Player6.ShowAudioControls (deprecated)

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This page documents a feature of the Windows Media Player 6.4 ActiveX control. We recommend that you migrate your content to use the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control. For more information about the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control, see the Windows Media Player 9 Series SDK.

This property specifies or retrieves a value indicating whether the audio controls appear on the control bar.

Syntax

MediaPlayer.ShowAudioControls

Possible Values

This property is a read/write Boolean containing one of the following values.

Value Description
true Default. Audio controls appear on the control bar.
false Audio controls do not appear on the control bar.

Remarks

Audio controls consist of a volume slider bar and a speaker icon that acts as a mute button. This property specifies whether the audio controls appear on the control bar. The control bar itself is displayed or hidden by setting the ShowControls property. This property can affect the overall width of Windows Media Player. In some cases, the width of the control bar defines the overall width of Windows Media Player. Adding audio controls increases the width of the control bar.

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Player version 6.4.

Library: Use msdxm.ocx.

Platform: Windows 98 Second Edition or higher.

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