[alsa-devel] asihpi: Control naming

[Sebastian H.]

Am 01.10.2010 15:19, schrieb Clemens Ladisch:
> Sebastian H. wrote:
>> Am 01.10.2010 09:05, schrieb Clemens Ladisch:
>>> Those are elements where the simple mixer code doesn't know the
>>> direction (because the driver author didn't put "Playback" or "Capture"
>>> into the name).
>>
>> Ok, but I wonder how to interpret this state in which both functions
>> return zero.
> 
> There are cases where the playback/capture direction is obvious from the
> name ("just implement an AI!"), but these can be considered bugs.

Ok, I'll stick to the element name list from Raymond then for an
automated detection.

> In the other cases, the control really doesn't belong to a direction.
> (Which doesn't prevent many mixers that have two pages from just
> throwing them in with the playback controls.)

Bringing up a separate page for rare *general* elements doesn't seem
worthwile then and the *playback* page should be fine.

Cheers,
Sebastian