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[Romano Giannetti <romano.giannetti@xxxxxxxxx>]

My opinion is that the volume in the applet should work as in the sound-
settings. IOW, present the user a linear "volume"slider; when it is at
the top it has  full amplification, and in some point midway there is
100% volume with no amplification.

See the attached screenshot.  The applet is showing 100% volume ---
maybe that is technically correct, but in reality the volume could be
upped more (see position of the cursor, in B). Worse, if I close the
sound-settings window, an then simply touch the indicator trying to up
the volume, the level is snapped back to point C (where it says 100%).
You can't see that in real time (you have to close and reopen
sound/settings to see it), which is another bug in itself ;-), but you
can hear it.

My opinion is that the behavior of the sound-settings slider is the correct one, and should be mimicked by the applet.
 

** Attachment added: "Non-coherent volume indicators"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-sound/+bug/786525/+attachment/3896102/+files/ScreenshotVolumeAmpl.png

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/786525

Title:
  unity volume indicator do not take into account amplification

Status in Sound Menu:
  Triaged
Status in “indicator-sound” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: unity

  Not sure if it's unity, or pulseaudio, or whatever.

  If your sound card has a volume with an "amplification" part, the
  indicator do not consider it. For example, if you set the volume with
  the applet to max, no amplification is selected.

  The worst part if that if you set using sound preference some
  amplification, the applet indicates 100%, but as soon as you touch the
  indicator, you lose your set amplification, so even you try to rise
  the volume, it will be reduced.

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