Xine-backend doesn't work with PulseAudio

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 05/24/2010 05:25 PM, Colin Guthrie wrote:
> 'Twas brillig, and Nikos Chantziaras at 22/05/10 14:31 did gyre and gimble:
>> Is there a way I can convince Phonon to play sound with the Xine-backend
>> through PulseAudio?  There's no sound at all and systemsettings only
>> lists a single device (CA0106 Soundblaster Analog Stereo).  I would have
>> expected it to mention PulseAudio there, but it doesn't.
>
> I believe what you see in System Settings *is* the device as dictated by
> PulseAudio (the user is not generally exposed to PulseAudio but it does
> work and powers the device listings and preferences etc).

The thing is, if I login to KDE with a newly created user, it says 
"PulseAudio".  If I login with my regular user, it only lists the ALSA 
device :-/  I suppose that means that the new user uses PA directly, 
while my regular user uses PA only through ALSA, not directly.