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As your mail client broke the +threading, and no parts of the original message were quoted, it is very +hard to tell to which message you were replying!!] + +'Twas brillig, and <A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">brianbailey10 at aol.com</A> at 07/06/11 19:17 did gyre and +gimble: +><i> Hi, I don't have a problem or issue using Skype, this was a reply to +</I>><i> someone who was asking what version Skype would work. +</I> +Hmm, sorry, the message did not look like a reply. I don't see the +original message there, and there is no "Re: " prefix on the subject... +perhaps this is just your mail client being weird as mentioned above. + + +><i> As I said if a +</I>><i> later version is used which happens to be a beta problems may occur when +</I>><i> trying to configure the sound and audio devices +</I> +What problems do you refer to? + +><i> - bearing in mind Skype +</I>><i> is a closed source code and I doubt if it's possible to change things +</I>><i> within Skype! +</I> +I'm relatively friendly with some Skype devs and have helped them in the +past with PulseAudio support, so this is not beyond the realms of +possibility. + +><i> I have used Skype for over 5 +</I>><i> years on a daily basis running both under Windows (various versions) and +</I>><i> Mandriva Linux, and the version I stated works well on my system using +</I>><i> various USB devices which can be configured via Kmix, the newer beta +</I>><i> version appears to have issues in selecting audio devices, I would +</I>><i> suggest that you download both versions (old and the new beta) and try +</I>><i> them out. +</I> +This is perhaps a misinterpretation of how things should work these +days. Individual applications should generally not "select the audio +devices" themselves but leave it up to a central GUI to do that. When +run with PulseAudio you can use Skype and select which devices you want +to use via the System Settings -> Multimedia device by selecting the +appropriate devices for the "Communications" category. Either that or +you can wait until Skype is running and then use Kmix to move Skypes +streams to the appropriate devices by right clicking on the skype +streams in the Playback or Recording tabs and selecting from the Move... +submenu. + +Central GUI to configure all applications. No need to hunt around in +individual applications for strange and hidden configuration options! +Progress! + +Col + + + + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +mageia(at)colin.guthr.ie +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited [<A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A>] +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor [<A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A>] + PulseAudio Hacker [<A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A>] + Trac Hacker [<A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A>] +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005283.html">[Mageia-dev] automatic chroot install using urpmi +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005204.html">[Mageia-dev] Tonight's meeting +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5201">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5201">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5201">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5201">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |