Re: [orca-list] suggestion

[Bill Cox <waywardgeek gmail com>]

Hi, Scott.  We do this automatically already in the latest Vinux
scripts.  It really helps, because a lot of machines seem to boot
muted the first time.  I would recommend that this be included
up-stream in Orca, but controlling volume is fairly distro-specific.
Try adding the following code to the end of
.orca/orca-customizations.py.  It was originally written by Hammer
Atilla, and we've hacked it a bit:

#Define the volume 0 value detect and correct function
def volumedetect():
#This function detect if the master volume is 0.
#If the master value is 0, increasing volume with 58%.
#Following command gets master volume actual value percentage
    mute = commands.getoutput('amixer get \'Master\',0|grep \'\[off\]\'')
    #If the master channel is muted unmute everything pulseaudio typically mutes
    if mute != "":
        commands.getoutput('amixer sset \'Master\',0 unmute')
        commands.getoutput('amixer sset \'Headphone\',0 unmute')
        commands.getoutput('amixer sset \'Speaker\',0 unmute')
    #If the volume value is 0%, increasing volume to 58%.
    volume = commands.getoutput('amixer get \'Master\',0|grep %| sed
\'s/%.*//; s/.*\[//\'')
    if volume == "0":
        commands.getoutput('amixer set \'Master\',0 58%')
    volume = commands.getoutput('amixer get \'Headphone\',0|grep %|
sed \'s/%.*//; s/.*\[//\'')
    if volume == "0":
        commands.getoutput('amixer set \'Headphone\',0 58%')
    volume = commands.getoutput('amixer get \'Speaker\',0|grep %| sed
\'s/%.*//; s/.*\[//\'')
    if volume == "0":
        commands.getoutput('amixer set \'Speaker\',0 58%')
#End the volume 0 value detect and correct function

#Following command execute the volume detect function with always script start.
#This function detects if master volume is 0, and increasing with 58%
audible value.
volumedetect()

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Scott Berry <scottbb1973 gmail com> wrote:
> I would like to suggest a an idea.
>
> 1. Orca when it starts should check the volume level and the mute status and
> if too low or muted ensure that the controls are at a reasonable level.
>
> Scott Berry
> Sending from an HTC Snap
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