Bug 445445 - Truncated Audio Port list cannot be used to distinguish outputs with extremely long device names
Summary: Truncated Audio Port list cannot be used to distinguish outputs with extremel...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_pulseaudio (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.23.2
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Rosca
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2021-11-13 21:48 UTC by Carl-Erwin Griffith
Modified: 2023-07-25 13:41 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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2021-11-13 21:48 UTC, Carl-Erwin Griffith 		Details
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Description Carl-Erwin Griffith 2021-11-13 21:48:21 UTC 
Created attachment 143521 [details]
screenshot of system settings audio section

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Run an application playing some audio (firefox + youtube for example)
2.  Run kde system settings au go to Audio section
3.  Select a different audio port for the firefox application


OBSERVED RESULT
The audio port list shows truncated entries:
"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller HDMI / Displ..."
"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller HDMI / Displ..."
"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller HDMI / Displ..."
"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller Speaker + H..."



EXPECTED RESULT
The menu should use all the space available to allow long strings:

"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller HDMI / DisplayPort 3 Output"
"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller HDMI / DisplayPort 2 Output"
"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller HDMI / DisplayPort 1 Output"
"Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller Speaker + Headphones"



SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux:  openSUSE Tumbleweed (Release: 20211111)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.2 
KDE Frameworks Version:  5.87.0
Qt Version:  5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Audio system  based on  Intel Corporation Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-11-23 18:44:14 UTC 
Wow, that's a long device name.
Comment 2 Carl-Erwin Griffith 2021-11-24 18:20:39 UTC 
Note that the device list in the "Audio Volume"  panel (in System Tray)  has the same issue. 
:-)