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Bug 161632 - Volume steps don't follow the set stepsize accurately.
Volume steps don't follow the set stepsize accurately.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 389996
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: [obsolete] settings-daemon
2.8.x
Other Linux
: Low normal
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-12-18 15:18 UTC by Paul van Tilburg
Modified: 2007-02-14 17:21 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.7/2.8


Description Paul van Tilburg 2004-12-18 15:18:08 UTC 
Check the value of the gconf key /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/volume_step.
Decrease & increase the volume using the Volume Up/Down buttons and verify the
stepsize.

Also: open a monitoring mixer application (aumix, alsamixer, ...).
Lower the volume an X number of times, increase the volume the same number of
times... the resulting volume is lower than the starting volume. (Probably due
to rounding errors).

So when I dampen the volume if for example someone enters my room, I expect to
be able to press the Volume Up button the same number of times again to restore
the level, which isn't the case.
Comment 1 Kjartan Maraas 2004-12-30 15:19:37 UTC 
Not seeing this here. Info about the system/sound card etc?
Comment 2 Paul van Tilburg 2004-12-31 09:46:13 UTC 
I have a PowerMac Snapper soundcard in a Powerbook (TiBook) IV.
I verify the volume levels using alsamixer.

Currently my stepsize is set to 3,
Volume up does +2, Volume down does -4, so 2 times up makes a down. :)
Comment 3 Wouter Lueks 2005-01-04 13:17:57 UTC 
I have to acknowledge this problem, my stepsize is set to 6, when pressing
volume up it goes up 5 and down takes it 7 down again.
Comment 4 Sebastien Bacher 2005-01-06 14:29:28 UTC 
new comments, reopening
Comment 5 Jens Granseuer 2007-02-14 17:21:54 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 389996 ***