Adjust sound increment

[mental marlin]

When I adjust my sound volume using my keyboard it jumps by 5 at a time which is too much. It'll go from being too quiet to too loud. I'd like to be able to adjust audio by increments of 2. Is there a way I can change that?

p.s. I'm still mad that Mint got rid of the number indicating the volume in Mint 22. I like to know what level my volume is at.

[final dove]

try dconf-editor. install if absent

[mental marlin]

installed it but couldn't find any relevant setting.

[final dove]

Change volume with media volume keys

1. Make two scripts first:
   "Volume_up.sh" script which contains:

#!/bin/bash
amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%+
exit

"Volume_down.sh" script which contains:
#!/bin/bash
amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%-
exit

2. Mark both scripts executable in their file permissions via file Properties window, then move them to /usr/local/bin/

3. Start Menu> System Settings> Keyboard: Shortcuts
   In hotkeys setup, Programs tab, edit the default volume shortcuts, and change to:

/usr/local/bin/Volume_up.sh >> Volume up Media Key (or some other combo)
/usr/local/bin/Volume_down.sh >> Volume down Media Key (or some other combo)

@mental marlin ^

test the command first, before making the 2 scripts

if the term pulse doesn't work, use pipewire

[mental marlin]

cool, but now it doesn't show this volume indicator

Should I code a new volume indicator app? I didn't like the new linux mint volume indicator anyways.

[final dove]

if you're the type to take on a challenge.

[mental marlin]

How much of a challenge could it be? (famous last words)

[final dove]

so the 2% thing works though?

[mental marlin]

yep

[final dove]

I'll say no more.

[mental marlin]

Approximately some hours later and I have a working product.
It's far from perfect, but it's the best I know how to get it, and I prefer it over the vanilla volume control so I'm happy.
https://github.com/vExcess/better-mint-volume-osd

[dry glade]

I've read the readme file, and about one of the problems with stealing the focus, what if you'd enable/ask the users to enable this in configuration

[mental marlin]

I can't find that app on my Mint installation, but even so I imagine most of the time you do want a new app to grab the user's focus.

[dry glade]

I don't think it won't not be displayed on top

[dry glade]

It's in the whole settings app, the one with everything, from the app center menu

I'm using Mint xfce 22.2 btw

;)

[mental marlin]

hmm might be a xfce thing only. I don't see it in cinnamon

[dry glade]

here, friend, I use mint xfce 22.2 btw

hey friend, can you tell me why people use clippy as pfp out of the sudden