From 1c2eedcaba9f72b101591d1d4c0050bc1e30961c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gramps <gramps@llamachile.shop>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2026 15:16:03 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?ui(audio):=20the=20volume=20faders=20stop=20at?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=200=20dB=20=E2=80=94=20no=20unreachable=20track?=
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Mic and desktop gains run -60 to 0 dB and that is the ceiling: 0 dB is full input level, and
nothing past it is offered or drawn. The unity tick is gone with the zone it explained.
---
 Controls/AudioDock.xaml | 26 ++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Controls/AudioDock.xaml b/Controls/AudioDock.xaml
index 3ef9278..3c3c6b7 100644
--- a/Controls/AudioDock.xaml
+++ b/Controls/AudioDock.xaml
@@ -56,19 +56,9 @@
                             <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Width="56" TextAlignment="Right" FontSize="10"
                                        FontFamily="{StaticResource FontFamily.Mono}" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                        Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurfaceVariant}" Text="{Binding MicVolumeDbLabel}"/>
-                            <Grid VerticalAlignment="Center" ToolTip="The tick is 0 dB (unity) — above it you are boosting">
-                                <Slider Minimum="-60" Maximum="6" SmallChange="0.5" LargeChange="3"
+                            <Grid VerticalAlignment="Center" ToolTip="0 dB is the ceiling — full input level, no boost beyond it">
+                                <Slider Minimum="-60" Maximum="0" SmallChange="0.5" LargeChange="3"
                                         Value="{Binding MicVolumeDb, Mode=TwoWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                                <!-- Unity tick: 60 dB of range below 0 and 6 dB above it, so the marker
-                                     sits at 60/66 — it makes the last stretch read as boost, not dead track. -->
-                                <Grid IsHitTestVisible="False">
-                                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="60*"/>
-                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="6*"/>
-                                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                    <Rectangle Grid.Column="0" Width="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                                               Fill="{StaticResource Brush.Outline}"/>
-                                </Grid>
                             </Grid>
                         </DockPanel>
                     </Grid>
@@ -116,17 +106,9 @@
                             <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Width="56" TextAlignment="Right" FontSize="10"
                                        FontFamily="{StaticResource FontFamily.Mono}" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                        Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurfaceVariant}" Text="{Binding GameVolumeDbLabel}"/>
-                            <Grid VerticalAlignment="Center" ToolTip="The tick is 0 dB (unity) — above it you are boosting">
-                                <Slider Minimum="-60" Maximum="6" SmallChange="0.5" LargeChange="3"
+                            <Grid VerticalAlignment="Center" ToolTip="0 dB is the ceiling — full input level, no boost beyond it">
+                                <Slider Minimum="-60" Maximum="0" SmallChange="0.5" LargeChange="3"
                                         Value="{Binding GameVolumeDb, Mode=TwoWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                                <Grid IsHitTestVisible="False">
-                                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="60*"/>
-                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="6*"/>
-                                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                    <Rectangle Grid.Column="0" Width="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                                               Fill="{StaticResource Brush.Outline}"/>
-                                </Grid>
                             </Grid>
                         </DockPanel>