[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#979636: alsamixer: provide a better way to quit than Esc+q

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Thorsten Glaser <tg at mirbsd.de> [2021-01-09 18:14 +0000]:

> tags 979636 - unreproducible
> thanks
> 
> Elimar Riesebieter dixit:
> 
> >I can quit alsamixer on two different ways:
> >
> >Hitting <ESC> once or
> 
> Hitting Esc once does not do anything.
> 
> Oh wait, after… *retries and counts* hm no.
> 
> This is fun. I run alsamixer under GNU screen, and
> it is gone if I press Esc then switch to another tab
> and back, even with virtually no delay.

I can confirm this behavior on GNU screen. Running
alsamixer in my favorite multiplexer tmux works as
expected.

> Lemme retry this in plain xterm… where indeed just
> Esc exits this.
[...] 

> >BTW, the termination is given by design. Changes should
> >be discussed with upstream.

> 
> Which is why I tagged this bug upstream and gave it a
> low severity… you as maintainer have a _much_ better
> relationship with upstream than I do and can forward
> this more easily and with larger chance of success.

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-utils/issues
should be the right place to bring in your arguments. I am
not really familiar with your knowledge. So it should be
your turn ;-)

Elimar
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