[Xerte] Interface Volume Control

Wed Mar 10 10:36:08 GMT 2010

If you are using a custom interface, then it won't likely 'fit in' will it?
We use a custom interface and have coded our own volume control.

Mark

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Johnathan Kemp
Sent: 10 March 2010 09:21
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Interface Volume Control

If there are a number of sound or movie files with different audio levels
then having one global sound control will not solve the problem of having to
adjust the sound each time you play one of the movies. I don't know whether
there is any way to pass a parameter to the swf that plays the movies to
adjust the initial sound level either louder than default or lower than a
default volume, though that could get complicated.

It would be useful to have a volume control, but if it becomes part of the
controls displayed when visual is set to 1 on the interface, then anyone not
using the default interface will have to also introduce a volume control
into their interface.

If the volume control could become part of the media control bar that is
displayed when a movie or sound file is played, then this would ensure that
it was available even when the default interface was not used. The snag here
is that it would not be available for swfs where Interactivity was set to
Native swf.

Perhaps the optimum solution would be to include the volume control in the
default interface, but to provide an easy way to embed the volume control
into any custom interface that was being used when interface.visuals = 0.

Kind regards

Johnathan

Johnathan Kemp
ICT Development Coordinator
Connexions Staffordshire
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From: Adam Read [mailto:aread at marjon.ac.uk] 
Sent: 10 March 2010 08:45
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Interface Volume Control

I use the continue button, bottom right is indeed the logical place I think.

Adam

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 09 March 2010 21:52
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Interface Volume Control

Could it go in the bottom toolbar, between the combos and the continue
button? I could remove the text from the continue button, to make some space
and replace it with a tooltip, and then put a volume slider in there? Does
that work?

Do people use the continue button, or the next button in the top right more?
I think the continue button is in a very logical place in the bottom left,
but I tend to use the next button. The continue button will lose something
if it gets too cramped with the other controls I think.

Not sure where else the volume control could logically go? I'm not sure I
want to interfere with the standard media controller too much - I'd prefer
one control for global sound control..?

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Peter Snowball
Sent: Tue 09/03/2010 12:03
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Interface Volume Control

Is it possible to add a volume control to the interface (preferable) or
movie or sound icons.  I havew a few movies and the audio volume varies.

Peter Snowball
Dept Of Economic Development
Tasmania

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