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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0003630AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Interface Ideas - Video and Audio SettingsAug 20, 2014 8:22 pm
Reporterdoctorfrog Assigned To 
Status newResolutionopen 
Summary0003630: Hotkey CTRL-M to mute music
DescriptionCiv IV has it :) Does what it says, create a hotkey entry that allows the user to toggle mute for music only. Ctrl-Shift-M could also toggle mute for both music and all other sound.

Why: I sometimes watch Futurama while I play. But then, sometimes I don't.
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Ranakastrasz

Jul 12, 2011 4:05 am

reporter   ~0012694

Sounds Applicable, new hotkeys for mute/unmute music and sound.

doctorfrog

Nov 10, 2011 1:32 pm

reporter   ~0017488

This is still "new?" Come on, this is a gimme! Let me easily mute the in-game music when I feel like it, without trolling through a config dialog!

AdamMil

Aug 6, 2014 8:53 pm

reporter   ~0038880

Last edited: Aug 6, 2014 8:55 pm

There are already too many hotkeys. :-P Do you really toggle music so often that going to the options menu is a burden?

doctorfrog

Aug 20, 2014 6:52 pm

reporter   ~0039011

Yes. And one more hotkey that you don't have a personal need for won't hurt you. :-P

AdamMil

Aug 20, 2014 7:08 pm

reporter   ~0039012

The problem with obscure hotkeys mapped by default is that you can accidentally press the wrong button and not know how to fix the resulting problem, especially if it changes a global program setting.

I don't mind having a mute command, but I'd rather it not be mapped to a shortcut by default.

brianchase

Aug 20, 2014 7:54 pm

reporter   ~0039014

I support Adam even though it seems very unlikely that someone would accidently hit it, if they did and didn't know what they did it would be problematic. So many of us have keyboards that have mute buttons on them that it would be a pretty niche thing anyways so the idea of having it un-bound seems even more appealing.

doctorfrog

Aug 20, 2014 8:22 pm

reporter   ~0039016

Last edited: Aug 20, 2014 8:23 pm

Sounds like reasonable concern, and it certainly wouldn't be the only obscure keyboard command that doesn't come mapped by default. Just to be clear, I'm asking for music mute only, not whole-game or whole-computer mute.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jul 11, 2011 8:22 pm doctorfrog New Issue
Jul 12, 2011 4:05 am Ranakastrasz Note Added: 0012694
Nov 10, 2011 1:32 pm doctorfrog Note Added: 0017488
Aug 6, 2014 8:53 pm AdamMil Note Added: 0038880
Aug 6, 2014 8:55 pm AdamMil Note Edited: 0038880
Aug 20, 2014 6:52 pm doctorfrog Note Added: 0039011
Aug 20, 2014 7:08 pm AdamMil Note Added: 0039012
Aug 20, 2014 7:54 pm brianchase Note Added: 0039014
Aug 20, 2014 8:22 pm doctorfrog Note Added: 0039016
Aug 20, 2014 8:23 pm doctorfrog Note Edited: 0039016