Bug 503895 - Feature Headings for sound devices
Summary: Feature Headings for sound devices
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Audio Volume widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-05-07 19:39 UTC by Andres Betts
Modified: 2025-05-17 08:41 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Latest Commit:
Version Fixed In: 6.4.0
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suggestion (248.89 KB, image/png)
2025-05-07 19:39 UTC, Andres Betts
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Description Andres Betts 2025-05-07 19:39:15 UTC
Created attachment 181039 [details]
suggestion

As it's aparent with my system, some of my media-connected devices have various capabilities between speakers and microphones. Unfortunately, their naming is very similar and it gets confusing to determine what is what in the UI. The system separates the devices using a line, but I wanted to request that we use headers in the media widget to know for sure that one device is something the other is not.

Thank you
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2025-05-08 17:42:38 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pa/-/merge_requests/335
Comment 2 cwo 2025-05-13 20:53:59 UTC
Git commit 96375545fb77948c37746aead7eaced48357b596 by Christoph Wolk.
Committed on 13/05/2025 at 20:51.
Pushed by cwo into branch 'master'.

applet: use section headers in listview

The fullRepresentation has two listviews for input and output devices or
streams, depending on the active tab. Whether a particular item is input
or output is only visible through a rather small icon, and the device
or application names are not necessarily informative.

This change removes the separator line between the two listviews and
instead puts a section header over each. This header is only visible if
at least one item is in that listview, but otherwise always visible for
visual consistency and clarity.
FIXED-IN 6.4.0

M  +38   -2    applet/main.qml

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pa/-/commit/96375545fb77948c37746aead7eaced48357b596
Comment 3 Andres Betts 2025-05-13 21:39:56 UTC
(In reply to cwo from comment #2)
> Git commit 96375545fb77948c37746aead7eaced48357b596 by Christoph Wolk.
> Committed on 13/05/2025 at 20:51.
> Pushed by cwo into branch 'master'.
> 
> applet: use section headers in listview
> 
> The fullRepresentation has two listviews for input and output devices or
> streams, depending on the active tab. Whether a particular item is input
> or output is only visible through a rather small icon, and the device
> or application names are not necessarily informative.
> 
> This change removes the separator line between the two listviews and
> instead puts a section header over each. This header is only visible if
> at least one item is in that listview, but otherwise always visible for
> visual consistency and clarity.
> FIXED-IN 6.4.0
> 
> M  +38   -2    applet/main.qml
> 
> https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pa/-/commit/
> 96375545fb77948c37746aead7eaced48357b596

Thank you very much!