Re: Proposal for output device selection

On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Martin Thomson
<martin.thomson@gmail.com>wrote:

> You obviously haven't used Chrome WebRTC with an audio setup like what
> I have here: two sets of headphones (only one with a mic), speakers on
> the laptop, speakers on a large monitor, and an occasional USB
> speakerphone-type device.  Under Windows, you can specify separate
> devices for "normal" use and "communications" use, which helps a
> little, but still causes some strange audio output behaviour.
>
> Generic controls don't work for all application usages, despite the
> best intentions of the generic implementation.  That's why Skype
> manages its own preferences.  Having some sort of control over this,
> even if it is just to ensure that choices are sticky over time for the
> same application, makes a lot of sense.
>

It's easy for the UA to make choices stick over time for the same
application. I just said that.

Rob
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