Bug 495050

Summary:	Volume & Audio applet: Show output device information for each application
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	postix <postix>
Component:	Audio Volume widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	goo, isma.af, kdedev, nate, qydwhotmail
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version:	6.2.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description postix 2024-10-19 15:49:42 UTC

SUMMARY

The application tab currently shows the app's icon, its title, the volume slider and, if you have multiple sinks, a hamburger menu to choose a desired output.

It would be useful convenient if the chosen output were shown as an additional information in a light gray font below, so that you immediately see, where something is supposed to play, without needing to check radio buttons in every hamburger menu.

Comment 1 postix 2024-10-19 15:53:05 UTC

Maybe if expanded horizontally, the hamburger menu and the device info label could become a combobox similar to the one in System Settings' Audio page.

Comment 2 TraceyC 2024-11-13 19:05:03 UTC

I can see how this would be useful, and the system already has the data. The applet panel just needs a spot for it. The text could be put next to the hamburger menu.