Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] Windows XP: "wave" volume goes to zero when calling

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Michael Rickmann wrote:
> Michael Rickmann schrieb:
> > my kabelfunk de schrieb:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've installed Ekiga 3.2.5 on Windows XP and as far as I see it works
> > > fine, but... :-)
> > >
> > > I used the call back service 530 ekiga net for my test.
> > > When the incoming coming window pops up  the volume for WAVE in the
> > > audio mixer goes to maximum.
> > > After clicking anwer ("abnehmen") the volume of WAVE goes to zero and I
> > > hear nothing.
> > >
> > > Doing a 500 ekiga net echo test has the same effect: After the
> > > connection is established the volume is zero.
> > >
> > > This happens on a reals XP machine as well as in VirtualBox.
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Dominik
> > >
> > > PS:
> > > I know there is a small speaker button in ekiga where I can raise the
> > > "wave" volume, too.
> > > But the default seems to be zero, is only configurable during a call and
> > > doesn't save the value between restarts.
> > Yes, it is a real nuisance. I think that Ptlib does not have control 
> > over the volume settings of the Windows Multimedia interface when 
> > opening the device, but Ekiga just relies on it. Attached patch fixes 
> > that. This does not yet allow Win32 Ekiga to restore output volume 
> > from the last run. I work on that using an extra config key.
> > The zero setting of the volume slider is a third different shortcoming.
> > Regards
> > Michael
> Hi Dominik,
> I think I fixed all the audio-output volume settings issues for Win32 
> with attached two patches. ekiga_1outvolume.diff keeps the output volume 

So should this patch be committed (trunk+stable)?

> across calls, ekiga_2outvolume.diff across Ekiga sessions - the latter 
> is more intrusive as it introduces a new config key into the database 
> which for Win32 is in ekiga.conf. I am just uploading new files to my 

Couldn't the output volume be initialised from Windows default/current 
level?  Thus we do not need a new config key.

> directory. Could you try 
> http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~mrickma/ekiga/ekiga-setup-3.2.pre6-release.exe. 
> I have tested it under XP-SP2 and 7RC. Could you tell me if it fixes the 
> audio for you. For audio input use the general Windows sliders, its a 
> thing I don't see any pattern yet.

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Eugen