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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [KDE Usability] KMix UI orientation
From:       todd rme <toddrme2178 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2012-05-28 9:58:22
Message-ID: CADb7s=urbxEXyYNsGwi1LE_wE96ZSPd6FXdk9_31z9ynhg5T=Q () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Thomas Pfeiffer <colomar@autistici.org> wrote:
> On Thursday 24 May 2012 12:00:36 Trever Fischer wrote:
>
>> > I agree with this: multiple sliders in the popup is too much and goes in
>> > the way of quickly adjusting current volume.
>>
>> I dunno. I rather like Windows 7's slider:
>>
>> http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audio/win7_desktop.png
>>
>> If you want to quickly adjust volume, most keyboards these days have
>> hotkeys. And if you don't have hotkeys, you've got a scrollwheel that
>> you can use on the volume icon.
>
> Honestly: How often do you adjust other values than the master volume?
> Me, once I've found a good balance between system sounds, music and voice chat
> applications, I rarely ever touch the configuration again.
> I usually only change the master volume ad hoc if for example I was listening
> to music and somebody starts talking to me (in real life). In these cases I
> want to turn the volume down quickly.
> If you adjust the other values more often, tell us in which situations and if
> these situations look like many users may encounter them, you have convinced
> me ;)

What about having one slider by default, but having a button that
causes the popup to expand out and show the other sliders?  That way
users normally only have to deal with one slider, but have easy access
to the others when they need them.

-Todd
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