Re: [whatwg] Consider changing the default volume for audio and video to be 1.0 instead of 0.5
On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Adele Peterson wrote: The spec currently says that the default volume level is 0.5. In WebKit's initial implementation, we have received feedback that the audio seems much too soft. If a user has already adjusted their device's volume to their liking, then I think 1.0 should correspond to that level, and that should be the default. This will enable the browser to have similar volume levels to other applications on the system, and will respect the system volume. On Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Philip J�genstedt wrote: I support this change, assuming that volume 1.0 corresponds to digital 0 dB. This way, no volume adjustment is needed by default, which seems like a sensible... default. On Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Chris Double wrote: I agree. I've noticed with the Firefox implementation that defaulting to 0.5 is too quiet and can cause a bit of confusion with people adjusting the system volume to make it louder - which makes other apps even louder. Fixed. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E)\._.,--,'``.fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A/, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
Re: [whatwg] Consider changing the default volume for audio and video to be 1.0 instead of 0.5
I support this change, assuming that volume 1.0 corresponds to digital 0 dB. This way, no volume adjustment is needed by default, which seems like a sensible... default. On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 18:27 -0700, Adele Peterson wrote: Hi all, The spec currently says that the default volume level is 0.5. In WebKit's initial implementation, we have received feedback that the audio seems much too soft. If a user has already adjusted their device's volume to their liking, then I think 1.0 should correspond to that level, and that should be the default. This will enable the browser to have similar volume levels to other applications on the system, and will respect the system volume. Thanks, Adele -- Philip Jägenstedt Opera Software
Re: [whatwg] Consider changing the default volume for audio and video to be 1.0 instead of 0.5
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Adele Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The spec currently says that the default volume level is 0.5. In WebKit's initial implementation, we have received feedback that the audio seems much too soft. If a user has already adjusted their device's volume to their liking, then I think 1.0 should correspond to that level, and that should be the default. This will enable the browser to have similar volume levels to other applications on the system, and will respect the system volume. I agree. I've noticed with the Firefox implementation that defaulting to 0.5 is too quiet and can cause a bit of confusion with people adjusting the system volume to make it louder - which makes other apps even louder. Chris. -- http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz
