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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] sound volume confusion
From:       André_Somers <a.t.somers () student ! utwente ! nl>
Date:       2004-08-30 9:53:16
Message-ID: 200408301153.16477.a.t.somers () student ! utwente ! nl
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On Tuesday 24 August 2004 15:07, André Somers wrote:
> I'm a bit confused about the setting of the sound volume in KDE. I always
> used the Sound Mixer applet, where I hid all but the master volume. This
> works well. Since I have a multimedia keyboard, I noticed that the volume
> up and down buttons are somehow bound to KMix (complete with on screen
> display!), although I can't find the bindings anywhere. The odd thing is,
> the two systems seem to work indendently. That is: I can set the sound
> volume with either of them, but the one does not influence the other. So,
> when I use my MM keyboard keys, the indicator on the Sound Mixer applet
> does not change, however, the volume is now regulated by KMix. This is odd.
> It also means that, if I have previously set a low volume using the Sound
> Mixer applet, and I use the keyboard to set it to an even lower volume
> because the phone rings or something, it might actually go much louder at
> first, because the volume KMix had stored was much higer and I'm working my
> way down from *that* volume. I would think there is only *one* master
> volume, and this should be possible to set with either method, and either
> method should take note of the other.
>
> Can someone help me getting the two methods in sync, or am I dealing with a
> bug?
*kick* Anybody?

BTW: KMix's mute function does not work. Maybe related?

André
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