use the default sink and set adjust the brightness appropriately

diff --git a/.config/i3/config_base b/.config/i3/config_base
index 086c5d0c6b579a39041bacccf76014742a02766a..686deaa35ecc4e2be2bbd9c721dd8c027c295c8c 100644 (file)
--- a/.config/i3/config_base
+++ b/.config/i3/config_base
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ mode "resize" {
 bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 
 # media keys
-bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5% #increase sound volume
-bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 -5% #decrease sound volume
-bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle # mute sound
-bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute 0 toggle # mute mic
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id sh -c "pactl set-sink-volume `pacmd list-sinks | awk -F': ' '/* index/{print $2}'` +5%" #increase sound volume
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id sh -c "pactl set-sink-volume `pacmd list-sinks | awk -F': ' '/* index/{print $2}'` -5%" #decrease sound volume
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id sh -c "pactl set-sink-mute `pacmd list-sinks | awk -F': ' '/* index/{print $2}'` toggle" # mute sound
+bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id sh -c "pactl set-source-mute `pacmd list-sinks | awk -F': ' '/* index/{print $2}'` toggle" # mute mic
 
 # brightness
-bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 20 # increase screen brightness
-bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 20 # decrease screen brightness
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 5 # increase screen brightness
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 5 # decrease screen brightness
 
 # seach/tools/wlan/display
 bindsym XF86WLAN exec sh -c 'if /usr/sbin/rfkill list|grep -q "blocked: yes"; then /usr/sbin/rfkill unblock all; else /usr/sbin/rfkill block all; fi;'