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# Camera Control Webcam Switch Indicator
# Camera & Microphone Control Switches for Linux on Tray
A small utility to switch your webcam on/off for Linux Desktops (Gtk)
A small utility to switch your webcam on/off, microphone mute/unmute for Linux Desktops (Gtk)
This project is an addition to ([camera monitor](https://launchpad.net/cameramonitor)), for having the full webcam status on tray.
This project replaces the ([camera monitor](https://launchpad.net/cameramonitor)), for having the full webcam status on tray and provides microphone functions aditionally.
Please note that sudo password must be providen, otherwise it will not work.
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Background:
- Camera monitor indicates the status of the camera, but it not enough to control the on/off status.
- Microphone mute/unmute status, has no visual indicator and is difficult to remember the switch position in the Volume Icon.
- User can not be all the time in front of the monitor, in order to check the webcam status.
- Such solutions, as below or by plugging in and out the usb cable, are considered funny (not to say rediculous) and unacceptable on any environment (home or business)
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Solution:
- Provide an additional, or standalone, webcam switch which loads and unloads the uvc driver, in order to be on the safe side, as much as possible.
- Provide an additional, or standalone, webcam & microphone switch which loads and unloads the uvc driver, in order to be on the safe side, as much as possible.
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Screenshots (Leftside of images is the Camera Monitor tray icon / Right side is the Camera Control tray icon) :
- Webcam is on:
- Camera on, Microphone Unmuted:
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/x00sDWC.png)
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/5nRqTUQ.png)
- Switch webcam to off:
- Switch Camera to Off:
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/ysHHRID.png)
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/JfVuGQY.png)
- Sudo password input, normally entered once per application session, or if Forget Password is executed:
- Switch Microphone to Mute:
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/T7eUqHJ.png)
![Schreenshot](https://imgur.com/arNUBSa.png)
- Webcam is off:
- Camera Off, Microphone Muted:
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/tZxSLUD.png)
- Sudo password input, normally entered once per application session, or if Password Reset has been executed:
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/nP3z07M.png)
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/kJgWbmI.png)
- About:
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/bbL3Hfv.png)
![Screenshot](https://imgur.com/la3h6Sw.png)
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# Project History
- Created at 23th of January 2020, from scratch with Free Pascal
- Redesigned and further Developed at 28th of January 2020, in order to provide Camera and Mic status alone with On/Off and Mute/Unmute fuctions