Package: libao4 Version: 1.1.0-2 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer,
Currently, if an output device is not configured for the ALSA driver, libao selects a default device based on the number of channels requested. For 2 channels it attempts to use the "front" device and if this fails it falls back to "default". Unfortunately, the "front" device is not configured with dmix, so in its default configuration users will be unable to use a libao application simultaneously with other sound producing applications. I'm not sure how current versions of dmix handle >2 channels, but for 2 channels I don't see a reason to prefer "front" over "default". I think it would provide a better out-of-box experience to users if "default" was the default. Thanks for considering, Kevin P.S. Arch had a similar bug[1] and chose to change the default in the config file. I'd have changed it in the code, but that's just me. 1. https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33425 -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.9.0-rc5-kevinoid2 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages libao4 depends on: ii libao-common 1.1.0-2 ii libc6 2.13-38 libao4 recommends no packages. Versions of packages libao4 suggests: ii libasound2 1.0.25-4 ii libaudio2 1.9.3-5 ii libesd0 0.2.41-10+b1 ii libpulse0 2.0-6 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
