[Indicators] Changing multimedia volume causes missed calls

[Michael Zanetti]

This something that frequently happens to me:

I want to test/play/watch a game/video that has sounds, but I'm in a place where I can't have sounds enabled for some reason. So what I do is to press the volume down hardware button until the game/video/whatever is silenced.

Now the problem is this: The hardware buttons (and so does the slider in the indicators) switch transparently between ringtone volume and multimedia volume. As a user, I have no clue which one I just changed.

The outcome is that while I eventually succeed in silencing the video/game/app, I also silenced my ringtone without noticing it and a couple of hours later I see some missed calls because I didn't hear them.

Suggestions:
* IMO there should be 2 distinct sliders for ringtone and multimedia volume in the indicator.
* When a volume button is being held pressed (or pressed repeatedly in a short interval) it should not switch between ringtone/multimedia in between.
* The sound notification needs to clearly state which volume slider it just changed.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

that's somewhat related to bug #1478506 and bug #1478075

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.