Overview

This dockling allows you to change the system volume or the alert volume, independently, from your dock. Mount the DVolume disk image (just double-click it), then drag the DVolume.dock file to your hard drive (Applications/Dock Extras is a good place for it). Now, drag DVolume.dock from your hard drive to the Dock (do not drag DVolume directly from the disk image to the Dock). Now click on the dockling icon to bring up the volume control menu. If you would like to customize the number of volume 'levels', there are two 'defaults' you can set:

• defaults write DVolume AlertVolumeLevels [number]
• defaults write DVolume SystemVolumeLevels [number]

where [number]can be:

• 0: disable this section of the menu
• 2 - 11: set the number of levels to show

for example, executing the following two commands from the Terminal application will show only the System Volume levels: Min, 1, 2, 3, Max:

• defaults write DVolume AlertVolumeLevels 0
• defaults write DVolume SystemVolumeLevels 5

Known Bugs/Issues

• You will get a warning box the first time a new version of OS X is detected; at some time, DVolume may cease to function because of changes to private API by Apple. If this happens, check back here for an updated version of DVolume.
• Quicktime movies that are playing when you adjust the volume sometimes do not use the new setting immediately.
• I am still trying to determine the best way to 'Mute' the System volume, so for now, Min sets the System volume to the lowest possible non-zero value.

Version History

• updated library from Brian Webster to eliminate the warning which occurs when running OS X 10.0.2.

• added icon contributed by Brandon Caplan (maelman@mac.com)
• added ability to customize number of volume levels
• optimized code

• Initial release.

Credits

• Thank you to Brian Webster for his excellent article on StepWise "Creating docklings on Mac OS X 10.0" (www.stepwise.com)
• Thank you to the following people who sent in icons: Brandon Caplan (maelman@mac.com), Matthew Ward, Luke Gladding, Gabriel Rousseau, Matt Bentley
• Thank you to beta tester: Joe Moreno

Feedback

License

DVolume is shareware. A shareware fee of $2 is requested (so I can buy a new Ti Powerbook to continue developing OS X applications and docklings).

Please send fees to:

• PayPal (www.paypal.com): stas@mac.com

Disclaimer

The Software and its related documentation are provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind and Stas Pietrucha expressly disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Under no circumstances shall Stas Pietrucha be liable for any incidental, special, or consequential damages that result from the use or inablility to use the Software or related documentation, even if Stas Pietrucha has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Stas Pietrucha's liability exceed the license fee paid, if any.

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