From 19b08540ef95de4f05c16021ef5a57e300c574e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Sansome <davidsansome@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 15:51:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Force the directsound sink on windows

---
 src/engines/gstengine.cpp | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/engines/gstengine.cpp b/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
index d9ddf1f42..f40fca8ba 100644
--- a/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ void GstEngine::ReloadSettings() {
 
   sink_ = s.value("sink", kAutoSink).toString();
   device_ = s.value("device").toString();
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+  if (sink_ == kAutoSink) {
+    // HACK: Force the direct sound sink on Windows unless the user has
+    // explicitly chosen otherwise.
+    sink_ = "directsoundsink";
+  }
+#endif
 }