Re: gmix auto-unmute behaviour

["Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" <allbery ece cmu edu>]

On 06/27/00 18:28:02 +0000 mawbid@simnet.is wrote:
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| Well, the text you didn't quote was "If there's a really loud sound
| playing, but the channel is muted, you can't lower the slider on
| that channel without turning on the loud sound for a moment."
|
| Interestingly, the mixer applet does things differently. It disables
| the slider while the mute is on. These programs should at least be
| consistent.
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The convention used on most audio/video devices with mute capability (i.e. 
every radio and TV I've ever owned that had mute) is that it unmutes if you 
*raise* the volume, but not if you *lower* it.

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