Bug#382523: Please add option +/- to cdvolume

[Michelle Konzack]

This bug is nearly one year old.
Please can you forward it to upstream?

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


Am 2006-07-10 18:59:22, schrieb Michelle Konzack:
> Package: cdtool
> Version: 2.1.5-13
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Hello Maintaner/Upstream,
> 
> cdvolume works curently if the parameter is an integer of 0 to 255.
> 
> Please add the option +/- to the parameter to let $USER increase or
> decrease the volume like
> 
>     cdvolume -10
>     cdvolume +5
>     ...
> 
> But since the options -0 to -9 already exist, what about the prefix
> d(decrease) and i(ncrease) like
> 
>     cdvolume d10
>     cdvolume i5
> 
> This can then be used on "very light desktops" with multimedia
> keyboards without the need of heavy X tools.
> 
> Currently I use a wraper, which invokes "cam" but its not a real
> solution since it must store the current value in a file.
> 
> Example of my Fvwm-Config:
> 
> key     XF86AudioStop           A N     Exec cdplay stop
> key     XF86AudioPrev           A N     Exec cdplay -
> key     XF86AudioNext           A N     Exec cdplay +
> key     XF86AudioPause          A N     Exec cdplay resume
> key     XF86AudioMedia          A N     Exec cdplay eject
> 
>             Which could be "cdplay toggletray" (previous wish)
> 
> key     XF86AudioMute           A N     Exec tdcamvol --mute
> 
>                               Can be "cdvolume 0"
> 
> key     XF86AudioLowerVolume    A N     Exec tdcamvol --lower 5
> key     XF86AudioRaiseVolume    A N     Exec tdcamvol --raise 5
> 
>             And here my wish:  "cdvolume d5" and "cdvolume i5"
> 
> 
> Thanks
>    Michelle Konzack
>    Systemadministrator
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information
> Debian Release: 3.1
> Kernel Version: Linux michelle1.private 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Aug 17 09:33:35 
> UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> 
> Versions of the packages cdtool depends on:
> ii  debconf        1.4.30.13      Debian configuration management system
> ii  libc6          2.3.2.ds1-22   GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
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