Re: HFOSS Visual Audio

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

Hi Vincent:

Thanks for the info/pointer.  Neat - looks like libcanberra has a way to 
bind textual descriptions to sound events:

http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/libcanberra/gtkdoc/libcanberra-canberra.html#CA-PROP-EVENT-DESCRIPTION--CAPS

I would be interested in talking with Lennert (CC'd) about this. 
Lennert, would it be possible to create something that could sniff the 
canberra traffic and allow us to be notified when something is being 
played and to extract the [con]textual information associated with it?

Will

Vincent Untz wrote:
> Hey,
>
> (replying late)
>
> Le jeudi 19 février 2009, à 13:58 -0600, Bryen a écrit :
> > 1)  Allow users to determine what applications send visual events.  If I
> > was listening to music, I wouldn't want visual effects happening
> > constantly.  
> >
> > 2)  Allow for customization of visual event effects. This is important,
> > because like myself, 10% of the Deaf population also lives with Usher
> > Syndrome (visual impairment.  I think the best approach is to create a
> > plugin type environment where the general community can contribute by
> > creating unique effects.  Examples would be:
> > --Screen dimming flicker
> > --Hard screen flicker
> > --Running lights around the border of the monitor
> > --Graphic popup in designated area of screen  (for me, I miss having
> > events pop up in the middle of my screen like on Windows.)
> > --Animated events, such as a snowball splat.  Sounds crazy, but its a
> > fun approach.
>
> You should probably talk to Lennart about libcanberra (the library used
> for sound events). It's designed with accessibility in mind, and I'm
> sure he'd be excited to see someone work on a accessibility "theme".
>
> I can put you in contact with him, if needed.
>
> Vincent