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Sasamus

Member

Registered: 2013-09-24

Posts: 12

plasma-pa volume increments

With the new volume applet for Plasma 5, plasma-pa, I can no longer set the volume increments/decrements using the VolumePercentageStep field in kmixrc.

At first I assumed this was because kmixrc wasn't used anymore since the new applet replaces kmix, and that either there was a new config file somewhere or the feature have been removed or not yet implemented.

Then someone else posted on the KDE reddit that they also had the issue and another person commented that they hadn't.
And the subsequent discussion and tests showed that the edit in kmixrc did in fact work for this person and they where using plasma-pa.

This is the relevant reddit post with some, perhaps, useful information.

So now that I know it's an issue on my end and I haven't managed to figure it out myself I turn here, hoping someone have an idea of whats going on.

This is my kmixrc.

 [$Version]
update_info=disable_kmix.upd:PlasmaVolume_DisableKMixAutostart

[Global]
AutoStart=false
AutoUseMultimediaKeys=true
ConfigVersion=3
DefaultCardOnStart=
MasterMixer=PulseAudio::Playback_Devices:1
MasterMixerDevice=alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
Menubar=true
MixerIgnoreExpression=Modem
Position=0,0
Size=476,448
Soundmenu.Mixers=
Visible=false
startkdeRestore=false
VolumePercentageStep=1

[Profiles]
PulseAudio::Capture_Devices:1=PulseAudio.Capture_Devices.1.default
PulseAudio::Capture_Streams:1=PulseAudio.Capture_Streams.1.default
PulseAudio::Playback_Devices:1=PulseAudio.Playback_Devices.1.default
PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1=PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default

[View.PulseAudio.Capture_Devices.1.default.PulseAudio::Capture_Devices:1.alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Capture_Devices.1.default.PulseAudio::Capture_Devices:1.alsa_input.usb-046d_HD_Webcam_C525_436D0790-00-C525.analog-mono]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Capture_Devices.1.default.PulseAudio::Capture_Devices:1.alsa_input.usb-046d_HD_Webcam_C525_436D0790-00.analog-mono]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Devices.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Devices:1.alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Devices.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Devices:1.alsa_output.pci-0000_02_00.1.hdmi-stereo]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.restore:sink-input-by-media-role:event]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:0]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:10]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:11]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:131]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:138]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:228]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:234]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:264]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:274]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:344]
Split=false

[View.PulseAudio.Playback_Streams.1.default.PulseAudio::Playback_Streams:1.stream:6]
Split=false
 

Other relevent info might be that I use Pulseaudio and that kmix itself isn't currently installed but it was before and it hasn't made any difference.

arojas

Developer

From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,313

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

Then someone else posted on the KDE reddit that they also had the issue and another person commented that they hadn't.
And the subsequent discussion and tests showed that the edit in kmixrc did in fact work for this person and they where using plasma-pa.

I highly doubt this is true. The plasma-pa source doesn't contain any reference to kmixrc whatsoever, so I don't see how changing kmixrc settings could have any effect.

Last edited by arojas (2015-09-16 10:01:50)

Sasamus

Member

Registered: 2013-09-24

Posts: 12

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

Then someone else posted on the KDE reddit that they also had the issue and another person commented that they hadn't.
And the subsequent discussion and tests showed that the edit in kmixrc did in fact work for this person and they where using plasma-pa.

I highly doubt this is true. The plasma-pa source doesn't contain any reference to kmixrc whatsoever, so I don't see how changing kmixrc settings could have any effect.

I would think so as well, it seems strange. But the person do use plasma-pa and claim that the edit works.

Either that person made a mistake somewhere or is lying. And (s)he was to helpful to just be trolling so I doubt that.

It's possible I'll simply have to got back to kmix until plasma-pa is usable. I hope it will be.

Thaodan

Member

From: Dortmund, Nordrein-Westfalen

Registered: 2012-04-28

Posts: 448

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

in my case applet of plasma-pa don't works anyway. I hope they improve kmix and let this applet die.

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genericity

Member

Registered: 2014-09-20

Posts: 37

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

Does plasma-pa handle hotkeys / OSD?

Sasamus

Member

Registered: 2013-09-24

Posts: 12

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

Does plasma-pa handle hotkeys / OSD?

I think Plasma handles the keys since they are set in the system settings with no mention of plasma-pa specifically.
It might handle the OSD though since it doesn't appear when the volume is changed in another way. Although it looks exactly the same as with kmix.

dhiru1602

Member

Registered: 2015-01-28

Posts: 13

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

Are you guys able to switch audio outputs from kmix on Plasma 5? I can't switch the output or input device of an application to another audio device, like from the integrated audio to an USB headset. It used to work previously, but looks like some update broke this functionality.

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,435

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

works here, the usual right click -> move, using kmix (as in the KF5 version and not kdemultimedia-kmix)

dhiru1602

Member

Registered: 2015-01-28

Posts: 13

Re: plasma-pa volume increments

works here, the usual right click -> move, using kmix (as in the KF5 version and not kdemultimedia-kmix)

I am unable to directly switch from the kmix tray icon. I will have to right click on the tray icon -> Restore and then attempt to switch to make it work. Any idea why this happens?