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[Jim Rorie <jfrorie@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 09:44 +0200, Diego Moya wrote:

> Following the route to map sound to post-processing through
> GStreamer, there's a whole range of possibilities beyond sound position.
> 
> Playing with echo is one way to create a clear distinction between
> modes. For example each virtual desktop could have a characteristic
> reverberation - you could have desktop 1 sound like a concert hall, d2
> like a cathedral, d3 like a soft muted wooden room and d4 with a
> metallic space theme.
> 
> Thus locating a particular application calling for attention and which
> is placed at a different virtual desktop would be easier. Artists
> could use this in combination with the background wallpaper to create
> quite effective themes (think virtual desktops with photos of the
> suggested places in the example above).

This would be particularly effective in determining the current desktop.
Although I wonder about how to handle the corner case of the person that
has 5 or maybe more desktops?

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