Public bug reported:
I've read the various discussions about this, but they seem to fail to
take account of the fact that the user knows what he/she wants.
I had the common use-case where I want audio to automatically be enabled
for the hdmi when I plug the cable in.
Note that I don't want that decision to be made for me, but I am quite
happy to toggle a switch to say that is, indeed, what I want.
So, for example :
0) I want to watch something on my laptop displayed on my TV
1) I plug in the HDMI cable
1a) but no audio..what's wrong?...I do a quick search on the internet and/or
stumble on the 'Sound settings' and see an HDMI entry
2) I click on HDMI
2a) yeah! sound! nice!
3) watch something
4) unplug HDMI device
4a) audio reverts to laptop's built-in speakers
5) the next day, I decide I want to watch something else
6) go to 0)
7) I now wonder why, at point 2a), there can't be a switch that I can toggle to
make it do this every time I plug in the HDMI cable.
Since the audio is actually switched, and there is something happening
in the tool to make the 'HDMI' entry appear, I don't see why there can't
be a switch to make it switch the audio automatically when it is
connected.
Note that I *don't* mean that something has to automatically decide for
every user if this should happen, but each individual user surely
already knows if they do want this (or not) and can tell the tool which
way it should be (and save the setting, of course).
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
Consider adding a 'semi automatic' audio change switch to HDMI input.
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