On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, Rich Shepard wrote:
Are there ways I can run tests here to ensure it all works properly?
I logged into my zoom account on their web site and learned that I had a private meeting number and password. That was unexpected. So, ... I opened zoom-linux on an empty virtual workspace on the xfce panel and logged into that meeting (took a bit to figure out which string was the password in the whole URL) and there I was. Video works. There's a link to test audio so I went there. The mic worked; the VU bar bounced around when I spoke. But, as someone here wrote, the output test was inconclusive. Of the two output devices offered I chose the one pavucontrol shows: HD-Audio Generic Analog Stereo, and clicked the 'play sound' button. The VU meter bar bounced around but I did not hear it. As that headphone profile does play sound generated locally via an Audacious .mp3 I assume it works on Zoom, too, but their sound sample didn't. Reasonable assumption? On the other issue (and one of the whiteboard software sub-threads) of using Zoom's screen share I learned that, at least for .png files displayed using ImageMagick, Zoom doesn't recognize it, probably because there is no window manager frame around it. I didn't try a PDF file for the same reason. Unless there's a way to have Zoom display these files in an ongoing meeting I'll print them, mount them on a firm backing, and just hold them up in front of the webcam when I want the audience to see them. Sigh. At least now I know. Any and all comments on the lack of audio output and sharing screens other than that of zoom-linux are more than welcome. Regards, Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
