Bug 488917

Summary: plasma-pa Applet now shows node name only, making virtual sinks look exactly the same
Product: [Plasma] plasma-pa Reporter: z411 <z411>
Component: appletAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: filip.kendes1, isma.af, me
Priority: NOR    
Version: 6.1.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description z411 2024-06-21 18:52:31 UTC
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SUMMARY

My interface has 2 inputs but it's recognized as 1 stereo input, so Alsa UCM rules separate these inputs into 2 separate virtual inputs. A change has been made where the description of the sink is omitted so previously my inputs showed like this:

- Mono Input 1 (Volt 2 Mono Input 1)
- Mono Input 2 (Volt 2 Mono Input 2)

Now they look like this:

- Volt 2
- Volt 2

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Update to Plasma 6.1.0
2. Open PA plasmoid

OBSERVED RESULT
1. I should be able to differentiate between my inputs through their description

EXPECTED RESULT
1. Both inputs have exactly the same name now

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux 6.9.5-archi1-1 (64-bit)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This would probably pose a problem with other professional audio interfaces with multiple outputs/inputs.
Is there a change I should make, or is there a way to add an option to show different information about the sinks to tell them apart?
Comment 1 z411 2024-06-23 15:51:35 UTC
Also I noticed my speaker icon in tray now apears gray, not white like before.
Comment 2 filip.kendes1 2024-06-24 14:21:34 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 487658 ***