From 71d4005a8ab9d0d70ceb1068136cc7e84134b385 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ohad Livne <libohad-dev@proton.me>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 22:45:07 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Use ALSA for audio control and status

---
 .config/setup/01-install-packages.sh | 1 +
 .config/sway/config                  | 6 +++---
 .local/bin/print-status              | 9 +++++----
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.config/setup/01-install-packages.sh b/.config/setup/01-install-packages.sh
index 4fcc0af..8bae299 100755
--- a/.config/setup/01-install-packages.sh
+++ b/.config/setup/01-install-packages.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/sh
 
 DEB_PKGS="\
+alsa-utils \
 audacity \
 borgbackup \
 curl \
diff --git a/.config/sway/config b/.config/sway/config
index 67edc61..5c10302 100644
--- a/.config/sway/config
+++ b/.config/sway/config
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ bindsym Mod4+4 exec fcitx5-remote -s keyboard-fr
 #
 
 bindsym XF86TouchpadToggle exec swaymsg input type:touchpad events toggle enabled disabled
-bindsym XF86AudioMute exec pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle
-bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%
-bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec amixer set Master toggle
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer set Master 5%-
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer set Master 5%+
 
 #
 # Start a password manager in the scratchpad
diff --git a/.local/bin/print-status b/.local/bin/print-status
index bc818d5..c8ad8e6 100755
--- a/.local/bin/print-status
+++ b/.local/bin/print-status
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 today=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
 now=$(date +'%H:%M:%S')
 
-audio_mute=$(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk '{print $2}')
-audio_volume=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | grep -o '[0-9]\+%' | head -n 1 | tr -d %)
+audio_state=$(amixer get Master | tail -n 1)
+audio_volume=$(echo "$audio_state" | grep -o '[0-9]*%' | tr -d %)
+audio_mute=$(echo "$audio_state" | grep -o '\[o.*\]' | tr -d \[\])
 audio_symbol="❔"
-if [ "${audio_mute}" = "yes" ]; then
+if [ "${audio_mute}" = "off" ]; then
     audio_symbol="🔇"
-elif [ "${audio_mute}" = "no" ]; then
+elif [ "${audio_mute}" = "on" ]; then
     if [ "${audio_volume}" = "0" ]; then
         audio_symbol="🔈"
     elif [ "${audio_volume}" -lt 50 ]; then