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-rw-r--r--src/print_volume.c35
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/print_volume.c b/src/print_volume.c
index 4c0fbde..c3180fe 100644
--- a/src/print_volume.c
+++ b/src/print_volume.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
#ifdef LINUX
#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
#include <alloca.h>
+#include <math.h>
#endif
#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
@@ -111,11 +112,13 @@ void print_volume(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *fmt, const char *
#endif
#ifdef LINUX
+ const long MAX_LINEAR_DB_SCALE = 24;
int err;
snd_mixer_t *m;
snd_mixer_selem_id_t *sid;
snd_mixer_elem_t *elem;
long min, max, val;
+ bool force_linear = false;
int avg;
if ((err = snd_mixer_open(&m, 0)) < 0) {
@@ -161,16 +164,34 @@ void print_volume(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *fmt, const char *
}
/* Get the volume range to convert the volume later */
- snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range(elem, &min, &max);
-
snd_mixer_handle_events(m);
- snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(elem, 0, &val);
- if (max != 100) {
- float avgf = ((float)val / max) * 100;
+ err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB_range(elem, &min, &max) ||
+ snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(elem, 0, &val);
+ if (err != 0 || min >= max) {
+ err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range(elem, &min, &max) ||
+ snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(elem, 0, &val);
+ force_linear = true;
+ }
+
+ if (err != 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "i3status: ALSA: Cannot get playback volume.\n");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /* Use linear mapping for raw register values or small ranges of 24 dB */
+ if (force_linear || max - min <= MAX_LINEAR_DB_SCALE * 100) {
+ float avgf = ((float)(val - min) / (max - min)) * 100;
avg = (int)avgf;
avg = (avgf - avg < 0.5 ? avg : (avg + 1));
- } else
- avg = (int)val;
+ } else {
+ /* mapped volume to be more natural for the human ear */
+ double normalized = exp10((val - max) / 6000.0);
+ if (min != SND_CTL_TLV_DB_GAIN_MUTE) {
+ double min_norm = exp10((min - max) / 6000.0);
+ normalized = (normalized - min_norm) / (1 - min_norm);
+ }
+ avg = lround(normalized * 100);
+ }
/* Check for mute */
if (snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_switch(elem)) {