[haiku-development] Re: Media Prefs - Input and Output Selection
- From: miqlas <miqlas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:49:53 +0100
Dane, i like your idea. +1
2012/11/17 Dane Scott - TuneTracker Systems <signalcaster@xxxxxxxxx>
> Back in the BeOS days, around 13 years ago, I began hoping for something
> like this. We're probably at a stage in Haiku where it would be possible.
>
> I would love to see a little modification done to Media Prefs that would
> allow the user to select which audio inputs and output sources will be used
> by individual programs. Initially my desire was to do this within programs
> themselves, maybe using some sort of standardized API, the way we see done
> in Windows, Mac, etc., but Pulkomandy has guided me toward what might be a
> better approach for our situation in Haiku.
>
> The idea is, under the "Audio mixer" section of Media Prefs, to provide a
> dropdown option for each individual program that's currently running.
> Here's a little mockup I made, showing how it might be implemented:
>
> http://www.thefairharbor.com/MediaPrefsModification.png
>
> As shown, it's a simple thing for the user to change...and once a source
> is selected, that same setting would be used by Media Prefs in the future
> when the app is opened, so the user doesn't have to go back in and make the
> change every time they open the app.
>
> You guys are the experts...what do you think?
>
> Dane
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