Just realized today that under Settings > Sound > Sound Effects is a volume slider for alert sounds. The old defaults were ugly and very loud, and the slider (Iām pretty sure) defaults to 50% volume. Turn that puppy up to the max and the new sounds are pretty loud.
I suggest that we do the same than for the other projects and move it to the ubuntu github namespace, mind doing this?
Note that Iām settings org.gnome.desktop.sound input-feedback-sound to true in the gsettings schema for the session. Agreed with that or you prefer I default to false? (This is the part which canāt be in the snap, so hard to override afterwards).
Sorry, I wasnāt clear using the technical āoverrideā term which means something else in that context: a gsettings override is a default value that a distribution can define (per session in the ubuntu case). This part needs to be installed in a directory that is only accessible to Debian packaging (not snaps) as itās system-wide.
So, I meant that changing those default values will be harder (per policy) once the release is out and canāt be controlled from the snap, hence we need to get it right, now
However, any user can change the gsettings value and select their own sound theme or anything else (we donāt lock down the key of course).
I feel like this could do with a poll to get general opinion so people donāt feel like they have to Like other postsā¦ Obviously this is purely advisory and not binding in any wayā¦
Should the new system sounds be included in the Communitheme session snap?
Iāll give my reasoning - I vote yes because I think the sounds can be considered part of the Communitheme. Itās a part of the new feel of the desktop under the Communitheme!
If folks like Joey want to disable them post-install thatās fine, if he blogs about the Communitheme snap he can include the command to turn the sounds off
Hi @madsrh : Iām happily installed 18.04 + the communithem snap (wow!!!) a little question thoughā¦
Your sound-them is not working for me
Where can I find it and how can I find the culprit?
Thanks!
Great option, makes good sense!
On the other hand, not all of us (especially those of us over 60) are as mature as your students!
Personally, Iād like to see a Ubuntu Settings Menu of āSound Theme Optionsā.
For example, 20-30 various sound themes such as:
geez, itās still a must have thing but devs just donāt care. i have to add on my own the old ones and force the startup sound after every reinstall to make the system much comfortable.
The new one is fantastic.
Sound themes are very under utilised , they give the user an emotion attachment and the right theme will let every one know you are using Ubuntu.
(sorry for the slow reply)
