Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
by askvictor on Monday November 02, 2020 @01:45AM
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More important than the button is the status indicator - I need to know if the call is muted or not. Even better, promote it to an OS-level icon/badge/overlay. If my mic is actively in use, please make it blindingly obvious.
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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
by captn3m0 on Monday November 02, 2020 @01:47AM
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The color indicator for mic on/off is terribly for Meet.
Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
by nathancahill on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:07AM
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Absolutely horrible. Both states are equally plausible in the UI.
Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
by odiroot on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:36AM
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I already have it on my Thinkpad with KDE Plasma.
Physical button to block the microphone, LED on the button itself and a tray icon with the microphone status displayed.
Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
by wazoox on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:02AM
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I have it on my IdeaPad with Pop_OS, too. The buttons work as intended and you can easily mute/unmute at any time whatever application has the focus.
Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
by neilpanchal on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:18AM
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It's a toggle switch. The action and its current status is combined.
Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML
by TeMPOraL on Monday November 02, 2020 @04:45AM
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And then I have to keep hovering over the icon and guessing from the tooltip whether I'm muted or not. Unfortunately, different software tends to be inconsistent with toggle buttons - sometimes the icon tells you what is, sometimes it tells you what will happen if you click it.