On Thu, 2012-03-22 at 14:33 +0100, David Henningsson wrote: > Ideally, I would like an algorithm that on path_select, took the new > mute and volume state into account, and did the following: > > 1) Calculated which alsa-kcontrols that needed to change, taking into > account the new mute as well as volume state. > > 2) For every kcontrol that needs to mute, mute it. > 3) For every kcontrol that needs its volume lowered, lower it. I guess "the rest" (like enumerations) would go here between 3 and 4. > 4) For every kcontrol that needs its volume raised, raise it. > 5) For every kcontrol that needs to unmute, unmute it. > > Note that the order of 2 - 5 is specifically meant to avoid volume bumps. > > I was loosely thinking (i e, this is not a promise!) to do something > like this for PulseAudio 3.0. If I get around to do that, would such an > algorithm also remove your N9 clicking problem, without the need for a > mute-during-activation option? Quite likely. -- Tanu