Re: [orca-list] Per-application volume control

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In fact, non-fucussed windows should not speak at all except maybe for
modal dialog boxes or some such.

lsmithso hare demon co uk wrote:

> While we're talking wishlists, how about audio ducking, where the
> focused window is louder than non-focused windows, notifications etc.
>
> Daniel Barich writes:
>  > It would be nice to be able to configure a key combination to adjust orca's
>  > speech volume.  Currently this is not possible in the Key Bindings tab in
>  > preferences, and you have to open preferences and navigate to the Volume
>  > control in the Voice tab.
>  > 
>  > On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Jason White <jason jasonjgw net> wrote:
>  > 
>  > > This question may have been answered before; if so, I apologize for
>  > > raising it
>  > > again.
>  > >
>  > > One of the advantages of PulseAudio is so-called "per-application volume
>  > > control". How do I use this with Orca and Speech-Dispatcher. Suppose I
>  > > want to
>  > > play an audio file, for example from Firefox. I need to adjust the volume
>  > > of
>  > > the audio that is playing without changing the volume of speech output from
>  > > Orca.
>  > >
>  > > I'm using a braille display, so I can just turn speech off and adjust the
>  > > main
>  > > volume, which would work well for me. However, it wouldn't work for
>  > > everyone
>  > > and I'm curious to know how to adjust volume separately for Orca and for a
>  > > media player.
>  > >
>  > > I'm running GNOME 3.14.
>  > >
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>  > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
>  > > The manual is at
>  > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
>  > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
>  > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
>  > > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
>  > >
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > -- 
>  > Daniel Barich
>  > Barich Assistive Technology
>  > Gambier, OH 43022
>  > 740-504-4935
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>  > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
>  > The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
>  > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
>  > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
>  > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
>
> -- 
> Les Smithson
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> Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp

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