Re: pulseaudio related problems....
Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org> writes:
> On 21-02-14 10:57, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
>> On 02/21/2014 09:29 AM, Mario Lang wrote:
>>> I am sorry, both are not an option for me, since alsamixer is a ncurses
>>> program, and pavucontrol apparently requires $DISPLAY to be set.
>>>
>>> I guess that explains why the accessibility community has
>>> problems with PA.
>>
>> What's wrong with the accessibility mechanisms provided in GNOME
>> (screen reader, magnifier)? (Serious question). I had the impression
>> that accessibility works rather well in GNOME and upstream actually
>> puts efforts into making that happen.
>
> I think the point of Mario is that people like him don't have a DE, but
> work from console. I haven't checked, but apparently pavucontrol needs
> an X-session to show itself. Of course ALSA has the same problem that if
> you don't hear it you can't change it, but at least it doesn't require
> an DE just to change your sound settings (to get it to work).
>
> Maybe I haven't understood Mario's remark and I am fully wrong.
No, you have summarized it pretty neatly.
I just don't consider an X11 program a true alternative to a ncurses tool.
Having to get X11 + a11y configured just to be able to *properly* adjust
a volume slider is just hilarious.
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