Re: [Usability] Volume Control Consistency between Rhythmbox and To tem

[lukekendall optushome com au]

On 24 May, Reinout van Schouwen wrote:
>  I know that, but this is a somewhat confusing concept. 
>  Your hifi-set probably doesn't have separate volume controls for each 
>  component. If you have a mixer panel, then all sliders are neatly aligned 
>  and you don't have to go hunting for them. 

I don't think the analogy helps - a hi-fi system isn't as flexible as a
computer.  E.g. it won't mix and play multiple separate sound streams
independently and simultaneously.
 
>  This brings me to the concept of the Sensible GNOME Volume Control: each 
>  opened program that accesses the sound server makes itself known 
>  (preferably via DBUS with fallback for non-GNOME programs). The SGVC then 
>  shows sliders for each of those processes, instead of incomprehensible 
>  sliders for 'PCM', 'FM' and stuff like that ( sound sources like 
>  Microphone and Line-In stay of course). 

Since this started from a discussion of a couple of sound applications,
are you saying that these should be coded so that they only work for
Gnome?

Surely a better thing would just be to avoid the confusion of using, in
similar applications, similar-looking icons for quite different
functions?

luke