Hi Bob: I would agree, but the software I'm building isn't audio software. I just have a need for audio feedback: push a button, hear a click. On the user side, it may be acceptable to restart after installing my app, but in my book, requiring a restart is disruptive and a less-than-desirable user experience, especially when there's no major change or benefit to be had.
Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design On 1/16/13 11:01 AM, "Robert Sneidar" <slylab...@me.com> wrote: >Scott, I think at some point Livecode applications become so *complex* >that an installer is needed. I don't think users are all that averse to >restarting their computers after software is installed, especially Audio >based software. It's very common to have to restart even OS X computers >after a major change has been made to an audio codec. I'm just trying to >encourage you to consider this as an option, otherwise you may waste a >lot of time pursuing undomesticated waterfowl. > >Bob > > >On Jan 16, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Scott Rossi wrote: > >> That's the route I'm taking. At this point my plan is to load all >>sounds into buffers and have them available at all times. My *hope* is >>that this setup is essentially the same as having a bunch of embedded >>sounds loaded in a stack. It's a bit overkill as the external is >>designed to manage 3d spatial audio, but performance during click events >>appears to be way better than native LiveCode. >> >> But there's another potential issue that needs clarification from the >>developer. The external relies on a sound library called openAL, and you >>have to run an installer to get things set up for LiveCode, which the >>instructions say "may require a restart". I really hope this is just >>for development reasons and doesn't have to be passed on to users of a >>stack that contains the audio external. >> >> Regards, >> >> Scott Rossi >> Creative Director >> Tactile Media, UX Design >> >> On Jan 16, 2013, at 9:25 AM, tbodine <lvhd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Here's a link to the Franklin Audio external page >>> <http://www.franklin3d.com/products/franklin-audio> . Is that the >>>only >>> solution out there? >>> >>> I'm concerned about the audio issues on Windows, too. It could >>>sideline a >>> number of projects I have in the works. >>> >>> -- Tom Bodine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>>http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Asynchronous-Audio-on-Win >>>dows-tp4658908p4658974.html >>> Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > >_______________________________________________ >use-livecode mailing list >use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >subscription preferences: >http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
