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LordAmit
Brightness-controller-simple doesnt detect monitors
OS: Linux mint 19
Distro:
output of xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 6880 x 2560, maximum 16384 x 16384
DVI-I-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected primary 2560x1440+1440+160 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
2560x1440 59.95*+
1920x1080 60.00 59.94 50.00 29.97 25.00 23.98 60.00 50.04
1680x1050 59.95
1440x900 59.89
1440x576 50.00
1440x480 59.94
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1280x800 59.81
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00
1152x864 75.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
800x600 75.00 72.19 60.32 56.25
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 75.00 59.94 59.93
DP-0 connected 1440x2560+0+0 left (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
3840x2160 60.00 + 29.98
2560x1440 59.95*
1920x1200 59.88
1920x1080 60.00 59.94 50.00 23.98
1680x1050 59.95
1600x1200 60.00
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x800 59.81
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00
1152x864 75.00
1024x768 75.03 60.00
800x600 75.00 60.32
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 75.00 59.94 59.93
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 connected 1440x2560+4000+0 left (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
2560x1440 59.95*+
3840x2160 29.97
2048x1152 60.00
1920x1200 59.88
1920x1080 60.00 60.00 59.94 50.00 29.97 25.00 23.98
1680x1050 59.95
1600x900 60.00
1440x576 50.00
1440x480 59.94
1280x1440 59.90
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x800 59.81
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
800x600 75.00 72.19 60.32 56.25
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 75.00 72.81 59.94 59.93
DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-4 connected 1440x2560+5440+0 right (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
2560x1440 59.95*+
3840x2160 29.97
2048x1152 60.00
1920x1200 59.88
1920x1080 60.00 60.00 59.94 50.00 29.97 25.00 23.98
1680x1050 59.95
1600x900 60.00
1440x576 50.00
1440x480 59.94
1280x1440 59.90
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x800 59.81
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
800x600 75.00 72.19 60.32 56.25
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 75.00 72.81 59.94 59.93
DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Version of Brightness Controller-Simple: 1.2.3
brightness-controller-simple - it does not detect any displays at all.
Quick question: 4 monitor setup with HDMI being primary and others being external?
I'm not sure what you mean by primary? There are 3 displayport and 1 hdmi connection. One of the display ports is my center monitor, if that counts as primary.
I tried again today but brightness-controller-simple didn't work. It says "primary, not found. secondary, not found"
Ah, found the bug. It was introduced somehow along the development and caused problem for exactly four monitor setup.
Changes has already been pushed to v1 branch. @apandada1 can you please check and confirm that it works at your end?
If it does, please push it to PPA, thanks! :dancer:
@IAMtheIAM - please wait for Archish to push the repo to PPA(if you are using PPA, that is) and let us know if this solves your problem :)
@IAMtheIAM please check by installing the latest version of the brightness controller simple and let us know if this solves your problem :dancer:
It didn't work fully. Now the 2 monitors work, but it only shows 2, instead of 4. So it partially fixed it
Haha, I think I see the issue. Probably due to the different themes and DPIs it is being rendered incorrectly - hiding the bottom bars. By default it was supposed to show all four.
Can you check and see if you can navigate to the bottom "invisible" bars using keyboard and changing the brightness? Of course, this is not a solution, but that'd allow us to confirm if my guess is right.
Hello, actually yes I was able to Tab down and change the values using my arrow key, to the invisible bars, good guess.
Can we allow the window to be resized and make it remember its size?
Hello @IAMtheIAM, it is now evident that the old GUI components of Brightness Controller are not good enough for today's displays. We are also supposed to move onto PySide2, so I started working on rehauling the brightness controller's UI.
Now, for you - I have a temporary solution. This will require you to comment out exactly one line in the brightness-controller file. Please find this line
self.SetMaxSize((325, 138))
and make it like this:
# self.SetMaxSize((325, 138))
Basically, we are now allowing it to have any size. This will allow you to change the size by using mouse.
Or, you can set the desired value at the 2nd number for the following lines:
super(BrightnessController, self).__init__(
parent, title=title, size=(325, YOURVALUEHERE))
self.SetMinSize((325, YOURVALUEHERE))
self.SetMaxSize((325, YOURVALUEHERE))
It will require some experimentation, maybe start with placing 325 and then decreasing it.
Saving it will make the change permanent for you.
Both require saving the file and then starting the brightness-controller program again.
Let us know if you have trouble finding the file. Depending on how you installed brightness controller - the file might end up in different places - so let us know how you installed it as well :dancer:
@apandada1 Possible, but probably not a good choice.
@LordAmit Hi, thanks. Where exactly would I look for the file containing self.SetMaxSize((325, 138))? I installed via the PPA. Also, what is the filename?
Hey, it worked! Commenting out that line allows resizing the window, and I can see all 4 sliders there now. So your fix is good, please feel free to add it to source. :-D
phew glad it works as i am considering using dual screen now thanks for your software btw @LordAmit , my eyes thank you every day :1st_place_medal:
glad you like it, because i definitely use brightness controller everyday :100: saved my eyes and hope it will still ! thanks !