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Settings GUI: add microphone source picker

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
linux, shell
Domain
desktop

Research direction

The issue names only the RECORD_SOURCE setting, so start by finding where it is read and written in the repo and how the existing settings GUI stores values. Then check how PipeWire or PulseAudio sources are listed on your system. Done means the picker lists input sources with readable names, saves the selection to RECORD_SOURCE, and refreshes on demand.

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Description

enhancement gui

Add a microphone/input source picker backed by PipeWire / PulseAudio source enumeration.

Scope:

  • list available input sources
  • display human-readable names where possible
  • write selected source to RECORD_SOURCE
  • allow refresh of the source list

Goal:
Eliminate manual source discovery for most users.

Dominant language
Shell
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Merged PRs (30d)
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