Solfege(1)

NAME
solfege - GPL'ed ear training software

SYNOPSIS
solfege [-h] [-?] [--usage] [-v] [-w] [--no-splash]
[--no-sound] [--verbose-sound-init]

DESCRIPTION
GNU Solfege is a program that let you use your computer to do ear training. You will get the most complete version of the program if you run it on a machine that has GNOME installed. But it will also run on more limited setups like linux or win32 with only python, gtk+ and PyGTK installed.

This man page contains info to get Solfege up and running. For help on using the program, please use the online documentation.

OPTIONS
This program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').

-h --help
    Show summary of options.

-v --version
    Show program version.

-w --warranty
    There is no warranty.

--no-splash
    Do not show the startup window.

--no-sound
    Do not try to play any sounds. Instead some data is printed to standard output. Use this for debugging and porting.

--verbose-sound-init
    Print some info about the sound setup while starting.

--no-random
    For debugging only: Select questions from lesson files in sequential order.

--without-gtkhtml
    Don't use the gtkhtml2 module even if it is installed.

--without-gnome
    Dont use the gnome module even if it is installed.

BUGS
Plenty! You can report them to bug-solfege@gnu.org or http://www.solfege.org/wiki/SITS, or even better: post a patch to fix it to the same address. Remember to tell what version of Solfege you are running and the name and version of you operation system.

FILES

~/.solfegerc
    This file is used to store most configuration values. While it is possible to edit the file by hand, everything you need can and should be done from the gui.

~/.solfege
    Statistics is stored in subdirectories below this dir.

NOTES
If you don't have /dev/music it is possible that your kernel supports it. Try to create the device file yourself (as root):

          # cd /dev
          # mknod music u 14 8
To get more help on solfege, use the online documentation, look at the files in /usr/share/doc/solfege (debian users) and the README and INSTALL file from the downloaded .tar.gz file. If you have problems running solfege please post your questions to <solfege-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>. Remember to mention what version of Solfege you have, and the name and version of your operating system. If possible, please check that the bug exists in the latest version of Solfege.

COPYRIGHT
GNU Solfege is Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 by Tom Cato Amundsen <tca@gnu.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.

AUTHOR
Main author of GNU Solfege and this manual page is Tom Cato Amundsen <tca@gnu.org>. For more details, read the AUTHORS file from the source tarball.