Bug 460655

Summary:	Request - better ergonomics around multiple audio devices
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Reuben <kde>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Reuben 2022-10-18 13:23:01 UTC

SUMMARY

I have:
a) A bluetooth headset, with its own USB dongle
b) A soundbar on the bottom of my monitor, which shows up as a USB device

Sometimes I'll remove the headset's USB dongle and use it with my laptop, when working from a coffee shop.

Switching between outputs from the icon in the system tray works. It's fine. It's just not very ergonomic.

Requests (I can split into separate tickets if they are viable):

a) Allow keyboard shortcuts to be mapped to allow switching between devices. 

b) Make "simultaneous output" a _default_ option (not necessarily selected, but at least present in the device menu) when there is more than one output device.  (Right now, you have to find it in the settings and enable it.)

c) Don't switch away from "simultaneous output" if a device becomes no longer present. (E.g. when I take the USB dongle for my headset to the coffee shop, or even on vacation, when I get back home and plug back in the USB dongle, "simultaneous output" should still be selected.)

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-10-18 18:55:45 UTC

This would require to be separate bug reports, yeah--one per request. See https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Issue_Reporting#Multiple_issues_in_a_single_Bugzilla_ticket.

They should be filed here: https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=systemsettings&component=kcm_pulseaudio

Thanks!