Re: [orca-list] Panning in Beeping Progress bars?

[Majid Hussain <mhussaincov93 gmail com>]

hi there,
many thanks, will try that :)
Majid Hussain

On 06/04/2016, chrys87 web de <chrys87 web de> wrote:
> Howdy,
> > when beeping on left speaker, = 0%, and when it is completely on the
> > write hand side of the speakers it =100%?
> correct.
>
> > could the beeps be louder?
> > or a option to make the beep volume louder or quiter be added?
> > I can see it as a usefull option
> > say you are in lesson, and you have your orca voice volume lo,
> > you would hear the beeps louder. ware as if you were able to change
> > the volume of the beeps independantly of orca's voice would be ausom
> In fact there is such an option. But its not visible in the current UI.
>
> soundVolume = 0.5
>
> the default is 0.5 (its half as loud as your system settings)
> you can set it via the orca-customizations.py file with the following code:
> #<filecontent>
> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
> import orca.orca
> import orca.settings
> #set it to 75 percent of the system volume
> orca.settings.soundVolume = 0.75
> #</filecontent>
>
> cheers chrys
>
>
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 06. April 2016 um 13:08 Uhr
> Von: "Majid Hussain" <mhussaincov93 gmail com>
> An: "kendell clark" <coffeekingms gmail com>
> Cc: chrys87 web de, "Orca List" <orca-list gnome org>
> Betreff: Re: [orca-list] Panning in Beeping Progress bars?
> hay there,
> in essence you are saying,
> when beeping on left speaker, = 0%, and when it is completely on the
> write hand side of the speakers it =100%?
> sounds like a good plan!
> could the beeps be louder?
> or a option to make the beep volume louder or quiter be added?
> I can see it as a usefull option
> say you are in lesson, and you have your orca voice volume lo,
> you would hear the beeps louder. ware as if you were able to change
> the volume of the beeps independantly of orca's voice would be ausom
> :)
>
> thanks,
> Majid Hussain
>
> On 06/04/2016, kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com> wrote:
> > hi
> > This would be a fantastic idea. I'd love to see something like this in
> > orca by default.
> > Thanks
> > Kendell Clark
> >
> >
> > chrys87 web de wrote:
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > I´m currently working on some kind of 3D audio game via HRTF (openAL
> > > is realy cool stuff).
> > > While working with all that I had some kind of idea for presenting the
> > > current state of progress bars:
> > > what if:
> > > we not only change the frequence but also the panning (different
> > > loudness for left/right speaker)?
> > > so the tone gets higher for indicate the state but the tone is also
> > > starting on the left (0%) speaker (the right speaker is silent) and
> > > will raise to normal (50%) (both speakers are equal loude) and will
> > > end with only the right speaker is active (100%).
> > > so its not only a sound that give you a guess how much percent you
> > > have. you also know precise how "far the end of the progress is away".
> > > maybe it also could be configurable?
> > > something like
> > > Enable Progressbar beeps (True/False)
> > > Panning Progressbar Beeps (True/False)
> > > Frequence Progress Beeps (True/False)
> > >
> > > what do you think about? good idea or total trash...?
> > >
> > > chrys
> > >
> > >
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