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apps:xfce4-mixer:start [2023/05/01 23:28] – Update note from 4.16 towards 4.18 now fabianapps:xfce4-mixer:start [2023/07/02 08:10] (current) – Update Latest Release section kevinbowen
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 ====== xfce4-mixer ====== ====== xfce4-mixer ======
  
-<note notification>Please note that this plugin is compatible only with the current Xfce 4.18 release.</note> +  * **[[#Keyboard Shortcuts|Keyboard Shortcuts]]**
   * **[[#Xfconf Configuration|Xfconf Configuration]]**   * **[[#Xfconf Configuration|Xfconf Configuration]]**
   * **[[#Debugging|Debugging]]**   * **[[#Debugging|Debugging]]**
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 This package contains a volume control application based on GStreamer written This package contains a volume control application based on GStreamer written
-to conceptually fit into the Xfce desktop environment. It also includes a plugin for the Xfce panel.+to conceptually fit into the Xfce desktop environment. It also includes a plugin for the Xfce panel. Apart from OSS and ALSA, it supports PulseAudio and Sndio. 
 + 
 +The Xfce panel plugin presents itself with a nice speaker icon. Clicking onto the icon, volume can be changed: 
 +{{ :apps:xfce4-mixer:volume.png?nolink |}} 
 + 
 +There's also the well-known context menu, providing muting functionality, running the mixer application or opening the properties dialog: 
 +{{ :apps:xfce4-mixer:menu.png?nolink |}} 
 + 
 +For the plugin and volume settings to work, you have to have the correct sound card and channel selected in the plugin's properties dialog: 
 +{{ :apps:xfce4-mixer:settings.png?nolink |}} 
 + 
 +In addition, it provides a simple-to-use mixer application. Of course, everything is fully translated into many different languages: 
 +{{ :apps:xfce4-mixer:alsa.png?nolink |}}  
 + 
 +The mixer works smoothly not only with the well-known ALSA setup, but also with PulseAudio: 
 +{{ :apps:xfce4-mixer:mixer.png?nolink |}} 
  
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 Both the mixer application and the panel plugin have a builtin debugging mode Both the mixer application and the panel plugin have a builtin debugging mode
 which will print additional diagnostic output useful for bug reports. For which will print additional diagnostic output useful for bug reports. For
-xfce4-mixer it can be activated by specifying the --debug command line option,+xfce4-mixer it can be activated by specifying the ''<nowiki>--</nowiki>debug'' command line option,
 diagnostic messages will be printed to stderr. For the panel plugin, please diagnostic messages will be printed to stderr. For the panel plugin, please
 follow the instructions at http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/debugging and follow the instructions at http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/debugging and
-set the PANEL_DEBUG environment variable to "xfce4-mixer-plugin,gdb", the+set the ''PANEL_DEBUG'' environment variable to ''xfce4-mixer-plugin,gdb'', the
 diagnostic output will be printed to stderr and backtraces will appear in the diagnostic output will be printed to stderr and backtraces will appear in the
 log file corresponding to the plugin. log file corresponding to the plugin.
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 ===== Latest Release ===== ===== Latest Release =====
-{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfce4-mixer 1 date description 2h}}+{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfce4-mixer 1 date 2h}} 
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 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-mixer/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]]
  
-  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/apps/xfce4-mixer/|Previous Versions]]**+  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/apps/xfce4-mixer/|Download current release]]** (link also contains older versions)
  
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