Re: gnome media message "_Selects tracks to be visible:"

[Simos Xenitellis <simos lists googlemail com>]

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Simos <simos lists googlemail com>, Fri, 3 Apr 2009 21:50:47 +0100:
>
>> Hi All,
>> In GNOME Media there is the message "_Selects tracks to be visible:" (#:
>> ../gst-mixer/src/preferences.c:120)
>> You get this message when you go to Volume control, then Preferences.
>> The message is a label to a dialog box that allows you to enable/disable
>> mixers such as Master, PCM, Microphone, Line, etc.
>>
>> Is this message meant to really mean 'tracks'? Isn't is supposed to mean
>> 'mixers';
>
> I don't think so. As far as I understand it, the term "tracks" here refers
> to (or is graphically represented by) vertical sliders in the volume
> control dialog. While the term "mixers" might be used in a more technical
> meaning, or simply to refer to a group of "controlled" tracks, or the other
> way around, i.e. as a description of each of the (grouped) sliders. Not
> sure though.
>
> Obviously, "tracks" can be also used in the context of audio CD, but
> apparently it's not the case here. Well, let's wait for developers'
> comments for now.

The issue has been resolved,
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=577921

The message now reads «_Select mixers to be visible»,
http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gnome-media/commit/?id=62e379ce264badb391d1461ad6d88773013634c5

Simos