Speaker Volume revSetSpeechVolume 100 -- Full volume

[Thomas seewald]

Hello, i think revSetSpeechVolume 100 is not full volume, but 100% of actual Volume.
This way it can not "speak" louder than the current music.

This is concept or error?
If concept, suggestions are welcome to solve the problem without platform specific tricks as applescript.

Thank you

TS

[jmburnod]

Hi Thomas,
Welcome to this forum,

I think revSetSpeechVolume 100 is not full volume, but 100% of actual Volume.

Yes. You're right

This is concept or error?

Sorry I don't know
Best regards
Jean-Marc

[dunbarx]

Hi.

What is the difference between "full" volume" and "maximum" volume?

Surely you computer does not have "11" as the maximum volume, as purported by the amplifier of the rock band "Spinal Tap".

Craig Newman

[jmburnod]

Hi Craig
From the doc :
"The higher the volume, the louder LiveCode will speak. Setting the volume to 0 will cause LiveCode to speak silently, and setting the volume to 100 will result in the maximum possible speech loudness"

If I understand this correctly, the doc is wrong. That is not the maximum possible, but as said Thomas 100 % of the current volume.

I remember it was possible to do something like that with hypercard or supercard

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on startup
   put the soundvolume into tOldSndVolume
end startup

on quit
   set the soundvolume to tOldSndVolume
end quit

Jean-Marc

[dunbarx]

Jean-Marc.

But what is the difference between the maximum volume and the full volume? I still don't see where you can set the volume greater than that settable in the system preferences.

And it must have been Supercard, because I do not remember a native property "soundVolume" in HC.

So did that program have two "volume" properties?

Craig

[SparkOut]

@Craig, iiuc, the (general) sound volume on the computer may be set to 70% of the maximum system volume.

That volume level becomes the maximum possible to use with speech output. Given the above, if you set revSetSpeechVolume 70, your speech will sound at 70% of 70% of the max system volume.

Which is what I personally would expect. I would not want to be using my computer with the sound low down so as not to cause a disturbance and then have it overriding my consideration by shouting something out at loudest volume.

[dunbarx]

Sparkout.

Ah, now I see what everyone means.

Craig

[jmburnod]

@Craig

And it must have been Supercard, because I do not remember a native property "soundVolume" in HC.

Yes.
All the best
Jean-Marc