[wdmaudiodev] Re: Changing default audio device in Windows 7.
- From: Frank Yerrace <Frank.Yerrace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:58:35 -0700
Your points are valid, but I do believe that of these cases are arguments for
the applications themselves to have their own device selection UI. In the case
of IE (or really any environment that involves "plugins" or "controls" that
render sound") the solution does need to be thorough and complete: there needs
to be a plugin/control interface to support device selection. This is good
feedback for IE.
Frank Yerrace
Microsoft Corporation
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From: wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shawn Lewis
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:32 PM
To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Re: Changing default audio device in Windows 7.
Ok not to keep rubbing. But here are a few examples we are having issues with,
using microsoft components to develop user applications. With XP and below, no
problems, as we could adjust the "default" before implementing the M/S
component, then change it back to what it was. Now with Vista/Win7, we have no
means of directing output:
1. IE Control / Direct IE instantiation - ONLY uses Default Mapper. (utilized
for displaying online video tutorials, etc - Flash, etc)
2. Windows Media Player - When media is an acceptable stream with WMP, we will
utilize, but have no means of directing the output
3. Powerpoint embedded visual/audio display
All of these we utilize heavily, and in environments where the this is a group
broadcast (forum of people), the computer is not near where the speaker is, etc.
Just pointing out their should "maybe" be away for an application to take
control of the output for defaultmapper within process or something.
Shawn
Rian Chung wrote:
Currently we do not have the concept of a default device per application. You,
as an application developer, may choose any specific device (which is
essentially an application default device) or use what the user has set as
their preferred playback device (default device).
-Rian
From: wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shawn Lewis
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:02 PM
To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Re: Changing default audio device in Windows 7.
Yes and no. I would agree its short sighted on the IE side. But being able to
set a "default" device for application? is that possible?
Tim Roberts wrote:
Shawn Lewis wrote:
Maybe I wasnt clear. I am desiging an application, which utilizes say the IE
control. Now MOST VIDEO sites and such use MOVE NETWORKS, FLASH, etc. How to
control where this sound is to be output?
Their is no way. :( Its up to the user EXIT MY application. Set a default
devide in control panel, Start my application, go back to control panel and
reset the default...
Not sure thats what a user experience to the positive effect would be called....
You're complaining about something completely different here. Even if there
were a programmatic way to change the default audio device, that wouldn't help
this situation one bit, because there's still no way for IE to bring up a
dialog to choose one.
What you are describing is an application problem, not a system problem. The
application here (IE) was too short-sighted to provide a way to select an audio
device. Complain to the Internet Explorer team, not to the audio team.
--
Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:timr@xxxxxxxxx>
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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