Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Tomas Kuchta
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 20:15 Michael Barnes wrote: > > > > Are there ways I can run tests here to ensure it all works properly? > > > > TIA, > > > > Rich > > > > I'm kind of surprised as security conscious as this group is, that anyone > would use Zoom. Especially when there are so many better

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Jason Barnett
We don't all have a choice. At my work, we use zoom and teams, neither of which I would use if it were my choice. Jason On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 5:15 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 2:39 PM Rich Shepard > wrote: > > > I'll be presenting at a Zoom meeting in a couple of

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Michael Barnes
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 2:39 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > I'll be presenting at a Zoom meeting in a couple of months and want to > ensure that my webcam and it's microphone (or an external mic) work well. I > know that pavucontrol recognizes the camera and external mic (I assume the > webcam mic,

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, Jason Barnett wrote: If you want to do a full test, log in to the same meeting twice. I have done this via two different browser tabs. I have never had luck being able to test audio from the zoom test call, even when I know the mic works. Jason, I might try that. The

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Dick Steffens
On 1/27/21 2:57 PM, Jason Barnett wrote: If you want to do a full test, log in to the same meeting twice. I have done this via two different browser tabs. I have never had luck being able to test audio from the zoom test call, even when I know the mic works. The only way I've been able to know

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, Ali Corbin wrote: https://zoom.us/test Ali, I found that one. It'll show you your video, so that'll prove that your camera is working. The microphone is harder. You can change it and test it, and see the bars moving to prove that it's getting input. But I haven't found

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Jason Barnett
If you want to do a full test, log in to the same meeting twice. I have done this via two different browser tabs. I have never had luck being able to test audio from the zoom test call, even when I know the mic works. On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 2:39 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > I'll be presenting at a

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Ali Corbin
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 2:39 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > I'll be presenting at a Zoom meeting in a couple of months and want to > ensure that my webcam and it's microphone (or an external mic) work well. I > know that pavucontrol recognizes the camera and external mic (I assume the > webcam mic,

Re: [PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, Rich Shepard wrote: Are there ways I can run tests here to ensure it all works properly? I found https://zoom.us/test. Anything else? Rich ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org

[PLUG] Testing Zoom-linux

2021-01-27 Thread Rich Shepard
I'll be presenting at a Zoom meeting in a couple of months and want to ensure that my webcam and it's microphone (or an external mic) work well. I know that pavucontrol recognizes the camera and external mic (I assume the webcam mic, too, but haven't looked for it on pavucontrols input tab). Are

Re: [PLUG] 2021 Speakers Wanted

2021-01-27 Thread Ali Corbin
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 10:35 AM Michael Dexter wrote: > Hello all, > > A previous speaker has reached out with two topics but they prefer > target the March meeting/call/thing. > > I will be giving a talk on https://github.com/michaeldexter/occambsd the > day before the First Thursday PLUG slot

[PLUG] 2021 Speakers Wanted

2021-01-27 Thread Michael Dexter
Hello all, A previous speaker has reached out with two topics but they prefer target the March meeting/call/thing. I will be giving a talk on https://github.com/michaeldexter/occambsd the day before the First Thursday PLUG slot and statistically, you do not want to hear this talk. That

Re: [PLUG] Xfce4: set panel time

2021-01-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 26 Jan 2021, elcaseti wrote: Sorry it didn't work out. Feh! I just removed the clock from the panel since it's both the wrong format and unnecessary and because the panel is hidden until needed so I've not used it for checking the time anyway. :-) Regards, Rich