Comments on: Lucid Sound Applet Gets Improved http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved Everything Ubuntu. Daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mpthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7509 mpt Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7509 Dragging the slider to the right increases the volume, so I don’t think it would be discoverable that an icon at the right end of the slider mutes it. Dragging the slider to the right increases the volume, so I don’t think it would be discoverable that an icon at the right end of the slider mutes it.

]]> By: ikthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7363 ikt Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7363 If you click and hold -- You didn't explain why am I clicking and holding when I could just be sliding!Just compare it to vlc and then see what I mean. If you click and hold
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You didn’t explain why am I clicking and holding when I could just be sliding!

Just compare it to vlc and then see what I mean.

]]> By: ikthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7364 ikt Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7364 If you click and hold -- You didn't explain why am I clicking and holding when I could just be sliding!Just compare it to vlc and then see what I mean. If you click and hold
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You didn’t explain why am I clicking and holding when I could just be sliding!

Just compare it to vlc and then see what I mean.

]]> By: ikthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7365 ikt Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7365 If you click and hold -- You didn't explain why am I clicking and holding when I could just be sliding!Just compare it to vlc and then see what I mean. If you click and hold
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You didn’t explain why am I clicking and holding when I could just be sliding!

Just compare it to vlc and then see what I mean.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7313 Anonymous Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:09:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7313 Come to wait, is just an alpha, in April when we will go lucid and since then we complain. Come to wait, is just an alpha, in April when we will go lucid and since then we complain.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7314 Anonymous Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:09:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7314 Come to wait, is just an alpha, in April when we will go lucid and since then we complain. Come to wait, is just an alpha, in April when we will go lucid and since then we complain.

]]> By: Arthur Cruzhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7303 Arthur Cruz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7303 Just open Rhythmbox and you will see what I mean. I really like it, clicking the icon jumps the step of clicking the bar do move it.If you click and hold you can already slide the volume up or down, no need to click the icon and then click (again) the bar.I agree with Daniel Scott, this behavior works out inside a window, not in the top panel. I wish I could figure out a nice click-economic way to conciliate my needs. Just open Rhythmbox and you will see what I mean.
I really like it, clicking the icon jumps the step of clicking the bar do move it.

If you click and hold you can already slide the volume up or down, no need to click the icon and then click (again) the bar.

I agree with Daniel Scott, this behavior works out inside a window, not in the top panel. I wish I could figure out a nice click-economic way to conciliate my needs.

]]> By: Ahmed M. AbouZaidhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7297 Ahmed M. AbouZaid Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7297 nice : )but what about something like this ? http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8228/soundapplet.png nice : )

but what about something like this ?
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8228/soundapplet.png

]]> By: d0odhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7295 d0od Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7295 I can't say i have a preference either way as I just my keyboard to mute, but could the right-hand speaker icon not also be a 'mute' button when clicked? I can’t say i have a preference either way as I just my keyboard to mute, but could the right-hand speaker icon not also be a ‘mute’ button when clicked?

]]> By: d0odhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7296 d0od Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7296 I can't say i have a preference either way as I just my keyboard to mute, but could the right-hand speaker icon not also be a 'mute' button when clicked? I can’t say i have a preference either way as I just my keyboard to mute, but could the right-hand speaker icon not also be a ‘mute’ button when clicked?

]]> By: mpthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7293 mpt Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7293 The idea of having “Mute All” as the first item is that if sound starts blaring unexpectedly (and you don’t have a Mute key on your keyboard), you can stop it with a quick drag to select the first item in the menu. It’s quicker than opening the menu and then dragging the slider.Why should they look like buttons? Menu items don’t normally look like buttons. The idea of having “Mute All” as the first item is that if sound starts blaring unexpectedly (and you don’t have a Mute key on your keyboard), you can stop it with a quick drag to select the first item in the menu. It’s quicker than opening the menu and then dragging the slider.

Why should they look like buttons? Menu items don’t normally look like buttons.

]]> By: mpthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7294 mpt Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7294 The idea of having “Mute All” as the first item is that if sound starts blaring unexpectedly (and you don’t have a Mute key on your keyboard), you can stop it with a quick drag to select the first item in the menu. It’s quicker than opening the menu and then dragging the slider.Why should they look like buttons? Menu items don’t normally look like buttons. The idea of having “Mute All” as the first item is that if sound starts blaring unexpectedly (and you don’t have a Mute key on your keyboard), you can stop it with a quick drag to select the first item in the menu. It’s quicker than opening the menu and then dragging the slider.

Why should they look like buttons? Menu items don’t normally look like buttons.

]]> By: mpthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7291 mpt Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7291 There are two changes shown in Joey-Elijah’s screenshot: the slider is wider , and it uses the proper background color in Light themes . Conor Curran implemented the former, and Ken Wimer fixed the latter, both before Benjamin published his post (though the updates apparently didn’t appear in time). I had not reported a bug for the slider length, but I had mentioned it to Conor last Monday, and he was working on it early in the week.You don’t need to put your hopes in Canonical for every bug fix: you’re welcome to fix, or to pay someone to fix, any of the other bugs yourself. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-sound Or you can torture-test the menu and report any bugs you find. There are two changes shown in Joey-Elijah’s screenshot: the slider is wider , and it uses the proper background color in Light themes . Conor Curran implemented the former, and Ken Wimer fixed the latter, both before Benjamin published his post (though the updates apparently didn’t appear in time). I had not reported a bug for the slider length, but I had mentioned it to Conor last Monday, and he was working on it early in the week.

You don’t need to put your hopes in Canonical for every bug fix: you’re welcome to fix, or to pay someone to fix, any of the other bugs yourself. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-sound Or you can torture-test the menu and report any bugs you find.

]]> By: mpthttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7292 mpt Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7292 There are two changes shown in Joey-Elijah’s screenshot: the slider is wider , and it uses the proper background color in Light themes . Conor Curran implemented the former, and Ken Wimer fixed the latter, both before Benjamin published his post (though the updates apparently didn’t appear in time). I had not reported a bug for the slider length, but I had mentioned it to Conor last Monday, and he was working on it early in the week.You don’t need to put your hopes in Canonical for every bug fix: you’re welcome to fix, or to pay someone to fix, any of the other bugs yourself. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-sound Or you can torture-test the menu and report any bugs you find. There are two changes shown in Joey-Elijah’s screenshot: the slider is wider , and it uses the proper background color in Light themes . Conor Curran implemented the former, and Ken Wimer fixed the latter, both before Benjamin published his post (though the updates apparently didn’t appear in time). I had not reported a bug for the slider length, but I had mentioned it to Conor last Monday, and he was working on it early in the week.

You don’t need to put your hopes in Canonical for every bug fix: you’re welcome to fix, or to pay someone to fix, any of the other bugs yourself. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-sound Or you can torture-test the menu and report any bugs you find.

]]> By: Júliohttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7250 Júlio Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7250 Better... almost perfect Better… almost perfect

]]> By: Júliohttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7251 Júlio Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7251 Better... almost perfect Better… almost perfect

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7246 Anonymous Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7246 Nice article and does look a bit better.Another sound improvement would be if Canonical were to drop "PulseAudio" and stick with alsa sound.But I'm probably dreaming... Nice article and does look a bit better.

Another sound improvement would be if Canonical were to drop “PulseAudio” and stick with alsa sound.

But I’m probably dreaming…

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7247 Anonymous Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7247 Nice article and does look a bit better.Another sound improvement would be if Canonical were to drop "PulseAudio" and stick with alsa sound.But I'm probably dreaming... Nice article and does look a bit better.

Another sound improvement would be if Canonical were to drop “PulseAudio” and stick with alsa sound.

But I’m probably dreaming…

]]> By: christiegrinhamhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7244 christiegrinham Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:54:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7244 The karmic one is still better. Nice and simple. The karmic one is still better. Nice and simple.

]]> By: christiegrinhamhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7245 christiegrinham Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:54:00 +0000 http://www.omgubuntu.dreamhosters.com/2010/03/lucid-sound-applet-gets-improved/#comment-7245 The karmic one is still better. Nice and simple. The karmic one is still better. Nice and simple.

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