Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:01:18AM -0400, Hector Centeno wrote: > >> A small request to Fond for ambdec: would it be possible to save the >> main volume setting together with the configuration file? I would like >> to start ambdec from a script without having to set the volume >> manually each time. > > It is absolutely intentional if Ambdec doesn't do this, and > a safety feature. When driving 24 high-power speakers you > don't want any very loud surprises... > > Also the configuration files are meant to store a decoder > definition for a given speaker layout, not the complete state > of any particular program. These are quite separate things, > even if the only difference in this case (ignoring transient > things such as solo buttons) is just the volume control. > > Would having a command line option to set the initial > volume solve your practical problem ? obviously i can't speak for the original poster, but for me this would be ideal. with this feature, you would fulfill your obligation as a unix programmer to provide me with sufficient rope to hang myself :) (and i agree with your original intention, you shouldn't hang me by default. but a command line option is sufficiently arcane to safely assume the user knows what s/he is doing.) thanks, jörn -- jörn nettingsmeier home://germany/45128 essen/lortzingstr. 11/ http://spunk.dnsalias.org phone://+49/201/491621 Kurt is up in Heaven now. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
