https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434217

--- Comment #5 from Benjamin Xiao <[email protected]> ---
If it is intentional, then I propose that this behavior be changed to be more
inline with other platforms. Windows, Mac, and Gnome do not do this AFAIK. 

I also understand that just like bug 432487, the intention here could be to
bias towards a simple use case, but this behavior very quickly devolves if
users have more than one audio device, which is very common today with HDMI,
USB, and Bluetooth devices becoming more and more popular.

Here's what I propose:

1.) Mute hotkey should by default only mute default device to match other
platforms

2.) The "Force mute all playback devices" menu entry should be a separate "Mute 
 All" icon instead of being hidden in the "More actions" hamburger menu.

3.) "Mute All" should get its own hotkey. I propose "Shift-Mute" if possible.

4.) (Optional) The new "Mute All" icon should display the new hotkey in its
tooltip to aid in discovery.

5.) Expose new "Shift-Mute" hotkey in Global Shortcuts settings so that people
can swap the behavior if they want to.

Additional UI clean up:

1.) "Configure Audio Devices" should be moved out of the "More actions" menu as
a separate icon as that's actually a frequently used feature for people who
need to switch between HSP/A2DP modes on their Bluetooth headsets. "More
actions" will be empty and therefore should be removed.

What do you think Nate?


Also, sidenote, how much dev effort is going into the Plasma PA widget and are
they currently too busy with other tasks? I am a former software dev looking to
get back into the swing of things and would love to knock off these types of
low hanging fruit if needed. However, I am unfamiliar with KDE development and
will probably need a few pointers to get started. Let me know if I can help.

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