[pulseaudio-tickets] [Bug 94976] Consider a vertical tabs notebook layout for Pavucontrol

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94976

--- Comment #6 from Jean-François Fortin Tam <nekohayo at gmail.com> ---
The use of a "view switcher" might be the more technically correct approach,
it's just not a one-liner quickfix, I guess ;) I wonder how it would look like,
if it would have significant visual layout advantages over the "tabs at the
top" approach (somehow I found the sidebar-like appearance nice to look at).

If you're considering a more complex approach than just flipping the tabs
orientation, then you might want to consider this related problem: I always end
up confusing the "application" vs "devices" tabs, as currently the following is
all placed on the same level of importance and with somewhat similar semantics:

- "Playback" ("Playing streams/apps" to be precise)
- "Recording" ("Recording streams/apps" to be accurate)
- "Output devices"
- "Input devices"
- "Configuration" (really "Hardware devices configuration")

One could imagine a more hierarchical system (treeview-style), maybe with
something organized roughly like:


<b>Devices</b>
- Configuration
- Output
- Input

<b>Applications</b>
- Playback
- Recording

A bit oldschool, but I would find it easier to navigate, personally speaking.
It's not a huge deal though, I reckon it might be a bit tricky.

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