Re: [Usability] Mute in GNOME mixer applet does not have correct

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On Mar 19, 2006, at 4:34 PM, Rodney Dawes wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 15:19 +0100, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
> ...
> > So at the cost of one extra icon the icons spec we probably prevent 
> > the filing of two bugs. So the "0" icon has a clear use. Can you 
> > explain me what the problem is of adding it to the spec?
>
> The icon makes absolutely no sense. There's no reason to have a single
> icon for 1/101 values, and 3 others for 33.33../100 values each.

"Sound" versus "no sound" is a useful distinction.

> And by your argument that a single ) is not representative of the 0% 
> level, the same can be said for no ), as on some cards, audio may 
> still be emitted at a 0% volume setting.
> ...

The word "zero" is not easily mocked. If I set the volume to zero, the 
system should do whatever it takes to ensure there is no sound being 
produced. None. Zilch. Nada.

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