default sound device with kde phonon/gstreamer-backend

[Ed Greshko]

On 12/10/2012 04:16 PM, Ian Malone wrote:
> On 10 December 2012 07:15, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
>> On 12/10/2012 02:16 PM, jarmo wrote:
>>> Sun, 9 Dec 2012 20:07:19 +0000
>>> Ian Malone <ibmalone at gmail.com> kirjoitti:
>>>> be changed on a per application basis, I can also set the fallback
>>>> device using it (which allows KDE to play a test sound to it), but
>>>> it's not an ideal solution and amarok seems to ignore the fallback
>>>> device, requiring it to be explicitly changed. Not ideal. How can the
>>>> priorities be set properly for KDE/Phonon/Gstreamer back-end?
>>>>
>
>> I have 3 sound devices.  One is a USB headset while the others are....
>>
>> 01:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation High Definition Audio Controller  (HDMI)
>> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset
>>
>> I use pulseaudio with no problems.....
>>
>> skype allows one to select which audio device to use for what.  So, for ringing I use the Intel device while or my "speakers" I use the USB headset.
>>
> Unfortunately Amarok for one (and most KDE apps it seems), does not
> give this option, just sends you to Phonon setup.
>
>> Using pavucontrol I can "show applications" (while they are running) and the select which output device to use.
>>
> This is the only thing that's working and it's far from an ideal solution.


I don't know why that would be the case.  Once I select the output for each application it sticks.  Meaning that once I run an application and select HDMI for use by it, the next time I run the application it will use HDMI. 

So, I have mplayer using HDMI to get to my TV and the application I use for music to go my Intel device.

Yeah, it takes a bit of setting up.  But once you have it all configured the way you like it....it sticks.



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