-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tiago Matono wrote on 20/05/14 21:16: > > Hi. So today I tried the openal HRTF. It works wonderfully! All my > games and movies play with awesome 3d sound through my headphones. > To activate it I simply ran "echo "hrtf = true" >> ~/.alsoftrc " in > the terminal as explained here: > http://www.bitoutsidethebox.com/shabda/hrtf-info/ > > Why is this so easy-to-implement function not included somewhere > in ubuntu through a simple checkbox?
Probably because no-one has yet had the combination of interest, ability, and time to do it. If you're trying to recruit someone to do it, I suggest being more specific about what it would achieve. Even the Wikipedia article is heavy on jargon and rightly says "[example needed]". > Can this be implemented? Maybe a simple checkbox under "sound > settings" that would only appear and be activateable when > headphones are connected. I think this is an awesome and easy to > implement feature. > > ... Settings are useful only as much as people can make an informed decision about them. So before we could design a checkbox like that, we would need to answer the question: Who would want HRTF turned off, and why? Or to put it another way, why not just have it turned on for everyone? - -- mpt -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlN8XAsACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecoBigCfYNF7uUAcKSpW9bbvK5E1Ne+3 XeoAn0yCykfl0nkKliKXooEEbJyqO8+u =vROf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
