Right now, the sound indicator allows only to mute/unmute or change the speakers (output) level.
It would be great if it could also provide a quick control for the microphone (input).
By doing so, users will have a quick feedback regarding the reason why the sound input is not working... in most cases the input level being muted or too low.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MenuBar#system-status>: "Starting from the trailing end: * system menu * clock menu * sound menu * microphone menu * network menu..."
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sound#settings-pc>: "At the bottom left corner of the System Settings “Sound” panel should be “Show in the menu bar:” checkboxes, “Sound volume” and “Microphone when connected”. By default in a new user’s account, “Sound volume” should be checked and “Microphone when connected” should be unchecked."
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sound#microphone-menu>: "Whenever “Show in the menu bar: Microphone when connected” is checked, and an external microphone is connected, a microphone menu should be present in the system status area..."
I second this suggestion. It would be very handy having a quick control up there in the notification area where it belongs.
I was just looking for a tool that would accomplish that as I usually disable my microphone when it's not needed, or well, in Ubuntu I mute it. But the process to frequently mute/unmute it is quite annoying and unnecessarily long right now.
I'd appreciate such a feature via the sound indicator, better than having another third-party program.