Bug 369281

Summary:	Restore original default audio output device after it is available again
Product:	[Unmaintained] plasma-pa	Reporter:	Gregor Mi <codestruct>
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Rosca <nowrep>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	bshah, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.7.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Gregor Mi 2016-09-24 11:45:39 UTC

In the Audio Volume Settings under the tab "Output Devices" it is possible to set the default device. I have the following configuration:

1 laptop
1 dockingstation

When the laptop is connected I set the default audio output device to soundcard of the dockingstation. When I disconnect the laptop the new default output device is the built-in soundcard.

Wish: It would be nice if the laptop is reconnected again, the default output device is switch back to the original default.

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2016-09-24 21:58:57 UTC

Can you try the new "switch on connect" config option in Plasma 5.8.

Comment 2 Gregor Mi 2016-10-02 11:43:44 UTC

I activated "Audio Volume Settings" -> "Audio Volume" -> "Configuration" -> "Automatically switch all running streams when a new output becomes available".

Undocking the running notebook switches to built-in sound card. Put on docking station again activates the docking station sound card. So this seems to work.

I will also test what happens if I shut down the notebook before re-docking again and report back with the result.

Comment 3 Gregor Mi 2016-10-03 08:20:50 UTC

The second test was also successful.