Bug 422792

Summary: Maximum volume increase (boost volume) per app not available from plasmoid anymore
Product: [Unmaintained] plasma-pa Reporter: Marcelo Bossoni <mmbossoni>
Component: appletAssignee: David Rosca <nowrep>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: nate, plasma-bugs-null, shtetldik
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.19.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Firefox still at 100% even if increase maximum volume is checked

Description Marcelo Bossoni 2020-06-11 00:20:43 UTC 
Before 5.19, I could increase the maximum volume per application (stream) from volume plasmoid directly.
Now, that functionality is gone, and I need to open volume settings for that.
Thing is: there is a checkbox for increasing maximum volume, couldn't that be used to increase maximum volume in a per app/stream basis as well?

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.70.0
Qt Version: 5.15.0
Kernel Version: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen
OS Type: 64 bits
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor
Memory: 15,6 GiB de RAM
Graphics Processor: GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-06-11 13:12:43 UTC 
The functionality is now visible in the main view itself, via the checkbox on the bottom of the plasmoid. :)
Comment 2 Marcelo Bossoni 2020-06-11 13:14:31 UTC 
Although it works for main volume, it doesn't apply per application. (Application tab of the volume plasmoid)
Comment 3 Marcelo Bossoni 2020-06-11 13:16:41 UTC 
Created attachment 129233 [details]
Firefox still at 100% even if increase maximum volume is checked
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2020-06-12 01:07:40 UTC 
The "raise maximum volume" setting is now systemwide, not per-device or per-app. So Firefox's effective maximum volume is likewise raised when you check the checkbox.
Comment 5 Shmerl 2022-02-04 01:02:42 UTC 
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #4)
> The "raise maximum volume" setting is now systemwide, not per-device or
> per-app. So Firefox's effective maximum volume is likewise raised when you
> check the checkbox.

I can raise maximum volume per application for example using pavucontrol-qt. It's also doable in System Settings > Audio > Playback Streams.

So why can't it be conveinetly done from the Audio Volume plasmoid anymore? Right now to raise it for individual application requires opening pavucontrol-qt or doing these multiple steps:

click on audio volume icon > click on sandwich menu icon (More actions) > Configure audio devices > Playback Streams.

It should be simpler by checking Raise Maximum volume checkbox in the Applications tab there and increasing the volume above 100% right there.
Comment 6 Shmerl 2022-02-04 01:04:36 UTC 
So I'd say it's a regression and would be good to reopen this.
Comment 7 Shmerl 2022-02-06 01:46:56 UTC 
Should I open a separate bug about it? I think this one is good already to indicate the problem.