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Volume widget doesn't work with PipeWire

Open nonetrix opened this issue 3 years ago • 5 comments

Since the widget uses the output of pactl it doesn't work

There is this patch, but it seems rather hacky and abandoned https://github.com/streetturtle/awesome-wm-widgets/pull/351

The PipeWire devs seem unwilling to add pactl: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/issues/357

My suggestion is to stop using this tool or make a version for pipewire only

nonetrix avatar Jul 20 '22 08:07 nonetrix

PR #386 introduces a new pactl_widget that is solely based on pactl as an interface to PulseAudio or PipeWire. You may give it try and feedback, thanks!

shuber2 avatar Jan 04 '23 09:01 shuber2

Just wanted to say thanks for the tip, pactl-widget works great as a drop-in replacement for volume-widget.

johnzzon avatar Mar 07 '23 12:03 johnzzon

For the idiots like myself looking at this later, import the new widget awesome-wm-widgets.pactl-widget.volume

disconsented avatar Jan 28 '24 21:01 disconsented

Can this be closed? I haven't tested it myself since I don't use Awesome anymore, but have others had luck?

nonetrix avatar Jan 29 '24 05:01 nonetrix

As I am the author of the new widget, I shall not comment on whether it worked for others. However, this issue should be closed simply because even if the new widget would not work for some reason, there should be a new issue opened for that new widget.

shuber2 avatar Jan 30 '24 06:01 shuber2