[pulseaudio-discuss] Changing default soundcard on attach/detach of soundcards

[Nathan Kidd]

On 10-06-15 12:38 PM, Colin Guthrie wrote:
> 'Twas brillig, and Nathan Kidd at 15/06/10 17:18 did gyre and gimble:
>> I think the ability to say "this is my preferred sound device" would  be
>> ideal.  So if that device gets plugged in it automatically becomes the
>> output.
>>
>> You don't make your headset the preferred device, and you're happy.  For
>> me, I really want my good-sounding USB speakers to automatically work
>> when I plug them into my (crappy-speakers-) laptop.  The
>> portability/sound quality tug-of-war causes me to be constantly fiddling
>> with sound preferences.
>
> What you want here is definitely something that will be supported.
>
> That's not the debate. The discussion is about what should happen by
> *default* the very first time a device is plugged in.

Mea culpa for not reading the whole thread first.

-Nathan