A suggestion for controlling
the volume on the current units would be to use the star key (*) to
reduce the speed and the pound key (#) to increase the speed. This is
based on the assumption that those keys have no other functions on the
VIBS unit. When the next user inserts their smart card the speed should
be set to the default value.
Dmitry has done some research into this (thanks Dmitry), and
estimates an implementation would take two weeks.
This is complete. Dmitry's
estimate of two weeks effort was dead on.
The feature requires that Direct X
is installed on the Ballot Station:
Windows 98: Direct X
7 is preinstalled.
Win95: Download Direct X 7
from Microsoft.
Windows NT 4: Download
Direct X 3 from Microsoft.
Windows 2000: Direct X 7
preinstalled (although we don't have any W2K Ballot
Stations).
Right now the release is only
available as a seperate 3.13 branch for demos. If El Paso or anyone
else would like this as part of a standard release (and wants to do the
testing), let us know and we'll do the
merge.
Ken