https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494120
Bug ID: 494120
Summary: Even with customized user-friendly names, multi-device
view is still visually overwhelming
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasma-pa
Version: master
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Keywords: usability
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: applet
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: n...@kde.org
CC: isma...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 174419
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So many devices
We now have the ability to customize device names, which is great!
However even if you do that, the UX of having several audio devices visible in
the KCM remains overwhelming. See the attached screenshot of how mine looks
with the following:
- Laptop (speakers/headphone jack + microphone)
- External monitor that includes speakers I never use (many monitors these days
include these)
- External speakers plugged into a USB DAC
As a result, I see six sliders, radio buttons, and device labels. It's just…
too much. And the popup isn't even scrollable yet (I have made it slightly
taller than normal to accommodate all these devices), which adds an additional
dimension of awkwardness due to the sliders changing on scroll.
This widget is not meant to duplicate the full power of the KCM. I would
recommend collapsing all the outputs and all the inputs into two comboboxes you
can use to choose the active input and output device.
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