Make volume step adjustable

[MichaelLawton]

There is a patch here which should work with without changing much:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/871133/comments/37

Ref:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/10525/how-can-i-make-the-volume-change-in-smaller-increments/704733#704733
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/871133

[deskwizard]

Here are the 3 required commits for 19.2.

I would like some feedback.
This is my first time doing that sort of things, so please bare with me.

Change to schema to add required key.
https://github.com/deskwizard/cinnamon-desktop/commit/53658157be1cb82b91df4a55e82802ac1bf228a9

Seemed like the most appropriate place to put that key, does it make sense?

Changes to the sound applet to match (Required).
https://github.com/deskwizard/cinnamon/commit/d52db3b2cec740939467d8fa7b49c4605896e036

Requires applet restart to apply the new setting, is that okay or should I look for another way?

Modification to csd-mediakeys
https://github.com/deskwizard/cinnamon-settings-daemon/commit/1362d19eaeaf91f735d158a6f1db27862229e951

I am not quite sure what's the procedure (if any) going forward, please let me know if you can, I'll do my best to be helpful.

Thanks,
deskwizard

[icarter09]

@MichaelLawton are you still experiencing this issue?

[ghost]

@icarter09 Yes the issue is still there. I have my own build of settings-daemon with a custom value for VOLUME_STEP in plugins/media-keys/csd-media-keys-manager.c. It would be really helpful to have a runtime setting for it.

[thomasjahoda]

@icarter09 can we revive this issue? why is it still labeled as "Gathering Info"?

[Loufute]

@icarter09 > Having the ability to change volume step (at least in a config file, but preferably in [sound?] preferences) would be awesome indeed. Several people already asked for that, for instance on Linux Mint Forums (#1 with a workaround by recompiling, #2, #3...).
[I hope I am doing this right, not very familiar with GitHub...yet]

[whinis]

Can confirm, just got here after going to the Linux Mint Forums. Seems like a regression as the old plugin appears to have allowed it per this post in 2016 using dconf to set the step from 6 to 2

[whinis]

I was looking into updating this with a simple gsetting but it seems I would need to pull-request both this repo as well a cinnamon.desktop in order todo so. Is there a preferred method of doing this ?

[mtwebster]

This was addressed here: linuxmint/cinnamon#8884 (comment)

[whinis]

This is disappointing as 5% is too large and it seems many users are either dealing with much too large a step or compiling their own as I have now done. Having a volume wheel half a turn is 0->100%

[Loufute]

Hi @mtwebster,
First, thanks for pointing to that, I was not aware of that discussion, or I would not have asked it here again. Second, I can only but agree with @whinis, the decision arbitrarily taken is not very satisfying to me and it seems to other people.
I understand @clefebvre's view on this, but I do think that letting somewhere the possibility to adjust volume step, would be great. It could be outside the options, but in a config file or something that can be very easily changed for those who want it (also, it could allow more flexibility, for instance, adding a condition or something, as in my case the ideal step changes depending on my sound output) ; I think that was also the idea of @deskwizard (i.e., not making it available to everyone). It is hard coded anyhow, so my opinion is that it would not make a huge difference to externalize the step in a config file instead (whereas having to recompile is not the best option for several reasons).
But of course, I am no developer, and I see that this has been closed, so I won't insist, although I find it unfortunate.
Thanks for your time anyway, the work done on Mint, and all the best wishes.
Loufute