From 2287dcab4864a2f0471d0eceaff057850f39af0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tobi-wan-kenobi Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:13:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] add note for pulsectl being preferred over pulseaudio --- bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulseaudio.py | 2 ++ bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulsectl.py | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulseaudio.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulseaudio.py index 70acb01..431de10 100644 --- a/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulseaudio.py +++ b/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulseaudio.py @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ """Displays volume and mute status and controls for PulseAudio devices. Use wheel up and down to change volume, left click mutes, right click opens pavucontrol. +!!! This module will eventually be deprecated (since it has bad performance and high CPU load) and be replaced with "pulsectl", which is a much better drop-in replacement !!! + Aliases: pasink (use this to control output instead of input), pasource Parameters: diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulsectl.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulsectl.py index 52d8907..f76a38c 100644 --- a/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulsectl.py +++ b/bumblebee_status/modules/core/pulsectl.py @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ """Displays volume and mute status and controls for PulseAudio devices. Use wheel up and down to change volume, left click mutes, right click opens pavucontrol. +**Please prefer this module over the "pulseaudio" module, which will eventually be deprecated + Aliases: pulseout (for outputs, such as headsets, speakers), pulsein (for microphones) NOTE: Do **not** use this module directly, but rather use either pulseout or pulsein!