[LAU] Auto switching outputs

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Paul Davis wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Erik de Castro Lopo
> <mle+la at mega-nerd.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've acquired a pair of wireless headphones; the type thathas a USB
> > dongle that plus into amy machine and uses analog FM to communicate
> > with the headphones.
> >
> > These JustWorked(tm) under linux, but now I'd like to have audio
> > (either PulseAudio or ALSA) auto switch to the headphones whenever
> > they are plugged in.
> >
> > Is this doable? Any hints?
> 
> ALSA can definitely detect the jack insertion.

Not a jack in this case, a USB device that identifies itself as a
USB audio device.

> However, it requires a
> user-space app that is paying attention to the "switch".

Would this info be available over DBus?

Cheers,
Erik
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