From bbf9706a4ae782330d4736f46be1d3e4a906120e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Scharinger Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2021 19:53:27 +0200 Subject: feature: add brightnessctl to brightness-widget --- brightness-widget/README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'brightness-widget/README.md') diff --git a/brightness-widget/README.md b/brightness-widget/README.md index 47f7d9c..5bf0794 100644 --- a/brightness-widget/README.md +++ b/brightness-widget/README.md @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3