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The README says that the tool "adjusts [the speaker's] volume if it exceeds a specified maximum" and that the notification is actually just to let you know that
by BalinKing 2y ago
The README says that the tool "adjusts [the speaker's] volume if it exceeds a specified maximum" and that the notification is actually just to let you know that this has been done.
- mulmen 2y agoWhy would I want to know that?
- shakna 2y agoTo answer the question, "Wait, why did my computer just do that!?", that pops up every time it does something unexpected.
- mulmen 2y agoA Sonos speaker isn’t my computer though. This program only does one thing. Turn down Sonos speakers. Why would I want to know that worked? Notifications should be actionable. “The Sonos speaker is too loud” is a sort-of helpful message. I can infer the action. Better is “the Sonos speaker is too loud, you should turn it down”. Even better is “the Sonos speaker is too loud, click here to go to the volume settings”. And better yet is “the Sonos speaker is too loud, should I turn it down?” But best is the program just doing it and shutting up about it. And best of all is just setting the volume limit on the speaker: https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/setting-a-volume-limit-on-sonos-products https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/setting-a-volume-lim....
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- csallen 2y agoAgree that setting a volume limit on the speaker is the best solution. It gives the person operating the speaker immediate feedback: "It doesn't get any louder than this." A program that turns the volume down once a speaker gets too loud is, functionally, the same thing? Assuming the feedback is instant, i.e. it instantly decreases the volume. If there's a delay, however, I can see how a notification might be helpful, if only to alert people, "Hey, this isn't just magically getting quieter. There's a program we've set up that does it."
- mulmen 2y agoWith API latency there’s a zero percent chance this program responds instantly. According to the README it polls the volume setting every CHECK_INTERVAL seconds. It’s not like this program hooks the volume input event and blocks anything over the max, which is what the actual Sonos setting does. What would be cool is an ambient noise sensor that can turn down the music if a room gets too loud, say from people talking over the music.
- shakna 2y agoYou want to know, because someone in management has decided its a problem, and are intentionally taking choice away from you. It isn't meant to be actionable, but a slap on the wrist.
- mulmen 2y agoI have never experienced this. Notification fatigue is always engineering’s fault. I have faced my share of micromanagers but nobody has ever told me how to set my notifications.
- paxys 2y agoYou may not. Doesn't mean the same preference applies to everyone else in the world.