[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#694685: Bug#694685: xfce4-volumed: uses non-unique string names for card identification

[chrysn]

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 07:19:16AM +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> Can you try to configure /xfce4-mixer/active-track to Mixer and see what
> happens?

i can, but only if xfce4-volumed is not currently running. when configured
like that, it behaves like before (as if the first "HD-Audio Generic (Alsa
mixer)" card with the IEC958 was configured.

> > this, by the way, also affects /xfce4-mixer/sound-card and
> > /xfce4-mixer/sound-cards. those only constitute minor annoyances,
> > though.
> 
> The very problem might be in xfce4-mixer (for not naming cards
> differently) or even in alsa (although less probable).

i've considered filing this against alsa, but given they always use
numbered ids internally (a la "hw:0"), i assumed they don't guarantee
that the visible names are always distinct.

best regards,
chrysn
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