Device icons

[peteruithoven]

PulseAudio gives us device information like form factor and icon name, we could use this to add icons to the input and output devices list.

We get this on the Card level and when it's not a blue device also on Port level. Some examples:

• Card: Built-in Audio:
  • device.form_factor = "internal"
  • device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" (we could use audio card?)
  • port: Internal Microphone (analog-input-internal-mic)
    • device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" (we have an icon for this)
  • port: Microphone (analog-input-headphone-mic)
    • device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" (we have an icon for this)
  • port: Headset Microphone (analog-input-headset-mic)
    • device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" (we have an icon for this)
  • port: Speakers (analog-output-speaker)
    • device.icon_name = "audio-speakers" (we could use audio card?)
  • port: Headphones (analog-output-headphones)
    • device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
  • port: HDMI / DisplayPort (hdmi-output-0)
    • device.icon_name = "video-display" (we have an icon for this)
• Card: SoundBuds Slim (Bluetooth device)
  • device.form_factor = "headset"
  • device.icon_name = "audio-headset-bluetooth"
  • port: Headset (headset-output)
  • port: Headset (headset-input)
• Card: UE BOOM 2 (Bluetooth device)
  • device.form_factor = "headphone"
  • device.icon_name = "audio-headphones-bluetooth"
  • port: Headphone (headphone-output)
  • port: Bluetooth Input (headphone-input)
• Card: 4 HD Pro Webcam C920 (usb webcam with microphone)
  • device.form_factor = "webcam"
  • device.icon_name = "camera-web-usb" (we have an camera-web icon)
  • port: Microphone (analog-input-mic)
    • device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" (we have an icon for this)
  • port: Digital Input (S/PDIF) (iec958-stereo-input)

So we'll at least need a new icons for:

• audio-headphones / audio-headphones-bluetooth. Existing issue: [$50] Headphones icon is missing. [$50 awarded] icons#244
• audio-headset / audio-headset-bluetooth. New issue: Headset icon is missing icons#709

One downside is that headphones don't always match the device. The UE BOOM 2 bluetooth speaker doesn't really match headphones.

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