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feature: add brightnessctl to brightness-widget

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Alexander Scharinger 2021-10-16 19:53:27 +02:00
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commit bbf9706a4a
2 changed files with 16 additions and 4 deletions
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brightness-widget/README.md
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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ It is possible to customize widget by providing a table with all or some of the
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `type`| `arc` | The widget type. Could be `arc` or `icon_and_text` |
| `program` | `light` | The program used to control the brightness, either 'light' or 'xbacklight'. |
| `program` | `light` | The program used to control the brightness, either `light`, `xbacklight`, or `brightnessctl`. |
| `step` | 5 | Step |
| `base` | 20 | Base level to set brightness to on left click. |
| `path_to_icon` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/status/symbolic/display-brightness-symbolic.svg` | Path to the icon |
@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ To choose the right `program` argument, first you need to check which of them wo
```
If you're on Ubuntu/debian and if the brightness level doesn't change, try to do this: https://github.com/haikarainen/light/issues/113#issuecomment-632638436.
- using `brightnessctl`:
On Ubuntu it is available in the apt repository. Install and check the ouptut of the following command.
```bash
brightnessctl --list
```
Then clone this repo under **~/.config/awesome/**:
```bash

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brightness-widget/brightness.lua
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@ -45,14 +45,19 @@ local function worker(user_args)
local tooltip = args.tooltip or false
if program == 'light' then
get_brightness_cmd = 'light -G'
set_brightness_cmd = 'light -S ' -- <level>
set_brightness_cmd = 'light -S %d' -- <level>
inc_brightness_cmd = 'light -A ' .. step
dec_brightness_cmd = 'light -U ' .. step
elseif program == 'xbacklight' then
get_brightness_cmd = 'xbacklight -get'
set_brightness_cmd = 'xbacklight -set ' -- <level>
set_brightness_cmd = 'xbacklight -set %d' -- <level>
inc_brightness_cmd = 'xbacklight -inc ' .. step
dec_brightness_cmd = 'xbacklight -dec ' .. step
elseif program == 'brightnessctl' then
get_brightness_cmd = 'bash -c "brightnessctl -m | cut -d, -f4 | tr -d %"'
set_brightness_cmd = 'brightnessctl set %d%%' -- <level>
inc_brightness_cmd = 'brightnessctl set +' .. step .. '%'
dec_brightness_cmd = 'brightnessctl set ' .. step .. '-%'
else
show_warning(program .. " command is not supported by the widget")
return
@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ local function worker(user_args)
function brightness_widget:set(value)
current_level = value
spawn.easy_async(set_brightness_cmd .. value, function()
spawn.easy_async(string.format(set_brightness_cmd, value), function()
spawn.easy_async(get_brightness_cmd, function(out)
update_widget(brightness_widget.widget, out)
end)