[nas] [PATCH] changed method of setting the input gain

[Jon Trulson]

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Paul Fox wrote:

> erik wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 11:12:18PM -0400, Paul Fox wrote:
> > >     - i want nas to always use *and report* the current mixer settings.
> > > 	if another app uses and adjusts the mixer, i want nas to notice
> > > 	that, so that clients can see that it's happened.
> >
> > The only way to achieve this is to keep the mixer device open. I would
> > be happy with this as well since then NAS mixer changes would immediatly
> > affect the audio hardware. The setting of last used values on reopen
> > would then not be necessary.
> >
> > Several programs can use the mixer device at the same time so this
> > should not be problematic.
>
> ah.  i think this was the missing piece, for me -- that while only
> one program can have the pcm device open, more than one can have the
> mixer open.
>
> do you think it even needs to be configurable?  any reason not to
> just leave the mixer open all the time (assuming we're not configured
> to never use it at all)?  if configurable, it seems like it should
> be a boolean, separate from the mixerinit options being discussed.
>

         If this can be done (track mixer changes), and mixer usage is
         configured to be allowed, then it should 'just work', no
         option neccessary.  IMO of course.

> btw, i think i like the idea of having finer-grained boolean options,
> rather than a large set of mixerinit values.  but you two have a idea
> of how that should work, so i'll leave that up to you.

   Aww common!  I love yacc'ing around in config... :)

>
> paul
> =---------------------
> paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 65.8 degrees)
>

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