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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Two assumptions about hardware users may not have
« on: October 30, 2017, 02:51:45 PM »
Hello, I just wanted to give an update on my experience with microwattOS. Concerning the hardware assumptions mentioned, I think generally the remapping of the keys from the default i3 mapping is not a good idea since one of i3's advantage is that it can be used very efficiently from the keyboard and microwatt's settings is eroding that advantage. So personally, I changed a lot of the bindings. In my opinion microwatt should have users that want to use multiple screens and rely mostly on keyboards (as opposed to mice) in mind.
This is also why I think binding the volume to a mouse wheel is not a good idea.
Speaking of which, i don't know if I should open an own thread about this or not, but here it is:
Sound works out of the box on my X200, but as soon as I click on the volume thingy in the i3bar, sound is muted even when I turn it back on. I figured out how to put it back on, namely by going into the alsamixer in the terminal: At the bottom of the volume columns, some would have "MM" where there should be "00", so I have to go to those columns and press "m" to switch them from "MM" to "00". It is a reproducible error. I think maybe I'll take the volume bit out of the i3bar and replace it with an applet (like the one for the battery or the NM)? (Does microwatt maybe already have an applet for that included?)
Apart from that, I must reiterate that I think Microwatt is really awesome! Thanks for doing this! :-)
This is also why I think binding the volume to a mouse wheel is not a good idea.
Speaking of which, i don't know if I should open an own thread about this or not, but here it is:
Sound works out of the box on my X200, but as soon as I click on the volume thingy in the i3bar, sound is muted even when I turn it back on. I figured out how to put it back on, namely by going into the alsamixer in the terminal: At the bottom of the volume columns, some would have "MM" where there should be "00", so I have to go to those columns and press "m" to switch them from "MM" to "00". It is a reproducible error. I think maybe I'll take the volume bit out of the i3bar and replace it with an applet (like the one for the battery or the NM)? (Does microwatt maybe already have an applet for that included?)
Apart from that, I must reiterate that I think Microwatt is really awesome! Thanks for doing this! :-)