How to get volume level indicator on screen

[Member carugnom]

Hi there!

I’ve noticed that keys to increase and decrease audio volume work, but I can’t see any indicator on the screen showing the volume level as it increases/decreases.
I think it would be good to have that feature, and most desktops have it.
Is there a way to set this up with some tool and configuration ?
Thanks !

[Member iznit]

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The program “volumeicon” should already be (pre)installed and ((( at least in “antix full” version ))) your desktop-session “startup” should by default contain a line stating
volumeicon &
so that its icon automatically appears in the taskbar at the start of each desktop login session. It works with any of the JWM and icewm and fluxbox desktops….. so it’s puzzling that you are not already seeing it in your taskbar.

and configuration

config directory under your user home directory should have a config file named “volumeicon”. To change the icon size and keybinds etc., you can edit the declared values in this file.

[Member carugnom]

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Thank you for the quick answer, but I don’t talk about the icon in the taskbar (which I can see and use)
I refer to the osd progress bar of the volume level
On desktops like Kde, Gnome or Xfce, when you press the keyboard increase/decrease volume keys, you see a visual feedback of the volume level (usually on the top right corner)

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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antiX does not use a desktop environment.

Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.

[Member iznit]

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carugnom, you can use a scripted solution accomplish an On-ScreenDisplay for the volume in numerous ways.

Here’s one ((( not the simplest, but visually appealing )))
sudo apt install libaosd2 libaosd-text2
then use the script shown here ((( might not work properly without modification, I did not test )))
https://how-to.fandom.com/wiki/Howto_show_volume_in_Linux_with_On-Screen_Display

Otherwise you could change the command bound to volUp and volDown in your ~/.icewm/keys file. Write tiny bash scripts to run the notify-send command prior to performing the volUp/Down actions and call these scripts in the keys file instead of directly performing the actions.

yad for the OSD notification instead of notify-send is another possibility.

[Moderator caprea]

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You could try the icon theme “Blue Bar” in the preferences of volume icon. (Right click on the volume icon > preferences > Icon Theme > Blue Bar, or in the config file theme=Blue Bar)

[Member ile]

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Blue Bar.
I tried to click the helpful button on caprea post. it did not register helpful.

Blue Bar icon in volume-icon.

the big box is command = alsamixer.
command = yad-volume
will work with mouse, but loses focus with keypress of multimedia keyboard press.

[Moderator BobC]

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Or if you don’t mind it using 13 mb of memory install pnmixer from the repos and replace volumeicon in User Desktop Session startup with it.

There are also other icon sets available for it, I read.

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[Member ile]

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tried pnmixer, Notifications >checkmark External Change does what carugnom wants of the notifier.
I pressed on Your Helpful button a bunch of times BobC.

found notifier volume named xob. is it systemd? Go version? can we trial xob?

then played with package <wmmixer> is a semi-fulltime monitor volume indicator visual plus interact, clicking or scrolling on it changes loudness. multi in,output, like a mini alsa, it registers keyboard volume adjust. semi, because it can be hidden in the slit or can be minimized as a window iconified.
#1 wmmixer = window
#2 wmmixer –withdrawn = dockapp
#3 wmmixer -a = ask for smaller window
interesting results:
fluxbox 1, silver background. 2, in the slit with system colors. 3, window with clear background.
jwm . . 1, silver background. 2, window with clear background. 3, window with clear background.
icewm . 1, will not start it in icewm; starting it in jwm or fluxbox then switching desktops to icewm will not bring 1 to icewm. 2, does not start in icewm. start wmmixer withdrawn(2) in fluxbox and switch desktops to icewm yes it does bring it to icewm as a small frameless window with clear background that can move. start 2 in icewm,cannot see it, then switch to fluxbox will bring the withdrawn window to fluxbox that was not seen in icewm. switch back to icewm there it is seen. 3, starts normal size frameless clear background window can move. undecorated transparent is pretty-cool.

so it works on the three Desktop menu choices.

[Member PPC]

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I never thought anyone would think of using yad-volume as OSD for using volume keys, when I created it. If I have the chance, maybe I try my hand at adapting it for that porpoise. I tried, a while back, for some reason, to have OSD for volume keys, I tried using system notifications (notify-send) added to the volume keys in the keys file for the Window Manager.- if anyone wants to go that route, you’ll have to enable system notifications, installing Dunst (available in the repo and in Package Installer).

Untested low tech idea, that uses system notifications as OSD, would be something along this lines (probably it’s best using a script, instead of strings of commands):

key "XF86AudioLowerVolume"	amixer sset Master 5%- && volume=$(amixer -M get Master | awk -v FS="[[%]" '/%/ {print $2}') && notify-send $volume
key "XF86AudioRaiseVolume"	amixer sset Master 5%+  && volume=$(amixer -M get Master | awk -v FS="[[%]" '/%/ {print $2}') && notify-send $volume

Edit: another good suggestion is using “herbe” to display the notifications: you can see how to install it here: https://github.com/dudik/herbe. The nice thing about herbe is that you can easily force it to close the previous notification and display a new one, instead of pilling up notifications. Example: pkill herbe & herbe “Vol: $vol”

Trying mixing several of the ideas here in this thread will probably get you the outcome you want. If it was me, I would simply use volumeicon and keep my eye in it’s icon (that show if the volume is muted, low, medium, high), but I don’t nitpick about volume…

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• This reply was modified 4 months, 3 weeks ago by PPC.
• This reply was modified 4 months, 3 weeks ago by PPC.

[Member techore]

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If interested in herbe, dunst is an alternative.

I use notify-send and dunst for similar purposes, but for volume and backlight brightness, I use dwmblocks. It’s a customization wandering far a field from antiX base/full and more in the realm of antiX core. Happy to share details if interested.

[Moderator BobC]

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I wonder if volumeicon which is already included could efficiently (ie not get huge or need lots more memory) be taught to use different icons depending on mute status or volume level?

[Member PPC]

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BobC wrote:

I wonder if volumeicon which is already included could efficiently (ie not get huge or need lots more memory) be taught to use different icons depending on mute status or volume level?

It already does that, in my antiX 19 (I never use it, I poped it open just to test it)- see my previous post, Bob… It could be more precise (displaying the volume percentage)- it changes it’s icon displaying mute/low/middle/high… You can right click it > preferences > Set an easier to see icon Theme- like “white gnome”

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[Moderator BobC]

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@carugnom Are you running the rox-icewm default desktop?

Go look at the bottom on the taskbar way to the right… Look to the left of the battery indicator or network monitor and see if you can barely see a little speaker icon there? Right click the little speaker, then left click preferences, then left click Icon theme, pulldown arrow, and left click Black Gnome Inverted.

Can you see a speaker icon now?
If you raise and lower the volume can you see the icon change?

[Member ile]

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hello carugnom and everyone
pnmixer is what you described on your wish list. how is that working out for You?

chat.
Playback loudness in conky
bar 1-100, digits over 100;101- ? the Limits?
machine here is 1-127 so filled that reminder in text. change to your value(?)
for digits only, for no bar change execbar to exec.

Playback loudness 1-127
${execbar amixer get Master |gawk '/Mono:/ {print $3}' } 

to find the Limits
amixer get Master |grep Limits:

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