On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 17:55 +0100, Christoph Burgdorf wrote: > Am Montag, den 02.02.2009, 09:54 -0500 schrieb Andrew Conkling: > > 2009/2/2 Christoph Burgdorf <Christoph Burgdorf bvsn org> > > > > I meant the category of the bug. But I just looked and it's > > already set to enhancement. I must have overlooked that > > somehow. > > > > > > Ah, gotcha. Good deal. :) > > > > It would be interesting to know if a patch for that would be > > accepted if it was written (and quality is fine). Am I the > > only one who dislikes the current volume slider? > > > > > > Doubtful; I've seen the question come up from time to time for > > Banshee, Rhythmbox, and Totem. However, I've not seen any conclusive > > arguments for it one way or the other; a lot of it revolves around > > taste and opinion. > > Well, I think adjusting the volume is one of the common things that a > multimedia software should be able to handle easily. And its not only a > queston of taste but also of usability. To adjust the volume with the > current slider you will need two clicks and one dragging action while > you would need only one dragging action with a horizontal slider. To see > the current volume you need two clicks instead of zero clicks with a > horizontal slider. Ever tried scrolling while hovering over the button? I think it's cool like that already =) By the way, I suppose your first click is on the tray icon to get Banshee to appear? > > > > Ultimately, I'd think this would be the kind of thing that would > > benefit from some HCI studies and should really start on a fundamental > > GNOME level before being changed by individual applications; > > consistency with the entire desktop has been the biggest argument > > against such changes thus far. > > I understand that, BUT with banshee 1.4 we have a OSX version ready > while the windows version is on the way. I think banshee should also > think outside the own box. Outside of the GNOME land I havent seen an > audio/video player using something different than an horizontal slider. > Ah, but Banshee is a GNOME app. And that makes all the difference. > > > > Also, FWIW, I never use my Banshee/Rhythmbox/Totem sliders, ultimately > > using the GNOME system volume control, via the panel applet and/or the > > keyboard volume controls on my computer. > > > For me, its the other way around. I mostly adjust the volume within > banshee trying not to change the global system settings. > I too usually adjust the global controls, and if ever I need to adjust individual apps, I open pavucontrol. But that's just me using PulseAudio. I understand that without PulseAudio you'd have to poke around inside Banshee for volume control. > Bye > > Christoph > > > _______________________________________________ > banshee-list mailing list > banshee-list gnome org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/banshee-list -- Chow Loong Jin
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