11.03.2015 21:58, Alexander E. Patrakov wrote: > 11.03.2015 21:18, Alexander E. Patrakov wrote: >> 11.03.2015 00:42, Alexander E. Patrakov wrote: >>> So it may be a good idea to retest the new module without >>> module-stream-restore. I will do that tomorrow. >> >> Done. Result: it moves the streams from mpv (including active ones) >> between headphones and HDMI, approximately as expected. So I suggest >> either adding a patch to the series that prohibits module-stream-restore >> from restoring the device, or adding an explicit "follow the default >> sink" target for moving playback streams to. >> >> And VLC does its own selection of playback device, so the module has no >> effect on it. >> > > One more annoyance found. > > To support the "use HDMI if the TV is on" logic, I have made the HDMI > sink the default. However, this has an unfortunate side effect: now MATE > volume control applet controls HDMI volume. I would like it to control > the volume of my headphones if HDMI is not available, but, to do so, I > would need to make the analog output the default - which breaks the > "prefer HDMI" logic. > > So I am not sure whether I like the idea of reading the user's mind > about port priorities from his actions. > Ugh. Removing module-stream-restore also means that any moved Wine stream will be reset to the default device if the game for some reason (e.g. underrun) closes and reopens its audio device. -- Alexander E. Patrakov
