More important than the button is the status indicator - I need to know if the c...

captn3m0 · on Nov 2, 2020

The color indicator for mic on/off is terribly for Meet.

nathancahill · on Nov 2, 2020

Absolutely horrible. Both states are equally plausible in the UI.

odiroot · on Nov 2, 2020

I already have it on my Thinkpad with KDE Plasma.

Physical button to block the microphone, LED on the button itself and a tray icon with the microphone status displayed.

wazoox · on Nov 2, 2020

I have it on my IdeaPad with Pop_OS, too. The buttons work as intended and you can easily mute/unmute at any time whatever application has the focus.

neilpanchal · on Nov 2, 2020

It's a toggle switch. The action and its current status is combined.

TeMPOraL · on Nov 2, 2020

And then I have to keep hovering over the icon and guessing from the tooltip whether I'm muted or not. Unfortunately, different software tends to be inconsistent with toggle buttons - sometimes the icon tells you what is, sometimes it tells you what will happen if you click it.