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Normally, when you scroll up-and-down on the volume icon,
the volume jumps 5% every time. π
I've got a 600 watt π» Yamaha 6.1 surround system, with a 300 watt sub. π
a 5% increase in volume from my π» PC is a huge increase in volume from the speakers π£
I'd imagine you can change the global scroll-wheel settings, π
but then it would take forever π° to scroll up-and-down webpages and text π
So instead, I created my own Python volume script π
vol-up is essentially the same as vol-down,
with a slight difference: that it only goes πΌ Up by 2%
whereas, it goes β¬ Down by 6%
This was so that you get finer control over setting the volume you want,
without overshooting your desired goal. π―
Plus, giving you the ability to quickly π dim the volume when neccissary.
In XFCE, Settings > Keyboard > Application shortcuts:
I set these to the volume-up and down keys.
I also discarded the regular
Replaced it with two launchers:
One with an arrow icon π½ pointing down, and one πΌ up.