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[Max Waterman <davidmaxwaterman+launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are no relevant logs. This is a feature request, if that's what
you call such.

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  Consider adding a 'semi automatic' audio change switch to HDMI input.

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I've read the various discussions about this, but they seem to fail to
  take account of the fact that the user knows what he/she wants.

  I had the common use-case where I want audio to automatically be
  enabled for the hdmi when I plug the cable in.

  Note that I don't want that decision to be made for me, but I am quite
  happy to toggle a switch to say that is, indeed, what I want.

  So, for example :

  0) I want to watch something on my laptop displayed on my TV
  1) I plug in the HDMI cable
  1a) but no audio..what's wrong?...I do a quick search on the internet and/or stumble on the 'Sound settings' and see an HDMI entry
  2) I click on HDMI
  2a) yeah! sound! nice!
  3) watch something
  4) unplug HDMI device
  4a) audio reverts to laptop's built-in speakers
  5) the next day, I decide I want to watch something else
  6) go to 0)
  7) I now wonder why, at point 2a), there can't be a switch that I can toggle to make it do this every time I plug in the HDMI cable.

  Since the audio is actually switched, and there is something happening
  in the tool to make the 'HDMI' entry appear, I don't see why there
  can't be a switch to make it switch the audio automatically when it is
  connected.

  Note that I *don't* mean that something has to automatically decide
  for every user if this should happen, but each individual user surely
  already knows if they do want this (or not) and can tell the tool
  which way it should be (and save the setting, of course).

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