On 3 May 2010 11:04, Alex Lourie <[email protected]> wrote: > 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).
Very good idea! It would indeed be a huge usability benefit if the applications are sorted on their activity so you can easily set the volume of the application you're most likely interacting with. > If the "active" application doesn't support audio functions, then present > the first one that does, etc. I don't think we should include anything that doesn't use audio in the Sound Indicator. > > 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> >> >> 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> >> >> 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 >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Sense Hofstede [ˈsɛn.sə ˈɦɔf.steː.də] _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
