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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/5/5 Alex Lourie <djay.il@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Set Firefox half-gain from Max by default?

i wouldn't do that.
most people i know watch movies in the browser, youtube, myspace, facebook,
soundcloud etc.... half-gain/full-gain/mute is a poor alternative to
automatic priority handling IMHO.

browser volume *should* be controllable through the DE; today, we have
streaming audio media embedded in webpages. this is simply necessary. at the
moment, flashplugin shows up most of the time in the pulse audio indicator
menu.. i'd prefer to read either "Firefox" or "Youtube" as reasonable
identifiers. personally, i favour "Firefox".

more on use cases for volume control faders:

1. browsers
2. filemanagers (e.g. preview)
3. sound themes

any other ideas?