Thank you all for the replies I will continue looking into this...
On Nov 22, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Dave Fernandes <dave.fernan...@utoronto.ca> wrote: > In System Preferences > Sound, there is a setting to "Play sound effects > through…" I believe this changes where alert sounds are played. I expect > NSSound by default uses the selected sound output device (selected in the > Output tab of the preference panel). But it seems to have a > setPlaybackDeviceIdentifier: method that I've never tried using. > > Dave > > On 2012-11-21, at 9:04 PM, Keary Suska <cocoa-...@esoteritech.com> wrote: > >> On Nov 21, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Rick C. wrote: >> >>> In my project there are times I call NSBeep and times when I use NSSound >>> and play one of Finder's system sounds that have to do with file-movement >>> (for example the undo sound). Problem is NSBeep gets played through the >>> user's internal Mac speakers where as using NSSound is played through a >>> user's external speakers assuming they are using them. This can make a big >>> difference in sound volume. Is there any solution/workaround for this? Or >>> just to make a preference to disable the calls to NSSound? Thanks for the >>> input, >> >> Are you sure this is the case? All sounds (including system beeps) on my >> Macs always play through external speakers when connected, and I don't seem >> to have any way to tell it otherwise… >> >> HTH, >> >> Keary Suska >> Esoteritech, Inc. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/dave.fernandes%40utoronto.ca >> >> This email sent to dave.fernan...@utoronto.ca > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
