Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] GM 3.00 : PLEASE ALL READ AND CONTRIBUTE

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Le dimanche 10 avril 2005 à 22:19 +0100, Chris Rankin a écrit :
> --- Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com> wrote:
> > I'm not sure about that. Some people have produced algorithms that can
> > adapt the video bandwidth regarding the reported packets loss. However,
> > that is not implemented in GnomeMeeting and I don't think I'll have the
> > time to do it soon due to the SIP support which also requires much
> > time :(
> > 
> > > The bottom line is that GM's settings page doesn't always reflect what the local GM client is
> > > capable of providing. Instead, it tends to reflect what the *remote* client is capable of
> > > achieving, and this impacts GM's usability.
> > 
> > Can you elaborate on this please?
> 
> What I mean is, every time I call someone, I need to go into my preferences tab and adjust the
> video transmission bandwidth so that I don't overload the remote client. I would much rather set
> the video transmission bandwidth to 20 kB/s just once, since that is how much video my client is
> capable of transmitting.
> 
> I don't think that I should need to be changing the preferences tab on a call-by-call basis. I
> would like to be able to set GM up for my parents and not need to tell them that they might need
> to tweak the configuration every time.
> 

I understand. I'll see what I can do, but don't expect it for 2.00, SIP
will have the priority.

However, in general, you just set it up with your max bandwidth and
there is no risk to flood the remote except if he is using dialup. But
if he is using dialup, you have to disable video completely anyway.


> Cheers,
> Chris
> 
> P.S. Could you also change the text so that it explicitly says that it's the *transmission* video
> bandwidth, please?
> 

Done in the OPAL/SIP branch (that doesn't support video yet).

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