Bug 502176 - Devices with long and nearly identical names can appear actually identical in the widget when the differentiating part is at the end and gets elided
Summary: Devices with long and nearly identical names can appear actually identical in...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Audio Volume widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.3.3
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2025-03-29 21:12 UTC by Fernando Marcelino Muniz
Modified: 2026-02-09 14:41 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Identical names, except the end of their names. (1.47 MB, video/x-matroska)
2025-03-29 21:12 UTC, Fernando Marcelino Muniz 		Details
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Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2025-03-29 21:12:32 UTC 
Created attachment 179847 [details]
Identical names, except the end of their names.

The part "Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller" of both devices in the attached video prevents me from seeing which one is the Headphone device and which one is the HDMI device.

So I'm requesting that if devices' names start identically, abbreviate them until the different part of their names.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-03-31 20:02:35 UTC 
Ugh, what a situation!
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2026-02-09 14:41:35 UTC 
As a workaround, you can rename the devices on System Settings' Audio page.