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wmamixer
========
Wmamixer is a fork of wmsmixer and is an ALSA mixer dockapp for Window Maker.
Wmamixer is a fork of `wmsmixer`_ and is an `ALSA`_ mixer dockapp for Window
Maker.
The code for the ALSA part was taken and adapted from amixer and alsamixer
The code for the `ALSA`_ part was taken and adapted from amixer and alsamixer
programs from alsa-utils package.
.. image:: /images/wmamixer.gif?raw=true
:alt: wmamixer overview
Build
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To build the dockapp, just perform following command in the project topmost
directory:
.. code:: shell-session
$ make
Next, copy binary ``wmamixer`` in convenient place.
Bugs
----
If spotted any bug, please report it using bug tracker on bitbucket.
If spotted any bug, please report it using bug tracker on bitbucket or github.
Changes
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Changes with comparison with wmsmixer:
Changes with comparison with `wmsmixer`_:
- ALSA instead of OSS. This is the real thing, using alsa-lib, not just
* `ALSA`_ instead of OSS. This is the real thing, using alsa-lib, not just
emulation of OSS.
- Removed config file support, since it doesn't apply anymore
* Removed config file support, since it doesn't apply anymore
Limitations
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1. Currently, wmamixer does not support switches and enum type of controls.
Only volume is supported. Enum and switch based ALSA controls are simply
1. Currently, wmamixer does not support switches and enum type of controls.
Only volume is supported. Enum and switch based ALSA controls are simply
ignored.
2. There are controls with really small limit range, for example here is
control Beep (pc speaker in other words) which is represented by amixer like
this:
2. There are controls with really small limit range, for example here is
control Beep (pc speaker in other words) which is represented by amixer like
this::
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
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Limits: Playback 0 - 3
Mono: Playback 1 [33%] [-12.00dB] [on]
Under "Limits" section, there is a Playback capability with range 0 - 3. Using
scrollwheel on such low ranges is somehow awkward. For that controls it's
Under "Limits" section, there is a Playback capability with range 0 - 3. Using
scrollwheel on such low ranges is somehow awkward. For that controls it's
better to use clicking instead of scrolling.
Links
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wmsmixer homepage:
http://web.archive.org/web/20081024034859/http://www.hibernaculum.net/wmsmixer/index.php
ALSA homepage:
http://www.alsa-project.org
.. _wmsmixer: http://web.archive.org/web/20081024034859/http://www.hibernaculum.net/wmsmixer/index.php
.. _ALSA: http://www.alsa-project.org

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