Audio fixes + bug documentation

Readme.md

@@ -159,4 +159,8 @@ Known Bugs
    output on the console when exiting the game.
  * Stylesheets for buttons/labels could be more centrally managed and more
    consistent.
-
+ * The audio sounds a bit glitchy on some pulseaudio systems. Setting
+   `flat-volume = no` in `/etc/pulse/daemon.conf` fixes this for some users.
+ * The volume for the first played song is at 100%, no matter what. This is
+   currently circumvented by playing a media song and immediately stopping it
+   at the beginning of the game.

seopardy.py

@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 			if not MusicBox.add_music(name, path):
 				print("Error: Could not load music %s (file %s)" % (name, path), file=sys.stderr)
 				sys.exit(1)
+	# BUG workaround: phonon is on 100% volume for some machines. try playing one song and immediately stopping it
+	MusicBox.play_music(MusicBox.media.keys()[0])
+	MusicBox.stop_music()
 
 	# create and start input threads
 	inputs = []