release-notes r1274 - in branches/gnome-2-26: . help/C

[davyd svn gnome org]

Author: davyd
Date: Sun Mar  8 03:44:17 2009
New Revision: 1274
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/release-notes?rev=1274&view=rev

Log:
2009-03-08  Davyd Madeley  <davyd madeley id au>

        * help/C/rnusers.xml:
        - new mixer


Modified:
   branches/gnome-2-26/ChangeLog
   branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml

Modified: branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml
==============================================================================
--- branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml	(original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml	Sun Mar  8 03:44:17 2009
@@ -113,8 +113,36 @@
 
 	</sect2>
 
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.volume">
+	 <title>Volume Control Integrated with PulseAudio</title>
+
+	 <para>
+	  <application>PulseAudio</application> is the new audio input/output routing
+		and mixing framework that is being adopted by many free software platforms.
+		It has support for features like per-application volume and dynamic
+		plug-and-play/rerouting of sound devices (e.g. USB soundcards).
+	 </para>
+
+	 <para>
+	  GNOME &gnomeversion; can take advantages of these features with its new
+		volume control and new sound preferences control panel.
+	 </para>
+	 <!-- FIXME: screenshot -->
+
+	 <para>
+	  The sound preferences control panel integrates the choice of sound devices,
+		application volumes, alert volume and alert theme in one place.
+	 </para>
+	 
+	 <para>
+	  For those without PulseAudio, the new user interface will fall back to
+		accessing soundcard mixers directly (using GStreamer) and disable the
+		features that can't be supported without PulseAudio support.
+	 </para>
+  </sect2>	
+
 	<sect2 id="rnusers.empathy">
-	 <title>Real-Time Communication, Chat and more...</title>
+	 <title>Almost Telepathic Communication</title>
 
 	 <para>
 	  The <application>Empathy</application> instant messaging application,