A checkbox is good, but I still think something transparent to the
user is the best way to go... I don't know if this is possible, but
can't we just do an lsmod and check for pwc?
~Lee
On 11/23/05, Boris Faure (billiob) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This code won't work since, i hope, normal linux users are not root,
> or don't have enough rights on /sbin/lsmod !
>
> > On 11/22/05, Youness Alaoui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > btw Phil, I heard there is a way to know which settings are accessible...
> > > someone said that, but I'm not sure if he's right...
> > > anyways, I would suggest for 0.95 release to do a stupid thing like :
> > > (where the [package require capture] is)
> > > if [IsLinux] {
> > > catch { eval exec /sbin/lsmod | grep pwc} pwc_driver
> > > if {$pwc_driver != "" } {
> > > set ::webcam_settings_bug 1
> > > } else {
> > > set ::webcam_settings_bug 0
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > > why not ? at least it's a temporary workaround...
> > >
> > >
> > > KaKaRoTo
>
> But we should add an option :
> If you're using the PWC driver, fill this checkbox.
> If you don't know, don't fill this checkbox.
> If all previous methods don't work, and you have read all the Wiki
> about installing webcam in amsn, try with filling this checkbox.
>
> Greets
> --
> Boris FAURE (billiob)
> mail, msn : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
> However, a large number of electrons were terribly
> agitated.
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files
> for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes
> searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK!
> http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&opclick
> _______________________________________________
> Amsn-devel mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amsn-devel
>
-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files
for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes
searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK!
http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&op=click
_______________________________________________
Amsn-devel mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amsn-devel
