vvconfig: Microphone test GUI

[haakon]

This patch adds to Pidgin's vvconfig plugin a simple dialog, where user can test if the audio input and output that he selected are actually working.

Two parameters can be also adjusted here:

• Output volume (also changeable during call)
• Threshold of silence for silence suppression (see ticket #13180)

I developed this feature in conjunction with #13180, but the dialog can also be useful on its own, as there is now no way to try the voice configuration prior the call. If requested, I can split the path.

[darkrain42]

haakon: Does this patch need updating to go along with the per-account silence suppression tweaks made in the other patch? It looks like it might?

[haakon]

Replying to darkrain42:

Does this patch need updating to go along with the per-account silence suppression

I don't think so - you can disable silence suppression per account when it does not work well with that particular protocol, but silence threshold level configured with vvconfig plugin is global for all accounts (same as input volume). This patch should work just fine as it is now.

If you request per-account silence threshold configuration, I can implement it, but I see no benefit in allowing to do that. Most probably you are using the same audio hardware for calls with all your accounts, so tuning the suppression once globally will be enough.

[rekkanoryo]

Can you remake this patch against 2.7.11? The patch rejects for me as it is now, and I want it in for 2.7.12.

[haakon]

Replying to rekkanoryo: Updated patch should be applicable against 2.7.11

[jakub.adam@…]

(In [c840feed2f7f2bdae47fc679712e4b5504e5acf4]):
This patch adds to Pidgin's vvconfig plugin a simple dialog, where user can test if the audio input and output that he selected are actually working.

Two parameters can be also adjusted here:

• Output volume (also changeable during call)
• Threshold of silence for silence suppression (see ticket #13180)

I developed this feature in conjunction with #13180, but the dialog can also be useful on its own, as there is now no way to try the voice configuration prior the call. If requested, I can split the path.

Fixes #13182.