[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 347557] New: mixer interface should support getting/setting flags

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 GStreamer | gst-plugins-base | Ver: HEAD CVS

           Summary: mixer interface should support getting/setting flags
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: HEAD CVS
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: opensolaris
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gst-plugins-base
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: brian.cameron at sun.com
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


On Solaris, the SunAudio interfaces work as follows:

1) You have input/output gain
2) You have a balance control
3) There are flags to specify what device to send the input and output
   gain.  For example, for output you can pick "built-in speakers",
   "headphone", "line out", "aux output", etc.

However, the mixer interface does not allow the getting or setting of such
flags.
I have hacked gnome-volume-control to display these flags as checkboxes so the
user can pick them.  However, it would be better if GStreamer had an interface
for finding out what flags exist and allowing you to set them (as booleans). 
Then 
g-v-c could be enhanced to show a tab that allows you to set/unset them.  I 
notice in the mixer plugin code a comment that says that the mixer plugin
should
support flags, but don't notice a bug about it.  I thought I'd file a bug
explaining a specific use-case where it would be useful.


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