[pulseaudio-tickets] [Bug 104574] New: better display of audio profiles for cards with many profiles

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104574

            Bug ID: 104574
           Summary: better display of audio profiles for cards with many
                    profiles
           Product: PulseAudio
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: pavucontrol
          Assignee: pulseaudio-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: pfpschneider at gmail.com
        QA Contact: pulseaudio-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
                CC: lennart at poettering.net

On my laptop pavucontrol lists the following profiles for built-in audio
(which is an Intel HD audio card) when no external monitor is connected.

Analog Stereo Duplex
Analog Stereo Output
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI) (unplugged)
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 5) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 4) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 3) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 2) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 5) (unplugged)
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 4) (unplugged)
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 3) (unplugged)
Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 2) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 5) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 4) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 3) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 2) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 5) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 4) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 3) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 2) + Analog Stereo Input
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 5) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 4) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 3) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 7.1 Output (HDMI 2) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 5) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 4) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 3) (unplugged)
Digital Surrpound 5.1 Output (HDMI 2) (unplugged)
Analog Stereo Input
Off

Most of these are useless because they involve an unplugged output.  Half of
the useless ones don't indicate that they involve an unplugged output.  When
an HDMI display is present the only indication that, for example, a good
profile to select is "Digital Stereo Output (HDMI 2) + Analog Stereo Input"
is that the "(unplugged)" is not present on "Digital Stereo Output (HDMI
2)".

It would be better if pavucontrol segregated the currently useless profiles
from the useful ones.  This would make it much easier to see which profile
to select.  An even better setup, if possible, would be to have separate
selections for the input and output parts of the audio device.

I don't think that pavucontrol is the real culprit here as it is just
showing what is provided to it so the fix would have to be elswhere within
pulse audio.

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