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Quite an aggressive opening there against doing the output switching in software. I would be annoyed if it happened in hardware since it means losing flexibilit
by ziml77 5y ago
Quite an aggressive opening there against doing the output switching in software. I would be annoyed if it happened in hardware since it means losing flexibility. In software, the output can be set per-application and you don't need to have physical access to the port to swap between devices.
One good use I know of that can only work by doing the switching in software is something that some voice communication software does. They will have 2 output device selections, one for call audio and one for ringer audio. Without that, you'd have to be sure to unplug your headset every time you get up from your computer.
- dataflow 5y ago> against doing the output switching in software I don't think that was their position? "Switching the audio output should have been the default behavior, with a possible software command to revert it"
- ziml77 5y agoNope, look at the diagram. He's talking about the connection to the speakers physically being broken when the headphone plug is inserted into the jack. Here's a drawing that demonstrates how the circuit changes when the plug is inserted: https://www.electronicspecifier.com/cms/images/inline-2018-05/figure5mayblogcui.jpg https://www.electronicspecifier.com/cms/images/inline-2018-0...