Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] longrun GM

[Julien PUYDT <jpuydt free fr>]

Yoriaki FUJIMORI a �it :

> (1) I started testing 1.2, but it crashed on one of our PCs,
> so that we are not yet ready to switch to 1.2 from 1.1.
> This is why I am still using 1.1.
>  
1.2.1 is out ; you may wish to give it a try.

> (2) The symptom is that when I run GM on KDE with autostart
> setting for a particular user on the remote site, I can call
> to that PC for a while, but sooner or later---for a few dys or a week,
> the remote side, so suddenly, cannot pick up incoming call.
> At first, I set up onboard intel ICH4, and then switched to usb-audio
> (Phillips psc805?).  A similar situation took place with usb audio.
> As for usb audio, I read in one of Japanese URLs, that usb audio stops
> functioning properly (no sound) when run for a long time.
>  
I don't understand why not being able to pick a call points to an audio 
problem... if it were answering and getting no audio, I would 
understand. But not even answering...

> (3) I try to control the remote PC, but until a cold reboot is made,
> it does not work.
>  
If the remote box is crashed, gnomemeeting is probably not the culprit 
(and neither is audio)

> (4) Some of my wish lists:
> (a) It is desirable that GM can be invoked in the batch mode with
>    options from the shell.  Maybe 1.2 is less dependent on
>    gconf, but as far as 1.1 is concerned some of setting for GM are
>    not saved properly, I guess.  Often the volume level on the panel
>    of GM is 0 level.  I want to stop this.
>  
Alsa issue, I would say.

> (b) GM1.2 shows side-by-side videos, instead of big remote-small local
>    videos.    A big side-by-side view is really too big.
>  
If I remember well, this is still available.

> (c) Manipulating with mice is not easy for aged people.  But, they can
>    use arrow keys, for example.
>  
Could you precise what is not easy to manipulate in gnomemeeting?

I hope we'll be able to help,

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