From 52d19f955e67712eab50f582046013246b6bc75d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Ali H. Fardan" <raiz@firemail.cc>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 01:18:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] imported a new vol_perc() function, this should fix #12
 (UNTESTED)

---
 slstatus.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/slstatus.c b/slstatus.c
index dae5e8a..92cff2e 100644
--- a/slstatus.c
+++ b/slstatus.c
@@ -481,50 +481,37 @@ uid(void)
 }
 
 
-static char *
-vol_perc(const char *soundcard)
-{
-	/*
-	 * TODO: FIXME: 
-	 * https://github.com/drkh5h/slstatus/issues/12
-	 */
-	int mute = 0;
-	long vol = 0, max = 0, min = 0;
+static char * 
+vol_perc(const char *snd_card)
+{ /* thanks to botika for this function */
+	long int vol, max, min;
 	snd_mixer_t *handle;
-	snd_mixer_elem_t *pcm_mixer, *mas_mixer;
-	snd_mixer_selem_id_t *vol_info, *mute_info;
+	snd_mixer_elem_t *elem;
+	snd_mixer_selem_id_t *s_elem;
 
 	snd_mixer_open(&handle, 0);
-	snd_mixer_attach(handle, soundcard);
+	snd_mixer_attach(handle, snd_card);
 	snd_mixer_selem_register(handle, NULL, NULL);
 	snd_mixer_load(handle);
+	snd_mixer_selem_id_malloc(&s_elem);
+	snd_mixer_selem_id_set_name(s_elem, "Master");
+	elem = snd_mixer_find_selem(handle, s_elem);
 
-	snd_mixer_selem_id_malloc(&vol_info);
-	snd_mixer_selem_id_malloc(&mute_info);
-	if (vol_info == NULL || mute_info == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Could not get alsa volume.\n");
+	if (elem == NULL) {
+		snd_mixer_selem_id_free(s_elem);
+		snd_mixer_close(handle);
+		perror("alsa error: ");
 		return smprintf(UNKNOWN_STR);
 	}
-	snd_mixer_selem_id_set_name(vol_info, ALSA_CHANNEL);
-	snd_mixer_selem_id_set_name(mute_info, ALSA_CHANNEL);
-	pcm_mixer = snd_mixer_find_selem(handle, vol_info);
-	mas_mixer = snd_mixer_find_selem(handle, mute_info);
 
-	snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range((snd_mixer_elem_t *)pcm_mixer, &min, &max);
-	snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume((snd_mixer_elem_t *)pcm_mixer, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &vol);
-	snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_switch(mas_mixer, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &mute);
+	snd_mixer_handle_events(handle);
+	snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range(elem, &min, &max);
+	snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(elem, 0, &vol);
 
-	if (vol_info)
-		snd_mixer_selem_id_free(vol_info);
-	if (mute_info)
-		snd_mixer_selem_id_free(mute_info);
-	if (handle)
-		snd_mixer_close(handle);
+	snd_mixer_selem_id_free(s_elem);
+	snd_mixer_close(handle);
 
-	if (!mute)
-		return smprintf("mute");
-	else
-		return smprintf("%d%%", (vol * 100) / max);
+	return smprintf("%d", (vol * 100) / max);
 }
 
 static char *