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From:

"Vic Beckley" <vic.beckley3@gmail.com>

Subject:

RE: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler

Date:

Tue, Mar 5, 2013 2:57:00 pm

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Rod,

Yes, we are talking about the same thing. You solution isn’t eloquent but it works very well. Thanks so much for this neat little app.

From: Rod Hutton [mailto:rhstuff@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 1:42 PM
To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com
Subject: Re: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler

Hi Vic,

Sorry about not posting a message about my app, but I figured you’d find it using AppGet since you were looking for me to post one soon anyway.

By the way, if you want to install any of the apps for adjusting the master volume, that is, any of the apps with a name starting with RodMasterVolume, you should install RodMasterVolumeControlSuite. This is because the installation procedure of any of the other apps will ask you to uninstall the other one. The suite contains all three apps for adjusting the master volume.

Since I didn’t yet learn how to create a complex dialog, and yet I knew someone would ask me for a way of changing the number and value of presets, I set up the app to use an INI file, which is easy to edit using any editor which saves in plain text. The file you would edit is called RodMasterVolumePresetRotator.ini. Here’s the text of the section you need to edit:

[RotatorInfo]

PositionsTotal=3

Position1=10

Position2=50

Position3=100

Therefore, all you need to do is change the values of Position1 or Position2, etc., save the file, and you’re done. You can also change the PositionsTotal value, say, change it to 4, and then add a Position4 value. There are no limits to the number of presets you can create; just be sure that the PositionsTotal value corresponds to the highest preset number, that is, if PositionsTotal is 4, then the app will not look for a preset with a number larger than 4, namely, Position4.

Finally, the preset values need not be in any particular order; so, if you left the values of Position1, Position2, and Position3 the same as they are above, you could just change the PositionsTotal value to 4, add Position4, and give it a value of 75, and you’d be fine; the app would simply rotate the volume from Position3, a value of 100, to Position4, a value of 75, if you were using the Up hot key. I guess you get the idea. Smile

I hope you enjoy the app, Vic, and the other ones, too. Smile

Take care,

Rod Smile

From: Vic Beckley <mailto:vic.beckley3@gmail.com>

Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:43 AM

To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com

Subject: RE: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler

Hey Rod,

Thanks for this great little app. Somehow I missed your message announcing it. The app works well. Is there any way to modify the presets short of editing the VBS file?

From: Rod Hutton [mailto:rhstuff@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 6:52 PM
To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com
Subject: Re: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler

Hi Vic,

You know, my friend, I’ve been beating my breast ever since you wrote requesting an app with presets for 10, 50, and 100 percent hotkeys because, to be honest, it’s not my way to turn people down. What do you say to an app identical to the one you’re using now, RodMasterVolumeControl, that is, two hotkeys, namely, up and down, but instead of going up or down 10 percent at a time, the up key would go from 10 to 50 to 100, while down would go the other way, and both keys would wrap around at the ends, just like RodMasterVolumeControl does. This seems to be the easiest way of giving you what you would like, and I just love designing these simple apps that tickle people pink! Smile.

Let me know if this seems like it would work for you, Vic, or, better yet, give me the details of your ideal design, and I’ll work with you.

Smile.

Take care,

Rod Smile <wlmailhtml:%7b048DB049-5A00-4A30-854E-10038958E095%7dmid://00000003/!cid:737AD17296874337AE7D65FE1A0D3C15@RoderickH43771>

From: Vic Beckley <mailto:vic.beckley3@gmail.com>

Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 12:07 AM

To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com

Subject: RE: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler

Hey Rod,

I was wondering if you could add some functionality to the volume control app. I would like hotkeys to set the volume to 100% and also maybe two hotkeys to set the volume to two different preset values. Here is my rationale for wanting the two preset values. When I listen to music I turn my volume up to say about 50%. When I am just working with my computer I have it set to 12%. The way it is now it takes several keystrokes to turn it up and then turn it back down. With the custom presets you could set one for the higher volume and the other for the normal volume. What do you and others think about this idea?

From: Rod Hutton [mailto:rhstuff@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:25 PM
To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com
Subject: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler

Hi everyone,

I have written an app to help those Window-Eyes users who have not upgraded to version 8.0 or 8.1, and yet suffer from the situation where someone has muted the master volume of the default sound card. It is called RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler. It will work for those who have upgraded to version 8.0 or 8.1, even though this feature is built in to these versions, but that’s okay. You can always uninstall it after upgrading. (smile)

The default hot key for toggling the mute state is Control-Shift-3.

Enjoy,

Rod Hutton

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<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"; xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rod,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yes, we are talking about the same thing. You solution isn’t eloquent but it works very well. Thanks so much for this neat little app.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rod Hutton [mailto:rhstuff@sympatico.ca] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 05, 2013 1:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> gw-apps@gwmicro.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Vic,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sorry about not posting a message about my app, but I figured you’d find it using AppGet since you were looking for me to post one soon anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>By the way, if you want to install any of the apps for adjusting the master volume, that is, any of the apps with a name starting with RodMasterVolume, you should install RodMasterVolumeControlSuite.  This is because the installation procedure of any of the other apps will ask you to uninstall the other one.  The suite contains all three apps for adjusting the master volume.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Since I didn’t yet learn how to create a complex dialog, and yet I knew someone would ask me for a way of changing the number and value of presets, I set up the app to use an INI file, which is easy to edit using any editor which saves in plain text.  The file you would edit is called RodMasterVolumePresetRotator.ini.  Here’s the text of the section you need to edit:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>[RotatorInfo]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>PositionsTotal=3<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Position1=10<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Position2=50<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Position3=100<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Therefore, all you need to do is change the values of Position1 or Position2, etc., save the file, and you’re done.  You can also change the PositionsTotal value, say, change it to 4, and then add a Position4 value.  There are no limits to the number of presets you can create; just be sure that the PositionsTotal value corresponds to the highest preset number, that is, if PositionsTotal is 4, then the app will not look for a preset with a number larger than 4, namely, Position4.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Finally, the preset values need not be in any particular order; so, if you left the values of Position1, Position2, and Position3 the same as they are above, you could just change the PositionsTotal value to 4, add Position4, and give it a value of 75, and you’d be fine; the app would simply rotate the volume from Position3, a value of 100, to Position4, a value of 75, if you were using the Up hot key.  I guess you get the idea. <img width=32 height=32 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:D8BDD860BBA84325B4DA0A59EE909D7F@RoderickH43771" alt=Smile><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I hope you enjoy the app, Vic, and the other ones, too. <img width=32 height=32 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:D8BDD860BBA84325B4DA0A59EE909D7F@RoderickH43771" alt=Smile><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rod <img width=32 height=32 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:D8BDD860BBA84325B4DA0A59EE909D7F@RoderickH43771" alt=Smile><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:vic.beckley3@gmail.com" title="vic.beckley3@gmail.com">Vic Beckley</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:43 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:gw-apps@gwmicro.com" title="gw-apps@gwmicro.com">gw-apps@gwmicro.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> RE: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hey Rod,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for this great little app. Somehow I missed your message announcing it. The app works well. Is there any way to modify the presets short of editing the VBS file?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Rod Hutton [mailto:rhstuff@sympatico.ca] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 24, 2013 6:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> gw-apps@gwmicro.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Vic,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>You know, my friend, I’ve been beating my breast ever since you wrote requesting an app with presets for 10, 50, and 100 percent hotkeys because, to be honest, it’s not my way to turn people down.  What do you say to an app identical to the one you’re using now, RodMasterVolumeControl, that is, two hotkeys, namely, up and down, but instead of going up or down 10 percent at a time, the up key would go from 10 to 50 to 100, while down would go the other way, and both keys would wrap around at the ends, just like RodMasterVolumeControl does.  This seems to be the easiest way of giving you what you would like, and I just love designing these simple apps that tickle people pink! Smile.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Let me know if this seems like it would work for you, Vic, or, better yet, give me the details of your ideal design, and I’ll work with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Smile.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rod <img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="_x0000_i1025" src="wlmailhtml:%7b048DB049-5A00-4A30-854E-10038958E095%7dmid://00000003/!cid:737AD17296874337AE7D65FE1A0D3C15@RoderickH43771" alt=Smile><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:vic.beckley3@gmail.com" title="vic.beckley3@gmail.com">Vic Beckley</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Sunday, February 24, 2013 12:07 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:gw-apps@gwmicro.com" title="gw-apps@gwmicro.com">gw-apps@gwmicro.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> RE: RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hey Rod,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was wondering if you could add some functionality to the volume control app. I would like hotkeys to set the volume to 100% and also maybe two hotkeys to set the volume to two different preset values. Here is my rationale for wanting the two preset values. When I listen to music I turn my volume up to say about 50%. When I am just working with my computer I have it set to 12%. The way it is now it takes several keystrokes to turn it up and then turn it back down. With the custom presets you could set one for the higher volume and the other for the normal volume. What do you and others think about this idea?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Rod Hutton [mailto:rhstuff@sympatico.ca] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> gw-apps@gwmicro.com<br><b>Subject:</b> RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I have written an app to help those Window-Eyes users who have not upgraded to version 8.0 or 8.1, and yet suffer from the situation where someone has muted the master volume of the default sound card.  It is called RodMasterVolumeMuteToggler.  It will work for those who have upgraded to version 8.0 or 8.1, even though this feature is built in to these versions, but that’s okay.  You can always uninstall it after upgrading. (smile)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The default hot key for toggling the mute state is Control-Shift-3.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Enjoy,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rod Hutton<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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