yambar-modules-backlight(5)

💖 backlight — yambar-modules-backlight(5) 💖

okay bestie, this is the yambar-modules-backlight(5) page from the File Formats Manual, and it's lowkey one of the cutest little modules ever 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

backlight — this module reads monitor backlight status. that's the whole vibe ✨

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

bestie, this module reads your monitor's backlight status straight from /sys/class/backlight, and it uses udev to monitor for changes. no cap, it keeps an eye on things for you 👀💅

🏷️ TAGS 🏷️

these are the tags it gives you, and yes they're both type range:

• brightness — type range; the current brightness level, in absolute value 🔆
• percent — type range; the current brightness level, in percent 💯

⚙️ CONFIGURATION ⚙️

there's exactly one config key, and she is required, periodt:

• name — type string; required: yes; the backlight device's name (one of the names in /sys/class/backlight) 🎀

🧪 EXAMPLES 🧪

here's the example, untouched and iconic:

           bar:
             left:
               - backlight:
                   name: intel_backlight
                   content:
                     string: {text: "backlight: {percent}%"}

like, look at her go — intel_backlight in the house, showing backlight: {percent}% 💖✨

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

go read these too, bestie:

• yambar-modules(5)
• yambar-particles(5)
• yambar-tags(5)
• yambar-decorations(5)

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mwah 💋 sign-off time: this page is yambar-modules-backlight(5) from the File Formats Manual, source/version yambar-modules-backlight(5), dated 2024-04-22. slay 🌈👑