[arch-general] OT: [arch-dev-public] polkit package upgrade patch

[Mauro Santos]

On 11-08-2012 23:33, Baho Utot wrote:
> On 08/11/2012 06:15 PM, Tom Gundersen wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Fons Adriaensen
>> <fons at linuxaudio.org> wrote:
>>> So imagine the average desktop user who gets five or so of
>>> them:
>>>
>>> - one provided by the application (player or something)
>>> - one provided by PA or similar,
>>> - probably two by the soundcard mixer,
>> PA combines these three into one. So the non-audio-engineer user
>> should have a lot bigger chance of not messing things up with PA
>> compared to with pure ALSA (where you do have to fiddle with all the
>> mixers and the application mixer on top).  Sorry if this was what you
>> were trying to point out.
>>
>> -t
> 
> As a non-audio-engineer trying to adjust the sound level in vlc PA keep
> messing up my sound level (going to full 100%) any time I tried to
> adjust it.
> Just ask my wife for conformation as she didn't like the 100% volume
> every time I adjusted the sound level in vlc or xmms etc.
> So try to adjust the volume I did.....but wait I'll get it right this
> time....Turn the damn thing down!!!! She screamed.
> Ok just let me..... TURN THE DAMN THING OFF!!!
> 
> Removed PA and only using ALSA equals working properly. As a bonus there
> is peace in the house ;)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

Did you try

flat-volumes = no

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Mauro Santos