mixer's values

[Jack Kern]

Sergey,

Since the ALSA mixers will control OSS apps, why not "load snd-mixer-oss 
module (2.6 kernel)" 

*RE: Your problem with alsamixer hanging the panel:*

Because /usr/bin/alsamixer is console-text-based, the panel hangs 
because you did not check the "Run in terminal" box in the panel Volume 
Control -> Properties -> Change item.  /

(It would be nice if this panel module could trap this kind of user 
error, since hanging the panel pretty well kills the XFce session.)/

If you prefer to use another terminal app instead of the default, then 
you could do "Command: gnome-terminal --execute alsamixer" without 
activating the "Run in terminal" box. 

You also have the option of using GUI ALSA mixers like /usr/bin/gamix 
and /usr/bin/gnome-alsamixer, "Command /usr/bin/gamix" without 
activating the "Run in terminal" box.

Sergey Manucharyan wrote:

>Well, but the volume control doesn't work with ALSA until I
>load snd-mixer-oss module (2.6 kernel) (aumix also works
>with oss). I tried to put alsamixer in the command window
>(of plugin) - the panel hangs after clicking the volume
>control icon.
>
>  
>
>>Since no one else volunteered an opinion, I will offer a
>>tentative one. I am not sure what you mean by "native" but
>>XFce4 does not seem to have any sound control features as
>>I suppose kmixrc and artsd serve for KDE.  As ALSA
>>provides an abundance of features an utilities (including
>>saving the state of the mixers), I don't see a need for it
>>in XFce.  The OSS sound drivers are now deprecated; so,
>>starting to learn ALSA is probably the way to go.  In the
>>meantime I don't see much wrong with your solution with
>>aumix.
>>    
>>