Re: [LAU] pulseaudio issues [was Re: jackdbus issues: a workaround ? (Was: more jack/qjackctl madness)]

Desktop Linux users need these features: 1: Auto detect sound card 2: Easily accessible volume controls 3: Easy to define default sound card and route audio streams 4: Easy to start mutiple multimedia apps and route the audio 5: Easy to change from being a consumer user to a professional user and back again. IMO 1 to 4 have been fairly well accomplished but step 5 is currently fubar. Pulse should detect if jack has been started and cede control of the audio device. Pulse should allow users the option of auto switching to the jack i/os or using a different device. Pulse should retain these configuration settings. Pulse should assume that when a user starts jack they want their audio to be temporarily reconfigured and if that means routing the pulse stream to /dev/null for a brief period then it should handle that internally and maintain existing application streams. Once it has successfully reconfigured to connect with jack or an alternate device it can redirect the audio streams to the chosen output.