Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] [PATCH] Sound Input only plugins?

[Georgi Georgiev <chutz gg3 net>]

maillog: 04/04/2005-14:17:00(+0100): Peter Robinson types
> > > >I'm sure we can find another solution.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Leave a single plugin choice in the druid, that sets both managers, but
> > > two managers in the preferences?
> > >
> > 
> > Still a bit heavy. Most users do not know what a plugin is, so having to
> > choose 2 different plugins seems to be "overkill".
> > 
> > There must be a clever way to present things to the user while staying
> > simple, efficient without features restriction.
> 
> What about calling it 'Audio input' and 'Audio output' with two drop
> downs side by side for each. The first being the plugin (ALSA, OSS,
> DV, Whatever) and the second the list of available devices for that
> driver with the second being greyed out if there isn't any. Also is it
> possible to have a DV alsa audio driver which would then do away with
> having to have that option. I presume its needed to support the
> microphone on DV devices that have them (Is this like an iSight with a
> mic - if there is such a thing).

MiniDV devices give you a DV encoded video stream, complete with video
and audio. This stream then can be decoded to obtain the video or audio.

I don't know much about ALSA, but the idea of a DV alsa audio driver is
similar to the idea of a DVD alsa audio driver.

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