On my Hardy, the applet was not started automatically; after I found it, I configured it to start automatically though because it's a great toy :)
Regarding "server," "sink," and "source": I wouldn't consider myself an audio expert, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. I especially like the "Default Sink" option because it allows me to route my audio output to another computer (the one that has speakers attached to it) as soon as PulseAudio's network features are enabled on both computers. Regarding the manager: it's not that useful. Allows you to see whether PulseAudio is running; plus, I use the sample cache as a fast test to see whether the sound works. Regarding the volume control: another great toy. It surely looks useful, but as I'm listening only to a single music stream atm, I've got no real use for that now. Regarding the volume meters: did I mention the toy factor? :) Regarding quit: well, Pidgin has it too. As PulseAudio is not an applet in the sense of: you can add/remove it with a right click on the panel, but a running application like Pidgin, I like having the option to terminate it. Regarding preferences: the applet preferences (show notifications for discovered servers/sinks/...) are not the same as the preferences in the System menu; instead, the preferences in the System menu are the same as "Configure Local Sound Server" in the applet's menu. I agree though that this applet should not be started by default because most users wouldn't need it. It would be cool though if it could automatically appear when there are other PulseAudio servers available on the local network so I could choose which one I would want to use. -- Pulse audio applet not needed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
