Bug 365279

Summary:	Hint text for assigning a Playback stream to another device
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Gregor Mi <codestruct>
Component:	Audio Volume widget	Assignee:	David Rosca <nowrep>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	isma.af, janbidler00, nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	6.2.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Gregor Mi 2016-07-09 10:21:27 UTC

I like the new feature of assigning a Playback Stream to another output device via drag and drop.

If I had not seen the latest Plasma promo video I doubt that I would have noticed this feature.

Suggestion: A hint text could be placed below the list of playback streams. Something like "Start dragging the icon of a Playback Stream to assign it to another Output device".

Comment 1 Jan Bidler 2025-05-26 09:48:47 UTC

Is this feature still a thing? I've been trying to drag everything I can and I can't manage to trigger this functionality.

Comment 2 Gregor Mi 2025-05-26 22:01:00 UTC

(In reply to Jan Bidler from comment #1)
> Is this feature still a thing? I've been trying to drag everything I can and
> I can't manage to trigger this functionality.

- Let some audio play, e.g. with Quot Libet music player.
- Open Audio Volume applet and select the "Applications" tab
- Hover the mouse over the Quot Libet Application ICON on the left
- Start dragging and drop it on a device in the "Devices" tab

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-10-23 18:16:24 UTC

(In reply to Jan Bidler from comment #1)
> Is this feature still a thing? I've been trying to drag everything I can and
> I can't manage to trigger this functionality.

You need multiple playback devices.