[GNOME] Camera

GNU Ring "In varietate concordia" built on 2018-06-08 16:34:45 UTC.

1. Settings → Media → Camera Setting → Device: →
   Synaptics RMI4 Touch Sensor
   HP Truevision HD: HP Truevision

Should the first option “Synaptics RMI4 Touch Sensor” be showing? It does not seem to be a camera?

Thank you

changed title from [GNOME] to [GNOME] Camera

@ovari What is cheese or other app showing?

@sblin Sorry, what is "cheese or other app"?

any other software that let you choose a camera

@sblin Skype

The Ring daemon uses udev to return a list of devices with the video4linux subsystem.

    /* Enumerate existing devices */
    devenum = udev_enumerate_new(udev_);
    if (devenum == NULL)
        goto udev_failed;
    if (udev_enumerate_add_match_subsystem(devenum, "video4linux")) {
        udev_enumerate_unref(devenum);
        goto udev_failed;
    }

The v4l subsystem is designed to host a variety of devices, from video camera to touch sensors in your case. We don't want to restrict Ring to a particular type of devices, and that's why your touch sensor is listed. This is not a bug. What if you want to stream your touch activity through Ring, for example ?

Closing. Feel free to re-open if appropriate.

closed

@hlefeuvre Thank you for your response. It has provided insight we were not aware of.

Should the label "Camera Settings" be updated to be more accurate? Perhaps "Camera/Sensor Settings".

Is it possible to have more than one stream in Ring?

Perhaps a user could have more than one camera? A use case could be multiple cameras around a residence/business. Could be very useful if using Ring in the configuration as an IoT.

Perhaps part of the "Audio Settings" and the "Camera Settings" could be combined into "Input device settings". Then multiple inputs could be created, eg. audio, camera, touch.

Another heading could be created called "Output device settings". Multiple output could be created, eg audio.

What do you think?

reopened

closed

Only one device is showing; hence seems to be fixed with Jami built on 2020-12-22 22:20:46 UTC.

Should there be another options for streaming other devices, eg touch devices?

Should the zombie label be removed?

Thank you

touch devices as nothing to do in the cameras and nothing will appears so it's ok.

Is it possible to have more than one stream in Ring?

The API provide a way to do that, but anyway, just use a virtual camera with OBS for example. It will always be much better

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