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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is not relevant to the phone or tablet, because it does not have a
Mute function. (It has, or should have, Silent Mode instead.)

However, it is relevant to the PC. Currently if you Mute, the volume
slider remains usable. This lets you specify what the volume will be
once you unmute, which may be handy if you used Mute as a quick fix for
blaring music. However, it is confusing in that it may not be crystal
clear why the volume slider isn't doing anything.

Possible solutions:

a. Hide the volume slider when in Mute mode.
    - Pro: Eliminates the confusion.
    - Cons: Can't prepare volume for unmuting. Not clear what hardware volume keys would do.

b. Disable the volume slider when in Mute mode.
    - Pro: Eliminates the confusion.
    - Cons: Can't prepare volume for unmuting. Not clear what hardware volume keys would do.

c. Eliminate the Mute function altogether.
    - Pros: Eliminates the confusion. Simplifies the menu.
    - Con: Makes the slider slower to use, since you need to work harder to keep the pointer away from the titles of other menus above it (see also bug 1281617).

d. Make "Mute" just a shortcut for setting the volume to zero.
    - Pros: Eliminates the confusion. Reduces modality.
    - Con: More difficult to restore sound to its previous volume.

** Project changed: ubuntu-ux => indicator-sound (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: indicator-sound (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => In Progress

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Title:
  [indicators] Sound menu: Volume slider should disappear when Mute is
  toggled on

Status in The Manhattan project:
  Invalid
Status in “indicator-sound” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Volume slider should be hidden, when Mute toggle is turned on and vice
  versa.

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