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davisstanko

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Registered: 2022-03-22

Posts: 3

Media hotkeys don't work without pulse audio on the panel.

System info:
Manjaro XFCE
Cheap no name USB Bluetooth adapter.
Bose qc35ii headphones

My workflow has no need for a panel and as such I've been attempting to trim away unnecessary widgets. Unfortunately, whenever I remove PulseAudio's Plugin from my panel I lose the ability to use my media keys (volume up, down, mute, play/pause, next, previous) as well as the built in controls on my headphones which serve the same functions. When the widget is re added the functionality is restored after a few seconds. This leads me to believe the problem has something to do with the pulse audio service stopping when it leaves the panel but I could be mistaken. How should I proceed?

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,700

Re: Media hotkeys don't work without pulse audio on the panel.

Hello and welcome.

The pulseaudio plugin is capable of managing the media keys. If you are no longer using the pulseaudio plugin, try installing and running xfce4-volumed-pulse (it should be in the AUR) - it will provide media key support as well (it simply runs as a process in the background - no plugin).

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davisstanko

Member

Registered: 2022-03-22

Posts: 3

Re: Media hotkeys don't work without pulse audio on the panel.

xfce4-volumed-pulse

Great suggestion, thanks!