(newTime);
+	else
+		kdDebug( 400 ) << "Seeking in a Stream? huh?" << endl;
+}
+
+void KPlayObject::pause()
+{
+	object().pause();
+}
+
+void KPlayObject::halt()
+{
+	object().halt();
+}
+
+QString KPlayObject::description()
+{
+	return QString::fromLatin1(object().description().c_str());
+}
+
+Arts::poTime KPlayObject::currentTime()
+{
+	return object().currentTime();
+}
+
+Arts::poTime KPlayObject::overallTime()
+{
+	return object().overallTime();
+}
+
+Arts::poCapabilities KPlayObject::capabilities()
+{
+	return object().capabilities();
+}
+
+QString KPlayObject::mediaName()
+{
+	return QString::fromLatin1(object().mediaName().c_str());
+}
+
+Arts::poState KPlayObject::state()
+{
+	return object().state();
+}
+
+Arts::PlayObject KPlayObject::object()
+{
+	return m_playObject;
+}
+
+bool KPlayObject::isNull()
+{
+	if( !this )
+		return true;
+	return object().isNull();
+}
+
+void KPlayObject::setObject(Arts::PlayObject playObject)
+{
+	m_playObject = playObject;
+}
+
+bool KPlayObject::stream()
+{
+	return m_isStream;
+}
+
+struct KDE::PlayObject::PrivateData
+{
+	PrivateData() : creator( 0 ), 
+			isProxy( false ),
+			internalState( Arts::posIdle ) {}
+	~PrivateData() {
+		delete creator;
+	}
+	Arts::SoundServerV2 server;
+	KDE::PlayObjectCreator* creator;
+	bool createBUS;
+	bool isProxy;
+	Arts::poState internalState;
+	KURL url;
+};
+
+KDE::PlayObject::PlayObject() : QObject()
+{
+	m_playObject = Arts::PlayObject::null();
+	m_isStream = false;
+	d = new PrivateData;
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObject::PlayObject(Arts::PlayObject playobject, bool isStream) : QObject()
+{
+	m_playObject = playobject;
+	m_isStream = isStream;
+	d = new PrivateData;
+
+	//very funny! you can't connect to signals before creating
+	//the object - so nobody will ever receive this signal (mkretz)
+	//
+	//emit playObjectCreated();
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObject::PlayObject( Arts::SoundServerV2 server, const KURL& url, bool isStream, bool createBUS ) : QObject()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObject: created as proxy for URL " << url.url()<< endl;
+
+	m_playObject = Arts::PlayObject::null();
+	m_isStream = isStream;
+	d = new PrivateData;
+	d->server = server;
+	d->url = url;
+	d->createBUS = createBUS;
+	d->isProxy = true;
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObject::~PlayObject()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObject: destroyed" << endl;
+
+	delete d;
+}
+
+void KDE::PlayObject::play()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObject::play()" << endl;
+
+	if ( object().isNull() ) {
+		if ( m_isStream ) {
+			if ( d->creator )
+				delete d->creator;
+			d->creator = new KDE::PlayObjectCreator( d->server );
+			d->creator->create( d->url, d->createBUS, this, SLOT( attachPlayObject( Arts::PlayObject ) ) );
+			kdDebug( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObject::play(): creator called" << endl;
+			d->internalState = Arts::posPlaying;
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+	object().play();
+}
+
+void KDE::PlayObject::attachPlayObject( Arts::PlayObject playObject )
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObject::attachPlayObject()" << endl;
+
+	m_playObject = playObject;
+	emit playObjectCreated();
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return;
+	switch ( d->internalState ) {
+	case Arts::posIdle:
+		object().halt();
+		break;
+	case Arts::posPaused:
+		object().pause();
+		break;
+	case Arts::posPlaying:
+		object().play ();
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+void KDE::PlayObject::seek(Arts::poTime newTime)
+{
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return;
+	if(!m_isStream)
+		object().seek(newTime);
+	else
+		kdDebug( 400 ) << "Seeking in a Stream? huh?" << endl;
+}
+
+void KDE::PlayObject::pause()
+{
+	if ( !object().isNull() )
+		object().pause();
+	d->internalState = Arts::posPaused;
+}
+
+void KDE::PlayObject::halt()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObject::halt()" << endl;
+	if ( !object().isNull() )
+		object().halt();
+	else if ( d->creator ) {
+		delete d->creator;
+		d->creator = 0;
+		kdDebug( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObject::halt(): creator destroyed" << endl;
+	}
+	d->internalState = Arts::posIdle;
+}
+
+QString KDE::PlayObject::description()
+{
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return QString();
+	return QString::fromLatin1(object().description().c_str());
+}
+
+Arts::poTime KDE::PlayObject::currentTime()
+{
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return Arts::poTime( 0, 0, -1, "" );
+	return object().currentTime();
+}
+
+Arts::poTime KDE::PlayObject::overallTime()
+{
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return Arts::poTime( 0, 0, -1, "" );
+	return object().overallTime();
+}
+
+Arts::poCapabilities KDE::PlayObject::capabilities()
+{
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return static_cast<Arts::poCapabilities>( 0 );
+	return object().capabilities();
+}
+
+QString KDE::PlayObject::mediaName()
+{
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return QString();
+	return QString::fromLatin1(object().mediaName().c_str());
+}
+
+Arts::poState KDE::PlayObject::state()
+{
+	if ( object().isNull() )
+		return d->internalState;
+	return object().state();
+}
+
+Arts::PlayObject KDE::PlayObject::object()
+{
+	return m_playObject;
+}
+
+bool KDE::PlayObject::isNull()
+{
+	if ( !this )
+		return true;
+	if ( d->isProxy )
+		return false;
+	return object().isNull();
+}
+
+bool KDE::PlayObject::stream()
+{
+	return m_isStream;
+}
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4 noet
diff --git a/arts/kde/kplayobject.h b/arts/kde/kplayobject.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..959e46810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kplayobject.h
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KPLAYOBJECT_H
+#define KPLAYOBJECT_H
+
+#include "kmedia2.h"
+#include "soundserver.h"
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+class KDE_EXPORT KPlayObject : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	KPlayObject();
+	KPlayObject(Arts::PlayObject playobject, bool isStream);
+	~KPlayObject();
+
+	/**
+	  * Sets the internal Arts::PlayObject
+	  * to @a playObject
+	  */
+	void setObject(Arts::PlayObject playObject);
+	
+	/**
+	  * Returns the internal Arts::PlayObject
+	  */
+	Arts::PlayObject object();
+
+	/**
+	 * return true if both this != 0, and object.isNull()
+	 *
+	 * in essence, ((KPlayObject*)0)->isNull() will not 
+	 * crash
+	 **/
+	bool isNull();
+
+	/**
+	 * returns true if the internally playobject
+	 * is used to play a stream
+	 */
+    	bool stream();
+
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	void play();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	void seek(Arts::poTime newTime);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	void pause();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	 
+	void halt();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	QString description();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	Arts::poTime currentTime();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	Arts::poTime overallTime();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	Arts::poCapabilities capabilities();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	QString mediaName();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	Arts::poState state();
+
+private:
+	Arts::PlayObject m_playObject;
+	bool m_isStream;
+};
+
+
+
+namespace KDE {
+
+class PlayObjectFactory;
+
+/**
+  * This class acts as a general interface to the KDE multimedia framework.
+  * You basically point the Playobject to an URL and say "play", and it will
+  * automatically decode and play and / or display the file or stream.
+  * For non-local media, it will make extensive use of KIOInputStream to
+  * directly play the content from the remote location without having to
+  * download it to a temporary local file first.
+  *
+  * A KDE::PlayObject is never created directly with new, but only through
+  * a KDE::PlayObjectFactory.
+  *
+  * Basically, it is used like this:
+  * \code
+  * KArtsDispatcher dispatcher;
+  * KArtsServer server;
+  * KDE::PlayObjectFactory factory( server.server() );
+  * KDE::PlayObject* playobj = factory.createPlayObject( someURL, true );
+  * playobj->play();
+  * \endcode
+  *
+  * Internally, the KDE::PlayObject acts as a wrapper for an Arts::PlayObject.
+  *
+  * Special care needs to be taken for non-local media. In general, you
+  * cannot safely figure out the mimetype of the remote media content, by
+  * looking at the URL alone. You need to download some data to analyze
+  * the content. Since KDE::PlayObject is only a wrapper for an
+  * Arts::PlayObject, and an Arts::PlayObject needs to know the mimetype
+  * of the data it plays in order to pick the correct decoder, one cannot
+  * directly create an Arts::PlayObject and attach it to a stream. Therefore,
+  * the following approach is used.
+  *
+  * Whenever a the factory creates a KDE::PlayObject for a non-local content,
+  * it first generates a so called "Proxy" Playobject. This is a
+  * KDE::PlayObject that does not contain a real Arts::PlayObject yet.
+  * As soon as you invoke the play() method, a connection to the media
+  * source is made, and as soon as the mimetype is known, the appropriate
+  * Arts::PlayObject is created.
+  *
+  * This has some side effects that developers need to be aware of:
+  * Until the real Arts::PlayObject got created,
+  * - the capabilities() method returns "zero" capabilities,
+  * - description() and mediaName() will return a null QString,
+  * - currentTime() and overallTime() will return "zero",
+  * - despite the fact that isNull() returns "false", object().isNull()
+  *   will return "true". If you need to directly access methods of the
+  *   internal Arts::PlayObject, be sure to use object().isNull() to guard
+  *   your access.
+  *
+  * A KDE::PlayObject will emit the signal playObjectCreated()
+  * as soon as the real internal Arts::PlayObject got created. This is also
+  * true for local media files. So you can generally connect to this signal
+  * and act on it if your application needs to know about the real capabilities
+  * of the Arts::PlayObject.
+  *
+  * However, KDE::PlayObject will try to act reasonable on calls to play(),
+  * halt(), pause() and state(). If you call play() and then pause() 
+  * before the connection to the media source was established, it will 
+  * not start playing once the connection got established. Calling halt()
+  * will cancel the connection process. KDE::PlayObject will maintain
+  * an internal state variable, and calling state() will return this
+  * internal state until the real Arts::PlayObject got created, afterwards
+  * the state of the Arts::PlayObject will be returned.
+  */
+class KDE_EXPORT PlayObject : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	~PlayObject();
+
+	/**
+	  * Returns the internal Arts::PlayObject
+	  */
+	Arts::PlayObject object();
+
+	/**
+	 * return true if this != 0.
+	 *
+	 * in essence, ((KDE::PlayObject*)0)->isNull() will not 
+	 * crash
+	 **/
+	bool isNull();
+
+	/**
+	 * returns "true" if the content to play is delivered as a stream.
+	 */
+    	bool stream();
+
+	/**
+	 * causes the PlayObject to start the play back.
+	 */
+	void play();
+	
+	/**
+	 * causes the PlayObject to skip to the time @p newTime. 
+	 * You don't need to stop or restart the play back after calling seek.
+	 */
+	void seek(Arts::poTime newTime);
+	
+	/**
+	 * causes the PlayObject to pause play back immediately. It will not
+	 * restart until you call play(). This also works on streams, the
+	 * connection to the media source will be maintained while the 
+	 * PlayObject is paused.
+	 */
+	void pause();
+	
+	/**
+	 * immediately stops the play back and resets the media to the
+	 * start of the content. If playing from a stream, halt() causes
+	 * the connection to be canceled.
+	 */
+	 
+	void halt();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	QString description();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	Arts::poTime currentTime();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	Arts::poTime overallTime();
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns the capabilities of the PlayObject. The return value is
+	 * a binary OR of Arts::capSeek and Arts::capPause, or 0.
+	 */
+	Arts::poCapabilities capabilities();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reimplemented (Arts::PlayObject Wrapper)
+	 */
+	QString mediaName();
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns the internal state of the PlayObject. The state can be
+	 * either Arts::posIdle, Arts::posPaused or Arts::posPlaying. A
+	 * PlayObject in state Arts::posIdle is stopped. Once you call
+	 * play(), the state changes to Arts::posPlaying. pause() causes
+	 * the PlayObject to change to Arts::posPaused.
+	 */
+	Arts::poState state();
+
+signals:
+	/**
+	 * this signal is emitted as soon as the internal Arts::PlayObject
+	 * is created and ready to play. It is granted that the Arts::PlayObject
+	 * has not started playing, but KDE::PlayObject will call
+	 * object().play() immediately after emitting this signal, so you
+	 * need not do it yourself.
+	 */
+	void playObjectCreated();
+
+private slots:
+	void attachPlayObject( Arts::PlayObject );
+
+private:
+	Arts::PlayObject m_playObject;
+	bool m_isStream;
+
+	struct PrivateData;
+	PrivateData* d;
+
+	/* private constructors, to prevent instantiation and copying */
+	PlayObject();
+	PlayObject( const PlayObject& ) : QObject() {};
+	PlayObject(Arts::PlayObject playobject, bool isStream);
+	PlayObject( Arts::SoundServerV2 server, const KURL& url, bool isStream, bool createBUS );
+
+	friend class KDE::PlayObjectFactory;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/kplayobjectcreator.cc b/arts/kde/kplayobjectcreator.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26b4308ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kplayobjectcreator.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2002 Matthias Welwarsky <mwelwarsky@web.de>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#include <kio/kmimetype.h>
+#include "artskde.h"
+#include "kplayobjectcreator.h"
+#include "kplayobjectcreator.moc"
+#include "kioinputstream_impl.h"
+
+#include <qfile.h>
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+
+KDE::PlayObjectCreator::PlayObjectCreator(Arts::SoundServerV2 server)
+{
+	m_server = server;
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObjectCreator::~PlayObjectCreator()
+{
+}
+
+bool KDE::PlayObjectCreator::create(const KURL& url, bool createBUS, const QObject* receiver, const char* slot)
+{
+	// no need to go any further, and I hate deep indentation
+	if (m_server.isNull() || url.isEmpty() )
+		return false;
+
+	connect( this, SIGNAL( playObjectCreated( Arts::PlayObject ) ),
+			receiver, slot );
+
+	// check if the URL is a local file
+	if (!url.isLocalFile())
+	{
+		m_createBUS = createBUS;
+
+		// This is the RightWay(tm) according to stw
+		Arts::KIOInputStream_impl* instream_impl = new Arts::KIOInputStream_impl();
+		m_instream = Arts::KIOInputStream::_from_base(instream_impl);
+
+		// signal will be called once the ioslave knows the mime-type of the stream
+		connect(instream_impl, SIGNAL(mimeTypeFound(const QString &)),
+				 this, SLOT(slotMimeType(const QString &)));
+
+		// GO!
+		m_instream.openURL(url.url().latin1());
+		m_instream.streamStart();
+
+		return true;
+	}
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "stream is local file: " << url.url() << endl;
+
+	// usual stuff if we have a local file
+	KMimeType::Ptr mimetype = KMimeType::findByURL(url);
+	emit playObjectCreated (
+		m_server.createPlayObjectForURL(std::string(QFile::encodeName(url.path())), 
+						 std::string(mimetype->name().latin1()), 
+						 createBUS)
+		);
+	return true;
+}
+
+void KDE::PlayObjectCreator::slotMimeType(const QString& mimetype)
+{
+
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << "slotMimeType called: " << mimetype << endl;
+
+	QString mimetype_copy = mimetype;
+
+	if ( mimetype_copy == "application/octet-stream" )
+	    mimetype_copy = QString("audio/x-mp3");
+
+	if (mimetype_copy == "application/x-zerosize")
+		emit playObjectCreated(Arts::PlayObject::null());
+
+	playObject = m_server.createPlayObjectForStream( 
+					m_instream,
+					std::string( mimetype_copy.latin1() ),
+					m_createBUS );
+	if ( playObject.isNull() ) {
+		m_instream.streamEnd();
+		emit playObjectCreated( Arts::PlayObject::null() );
+		return;
+	}
+	emit playObjectCreated( playObject );
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/kplayobjectcreator.h b/arts/kde/kplayobjectcreator.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31b0a0b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kplayobjectcreator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2002 Matthias Welwarsky <mwelwarsky@web.de>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KPLAYOBJECTCREATOR_H
+#define KPLAYOBJECTCREATOR_H
+
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include "soundserver.h"
+#include "kioinputstream_impl.h"
+
+namespace KDE {
+
+class PlayObjectCreator : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	PlayObjectCreator(Arts::SoundServerV2 server);
+	~PlayObjectCreator();
+
+	bool create(const KURL& url, bool createBUS, const QObject* receiver, const char* slot);
+
+signals:
+	void playObjectCreated(Arts::PlayObject playObject);
+
+private slots:
+	void slotMimeType(const QString &mimetype);
+
+private:
+	Arts::SoundServerV2 m_server;
+	Arts::KIOInputStream m_instream;
+	Arts::PlayObject playObject;
+	bool m_createBUS;
+};
+
+}
+#endif
+
diff --git a/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory.cc b/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea0218746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#include <kio/kmimetype.h>
+#include "kplayobject.h"
+#include "artskde.h"
+#include "kplayobjectfactory.h"
+#include "kplayobjectfactory_p.h"
+#include "kplayobjectcreator.h"
+#include "kioinputstream_impl.h"
+#include "kartsdispatcher.h"
+#include "kartsserver.h"
+
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include "kaudiomanagerplay.h"
+#include <flowsystem.h>
+#include <kio/netaccess.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+KPlayObjectFactory::KPlayObjectFactory(Arts::SoundServerV2 server)
+{
+	m_server = server;
+	m_allowStreaming = true;
+	m_stream = false;
+}
+
+KPlayObjectFactory::KPlayObjectFactory(KArtsServer* server)
+{
+	m_server = server->server();
+	m_allowStreaming = true;
+	m_stream = false;
+}
+
+KPlayObjectFactory::~KPlayObjectFactory()
+{
+}
+
+KPlayObject *KPlayObjectFactory::createPlayObject(const KURL& url, bool createBUS)
+{
+	KMimeType::Ptr mimetype = KMimeType::findByURL(url);
+	return createPlayObject(url, mimetype->name(), createBUS);
+}
+
+
+KPlayObject *KPlayObjectFactory::createPlayObject(const KURL& _url, const QString &mimetype, bool createBUS)
+{
+	// WHY DOES BROKEN KIO_MEDIA GIVE WRONG URLS?
+	// I hate it
+	// I hate it
+	// It sucks
+	// kio_media please die
+	KURL url = KIO::NetAccess::mostLocalURL(_url, 0);
+
+	if(!m_server.isNull())
+	{
+		if(mimetype == "application/octet-stream" && m_allowStreaming)
+		{
+			Arts::KIOInputStream instream;
+			instream.openURL(url.url().latin1());
+
+			m_stream = true;
+
+			// TODO: what else than hardcoding audio/x-mp3 ?
+			return new KPlayObject(m_server.createPlayObjectForStream(instream, string("audio/x-mp3"), createBUS), true);
+		}
+		else
+			return new KPlayObject(m_server.createPlayObjectForURL(string(QFile::encodeName(url.path())), string(mimetype.latin1()), createBUS), false);
+	}
+	else
+		return new KPlayObject();
+}
+
+
+
+//
+
+KDE::PlayObjectFactory::PlayObjectFactory(Arts::SoundServerV2 server)
+{
+	d = new PrivateData;
+	d->server = server;
+	d->amanPlay = 0;
+	d->helper = 0;
+	d->allowStreaming = true;
+	d->isStream = false;
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObjectFactory::PlayObjectFactory(KArtsServer* server)
+{
+	d = new PrivateData;
+	d->server = server->server();
+	d->amanPlay = 0;
+	d->helper = 0;
+	d->allowStreaming = true;
+	d->isStream = false;
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObjectFactory::~PlayObjectFactory()
+{
+	delete d->helper;
+	delete d;
+}
+
+void KDE::PlayObjectFactory::setAudioManagerPlay( KAudioManagerPlay * amanPlay )
+{
+	d->amanPlay = amanPlay;
+	if( ! d->helper )
+		d->helper = new POFHelper;
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObject *KDE::PlayObjectFactory::createPlayObject(const KURL& url, bool createBUS)
+{
+	KMimeType::Ptr mimetype = KMimeType::findByURL(url);
+	return createPlayObject(url, mimetype->name(), createBUS);
+}
+
+KDE::PlayObject *KDE::PlayObjectFactory::createPlayObject(const KURL& _url, const QString &mimetype, bool createBUS)
+{
+	// WHY DOES BROKEN KIO_MEDIA GIVE WRONG URLS?
+	// I hate it
+	// I hate it
+	// It sucks
+	// kio_media please die
+	KURL url = KIO::NetAccess::mostLocalURL(_url, 0);
+	
+	// return a NULL playobject if the server is NULL
+	if ( d->server.isNull() || url.isEmpty() )
+		return new KDE::PlayObject();
+
+	// if the program wants to use it's own Synth_AMAN_PLAY we don't need a
+	// bus
+	if( d->amanPlay && createBUS )
+	{
+		kdWarning( 400 ) << "KDE::PlayObjectFactory was instructed to use a Synth_AMAN_PLAY for output but the program also asked for a Synth_BUS_UPLINK" << endl;
+		createBUS = false;
+	}
+
+	// decide if it's a local file. mpeglib provides cdda reading and decoding, so we prefer that over kio_audiocd
+	if ( url.isLocalFile() || !d->allowStreaming || (url.protocol() == "audiocd" && mimetype == "application/x-cda" && mimeTypes().contains( "application/x-cda" ) ) )
+	{
+		// we rely on the delivered mimetype if it's a local file
+		d->playObj = new KDE::PlayObject( d->server.createPlayObjectForURL( string( QFile::encodeName( url.path() ) ), string( mimetype.latin1() ), createBUS ), false );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// if non-local, let the KPlayObject figure out the mimetype itself
+		// this invokes asynchronous creation automatically
+		d->playObj = new KDE::PlayObject( d->server, url, true, createBUS );
+	}
+
+	if( d->playObj->isNull() )
+	{
+		delete d->playObj;
+		d->playObj = 0;
+		return new KDE::PlayObject(); // return a NULL playobject
+	}
+
+	if( d->amanPlay )
+	{
+		d->helper->po = d->playObj;
+		d->helper->ap = d->amanPlay;
+		if( d->playObj->object().isNull() && d->amanPlay )
+			QObject::connect( d->playObj, SIGNAL( playObjectCreated() ), d->helper, SLOT( connectAmanPlay() ) );
+		else
+			d->helper->connectAmanPlay();
+	}
+
+	return d->playObj;
+}
+
+QStringList KDE::PlayObjectFactory::mimeTypes(void)
+{
+	KArtsDispatcher dispatcher; // we need such a thing, otherwise we crash
+	Arts::TraderQuery query;
+	vector<Arts::TraderOffer> *offers = query.query();
+
+	QStringList results;
+	for(vector<Arts::TraderOffer>::iterator offer = offers->begin();
+	    offer != offers->end(); ++offer)
+	{
+		vector<string> *mimetypes = (*offer).getProperty("MimeType");
+
+		for(vector<string>::iterator mimetype = mimetypes->begin();
+		    mimetype != mimetypes->end(); ++mimetype)
+		{
+			QString name = QString::fromLocal8Bit((*mimetype).c_str()).stripWhiteSpace();
+			if(KMimeType::mimeType(name))
+				results.append(name);
+		}
+
+		delete mimetypes;
+	}
+	delete offers;
+
+	// clean out duplicates
+	results.sort();
+	for(QStringList::iterator result = results.begin(); result != results.end(); )
+	{
+		QStringList::iterator previous = result;
+		++result;
+		if(result != results.end() && *result == *previous)
+		{
+			results.remove(result);
+			result = previous;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return results;
+}
+
+/* ### KDE4
+void KDE::PlayObjectFactory::connectAmanPlay()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	if( d->playObj->object().isNull() )
+		return;
+
+	d->amanPlay->start();
+	d->playObj->object()._node()->start();
+	Arts::connect( d->playObj->object(), "left" , d->amanPlay->amanPlay(), "left" );
+	Arts::connect( d->playObj->object(), "right", d->amanPlay->amanPlay(), "right" );
+}
+*/
+
+void KDE::POFHelper::connectAmanPlay()
+{
+	kdDebug( 400 ) << k_funcinfo << endl;
+	if( po->object().isNull() )
+		return;
+
+	ap->start();
+	po->object()._node()->start();
+	Arts::connect( po->object(), "left" , ap->amanPlay(), "left" );
+	Arts::connect( po->object(), "right", ap->amanPlay(), "right" );
+}
+
+#include "kplayobjectfactory_p.moc"
+
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4 noet
diff --git a/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory.h b/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f9c096fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+	/*
+
+	Copyright (C) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+	version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+	Library General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+	along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+	*/
+
+#ifndef KPLAYOBJECTFACTORY_H
+#define KPLAYOBJECTFACTORY_H
+
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+#include "soundserver.h"
+#include "kplayobject.h"
+
+class KArtsServer;
+
+class KDE_EXPORT KPlayObjectFactory
+{
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new Factory for creating aRts playobjects on the
+	 * soundserver.
+	 */
+	KPlayObjectFactory(Arts::SoundServerV2 server);
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience constructor to pass a KArtsServer instead of an
+	 * Arts::SoundServerV2. This equivalent to calling
+	 * KPlayObjectFactory( server.server() ).
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.2
+	 */
+	KPlayObjectFactory(KArtsServer* server);
+
+	~KPlayObjectFactory();
+
+	KPlayObject *createPlayObject(const KURL& url, bool createBUS);
+	KPlayObject *createPlayObject(const KURL& url, const QString &mimetype, bool createBUS);
+
+	void setAllowStreaming(bool s) { m_allowStreaming = s; }
+	bool allowStreaming() { return m_allowStreaming; }
+
+	bool isAStream() { return m_stream; }
+	
+private:
+	Arts::SoundServerV2 m_server;
+	bool m_allowStreaming;
+	bool m_stream;
+};
+
+class KAudioManagerPlay;
+
+namespace KDE {
+
+class POFHelper;
+
+	/**
+	 * This class implements a factory to create KDE::PlayObjects for
+	 * a given URL and mimetype. A detailed description about how to
+	 * use the KDE multimedia framework can be found in the documentation
+	 * for KDE::PlayObject.
+	 */
+class KDE_EXPORT PlayObjectFactory// : public QObject ### for KDE4 make it a QObject to be able to receive signals
+{
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Creates a KDE::PlayObjectFactory. @p server is an 
+	 * Arts::SoundServerV2
+	 */
+	PlayObjectFactory(Arts::SoundServerV2 server);
+	/**
+	 * Convenience constructor to pass a KArtsServer instead of an
+	 * Arts::SoundServerV2. This equivalent to calling
+	 * KDE::PlayObjectFactory( server.server() ).
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.2
+	 */
+	PlayObjectFactory( KArtsServer* server );
+	~PlayObjectFactory();
+
+	/**
+	 * If this is set the PlayObject doesn't create a Synth_BUS_UPLINK at all
+	 * but always uses the Synth_AMAN_PLAY that you passed.
+	 */
+	void setAudioManagerPlay( KAudioManagerPlay * amanplay );
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a KDE::PlayObject to play back the file or stream
+	 * @p url points to. Set @p createBUS to "true", if you want the
+	 * PlayObject to be connected to a SYNTH_BUS_UPLINK on creation.
+	 * This is usually the case. You only need to set this to "false"
+	 * if you want to attach your own sound effects to the PlayObject.
+	 *
+	 * You don't need to know the mimetype of the file or stream, it
+	 * will be detected automatically.
+	 */
+	KDE::PlayObject *createPlayObject(const KURL& url, bool createBUS);
+	
+	/**
+	 * This method also creates a KDE::PlayObject, but does no automatic
+	 * mimetype detection. Use this method with care.
+	 */
+	KDE::PlayObject *createPlayObject(const KURL& url, const QString &mimetype, bool createBUS);
+
+	/**
+	 * setAllowStreaming( true ) allows the factory to create a
+	 * streaming PlayObject for a non-local URL. This is also the default.
+	 * Usually, you should not need to set this to false.
+	 */
+	void setAllowStreaming(bool s) { d->allowStreaming = s; }
+
+	/**
+	 * returns "true" if the factory is allowed to create streaming
+	 * PlayObjects.
+	 */
+	bool allowStreaming() { return d->allowStreaming; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the mimetypes that are playable
+	 */
+	static QStringList mimeTypes(void);
+
+/*private slots: ### KDE4 and remove Helper class
+	void connectAmanPlay();*/
+
+private:
+	struct PrivateData {
+		Arts::SoundServerV2 server;
+		KDE::PlayObject* playObj;
+		KAudioManagerPlay* amanPlay;
+		POFHelper* helper;
+		bool allowStreaming;
+		bool isStream;
+	};
+	PrivateData* d;
+};
+
+}
+#endif
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4 noet
diff --git a/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory_p.h b/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21ea4c4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kplayobjectfactory_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+    Copyright (C) 2003 Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef KPLAYOBJECTFACTORY_P_H
+#define KPLAYOBJECTFACTORY_P_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include "kplayobjectfactory.h"
+
+namespace KDE
+{
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+class POFHelper : public QObject
+{
+	friend class PlayObjectFactory;
+	Q_OBJECT
+private slots:
+	void connectAmanPlay();
+private:
+	KDE::PlayObject *po;
+	KAudioManagerPlay *ap;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // KPLAYOBJECTFACTORY_P_H
+// vim: sw=4 ts=4 noet
diff --git a/arts/kde/kvideowidget.cpp b/arts/kde/kvideowidget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b0fbd66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kvideowidget.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,446 @@
+/*
+   This file is part of KDE/aRts (Noatun) - xine integration
+   Copyright (C) 2002 Ewald Snel <ewald@rambo.its.tudelft.nl>
+   Copyright (C) 2002 Neil Stevens <neil@qualityassistant.com>
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <time.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_USLEEP
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+#include <qaccel.h>
+#include <qcursor.h>
+
+#if defined Q_WS_X11 && ! defined K_WS_QTONLY
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#else
+#define XEvent void
+#endif
+
+#include <kaction.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include "kvideowidget.h"
+
+
+class KFullscreenVideoWidget : public KVideoWidget
+{
+public:
+    KFullscreenVideoWidget( KVideoWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0 );
+
+protected:
+    virtual void windowActivationChange( bool );
+    virtual bool x11Event( XEvent *event );
+
+private:
+    KVideoWidget *videoWidget;
+};
+
+KFullscreenVideoWidget::KFullscreenVideoWidget( KVideoWidget *parent, const char *name )
+    : KVideoWidget( 0, name )
+{
+    this->videoWidget = parent;
+    setEraseColor( black );
+    setCursor(QCursor(Qt::BlankCursor));
+}
+
+void KFullscreenVideoWidget::windowActivationChange( bool )
+{
+    if (!isActiveWindow())
+    {
+	videoWidget->setWindowed();
+    }
+}
+
+bool KFullscreenVideoWidget::x11Event( XEvent *event )
+{
+#if defined Q_WS_X11 && ! defined K_WS_QTONLY
+    if (event->type == ClientMessage &&
+	event->xclient.message_type ==
+		XInternAtom( qt_xdisplay(), "VPO_RESIZE_NOTIFY", False ))
+    {
+	videoWidget->resizeNotify( event->xclient.data.l[0], event->xclient.data.l[1] );
+    }
+#endif
+    return false;
+}
+
+KVideoWidget::KVideoWidget( KXMLGUIClient *clientParent, QWidget *parent, const char *name, WFlags f )
+    : KXMLGUIClient( clientParent ),
+    QWidget( parent, name, f )
+{
+	init();
+	// ???
+	QString toolbarName = i18n("Video Toolbar");
+	setXML(QString("<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>\n<kpartgui name=\"kvideowidget\" version=\"1\"><MenuBar><Menu name=\"edit\"><Separator/><Action name=\"double_size\"/><Action name=\"normal_size\"/><Action name=\"half_size\"/><Separator/><Action name=\"fullscreen_mode\"/></Menu></MenuBar><Toolbar name=\"VideoToolbar\"><text>Video Toolbar</text><Action name=\"fullscreen_mode\"/></Toolbar></kpartgui>"), true);
+}
+
+KVideoWidget::KVideoWidget( QWidget *parent, const char *name, WFlags f )
+    : QWidget( parent, name, f )
+{
+	init();
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::init(void)
+{
+    setMinimumSize(0, 0);
+    setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding ) );
+    setFocusPolicy( ClickFocus );
+
+    fullscreenWidget = 0;
+    poVideo	     = Arts::VideoPlayObject::null();
+    videoWidth	     = 0;
+    videoHeight	     = 0;
+
+    // Setup actions
+    new KToggleAction( i18n("Fullscreen &Mode"), "window_fullscreen",
+		       CTRL+SHIFT+Key_F, this, SLOT(fullscreenActivated()),
+		       actionCollection(), "fullscreen_mode" );
+    new KRadioAction( i18n("&Half Size"), ALT+Key_0,
+		      this, SLOT(halfSizeActivated()),
+		      actionCollection(), "half_size" );
+    new KRadioAction( i18n("&Normal Size"), ALT+Key_1,
+		      this, SLOT(normalSizeActivated()),
+		      actionCollection(), "normal_size" );
+    new KRadioAction( i18n("&Double Size"), ALT+Key_2,
+		      this, SLOT(doubleSizeActivated()),
+		      actionCollection(), "double_size" );
+
+    ((KToggleAction *)action( "half_size" ))->setExclusiveGroup( "KVideoWidget::zoom" );
+    ((KToggleAction *)action( "normal_size" ))->setExclusiveGroup( "KVideoWidget::zoom" );
+    ((KToggleAction *)action( "double_size" ))->setExclusiveGroup( "KVideoWidget::zoom" );
+
+    action("double_size")->setEnabled(false);
+    action("half_size")->setEnabled(false);
+    action("normal_size")->setEnabled(false);
+    action("fullscreen_mode")->setEnabled(false);
+}
+
+KVideoWidget::~KVideoWidget()
+{
+    if (isEmbedded())
+    {
+	poVideo.x11WindowId( -1 );
+	poVideo = Arts::VideoPlayObject::null();
+    }
+
+	delete fullscreenWidget;
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::embed( Arts::VideoPlayObject vpo )
+{
+    bool enable;
+    if (vpo.isNull())
+    {
+	if (isEmbedded())
+	{
+	    poVideo.x11WindowId( -1 );
+	    poVideo = Arts::VideoPlayObject::null();
+	}
+
+	setBackgroundMode( PaletteBackground );
+	repaint();
+
+	// Resize GUI
+	videoWidth  = 0;
+	videoHeight = 0;
+
+	if (isHalfSize() || isNormalSize() || isDoubleSize())
+	    emit adaptSize( 0, 0 );
+
+        enable = false;
+	updateGeometry();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+	if (isEmbedded())
+	{
+	    poVideo.x11WindowId( -1 );
+	}
+
+	poVideo = vpo;
+
+	// Don't reset fullscreen mode for video playlists
+	if (fullscreenWidget)
+	{
+	    poVideo.x11WindowId( fullscreenWidget->winId() );
+	    fullscreenWidget->setBackgroundMode( NoBackground );
+
+	    setEraseColor( black );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    poVideo.x11WindowId( winId() );
+	    setBackgroundMode( NoBackground );
+	}
+        enable = true;
+    }
+    action("double_size")->setEnabled(enable);
+    action("half_size")->setEnabled(enable);
+    action("normal_size")->setEnabled(enable);
+    action("fullscreen_mode")->setEnabled(enable);
+}
+
+QImage KVideoWidget::snapshot( Arts::VideoPlayObject vpo )
+{
+#if defined Q_WS_X11 && ! defined K_WS_QTONLY
+    Window root;
+    Pixmap pixmap;
+    XImage *xImage;
+    unsigned int width, height, border, depth;
+    int x, y;
+
+    if (vpo.isNull() || (long)(pixmap = vpo.x11Snapshot()) == -1)
+	return QImage();
+
+    // Get 32bit RGBA image data (stored in 1bpp pixmap)
+    XGetGeometry( qt_xdisplay(), pixmap, &root, &x, &y, &width, &height, &border, &depth );
+
+    xImage = XGetImage( qt_xdisplay(), pixmap, 0, 0, width, height, 1, XYPixmap );
+
+    if (xImage == 0)
+    {
+	XFreePixmap( qt_xdisplay(), pixmap );
+	return QImage();
+    }
+
+    // Convert 32bit RGBA image data into Qt image
+    QImage qImage = QImage( (uchar *)xImage->data, width/32, height, 32, (QRgb *)0, 0, QImage::IgnoreEndian ).copy();
+
+    // Free X11 resources and return Qt image
+    XDestroyImage( xImage );
+    XFreePixmap( qt_xdisplay(), pixmap );
+
+    return qImage;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool KVideoWidget::isEmbedded()
+{
+    return !poVideo.isNull();
+}
+
+bool KVideoWidget::isFullscreen()
+{
+    return ((KToggleAction *)action( "fullscreen_mode" ))->isChecked();
+}
+
+bool KVideoWidget::isHalfSize()
+{
+    return ((KToggleAction *)action( "half_size" ))->isChecked();
+}
+
+bool KVideoWidget::isNormalSize()
+{
+    return ((KToggleAction *)action( "normal_size" ))->isChecked();
+}
+
+bool KVideoWidget::isDoubleSize()
+{
+    return ((KToggleAction *)action( "double_size" ))->isChecked();
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::setFullscreen()
+{
+    if (!isFullscreen())
+    {
+	((KToggleAction *)action( "fullscreen_mode" ))->setChecked( true );
+	fullscreenActivated();
+    }
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::setWindowed()
+{
+    if (isFullscreen())
+    {
+	((KToggleAction *)action( "fullscreen_mode" ))->setChecked( false );
+	fullscreenActivated();
+    }
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::setHalfSize()
+{
+    ((KToggleAction *)action( "half_size" ))->setChecked( true );
+    halfSizeActivated();
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::setNormalSize()
+{
+    ((KToggleAction *)action( "normal_size" ))->setChecked( true );
+    normalSizeActivated();
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::setDoubleSize()
+{
+    ((KToggleAction *)action( "double_size" ))->setChecked( true );
+    doubleSizeActivated();
+}
+
+QSize KVideoWidget::sizeHint() const
+{
+    return QSize( videoWidth, videoHeight );
+}
+
+int KVideoWidget::heightForWidth( int w ) const
+{
+	if(videoWidth == 0)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return int( double(w)*double(videoHeight)/double(videoWidth) );
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *event )
+{
+	QPoint pos = mapToGlobal( event->pos() );
+
+	emit mouseButtonPressed( event->button(), pos, event->state() );
+
+	// ### Remove in KDE4
+	if ( event->button() == RightButton )
+		emit rightButtonPressed( pos );
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::mouseDoubleClickEvent( QMouseEvent *event )
+{
+	emit mouseButtonDoubleClick( mapToGlobal( event->pos() ), event->state() );
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::resizeEvent( QResizeEvent *event )
+{
+    QWidget::resizeEvent( event );
+
+    if (width() > minimumWidth() || height() > minimumHeight())
+    {
+	if (width() == QMAX( (videoWidth / 2), minimumWidth() ) &&
+	         height() == QMAX( (videoHeight / 2), minimumHeight() ))
+	    ((KToggleAction *)action( "half_size" ))->setChecked( true );
+	else if (width() == QMAX( videoWidth, minimumWidth() ) &&
+		 height() == QMAX( videoHeight, minimumHeight() ))
+	    ((KToggleAction *)action( "normal_size" ))->setChecked( true );
+	else if (width() == QMAX( (2 * videoWidth), minimumWidth() ) &&
+		 height() == QMAX( (2 * videoHeight), minimumHeight() ))
+	    ((KToggleAction *)action( "double_size" ))->setChecked( true );
+	else
+	{
+	    ((KToggleAction *)action( "half_size" ))->setChecked( false );
+	    ((KToggleAction *)action( "normal_size" ))->setChecked( false );
+	    ((KToggleAction *)action( "double_size" ))->setChecked( false );
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::resizeNotify( int width, int height )
+{
+    if(!isEmbedded()) return;
+
+    videoWidth = width;
+    videoHeight = height;
+
+    if (isHalfSize())
+	emit adaptSize( (videoWidth / 2), (videoHeight / 2) );
+    else if (isNormalSize())
+	emit adaptSize( videoWidth, videoHeight );
+    else if (isDoubleSize())
+	emit adaptSize( (2 * videoWidth), (2 * videoHeight) );
+
+    updateGeometry();
+}
+
+bool KVideoWidget::x11Event( XEvent *event )
+{
+#if defined Q_WS_X11 && ! defined K_WS_QTONLY
+    if (event->type == ClientMessage &&
+	event->xclient.message_type ==
+		XInternAtom( qt_xdisplay(), "VPO_RESIZE_NOTIFY", False ))
+    {
+	resizeNotify( event->xclient.data.l[0], event->xclient.data.l[1] );
+    }
+#endif
+    return false;
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::fullscreenActivated()
+{
+    if (isFullscreen() == (fullscreenWidget != 0))
+	return;
+
+    if (isFullscreen())
+    {
+	fullscreenWidget = new KFullscreenVideoWidget( this );
+
+	// Interconnect mouse button signals
+	connect( fullscreenWidget, SIGNAL(mouseButtonPressed( int, const QPoint &, int )),
+		 this, SIGNAL(mouseButtonPressed( int, const QPoint &, int)) );
+
+	connect( fullscreenWidget, SIGNAL(mouseButtonDoubleClick( const QPoint &, int )),
+		 this, SIGNAL(mouseButtonDoubleClick( const QPoint &, int )) );
+
+	// ### Remove in KDE4
+	 connect( fullscreenWidget, SIGNAL(rightButtonPressed(const QPoint &)),
+		this, SIGNAL(rightButtonPressed(const QPoint &)) );
+		 
+	// Leave fullscreen mode with <Escape> key
+	QAccel *a = new QAccel( fullscreenWidget );
+	a->connectItem( a->insertItem( Key_Escape ),
+			this, SLOT(setWindowed()) );
+
+	fullscreenWidget->setFocus();
+	fullscreenWidget->showFullScreen();
+
+	if (isEmbedded())
+	{
+	    poVideo.x11WindowId( fullscreenWidget->winId() );
+	    fullscreenWidget->setBackgroundMode( NoBackground );
+	}
+    }
+    else
+    {
+	if (isEmbedded())
+	{
+	    poVideo.x11WindowId( winId() );
+	    setBackgroundMode( NoBackground );
+	}
+
+	delete fullscreenWidget;
+	fullscreenWidget = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::halfSizeActivated()
+{
+    if (isHalfSize())
+    {
+	if(isEmbedded()) emit adaptSize( (videoWidth / 2), (videoHeight / 2) );
+	setWindowed();
+    }
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::normalSizeActivated()
+{
+    if (isNormalSize())
+    {
+	if(isEmbedded()) emit adaptSize( videoWidth, videoHeight );
+	setWindowed();
+    }
+}
+
+void KVideoWidget::doubleSizeActivated()
+{
+    if (isDoubleSize())
+    {
+	if(isEmbedded()) emit adaptSize( (2 * videoWidth), (2 * videoHeight) );
+	setWindowed();
+    }
+}
+
+#include "kvideowidget.moc"
diff --git a/arts/kde/kvideowidget.h b/arts/kde/kvideowidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f314267ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/kvideowidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+   This file is part of KDE/aRts (Noatun) - xine integration
+   Copyright (C) 2002 Ewald Snel <ewald@rambo.its.tudelft.nl>
+   Copyright (C) 2002 Neil Stevens <neil@qualityassistant.com>
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*/
+
+#ifndef ARTSKDE_KVIDEOWIDGET_H
+#define ARTSKDE_KVIDEOWIDGET_H
+
+#include <qevent.h>
+#include <qimage.h>
+#include <qwidget.h>
+#include <kmedia2.h>
+#include <kxmlguiclient.h>
+
+
+class KDE_ARTS_EXPORT KVideoWidget : public QWidget, virtual public KXMLGUIClient
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    KVideoWidget( KXMLGUIClient *clientParent, QWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0, WFlags f = 0 );
+    KVideoWidget( QWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0, WFlags f = 0 );
+    virtual ~KVideoWidget();
+
+    void embed( Arts::VideoPlayObject vpo );
+    static QImage snapshot( Arts::VideoPlayObject vpo );
+
+    bool isEmbedded();
+    bool isFullscreen();
+    bool isHalfSize();
+    bool isNormalSize();
+    bool isDoubleSize();
+
+    QSize sizeHint() const;
+
+    virtual int heightForWidth ( int w ) const;
+
+protected:
+    virtual void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *event );
+    virtual void mouseDoubleClickEvent( QMouseEvent *event);
+    virtual void resizeEvent( QResizeEvent *event );
+    virtual bool x11Event( XEvent *event );
+
+public slots:
+    void setFullscreen();
+    void setWindowed();
+    void setHalfSize();
+    void setNormalSize();
+    void setDoubleSize();
+
+    void resizeNotify( int width, int height );
+
+protected slots:
+    void fullscreenActivated();
+    void halfSizeActivated();
+    void normalSizeActivated();
+    void doubleSizeActivated();
+
+signals:
+    void adaptSize( int width, int height );
+    void mouseButtonPressed( int type, const QPoint &, int state );
+    void mouseButtonDoubleClick( const QPoint &, int state );
+    /**
+     * @deprecated
+     * use mouseButtonPressed( int type, const QPoint & ) instead.
+     */
+    void rightButtonPressed( const QPoint & );
+
+private:
+    void init(void);
+    QWidget *fullscreenWidget;
+    int videoWidth;
+    int videoHeight;
+    Arts::VideoPlayObject poVideo;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/Makefile.am b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e2b90eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+INCLUDES= -I$(includedir)/arts -I$(top_srcdir)/arts/kde $(all_includes)
+
+bin_PROGRAMS=
+lib_LTLIBRARIES =
+kdeinit_LTLIBRARIES = kmcop.la
+
+kmcop_la_SOURCES = mcopdcopobject.cpp kmcop.cpp kmcop.skel
+kmcop_la_LIBADD	= ../libartskde.la
+kmcop_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -module -avoid-version
+kmcop_la_METASOURCES = AUTO
+
+noinst_HEADERS = kmcop.h
+
+kdelnkdir = $(kde_servicesdir)
+kdelnk_DATA = kmcop.desktop
+
+messages:
+	$(XGETTEXT) kmcop.cpp -o $(podir)/kmcop.pot
+
diff --git a/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.cpp b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22e19dc9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (c) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kuniqueapplication.h>
+#include <kaboutdata.h>
+#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <dcopclient.h>
+
+#include <qvaluelist.h>
+#include <qcstring.h>
+
+#include <kartsdispatcher.h>
+#include <soundserver.h>
+#include <dispatcher.h>
+#include <object.h>
+#include <core.h>
+
+#include "mcopdcopobject.h"
+
+#include "kmcop.moc"
+
+using namespace Arts;
+using namespace std;
+
+class KMCOPPrivate
+{
+public:
+	MCOPInfo mcopInfo; 
+	QPtrList<MCOPDCOPObject> list;
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    KAboutData aboutdata("kmcop", I18N_NOOP("KMCOP"),
+                         "0.1", I18N_NOOP("KDE MCOP-DCOP Bridge"),
+                         KAboutData::License_GPL, "(C) 2001, Nikolas Zimmermann");
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Nikolas Zimmermann", I18N_NOOP("Author"), "wildfox@kde.org");
+
+    KCmdLineArgs::init(argc, argv, &aboutdata);
+    KUniqueApplication::addCmdLineOptions();
+
+    if(!KUniqueApplication::start())
+	{
+		kdDebug() << "Running kmcop found" << endl;
+		return 0;
+    }
+
+    KUniqueApplication app;
+    app.disableSessionManagement();
+
+    KArtsDispatcher dispatcher;
+
+    KMCOP notify;
+    app.dcopClient()->setDefaultObject("arts");
+    app.dcopClient()->setDaemonMode(true);
+	
+    return app.exec();
+}
+
+KMCOP::KMCOP() : QObject(), DCOPObject("arts")
+{
+    d = new KMCOPPrivate();
+	d->mcopInfo = Reference("global:Arts_MCOPInfo");
+	d->list.setAutoDelete(true);
+}
+
+KMCOP::~KMCOP()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+int KMCOP::objectCount()
+{
+	return d->mcopInfo.objectCount();
+}
+
+QCString KMCOP::correctType(const QCString &str)
+{
+	if(str == "string")
+		return "QCString";
+	return str;
+}
+
+void KMCOP::addInterfacesHackHackHack()
+{
+	for(int i = 0; i <= objectCount(); i++)
+	{
+		Arts::Object obj = d->mcopInfo.objectForNumber(i);
+		
+		if(!obj.isNull())		
+		{
+			QCString interfaceName = obj._interfaceName().c_str();
+
+			if(interfaceName != "Arts::TraderOffer")
+			{
+				Arts::InterfaceRepo ifaceRepo = Dispatcher::the()->interfaceRepo();
+
+				MCOPDCOPObject *interface = new MCOPDCOPObject(interfaceName);
+				d->list.append(interface);
+			
+				InterfaceDef ifaceDef = ifaceRepo.queryInterface(string(interfaceName));
+				vector<MethodDef> ifaceMethods = ifaceDef.methods;
+
+				vector<MethodDef>::iterator ifaceMethodsIterator;
+				for(ifaceMethodsIterator = ifaceMethods.begin(); ifaceMethodsIterator != ifaceMethods.end(); ifaceMethodsIterator++)
+				{
+					QCString function, signature;
+
+					MCOPEntryInfo *entry = new MCOPEntryInfo();
+					
+					MethodDef currentMethod = *ifaceMethodsIterator;
+					vector<ParamDef> currentParameters = currentMethod.signature;
+
+					QCString newType = correctType(QCString(currentMethod.type.c_str()));
+					
+					entry->setFunctionType(newType);
+					entry->setFunctionName(QCString(currentMethod.name.c_str()));
+					
+					function = entry->functionType() + QCString(" ") + entry->functionName() + QCString("(");
+					
+					signature = QCString("(");
+
+					QCStringList signatureList;
+					
+					vector<ParamDef>::iterator methodParametersIterator;
+					for(methodParametersIterator = currentParameters.begin(); methodParametersIterator != currentParameters.end(); methodParametersIterator++)
+					{
+						ParamDef parameter = *methodParametersIterator;
+						if(methodParametersIterator != currentParameters.begin())
+						{
+							function += QCString(", ");						
+							signature += QCString(",");
+						}
+						
+						QCString correctParameter = correctType(QCString(parameter.type.c_str()));
+						
+						function += correctParameter;
+						signature += correctParameter;
+
+						signatureList.append(QCString(parameter.type.c_str()));
+					}
+					
+					function += QCString(")");
+					signature += QCString(")");
+
+					entry->setSignature(signature);
+					entry->setSignatureList(signatureList);
+
+					interface->addDynamicFunction(function, entry);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.desktop b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e6400ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Service
+Name=KMCOP
+Name[hi]=के-एमकॉप 
+Name[te]=కెఎంకాప్
+Exec=kmcop
+Comment=KDE MCOP-DCOP Bridge
+Comment[af]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Brug
+Comment[ar]=جسر KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[az]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Körpüsü
+Comment[be]=Сувязь MCOP/DCOP
+Comment[bn]=কে.ডি.ই MCOP-DCOP ব্রিজ
+Comment[br]=Pont KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[bs]=KDE MCOP-DCOP prelaz
+Comment[ca]=Connector MCOP-DCOP per al KDE
+Comment[cs]=KDE MCOP-DCOP můstek
+Comment[csb]=Mostk KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[cy]=Pont MCOP-DCOP KDE
+Comment[da]=KDE MCOP-DCOP-bro
+Comment[de]=Verbindung zwischen MCOP und DCOP
+Comment[el]=Γέφυρα MCOP-DCOP του KDE
+Comment[eo]=KDE-ponto inter MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[es]=Puente KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[et]=KDE MCOP-DCOP sild
+Comment[eu]=KDEren MCOP-DCOP zubia
+Comment[fa]=پل KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[fi]=MCOP-DCOP -silta
+Comment[fo]=KDE MCOP-DCOP-brúgv
+Comment[fr]=Passerelle MCOP-DCOP pour KDE
+Comment[ga]=Droichead KDE idir MCOP agus DCOP
+Comment[gl]=Ponte MCOP-DCOP de KDE
+Comment[he]=גשר MCOP-DCOP ל־KDE
+Comment[hi]=केडीई MCOP-डीकॉप ब्रिज
+Comment[hr]=KDE most MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[hsb]=KDE MCOP-DCOP-móst
+Comment[hu]=KDE MCOP-DCOP összekötőprogram
+Comment[id]=Jembatan KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[is]=KDE MCOP-DCOP brú
+Comment[it]=Ponte MCOP-DCOP per KDE
+Comment[ja]=KDE MCOP-DCOP ブリッジ
+Comment[ka]=KDE MCOP-DCOP ხიდი
+Comment[kk]=KDE MCOP-DCOP көпірі
+Comment[ko]=KDE MCOP-DCOP 브릿지
+Comment[lb]=KDE-MCOP-DCOP-Bréck
+Comment[lt]=KDE MCOP-DCOP tiltas
+Comment[lv]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Tilts
+Comment[mk]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Мост
+Comment[mn]=KDE-н MCOP ба DCOP хоорондын гүүр
+Comment[ms]=Jambatan KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[mt]=Pont bejn MCOP u DCOP
+Comment[nb]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Bro
+Comment[nds]=KDE-Brüch twischen MCOP un DCOP
+Comment[ne]=KDE MCOP-DCOP ब्रिज
+Comment[nn]=MCOP-DCOP-bru for KDE
+Comment[nso]=Leporogo la KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[pa]=KDE MCOP-DCOP ਪੁੱਲ
+Comment[pl]=Mostek MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[pt]=Ponte MCOP-DCOP para o KDE
+Comment[pt_BR]=Ligação KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[ro]=Punte MCOP-DCOP KDE
+Comment[ru]=Мост MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[rw]=Iteme MCOP-DCOP KDE
+Comment[se]=KDE MCOP-DCOP šaldi
+Comment[sk]=Most KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[sl]=Premostitelj MCOP-DCOP za KDE
+Comment[sq]=Ura e KDE MCOP-DCOP-it
+Comment[sr]=KDED MCOP-DCOP мост
+Comment[sr@Latn]=KDED MCOP-DCOP most
+Comment[ss]=Libhuloho le MCOP-DCOP ku KDE 
+Comment[sv]=KDE MCOP-DCOP-brygga
+Comment[ta]=கேடிஇ MCOP-DCOP பாலம்
+Comment[te]=కెడిఈ ఎంసిఓపి-డిసిఓపి  వారధి
+Comment[tg]=Пайвасти KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[th]=ตัวเชื่อม KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[tr]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Köprüsü
+Comment[tt]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Küpere
+Comment[uk]=Міст KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Comment[uz]=KDE MCOP-DCOP koʻprigi
+Comment[uz@cyrillic]=KDE MCOP-DCOP кўприги
+Comment[ven]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Buroho
+Comment[vi]=Cầu MCOP-DCOP của KDE
+Comment[xh]=KDE MCOP-DCOP Ibhulorho
+Comment[zh_CN]=KDE MCOP-DCOP 桥
+Comment[zh_HK]=KDE MCOP-DCOP 橋樑
+Comment[zh_TW]=KDE MCOP-DCOP 橋樑
+Comment[zu]=Ibhulogo le-KDE MCOP-DCOP
+Icon=kmcop
+ServiceTypes=KMCOP
+X-DCOP-ServiceType=Unique
+X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
diff --git a/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.h b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c81e385ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/kmcop.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (c) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef KMCOP_H
+#define KMCOP_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+
+#include <dcopobject.h>
+
+class KMCOPPrivate;
+
+class KMCOP : public QObject,
+			  public DCOPObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+K_DCOP
+
+public:
+	KMCOP();
+	~KMCOP();
+	
+k_dcop:
+	int objectCount();
+	void addInterfacesHackHackHack();
+
+private:
+	QCString correctType(const QCString &str);
+    KMCOPPrivate *d;
+};
+
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcopobject.cpp b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcopobject.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1d1acad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcopobject.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (c) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+
+#include <core.h>
+//#include <object.h>
+//#include <reference.h>
+#include <dynamicrequest.h>
+
+#include <qmap.h>
+#include <qdatastream.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+#include "mcopdcoptools.h"
+#include "mcopdcopobject.h"
+
+class MCOPDCOPObjectPrivate
+{
+public:
+	QMap<QCString, MCOPEntryInfo *> dynamicFunctions;
+};
+
+MCOPDCOPObject::MCOPDCOPObject(QCString name) : DCOPObject(name)
+{
+    d = new MCOPDCOPObjectPrivate();
+}
+
+MCOPDCOPObject::~MCOPDCOPObject()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+QCStringList MCOPDCOPObject::functionsDynamic()
+{
+	QCStringList returnList;
+	
+	QMap<QCString, MCOPEntryInfo *>::iterator it;
+	for(it = d->dynamicFunctions.begin(); it != d->dynamicFunctions.end(); ++it)
+		returnList.append(it.key());
+	
+	return returnList;
+}
+
+Arts::Buffer *MCOPDCOPObject::callFunction(MCOPEntryInfo *entry, QCString ifaceName, const QByteArray &data)
+{
+	Arts::Object workingObject = Arts::SubClass(string(ifaceName));
+	Arts::DynamicRequest request(workingObject);
+	request.method(string(entry->functionName()));
+
+	if(entry->signatureList().size() > 0)
+	{
+		QCStringList list = entry->signatureList();
+
+		QCStringList::iterator it;
+		for(it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it)
+		{
+			QCString param = *it;
+
+			kdDebug() << "PARAM: " << param << endl;
+			
+			QDataStream argStream(data, IO_ReadOnly);
+
+			if(param == "long")
+				request.param(MCOPDCOPTools::getLong(argStream));
+			else if(param == "string")
+				request.param(MCOPDCOPTools::getString(argStream));
+		}
+	}
+
+	Arts::AnyRef result;	
+	if(!request.invoke(result))
+		return 0;
+
+	Arts::Buffer *newBuffer = new Arts::Buffer();
+	result.write(newBuffer);
+
+	return newBuffer;
+}
+
+bool MCOPDCOPObject::processDynamic(const QCString &fun, const QByteArray &data, QCString &replyType, QByteArray &replyData)
+{
+	QMap<QCString, MCOPEntryInfo *>::iterator it;
+	for(it = d->dynamicFunctions.begin(); it != d->dynamicFunctions.end(); ++it)
+	{
+		MCOPEntryInfo *entry = it.data();
+
+		if((entry->functionName() + entry->signature()) == fun)
+		{
+			QCString type = entry->functionType();
+
+			if(type == "void")
+			{
+				replyType = type;
+
+				Arts::Buffer *result = callFunction(entry, objId(), data);
+				
+				if(result != 0)
+					delete result;
+			}
+			else if(type == "string")
+			{
+				replyType = "QCString";
+				
+				QDataStream reply(replyData, IO_WriteOnly);
+				reply << "fooo!";
+			}
+			else if(type == "long")
+			{
+				replyType = type;
+
+				long returnCode = -1;
+				
+				Arts::Buffer *result = callFunction(entry, objId(), data);
+			
+				if(result != 0)
+				{
+					returnCode = result->readLong();
+					delete result;
+				}
+				
+				QDataStream reply(replyData, IO_WriteOnly);
+				reply << returnCode;
+			}
+			
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+void MCOPDCOPObject::addDynamicFunction(QCString value, MCOPEntryInfo *entry)
+{
+	d->dynamicFunctions.insert(value, entry);
+}
diff --git a/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcopobject.h b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcopobject.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c7e70cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcopobject.h
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (c) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef MCOPDCOPOBJECT_H
+#define MCOPDCOPOBJECT_H
+
+#include <dcopobject.h>
+
+#include <qvaluelist.h>
+#include <qcstring.h>
+
+typedef QValueList<QCString> QCStringList;
+
+class MCOPDCOPObjectPrivate;
+
+class MCOPEntryInfo
+{
+public:
+	MCOPEntryInfo()
+	{ }
+	
+	~MCOPEntryInfo()
+	{ }
+
+	QCString functionType()
+	{ return m_functionType; }
+	
+	QCString functionName()
+	{ return m_functionName; }
+
+	QCString signature()
+	{ return m_signature; }
+	
+	QCStringList signatureList()
+	{ return m_signatureList; }
+	
+	void setFunctionType(QCString s)
+	{ m_functionType = s; }
+
+	void setFunctionName(QCString s)
+	{ m_functionName = s; }
+
+	void setSignature(QCString s)
+	{ m_signature = s; }
+
+	void setSignatureList(QCStringList s)
+	{ m_signatureList = s; }
+
+private:
+	QCString m_functionType, m_functionName, m_signature;
+	QCStringList m_signatureList;
+};
+
+class MCOPDCOPObject : public DCOPObject
+{
+public:
+	MCOPDCOPObject(QCString name);
+	~MCOPDCOPObject();
+
+	virtual bool processDynamic(const QCString &fun, const QByteArray &data, QCString &replyType, QByteArray &replyData);
+	virtual QCStringList functionsDynamic();
+
+	void addDynamicFunction(QCString value, MCOPEntryInfo *entry);
+
+	Arts::Buffer *callFunction(MCOPEntryInfo *entry, QCString ifaceName, const QByteArray &data);
+	
+private:
+    MCOPDCOPObjectPrivate *d;
+};
+
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcoptools.h b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcoptools.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1279111c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/kde/mcop-dcop/mcopdcoptools.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (c) 2001 Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox@kde.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef MCOPDCOPTOOLS_H
+#define MCOPDCOPTOOLS_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <qdatastream.h>
+
+class MCOPDCOPTools
+{
+public:
+	static long getLong(QDataStream &stream)
+	{
+		long l;
+		stream << l;
+
+		return l;
+	}
+
+	static std::string getString(QDataStream &stream)
+	{
+		QCString s;
+		stream << s;
+
+		return std::string(s);
+	}
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arts/knotify/Makefile.am b/arts/knotify/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf743ce45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/knotify/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/arts/kde -I$(includedir)/arts $(all_includes)
+
+####### Files
+
+kde_module_LTLIBRARIES = knotify.la
+
+knotify_la_SOURCES	= knotify.cpp knotify.skel
+if include_ARTS
+knotify_la_LIBADD	= -lsoundserver_idl -lqtmcop $(LIB_KDEUI) $(top_builddir)/arts/kde/libartskde.la
+endif
+knotify_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -module -avoid-version
+knotify_la_METASOURCES = AUTO
+
+check_PROGRAMS		= knotifytest
+knotifytest_SOURCES	= knotifytest.cpp
+knotifytest_LDADD	= $(LIB_KDECORE)
+knotifytest_LDFLAGS	= $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH)
+
+noinst_HEADERS	=  knotify.h
+
+kdelnkdir = $(kde_servicesdir)
+kdelnk_DATA = knotify.desktop
+
+messages:
+	$(XGETTEXT) knotify.cpp -o $(podir)/knotify.pot
+
diff --git a/arts/knotify/README b/arts/knotify/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3257cdc33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/knotify/README
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+About KNotify 
+
+Historic overview. From KDE-1 to KDE-2:
+---------------------------------------
+KDE-1 ships with a notification system for window manager events - a sound
+could be played for example on startup or when a window closes. This was a
+very limited notification system.
+
+KNotify in contrast is a very flexible notification system. It can easily be
+accessed by any application, and notifications can have several
+presentations: Sound is still supported, but you can as well display a
+message box, write a text to a log file or log window.
+
+The notification presentation will be user configurable. Some people don't
+like message boxes popping up at unexpected times, so they prefer sounds
+instead. Deaf people on the otehr hand will not be happy about desktop
+sounds.
+
+
+
+Usage:
+------
+1. Compile
+2. Start knotify
+3. Test it with knotifyclient.
+
+Ideas:
+------
+It might be useful to modify message presentation from time to time. For
+example, while the screen is locked, it is very likely that the user is not
+present. Thus, he will not be able to hear a "You have mail" sound (or to
+see a talk request). Re-routing this to a log window sounds like a very good
+idea.
diff --git a/arts/knotify/knotify.cpp b/arts/knotify/knotify.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..794ef3dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/knotify/knotify.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,800 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (c) 1997 Christian Esken (esken@kde.org)
+                 2000 Charles Samuels (charles@kde.org)
+                 2000 Stefan Schimanski (1Stein@gmx.de)
+                 2000 Matthias Ettrich (ettrich@kde.org)
+                 2000 Waldo Bastian <bastian@kde.org>
+                 2000-2003 Carsten Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@kde.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+// C headers
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <config.h>
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+// aRts headers
+#include <connect.h>
+#include <dispatcher.h>
+#include <flowsystem.h>
+#include <qiomanager.h>
+#include <soundserver.h>
+#endif
+
+// QT headers
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include <qfileinfo.h>
+#include <qstringlist.h>
+#include <qtextstream.h>
+
+// KDE headers
+#include <dcopclient.h>
+#include <kaboutdata.h>
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+#include <kartsdispatcher.h>
+#include <kartsserver.h>
+#endif
+#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
+#include <kconfig.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <kpassivepopup.h>
+#include <kiconloader.h>
+#include <kmacroexpander.h>
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+#include <kplayobjectfactory.h>
+#include <kaudiomanagerplay.h>
+#endif
+#include <kprocess.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+#include <kuniqueapplication.h>
+#include <kwin.h>
+
+#include "knotify.h"
+#include "knotify.moc"
+
+class KNotifyPrivate
+{
+public:
+    KConfig* globalEvents;
+    KConfig* globalConfig;
+    QMap<QString, KConfig*> events;
+    QMap<QString, KConfig*> configs;
+    QString externalPlayer;
+    KProcess *externalPlayerProc;
+
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    QPtrList<KDE::PlayObject> playObjects;
+    QMap<KDE::PlayObject*,int> playObjectEventMap;
+    KAudioManagerPlay *audioManager;
+#endif
+    int externalPlayerEventId;
+
+    bool useExternal;
+    bool useArts;
+    int volume;
+    QTimer *playTimer;
+    bool inStartup;
+    QString startupEvents;
+};
+
+// Yes, it's ugly to put this here, but this facilitates the cautious startup
+// procedure.
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+KArtsServer *soundServer = 0;
+#endif
+
+extern "C"{
+
+KDE_EXPORT int kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    KAboutData aboutdata("knotify", I18N_NOOP("KNotify"),
+                         "3.0", I18N_NOOP("KDE Notification Server"),
+                         KAboutData::License_GPL, "(C) 1997-2003, KDE Developers");
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Carsten Pfeiffer",I18N_NOOP("Current Maintainer"),"pfeiffer@kde.org");
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Christian Esken",0,"esken@kde.org");
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Stefan Westerfeld",I18N_NOOP("Sound support"),"stefan@space.twc.de");
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Charles Samuels",I18N_NOOP("Previous Maintainer"),"charles@kde.org");
+
+    KCmdLineArgs::init( argc, argv, &aboutdata );
+    KUniqueApplication::addCmdLineOptions();
+
+
+    // initialize application
+    if ( !KUniqueApplication::start() ) {
+        kdDebug() << "Running knotify found" << endl;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    KUniqueApplication app;
+    app.disableSessionManagement();
+
+    // KNotify is started on KDE startup and on demand (using
+    // KNotifClient::startDaemon()) whenever a KNotify event occurs. Especially
+    // KWin may fire many events (e.g. when a window pops up). When we have
+    // problems with aRts or the installation, we might get an infinite loop
+    // of knotify crashing, popping up the crashhandler window and kwin firing
+    // another event, starting knotify again...
+    // We try to prevent this by tracking our startup and offer options to
+    // abort this.
+
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    KConfigGroup config( KGlobal::config(), "StartProgress" );
+    KConfig artsKCMConfig( "kcmartsrc" );
+    artsKCMConfig.setGroup( "Arts" );
+    bool useArts = artsKCMConfig.readBoolEntry( "StartServer", true );
+    if (useArts)
+        useArts = config.readBoolEntry( "Use Arts", useArts );
+    bool ok = config.readBoolEntry( "Arts Init", true );
+
+    if ( useArts && !ok )
+    {
+        if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo(
+                 0L,
+                 i18n("During the previous startup, KNotify crashed while creating "
+                      "Arts::Dispatcher. Do you want to try again or disable "
+                      "aRts sound output?\n\n"
+                      "If you choose to disable aRts output now, you can re-enable "
+                      "it later or select an alternate sound player "
+                      "in the System Notifications control panel."),
+                 i18n("KNotify Problem"),
+                 i18n("&Try Again"),
+                 i18n("D&isable aRts Output"),
+                 "KNotifyStartProgress",
+                 0 /* don't call KNotify :) */
+                 )
+             == KMessageBox::No )
+        {
+            useArts = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // when ArtsDispatcher crashes, we know it the next start.
+    config.writeEntry( "Arts Init", false );
+    config.writeEntry( "Use Arts", useArts );
+    config.sync();
+
+    KArtsDispatcher *dispatcher = 0;
+    if ( useArts )
+    {
+        dispatcher = new KArtsDispatcher;
+        soundServer = new KArtsServer;
+    }
+
+    // ok, seemed to work.
+    config.writeEntry("Arts Init", useArts );
+    config.sync();
+
+    ok = config.readBoolEntry( "KNotify Init", true );
+    if ( useArts && !ok )
+    {
+        if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo(
+                 0L,
+                 i18n("During the previous startup, KNotify crashed while instantiating "
+                      "KNotify. Do you want to try again or disable "
+                      "aRts sound output?\n\n"
+                      "If you choose to disable aRts output now, you can re-enable "
+                      "it later or select an alternate sound player "
+                      "in the System Notifications control panel."),
+                 i18n("KNotify Problem"),
+                 i18n("&Try Again"),
+                 i18n("D&isable aRts Output"),
+                 "KNotifyStartProgress",
+                 0 /* don't call KNotify :) */
+                 )
+             == KMessageBox::No )
+        {
+            useArts = false;
+            delete soundServer;
+            soundServer = 0L;
+            delete dispatcher;
+            dispatcher = 0L;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // when KNotify instantiation crashes, we know it the next start.
+    config.writeEntry( "KNotify Init", false );
+    config.writeEntry( "Use Arts", useArts );
+    config.sync();
+
+    // start notify service
+    KNotify *notify = new KNotify( useArts );
+
+    config.writeEntry( "KNotify Init", true );
+    config.sync();
+
+#else
+
+    // start notify service, without aRts
+    KNotify *notify = new KNotify( false );
+
+#endif
+
+    app.dcopClient()->setDefaultObject( "Notify" );
+    app.dcopClient()->setDaemonMode( true );
+    // kdDebug() << "knotify starting" << endl;
+
+    int ret = app.exec();
+    delete notify;
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    delete soundServer;
+    delete dispatcher;
+#endif
+    return ret;
+}
+}// end extern "C"
+
+KNotify::KNotify( bool useArts )
+    : QObject(), DCOPObject("Notify")
+{
+    d = new KNotifyPrivate;
+    d->globalEvents = new KConfig("knotify/eventsrc", true, false, "data");
+    d->globalConfig = new KConfig("knotify.eventsrc", true, false);
+    d->externalPlayerProc = 0;
+    d->useArts = useArts;
+    d->inStartup = true;
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    d->playObjects.setAutoDelete(true);
+    d->audioManager = 0;
+    if( useArts )
+    {
+        connect( soundServer, SIGNAL( restartedServer() ), this, SLOT( restartedArtsd() ) );
+        restartedArtsd(); //started allready need to initialize d->audioManager
+    }
+#endif
+
+    d->volume = 100;
+
+    d->playTimer = 0;
+
+    loadConfig();
+}
+
+KNotify::~KNotify()
+{
+    reconfigure();
+
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    d->playObjects.clear();
+
+    delete d->globalEvents;
+    delete d->globalConfig;
+    delete d->externalPlayerProc;
+    delete d->audioManager;
+#endif
+    delete d;
+}
+
+
+void KNotify::loadConfig() {
+    // load external player settings
+    KConfig *kc = KGlobal::config();
+    kc->setGroup("Misc");
+    d->useExternal = kc->readBoolEntry( "Use external player", false );
+    d->externalPlayer = kc->readPathEntry("External player");
+
+    // try to locate a suitable player if none is configured
+    if ( d->externalPlayer.isEmpty() ) {
+        QStringList players;
+        players << "wavplay" << "aplay" << "auplay";
+        QStringList::Iterator it = players.begin();
+        while ( d->externalPlayer.isEmpty() && it != players.end() ) {
+            d->externalPlayer = KStandardDirs::findExe( *it );
+            ++it;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // load default volume
+    d->volume = kc->readNumEntry( "Volume", 100 );
+}
+
+
+void KNotify::reconfigure()
+{
+    kapp->config()->reparseConfiguration();
+    loadConfig();
+
+    // clear loaded config files
+    d->globalConfig->reparseConfiguration();
+    for ( QMapIterator<QString,KConfig*> it = d->configs.begin(); it != d->configs.end(); ++it )
+        delete it.data();
+    d->configs.clear();
+}
+
+
+void KNotify::notify(const QString &event, const QString &fromApp,
+                     const QString &text, QString sound, QString file,
+                     int present, int level)
+{
+    notify( event, fromApp, text, sound, file, present, level, 0, 1 );
+}
+
+void KNotify::notify(const QString &event, const QString &fromApp,
+                     const QString &text, QString sound, QString file,
+                     int present, int level, int winId)
+{
+    notify( event, fromApp, text, sound, file, present, level, winId, 1 );
+}
+
+void KNotify::notify(const QString &event, const QString &fromApp,
+                     const QString &text, QString sound, QString file,
+                     int present, int level, int winId, int eventId )
+{
+    // kdDebug() << "event=" << event << " fromApp=" << fromApp << " text=" << text << " sound=" << sound <<
+    //    " file=" << file << " present=" << present << " level=" << level <<  " winId=" << winId << " eventId=" << eventId << endl;
+    if( d->inStartup ) {
+        d->startupEvents += "(" + event + ":" + fromApp + ")";
+    }
+
+    QString commandline;
+    KConfig *eventsFile = NULL;
+    KConfig *configFile = NULL;
+
+    // check for valid events
+    if ( !event.isEmpty() ) {
+
+        // get config file
+        if ( d->events.contains( fromApp ) ) {
+            eventsFile = d->events[fromApp];
+        } else {
+            eventsFile=new KConfig(locate("data", fromApp+"/eventsrc"),true,false);
+            d->events.insert( fromApp, eventsFile );
+        }
+        if ( d->configs.contains( fromApp) ) {
+            configFile = d->configs[fromApp];
+        } else {
+            configFile=new KConfig(fromApp+".eventsrc",true,false);
+            d->configs.insert( fromApp, configFile );
+        }
+
+        if ( !eventsFile->hasGroup( event ) && isGlobal(event) )
+        {
+            eventsFile = d->globalEvents;
+            configFile = d->globalConfig;
+        }
+
+        eventsFile->setGroup( event );
+        configFile->setGroup( event );
+
+        // get event presentation
+        if ( present==-1 )
+            present = configFile->readNumEntry( "presentation", -1 );
+        if ( present==-1 )
+            present = eventsFile->readNumEntry( "default_presentation", 0 );
+
+        // get sound file name
+        if( present & KNotifyClient::Sound ) {
+            QString theSound = configFile->readPathEntry( "soundfile" );
+            if ( theSound.isEmpty() )
+                theSound = eventsFile->readPathEntry( "default_sound" );
+            if ( !theSound.isEmpty() )
+                sound = theSound;
+        }
+
+        // get log file name
+        if( present & KNotifyClient::Logfile ) {
+            QString theFile = configFile->readPathEntry( "logfile" );
+            if ( theFile.isEmpty() )
+                theFile = eventsFile->readPathEntry( "default_logfile" );
+            if ( !theFile.isEmpty() )
+                file = theFile;
+        }
+
+        // get default event level
+        if( present & KNotifyClient::Messagebox )
+            level = eventsFile->readNumEntry( "level", 0 );
+
+        // get command line
+        if (present & KNotifyClient::Execute ) {
+            commandline = configFile->readPathEntry( "commandline" );
+            if ( commandline.isEmpty() )
+                commandline = eventsFile->readPathEntry( "default_commandline" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // emit event
+    if ( present & KNotifyClient::Sound ) // && QFile(sound).isReadable()
+        notifyBySound( sound, fromApp, eventId );
+
+    if ( present & KNotifyClient::Execute )
+        notifyByExecute( commandline, event, fromApp, text, winId, eventId );
+
+    if ( present & KNotifyClient::Logfile ) // && QFile(file).isWritable()
+        notifyByLogfile( text, file );
+
+    if ( present & KNotifyClient::Stderr )
+        notifyByStderr( text );
+
+    if ( present & KNotifyClient::Taskbar )
+        notifyByTaskbar( checkWinId( fromApp, winId ));
+
+    if ( present & KNotifyClient::PassivePopup )
+        notifyByPassivePopup( text, fromApp, eventsFile, checkWinId( fromApp, winId ));
+    else if ( present & KNotifyClient::Messagebox )
+        notifyByMessagebox( text, level, checkWinId( fromApp, winId ));
+
+    QByteArray qbd;
+    QDataStream ds(qbd, IO_WriteOnly);
+    ds << event << fromApp << text << sound << file << present << level
+        << winId << eventId;
+    emitDCOPSignal("notifySignal(QString,QString,QString,QString,QString,int,int,int,int)", qbd);
+
+}
+
+
+bool KNotify::notifyBySound( const QString &sound, const QString &appname, int eventId )
+{
+    if (sound.isEmpty()) {
+        soundFinished( eventId, NoSoundFile );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool external = d->useExternal && !d->externalPlayer.isEmpty();
+    // get file name
+    QString soundFile(sound);
+    if ( QFileInfo(sound).isRelative() )
+    {
+        QString search = QString("%1/sounds/%2").arg(appname).arg(sound);
+        soundFile = KGlobal::instance()->dirs()->findResource("data", search);
+        if ( soundFile.isEmpty() )
+            soundFile = locate( "sound", sound );
+    }
+    if ( soundFile.isEmpty() || isPlaying( soundFile ) )
+    {
+        soundFinished( eventId, soundFile.isEmpty() ? NoSoundFile : FileAlreadyPlaying );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
+    // kdDebug() << "KNotify::notifyBySound - trying to play file " << soundFile << endl;
+
+    if (!external) {
+        //If we disabled using aRts, just return,
+        //(If we don't, we'll blow up accessing the null soundServer)
+        if (!d->useArts)
+        {
+            soundFinished( eventId, NoSoundSupport );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+        // play sound finally
+        while( d->playObjects.count()>5 )
+            abortFirstPlayObject();
+
+        KDE::PlayObjectFactory factory(soundServer->server());
+        if( d->audioManager )
+            factory.setAudioManagerPlay( d->audioManager );
+        KURL soundURL;
+        soundURL.setPath(soundFile);
+        KDE::PlayObject *playObject = factory.createPlayObject(soundURL, false);
+
+        if (playObject->isNull())
+        {
+            soundFinished( eventId, NoSoundSupport );
+            delete playObject;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ( d->volume != 100 )
+        {
+            // It works to access the playObject immediately because we don't allow
+            // non-file URLs for sounds.
+            Arts::StereoVolumeControl volumeControl = Arts::DynamicCast(soundServer->server().createObject("Arts::StereoVolumeControl"));
+            Arts::PlayObject player = playObject->object();
+            Arts::Synth_AMAN_PLAY ap = d->audioManager->amanPlay();
+            if( ! volumeControl.isNull() && ! player.isNull() && ! ap.isNull() )
+            {
+                volumeControl.scaleFactor( d->volume/100.0 );
+
+                ap.stop();
+                Arts::disconnect( player, "left", ap, "left" );
+                Arts::disconnect( player, "right", ap, "right" );
+
+                ap.start();
+                volumeControl.start();
+
+                Arts::connect(player,"left",volumeControl,"inleft");
+                Arts::connect(player,"right",volumeControl,"inright");
+
+                Arts::connect(volumeControl,"outleft",ap,"left");
+                Arts::connect(volumeControl,"outright",ap,"right");
+
+                player._addChild( volumeControl, "volume" );
+            }
+        }
+
+        playObject->play();
+        d->playObjects.append( playObject );
+        d->playObjectEventMap.insert( playObject, eventId );
+
+        if ( !d->playTimer )
+        {
+            d->playTimer = new QTimer( this );
+            connect( d->playTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), SLOT( playTimeout() ) );
+        }
+        if ( !d->playTimer->isActive() )
+            d->playTimer->start( 1000 );
+#endif
+        return true;
+
+    } else if(!d->externalPlayer.isEmpty()) {
+        // use an external player to play the sound
+        KProcess *proc = d->externalPlayerProc;
+        if (!proc)
+        {
+           proc = d->externalPlayerProc = new KProcess;
+           connect( proc, SIGNAL( processExited( KProcess * )),
+                    SLOT( slotPlayerProcessExited( KProcess * )));
+        }
+        if (proc->isRunning())
+        {
+           soundFinished( eventId, PlayerBusy );
+           return false; // Skip
+        }
+        proc->clearArguments();
+        (*proc) << d->externalPlayer << QFile::encodeName( soundFile );
+        d->externalPlayerEventId = eventId;
+        proc->start(KProcess::NotifyOnExit);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    soundFinished( eventId, Unknown );
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool KNotify::notifyByMessagebox(const QString &text, int level, WId winId)
+{
+    // ignore empty messages
+    if ( text.isEmpty() )
+        return false;
+
+    // display message box for specified event level
+    switch( level ) {
+    default:
+    case KNotifyClient::Notification:
+        KMessageBox::informationWId( winId, text, i18n("Notification"), 0, false );
+        break;
+    case KNotifyClient::Warning:
+        KMessageBox::sorryWId( winId, text, i18n("Warning"), false );
+        break;
+    case KNotifyClient::Error:
+        KMessageBox::errorWId( winId, text, i18n("Error"), false );
+        break;
+    case KNotifyClient::Catastrophe:
+        KMessageBox::errorWId( winId, text, i18n("Catastrophe!"), false );
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool KNotify::notifyByPassivePopup( const QString &text,
+                                    const QString &appName,
+                                    KConfig* eventsFile,
+                                    WId senderWinId )
+{
+    KIconLoader iconLoader( appName );
+    if ( eventsFile != NULL ) {
+        KConfigGroup config( eventsFile, "!Global!" );
+        QString iconName = config.readEntry( "IconName", appName );
+        QPixmap icon = iconLoader.loadIcon( iconName, KIcon::Small );
+        QString title = config.readEntry( "Comment", appName );
+        KPassivePopup::message(title, text, icon, senderWinId);
+    } else
+        kdError() << "No events for app " << appName << "defined!" <<endl;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool KNotify::notifyByExecute(const QString &command, const QString& event,
+                              const QString& fromApp, const QString& text,
+                              int winId, int eventId) {
+    if (!command.isEmpty()) {
+	// kdDebug() << "executing command '" << command << "'" << endl;
+        QMap<QChar,QString> subst;
+        subst.insert( 'e', event );
+        subst.insert( 'a', fromApp );
+        subst.insert( 's', text );
+        subst.insert( 'w', QString::number( winId ));
+        subst.insert( 'i', QString::number( eventId ));
+        QString execLine = KMacroExpander::expandMacrosShellQuote( command, subst );
+        if ( execLine.isEmpty() )
+            execLine = command; // fallback
+
+	KProcess p;
+	p.setUseShell(true);
+	p << execLine;
+	p.start(KProcess::DontCare);
+	return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+bool KNotify::notifyByLogfile(const QString &text, const QString &file)
+{
+    // ignore empty messages
+    if ( text.isEmpty() )
+        return true;
+
+    // open file in append mode
+    QFile logFile(file);
+    if ( !logFile.open(IO_WriteOnly | IO_Append) )
+        return false;
+
+    // append msg
+    QTextStream strm( &logFile );
+    strm << "- KNotify " << QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString() << ": ";
+    strm << text << endl;
+
+    // close file
+    logFile.close();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool KNotify::notifyByStderr(const QString &text)
+{
+    // ignore empty messages
+    if ( text.isEmpty() )
+        return true;
+
+    // open stderr for output
+    QTextStream strm( stderr, IO_WriteOnly );
+
+    // output msg
+    strm << "KNotify " << QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString() << ": ";
+    strm << text << endl;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool KNotify::notifyByTaskbar( WId win )
+{
+    if( win == 0 )
+        return false;
+    KWin::demandAttention( win );
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool KNotify::isGlobal(const QString &eventname)
+{
+    return d->globalEvents->hasGroup( eventname );
+}
+
+void KNotify::setVolume( int volume )
+{
+    if ( volume<0 ) volume=0;
+    if ( volume>=100 ) volume=100;
+    d->volume = volume;
+}
+
+void KNotify::playTimeout()
+{
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    for ( QPtrListIterator< KDE::PlayObject > it(d->playObjects); *it;)
+    {
+        QPtrListIterator< KDE::PlayObject > current = it;
+        ++it;
+        if ( (*current)->state() != Arts::posPlaying )
+        {
+            QMap<KDE::PlayObject*,int>::Iterator eit = d->playObjectEventMap.find( *current );
+            if ( eit != d->playObjectEventMap.end() )
+            {
+                soundFinished( *eit, PlayedOK );
+                d->playObjectEventMap.remove( eit );
+            }
+            d->playObjects.remove( current );
+        }
+    }
+    if ( !d->playObjects.count() )
+        d->playTimer->stop();
+#endif
+}
+
+bool KNotify::isPlaying( const QString& soundFile ) const
+{
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    for ( QPtrListIterator< KDE::PlayObject > it(d->playObjects); *it; ++it)
+    {
+        if ( (*it)->mediaName() == soundFile )
+            return true;
+    }
+#endif
+    return false;
+}
+
+void KNotify::slotPlayerProcessExited( KProcess *proc )
+{
+    soundFinished( d->externalPlayerEventId,
+                   (proc->normalExit() && proc->exitStatus() == 0) ? PlayedOK : Unknown );
+}
+
+void KNotify::abortFirstPlayObject()
+{
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    QMap<KDE::PlayObject*,int>::Iterator it = d->playObjectEventMap.find( d->playObjects.getFirst() );
+    if ( it != d->playObjectEventMap.end() )
+    {
+        soundFinished( it.data(), Aborted );
+        d->playObjectEventMap.remove( it );
+    }
+    d->playObjects.removeFirst();
+#endif
+}
+
+void KNotify::soundFinished( int eventId, PlayingFinishedStatus reason )
+{
+    QByteArray data;
+    QDataStream stream( data, IO_WriteOnly );
+    stream << eventId << (int) reason;
+
+    DCOPClient::mainClient()->emitDCOPSignal( "KNotify", "playingFinished(int,int)", data );
+}
+
+WId KNotify::checkWinId( const QString &appName, WId senderWinId )
+{
+    if ( senderWinId == 0 )
+    {
+        QCString senderId = kapp->dcopClient()->senderId();
+        QCString compare = (appName + "-mainwindow").latin1();
+        int len = compare.length();
+        // kdDebug() << "notifyByPassivePopup: appName=" << appName << " sender=" << senderId << endl;
+
+        QCStringList objs = kapp->dcopClient()->remoteObjects( senderId );
+        for (QCStringList::ConstIterator it = objs.begin(); it != objs.end(); ++it ) {
+            QCString obj( *it );
+            if ( obj.left(len) == compare) {
+                // kdDebug( ) << "found " << obj << endl;
+                QCString replyType;
+                QByteArray data, replyData;
+
+                if ( kapp->dcopClient()->call(senderId, obj, "getWinID()", data, replyType, replyData) ) {
+                    QDataStream answer(replyData, IO_ReadOnly);
+                    if (replyType == "int") {
+                        answer >> senderWinId;
+                        // kdDebug() << "SUCCESS, found getWinID(): type='" << QString(replyType)
+                        //      << "' senderWinId=" << senderWinId << endl;
+                    }
+		}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return senderWinId;
+}
+
+void KNotify::restartedArtsd()
+{
+#ifndef WITHOUT_ARTS
+    delete d->audioManager;
+    d->audioManager = new KAudioManagerPlay( soundServer );
+    d->audioManager->setTitle( i18n( "KDE System Notifications" ) );
+    d->audioManager->setAutoRestoreID( "KNotify Aman Play" );
+#endif
+}
+
+void KNotify::sessionReady()
+{
+    if( d->inStartup && !d->startupEvents.isEmpty())
+        kdDebug() << "There were knotify events while startup:" << d->startupEvents << endl;
+    d->inStartup = false;
+}
+
+// vim: sw=4 sts=4 ts=8 et
diff --git a/arts/knotify/knotify.desktop b/arts/knotify/knotify.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da950fa8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/knotify/knotify.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Service
+Name=KNotify
+Name[af]=Knotify
+Name[ar]=برنامج الإبلاغ
+Name[bn]=কে-নোটিফাই
+Name[csb]=Òdkôzanié
+Name[cy]=KHysbyu
+Name[eo]=Katentigilo
+Name[fo]=KÁminning
+Name[hi]=के-नोटिफाई
+Name[ka]=სისტემური შეტყობინება
+Name[ko]=K알림이
+Name[mn]=Сонордуулга
+Name[ne]=केनोटिफाइ
+Name[nso]=KLemosa
+Name[pa]=ਕੇਟਿੱਪਣੀ
+Name[pl]=Powiadamianie
+Name[pt_BR]=Notificações
+Name[ru]=Системные сообщения
+Name[ss]=KNotify 
+Name[sv]=Knotify
+Name[ta]=கேகுறிப்பெடு
+Name[te]=కెనోటిఫై
+Name[tg]=Хабарҳои системавӣ
+Name[th]=ระบบแจ้งเตือน - K
+Name[ven]=U divhadza ha K
+Name[zu]=I-KNotify
+Exec=knotify
+Comment=KDE Notification Daemon
+Comment[af]=Kde Inkennisstelling Bediener
+Comment[ar]=مراقب تنبيهات كيدي
+Comment[az]=KDE Bildiriş Demonu
+Comment[be]=Сервіс нагадванняў KDE
+Comment[bg]=Сървър за съобщения
+Comment[bn]=কে.ডি.ই নোটিশ সরবরাহকারী ডিমন
+Comment[br]=Diaoul Kemennadenn KDE
+Comment[bs]=KDE Sistemska obavještenja
+Comment[ca]=Dimoni de notificacions per al KDE
+Comment[cs]=Démon pro systémová hlášení prostředí KDE
+Comment[csb]=Demon òdkôzëwaniô KDE
+Comment[cy]=Daemon Hysbysu KDE
+Comment[da]=KDE Bekendtgørelsesdæmon
+Comment[de]=KDE-Benachrichtigungsprogramm
+Comment[el]=Δαίμονας ειδοποίησης του KDE
+Comment[eo]=KDE-Sistematentigo-demono
+Comment[es]=Demonio de notificación de KDE
+Comment[et]=KDE süsteemsete märguannete deemon
+Comment[eu]=KDEko jakinarazpenaren daemona
+Comment[fa]=شبح اخطار KDE
+Comment[fi]=KDE:n huomautuspalvelin
+Comment[fo]=Áminningarandi KDE's
+Comment[fr]=Démon de notifications de KDE
+Comment[fy]=KDE's systeemberjochtenprogramma
+Comment[ga]=Deamhan Fógartha KDE
+Comment[gl]=Demo de notificacións de KDE
+Comment[he]=תהליך הרקע הודעות של KDE
+Comment[hi]=केडीई सूचना ङेमन
+Comment[hr]=KDE demon obavještavanja
+Comment[hsb]=KDE-demon za zdźělenki
+Comment[hu]=KDE figyelmeztető szolgáltatás
+Comment[id]=Daemon pemberitahuan KDE
+Comment[is]=KDE tilkynningapúkinn
+Comment[it]=Demone avvisi di KDE
+Comment[ja]=KDE 通知デーモン
+Comment[ka]=KDE შეტყობინებების შიკრიკი
+Comment[kk]=KDE құлақтандыру қызметі
+Comment[ko]=KDE용 알림 서버
+Comment[lb]=KDE-Norichtendämon
+Comment[lt]=KDE pranešimų tarnyba
+Comment[lv]=KDE Apziņošanas Dēmons
+Comment[mi]=Kaikorero KDE
+Comment[mk]=KDE даемон за известувања
+Comment[mn]=KDE-Сонордуулга программ
+Comment[ms]=Daemon Pemberitahuan KDE
+Comment[mt]=Daemon tan-notifika KDE
+Comment[nb]=KDE Varslings-nisse
+Comment[nds]=KDE-Dämoon för Bescheden
+Comment[ne]=KDE सूचना डेइमन
+Comment[nl]=KDE's systeemnotificatieprogramma
+Comment[nn]=KDE-varselnisse
+Comment[nso]=Daemon ya Tsebiso ya KDE
+Comment[oc]=Dimoni de notificacion KDE
+Comment[pa]=KDE ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰ
+Comment[pl]=Demon powiadamiania KDE
+Comment[pt]=Servidor de mensagens do KDE
+Comment[pt_BR]=Serviço de notificação do KDE
+Comment[ro]=Demon de notificare KDE
+Comment[ru]=Системные сообщения KDE
+Comment[rw]=Dayimoni y'Imenyesha KDE
+Comment[se]=KDE dieđihanbálvá
+Comment[sk]=KDE Oznamovací démon
+Comment[sl]=Sistemska obvestila KDE
+Comment[sq]=KDE Demoni i Njoftimit
+Comment[sr]=KDE Демон за обавештавање
+Comment[sr@Latn]=KDE Demon za obaveštavanje
+Comment[ss]=I-daemon yekwatisa ku KDE
+Comment[sv]=KDE:s underrättelsedemon
+Comment[ta]=கேடிஇ அறிவிப்பு டேமன்
+Comment[te]=కెడిఈ ప్రకటనల సూత్రధారి
+Comment[tg]=Хабарҳои системавии KDE
+Comment[th]=เดมอนการแจ้งเตือนของ KDE
+Comment[tr]=KDE Bilgilendirme Programı
+Comment[tt]=KDE'nıñ Kisätü Xezmäte
+Comment[uk]=Демон сповіщення про нову пошту
+Comment[uz]=KDE xabarnomalar xizmati
+Comment[uz@cyrillic]=KDE хабарномалар хизмати
+Comment[ven]=Daemon yau divhadza ya KDE
+Comment[vi]=Trình nền thông báo của KDE
+Comment[wa]=Démon di notifiaedje di KDE
+Comment[xh]=Daemon Ulwaziso lwe KDE
+Comment[zh_CN]=KDE 通告守护进程
+Comment[zh_HK]=KDE 通知伺服程式
+Comment[zh_TW]=KDE 通知服務程式
+Comment[zu]=Isaziso se-Daemon ye-KDE
+Icon=knotify
+ServiceTypes=KNotify
+X-DCOP-ServiceType=Unique
+X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
diff --git a/arts/knotify/knotify.h b/arts/knotify/knotify.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c98be2e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/knotify/knotify.h
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (c) 1997 Christian Esken (esken@kde.org)
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef KNOTIFY_H
+#define KNOTIFY_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include <knotifyclient.h>
+#include <dcopobject.h>
+
+class KNotifyPrivate;
+class KProcess;
+class KConfig;
+
+class KNotify : public QObject, public DCOPObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+K_DCOP
+
+public:
+	KNotify( bool useArts );
+	~KNotify();
+
+    enum PlayingFinishedStatus
+    {
+        PlayedOK = 0,        // success, all following mean failure
+        NoSoundFile,
+        FileAlreadyPlaying,
+        NoSoundSupport,
+        PlayerBusy,
+        Aborted,
+        Unknown = 5000
+    };
+
+protected:
+k_dcop:
+	// deprecated
+	void notify(const QString &event, const QString &fromApp,
+                         const QString &text, QString sound, QString file,
+                         int present, int level);
+
+	// deprecated
+	void notify(const QString &event, const QString &fromApp,
+                         const QString &text, QString sound, QString file,
+                         int present, int level, int winId);
+
+	void notify(const QString &event, const QString &fromApp,
+                         const QString &text, QString sound, QString file,
+                         int present, int level, int winId, int eventId);
+
+
+	void reconfigure();
+	void setVolume( int volume );
+        void sessionReady(); // from ksmserver
+
+private:
+	bool notifyBySound(const QString &sound, const QString &appname, int eventId);
+	bool notifyByMessagebox(const QString &text, int level, WId winId);
+	bool notifyByLogfile(const QString &text, const QString &file);
+	bool notifyByStderr(const QString &text);
+	bool notifyByPassivePopup(const QString &text, const QString &appName,
+                                  KConfig* eventsFile, WId winId );
+	bool notifyByExecute(const QString &command, 
+                             const QString& event, 
+                             const QString& fromApp, 
+                             const QString& text,
+                             int winId,
+                             int eventId );
+    bool notifyByTaskbar( WId winId );
+	
+	bool isPlaying( const QString& soundFile ) const;
+
+    void soundFinished( int eventId, PlayingFinishedStatus reason );
+    void abortFirstPlayObject();
+	
+        WId checkWinId( const QString& appName, WId senderWinId );
+
+	/**
+	 * checks if eventname is a global event (exists in config/eventsrc)
+	 **/
+	bool isGlobal(const QString &eventname);
+
+private slots:
+    void playTimeout();
+    void slotPlayerProcessExited( KProcess *proc );
+    void restartedArtsd();
+
+private:
+    KNotifyPrivate* d;
+    void loadConfig();
+};
+
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/arts/knotify/knotifytest.cpp b/arts/knotify/knotifytest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ca10cb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/knotify/knotifytest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <string>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <knotifyclient.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  KApplication app(argc, argv, "knotifytest");
+
+//
+  while (1) {
+      char inp = getc(stdin);
+
+      if ( inp=='q' || inp==27 ) break;
+      if ( inp=='1' ) KNotifyClient::userEvent( "Foo", KNotifyClient::Sound, KNotifyClient::Default, "KDE_Window_DeIconify.ogg" );
+      if ( inp=='2' ) KNotifyClient::userEvent( "MessageBox Event", KNotifyClient::Messagebox );
+      if ( inp=='3' ) KNotifyClient::userEvent( "Stderr Event", KNotifyClient::Stderr );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/arts/message/Makefile.am b/arts/message/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be67e4bd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/message/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = artsmessage
+
+artsmessage_SOURCES = artsmessage.cc
+
+artsmessage_LDADD = ../../kdeui/libkdeui.la
+artsmessage_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) $(KDE_MT_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/arts/message/artsmessage.cc b/arts/message/artsmessage.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a127d4a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arts/message/artsmessage.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+        Copyright (C) 2001 Jeff Tranter
+                           tranter@kde.org
+ 
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+ 
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+ 
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This application displays an error, warning, or informational message
+in a dialog. It is normally used by artsd in conjunction with the -m
+option.  By abstracting this out of artsd, we keep it independent of
+any particular graphics toolkit.
+
+This version uses KDE. Equivalent versions could be written using Qt,
+Gnome, etc. and used instead.
+
+*/
+
+#include <qregexp.h>
+
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <kaboutdata.h>
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
+
+// command line options
+static KCmdLineOptions options[] = 
+  {
+	  { "e", 0,0 },
+	  { "error", I18N_NOOP("Display error message (default)"), 0 },
+	  { "w", 0, 0},
+	  { "warning", I18N_NOOP("Display warning message"), 0 },
+	  { "i", 0, 0 },
+	  { "info", I18N_NOOP("Display informational message"), 0 },
+	  { "+message", I18N_NOOP("Message string to be displayed"), 0 },
+	  KCmdLineLastOption // End of options.
+  };
+
+KAboutData aboutData("artsmessage", I18N_NOOP("artsmessage"), "0.1",
+					 I18N_NOOP("Utility to display aRts error messages"),
+					 KAboutData::License_GPL, "(c) 2001, Jeff Tranter", 0, 0, "tranter@kde.org");
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	aboutData.addAuthor("Jeff Tranter", 0, "tranter@kde.org");
+	KGlobal::locale()->setMainCatalogue("kdelibs");
+	KCmdLineArgs::init(argc, argv, &aboutData);
+	KCmdLineArgs::addCmdLineOptions(options);
+	KApplication app;
+	
+	KCmdLineArgs *args = KCmdLineArgs::parsedArgs();
+	QString msg;
+
+	// must be at least one argument
+	if (args->count() == 0) {
+		args->usage();
+	}
+
+	// build up message string from remaining arguments
+	for (int i = 0; i < args->count(); i++) {
+		if (i == 0)
+			msg = args->arg(i);
+		else
+			msg += QString(" ") + args->arg(i);
+	}
+
+	const int notifyOptions = 0; // never activate KNotify
+	if (args->isSet("w")) {
+		KMessageBox::sorry(0, msg, i18n("Warning"), notifyOptions);
+	} else if (args->isSet("i")) {
+		QString id = msg;
+		id.replace(QRegExp("[\\[\\]\\s=]"), "_");
+		KMessageBox::information(0, msg, i18n("Informational"), id, notifyOptions);
+	} else {
+		KMessageBox::error(0, msg, i18n("Error"), notifyOptions);
+	}
+	
+	return 0;
+}