In VLC 2.1.0 the UI actually shows the updated volume when it's changed externally. That was not the case in VLC 2.0.
Sure, the UI could grey out the volume control. Best of luck convincing the VLC UI developers, and teaching users why the VLC volume control fails only on Ubuntu. I am not going there myself. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1040916 Title: vlc shows 100% audio volume where it's actually more Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “vlc” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Steps to repro : - open a video file - set volume to 200% (optional) - close vlc - reopen file or a new file => volume is now still 200% but vlc volume widget show 100% then, changing the volume to any level in the new window gets the right volume again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: vlc 2.0.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Aug 24 00:16:44 2012 SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-10 (194 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1040916/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
