: Using enter or using arrows, that is the question

[Willem van der Walt]

Hi Glen,
If you have python going and you can install pyalsaaudio, it should work 
on ARM as is.
Kind regards, Willem


On Sat, 13 Apr 2019, Glenn At Home wrote:

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> Hi Willem,
> Any chance you can do this for ARM as well?
> Thanks.
>
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> From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt at csir.co.za>
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> Subject: Re: : Using enter or using arrows, that is the question
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>
> Hi all,
> Janina, thanks for the suggestion, but no, I am writing this in python,
> alsamixer is written in C as far as I know.
> It is just the way  I have written the code which kind of precludes the
> up/down arrow thing, and that I do not really see what is so wrong with
> the current way things are done.
> What I might consider doing, would be to replace the two options, one for
> up and one for down, with one option, e.g.
> Playback volume 30 percent
> I can then make it use two other keys, e.g. pageup and pagedown or f2 and
> f3 to go softer or louder.
> I am not that keen on doing it, as it deviates from the way things are
> selected and used throughout the rest of the program.
> The up/down arrows are already used to move among the options.
> Left and right arrows would be the obvious choice, but I am using speakup
> and it will say space if I use them.
> One can also make the keys configurable later.
> One needs the percentages when e.g. trying to get a silent soundcard
> going, and if I take it out there, how would you know at what levels the
> controls are?
>
>  Hope this make sens.
> Willem
>
> On Sat, 13 Apr 2019, Janina Sajka wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, I hadn't considered that simply repeated presses of enter would
>> continue to adjust levels in realtime. That just might be good enough,
>> imo.
>>
>> RE: How to put such behavior on the up/down keys, alsamixer is likely
>> the source to copy from.
>>
>> Janina
>>
>> Chuck Hallenbeck writes:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I prefer to remain witgh the use of enter to make adjustments in
>>> controls suchaas Master, for instance, which makes a lot of sense given
>>> that upward adjustment and downward adjustment are offered as separate
>>> items in the menu for that control. Arrowing to the upward item and
>>> pressing enter makes the adjustment and leaves the control selected,
>>> so that pressing enter repeatedly makes a series of  adjustments in
>>> the same direction. It's beautiful to see the percent figure change and
>>> hear the perceived loudness change in sync with the numeric value. I'm
>>> not sure how one would put the entire job of making adjustment onto
>>> the arrow keys.
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02 worth.
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Janina Sajka
>>
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