https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450937
Bug ID: 450937
Summary: It is hard to switch away from an audio playback
device when it becomes inactive
Product: plasma-pa
Version: master
Platform: Archlinux Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: applet
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: k...@sdht.in
CC: m...@ratijas.tk, now...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
The "simple" version of the audio applet, where the options to change the
playback device are hidden, makes it hard to set the right audio output when an
external device is connected and disconnected, as described below.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect an external hdmi device with audio output. The audio applet shows
two playback devices: "Laptop Speaker" and "HDMI Output".
2. Select HDMI Output as default or change playback output of a stream to HDMI
in the "Applications" tab. Audio plays through the HDMI.
3. Disconnect HDMI.
OBSERVED RESULT
No audio can be heard, since output does not automatically switch back from
HDMI to Speaker.
Moreover, the audio applet becomes "simple", as there is only one output, so
the applet decides to hide the options to set the default device or switch the
playback device in the application tab.
To fix the issue, I now have to open "Configure audio devices" to set the
correct playback stream for an application. Also, I have to click on "Show
inactive devices" before I can set the default back to "Speaker" again.
EXPECTED RESULT
I don't know if switching the default or playback stream of an application to
"Speaker" automatically is the right solution. But perhaps the audio applet can
continue to show the "advanced" options of selecting the default device or the
corresponding options in the Applications tab as long as an inactive device is
selected and only hide when none of the outputs is to an inactive device?
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.16.11-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Audio Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.47)
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