Ubuntu
kdeutils package

volume steps too big

Bug #195760 reported by Martijn de Nerd
12
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kdeutils (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: hotkey-setup

When I press the volume up/down buttons of my Dell laptop, the volume changes accordingly. To be precise, it changes by 13%. With my (Philips) headphones this step is too big. Often have to choose between either too loud or too soft or set it in kmixer (i am using kde).
Please reduce the step (to 5%?) to make this otherwise great functionality (more) useful.

Thanks

Martijn
using kubuntu gutsy

Revision history for this message
Ronald (ronald-rcpaul) wrote :

This is not related to hotkey-setup; from /usr/share/doc/hotkey-setup/README.Debian: "Note: This package does not (on its own) cause the hotkeys to do anything. It merely makes them available to userspace programs."

In KDE/kubuntu, this is done using kmilo. This step size is fixed, but you can use CTRL to have a smaller increase/decrease (http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-344667.html).

Luke Faraone (lfaraone)
Changed in hotkey-setup:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Triaged
Changed in kdeutils:
status: Triaged → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

In Intrepid it steps 3% each press. (Volume hotkey support has also moved to kmix in Intrepid, btw)

Changed in kdeutils:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Earle Martin (earlemartin) wrote :

Jonathan, that's demonstrably not true using Kubuntu 8.10. The increments are not even consistent in spacing, and change depending on whether you are turning the volume down or up:

100, 95, 90, 86, 81, 76, 72, 67, 62, 58, 53, 48, 44, 39, 34, 30, 25, 20, 16, 11, 6, 2, 0.
0, 4, 9, 13, 18, 23, 27, 32, 37, 41, 46, 51, 55, 60, 65, 69, 74, 79, 83, 88, 93, 97, 100.

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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Hmm, you're right. But they're definitely not 15%.

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