[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #875: [patch] Add module for jack sense evdev input devices

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#875: [patch] Add module for jack sense evdev input devices
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  Reporter:  joeshaw      |       Owner:  lennart
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new    
 Milestone:               |   Component:  core   
Resolution:               |    Keywords:         
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Comment(by coling):

 Thank you very much for this. I just wish you'd discussed the
 implementation with us before starting development.

 Jack Sensing support is not something that should be handled as a module,
 but rather something built in to the alsa-sink/source itself.

 Ultimately Jack Sensing should result in a change of sink/source "port"
 e.g. changing from built in "Speakers" to "Headphones" port in the case.

 Clients should not need to do any watching of sink properties etc. however
 they may wish to take some action, however they will be made aware of this
 due to the port changes anyway.

 The main complications with regard to Jack Sensing comes from when users
 have specifically overridden the port manually - who do we want to take
 notice of, the user choice or the automatic information? I'd err on the
 side of the latter, but there are still some complications (e.g. some
 hardware has three ports - Speakers, Headphones and "something else I
 can't remember off the top of my head", so it's not a simple binary
 choice.

 But certainly the ports system is the correct place to hook up jack
 sensing. I'd love it if you would come and discuss this with us on the IRC
 channel or via the devel list.

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