Apple patents volume controls in the browser [#FF00AA]

23 apr. 2009

Apple patents volume controls in the browser

Oh, great, now it’s never gonna happen. Couldn’t someone at Mozilla think of it first?

2009/04/23 - 21:58

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Doug, 5 years ago:

What makes me saddest about this is why a) patent it and b) only for a browser? Why is there no per-app volume control in OSX? Linux has had it for a while, and I believe Windows does now, too (though I haven't checked).

garoo, 5 years ago:

Well, per-app volume control is one thing (and I agree that it's needed, no idea about whether it's in Windows), but the browser is the one application where it would really make sense to have a volume slider right in the menu bar; for the other applications you can set the volume once to your liking and never touch it again.

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