#803523 kmix: Should kill competing volume applet

Package:
kmix
Source:
kmix
Description:
volume control and mixer
Submitter:
Ben Longbons
Date:
2015-11-19 00:39:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#803523#5
Date:
2015-10-31 00:24:39 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

Since I upgraded to KDE5, there is another volume applet in the system tray.

I don't know where it is coming from, it just says "Plasma" when I try
xwininfo.

I don't want to use the other one, because kmix is so much better (for
example, per application volume controls, which I use a lot).

The other audio applet can be *hidden* in the system tray options (under
Extra Items), but still appears to be handling volume-key presses, often
leading to race conditions (e.g. one application thinks the press was
held long enough to change the volume 20%, then the other detects it and
tries to change it 5%, but actually sets it *back* 15%).

Please figure out where the inferior volume control applet is coming
from, and ensure that it dies whenever kmix is available.

Thanks.

#803523#10
Date:
2015-11-18 20:10:20 UTC
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To:
I just installed plasma-pa and when I rebooted I have two applets too.
Do you have that package too?

#803523#15
Date:
2015-11-19 00:35:20 UTC
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Thanks for isolating, removing that package worked.

I guess this bug can be reassigned to tell plasma-pa to suicide itself
in the presence of its superior. Otherwise, the packages should add a
Conflicts: dependency or something.