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Feature Request: Send Never

Open AtmanActive opened this issue 1 year ago • 4 comments

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Thanks!

AtmanActive avatar Jul 25 '24 19:07 AtmanActive

You can mute yourself at the bottom corner and can set your input device to none, depending on your audio system.

visagemsc avatar Aug 05 '24 13:08 visagemsc

Hi,

Thank you for your suggestion.

That just mutes the audio, but it doesn't stop the data flow.

I'm talking about the ability to turn send disabled towards a particular user as it is now, but on a global level, so we don't need to switch "send disabled" each and every time, but it is set/remembered globally.

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Thanks.

AtmanActive avatar Aug 05 '24 14:08 AtmanActive

Reasoning: There are some devices that are never meant to be sending anything, but are always meant to be receivers. Instead of working around by setting input to disabled or muting yourself or something like that, I think there should be a clear cut switch for the whole app to simply work in a receiver mode at all times.

Thanks.

AtmanActive avatar Aug 05 '24 14:08 AtmanActive

Hi,

Thank you for your suggestion.

That just mutes the audio, but it doesn't stop the data flow.

I just want to clarify that the button in the bottom left corner is the one that actually DOES prevent all sending. That’s its whole purpose, so you can continue monitoring yourself but prevent sending to all. The individual disable send buttons you mention below are a way to do that on a per user basis (or make exceptions after you toggle the global button).

I'm talking about the ability to turn send disabled towards a particular user as it is now, but on a global level, so we don't need to switch "send disabled" each and every time, but it is set/remembered globally.

I understand that you want a more clear mode that is receive-only, and I think if we introduced a feature like that it could simplify some other aspects of the UI when it is enabled.

essej avatar Aug 05 '24 15:08 essej