[Bug 41871] Re: xmms' volume slider should not mess with PCM but with master

[seguso]

This bug was not about XMMS. (the current bug title was set by someone
else). It is about some apps breaking the volume of other apps. More
precisely: the problem is that XMMS _and_ mplayer are able to bring the
sound system in such a state that you cannot hear anything with totem
and kaffeine, regardlessly of how you set totem's slider, or how you set
the master volume via the panel applet. This means that, in order to
restore the sound to an audible state, you must either reopen
xmms/mplayer and move their slider, or open the volume control panel by
right clicking the panel applet. Neither solution is discoverable.

What about Raoul's suggestion? Kind of works, but that is IMHO a non-solution because it is not discoverable and it only affects XMMS (not mplayer).
Also, it brings XMMS to behave differently than totem: totem's slider does not control the master volume.

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xmms' volume slider should not mess with PCM but with master 
https://launchpad.net/bugs/41871