Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [alsa-devel] Re: Alsamixer: Dangerous Design!!!!
From: Erik Steffl (esteffl_AT_pbi.net)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 03:10:11 EEST
IMO the idea of having a home key maxing out the volume is quite bad -
I don't think it's useful (does anybody frequently turns up the volume
to the max?) and it's dangerous, because it's fairly easy to hit home
key accidentaly.
=> the application should be fixed (mixer)
erik
Andy Lo A Foe wrote:
>
> On Thu, 4 May 2000, Juhana Sadeharju wrote:
>
> > The guides can help you by motivating why you should not turn the level
> > to maximum. All this depends on the hardware setup and the guide could
> > give a few common examples.
>
> Good, so why do we need extra software instructions? The thing is, I fail
> to see how this will help prevent someone from damaging their hearing.
> I mean, what did you do when your headphone started blasting away at
> MAX? Right, you yanked it from your head. Problem solved! Lesson learned!
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