How about a dinamic ordering in the indicator? So if I don't have any music player currently running (or playing), the an "active" application should appear first (for example, Firefox, or better even - VOIP application, such as empathy or Skype).
If the "active" application doesn't support audio functions, then present the first one that does, etc. I believe that this would make more sense - after all, by going to Sound Indicator, you'd probably want to do something regarding the volume, isn't it? Alex On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Sense Hofstede <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > When the talks about Sound Indicator started on this mailing list I > had some ideas for what the applet could look like but I never got > around drawing them. Now I have and I would like to ask what you think > of them. They're essentially two variants of the same idea where the > first mock-up is a bad version of the second. > In both mock-ups I forgot to add a menu entry for launching the > PulseAudio volume control window. It should be there though. > > The general idea: > > We have been shipping PulseAudio for a few releases now and I'd say > it's time to start using the functionality it offers. I think we > should add a slider for each different application in the Sound > Indicator so the user is aware that she or he can change the sound > levels independently as well as all at the same time. The necessary > information would be extracted from PulseAudio, but applications that > want more should register themselves with the indicator by providing > their PulseAudio-name. > At the top of all mock-ups is a music player. E.g. Rhythmbox wouldn't > get its own applet but instead register itself with the Sound > Indicator. You can control the player from the Sound Indicator as well > as toggle its visibility. > The visibility or focus of all applications can be toggled from the > Sound Indicator to provide consistency and a service to our users. > > You can mute an application or the system by single-clicking the speaker > icon. > > In all mock-ups I've added the master volume slider to the bottom of > the indicator menu, but it might be better to move it to the top to > make the most-often used action the easiest to reach. > > Mock-up One > <http://people.ubuntu.com/~qense/SoundIndicatorMockupOne.jpg<http://people.ubuntu.com/%7Eqense/SoundIndicatorMockupOne.jpg> > > > > As you can see in this mock-up the music player is at the top. The > menu is kept lean and per application there is only a short title and > the application-specific volume slider directly after it. The music > player has got an extra part that shows the currently playing song and > offers controls. > > Mock-up Two > <http://people.ubuntu.com/~qense/SoundIndicatorMockupTwo.jpg<http://people.ubuntu.com/%7Eqense/SoundIndicatorMockupTwo.jpg> > > > > The entries in the menu of this mock-up take much more space because > the applications are listed by first their icon and then their long > title. Under that is their volume slider. The music player has again a > control and information block under its volume slider. The master > volume slider starts where the icons of the applications begin to > stress that it affects the whole system. > > Regards, > -- > Sense Hofstede > [ˈsɛn.sə ˈɦɔf.steː.də] > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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