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Re: Sound

The mixer is kernel-level, however a userspace driver
for the volume controls on your keyboard is certainly possible. 
You can modify your gnome-session to run a mixer on startup if you wish
or find out if there is a utility to set your master volume on your
mixer via the commandline which can provide a quick hack via a single
editting of your rc.d initalization files (or gnome-session).

--
Eric Windisch

On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:03:39 Sean Middleditch wrote:
> One improvement I would love to see is to make gnome more integrated with sound.
> 
> For example, I have a Compaq computer, with the volume buttons on the keyboard... all volume control is software controlled.  Windoze starts up the sound mixer when it boots, and the volume buttons control that.  If gnome started its own built-in sound mixer, and then could be set up so certain keyboard controls operated it (besides opening up another mixer program and doing it the old fashioned way) life would be a lot easier for me and all the idiots who bought Compaqs.  Right now, if I forget to open a mixer before using any sound, sound plays at the default level which makes me go deaf for 5 minutes.
> 
> I don't know if X11 would have to be modified for this to work, however.  When I run xev, pressing the colume controls (or the CD controls, or internet access controls) doesn't register an event.  Perhaps X11 itself should have an integrated mixer, but that's off topic.
> 
> I'm not good at getting involved, but if any of you could give me some pointers on how to do either of the above, let me know.  I'll at least make an attempt.
> 
> Sean Middleditch
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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One improvement I would love to see is to make 
> gnome more integrated with sound.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For example, I have a Compaq computer, with the 
> volume buttons on the keyboard... all volume control is software 
> controlled.&nbsp; Windoze starts up the sound mixer when it boots, and the 
> volume buttons control that.&nbsp; If gnome started its own built-in sound 
> mixer, and then could be set up so certain keyboard controls operated it 
> (besides opening up another mixer program and doing it the old fashioned way) 
> life would be a lot easier for me and all the idiots who bought Compaqs.&nbsp; 
> Right now, if I forget to open a mixer before using any sound, sound plays at 
> the default level which makes me go deaf for 5 minutes.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know if X11 would have to be modified for 
> this to work, however.&nbsp; When I run xev, pressing the colume controls (or 
> the CD controls, or internet access controls) doesn't register an event.&nbsp; 
> Perhaps X11 itself should have an integrated mixer, but that's off 
> topic.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not good at getting involved, but if any of you 
> could give me some pointers on how to do either of the above, let me know.&nbsp; 
> I'll at least make an attempt.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sean Middleditch</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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