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Visual Display Unit virtual control panel

https://github.com/digitaltrails/vdu_controls

vdu_controls is a virtual control panel for externally connected VDUs (visual display units). Controls are included for backlight brightness, and contrast. vdu_controls uses the ddcutil command line utility to interact with external displays via VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) Virtual Control Panel (VCP) standards.

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_link	0000000124 124 Bytes	4 months ago
vdu_controls-2.0.2.tar.gz	0003238151 3.09 MB	2 months ago
vdu_controls.changes	0000015058 14.7 KB	2 months ago
vdu_controls.spec	0000004837 4.72 KB	3 months ago

Revision 28 (latest revision is 31)

Michael Hamilton (mchnz) accepted request 1167503 from

Michael Hamilton (mchnz) 2 months ago (revision 28)

- Version 2.0.2
  * Added a *refresh* annotation suffix for use with VCP-codes which cause multiple changes.
  * Make manual adjustment of the ambient Light Level more accurate and responsive.
  * Updates are sent to the VDU as sliders are dragged (rather than only on release).
  * Fix exception on monitors that return invalid/unexpected combo-box VCP values.
  * Fix exception on monitors with blank VCP value descriptions.
  * When refresh is pressed, only auto adjust ambient brightness if auto-brightness is enabled.
  * Don't automatically refresh on error, eliminate popup dialog loops.
  * Eliminate deadlocks when exceptions occur.
  * Cleanup the initialisation of the ddcutil-service connection.
  * Add more caveats and limitations to the documentation.
  * Fix manual ambient light slider when light meter is uninitialized.
  * Promote Simple-Non-Continuous values whose metadata exceeds one-byte to two-byte Complex-NC.

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roke beedell (rokejulianlockhart) - 8 months ago

Is this the officially maintained package? https://github.com/digitaltrails/vdu_controls?tab=readme-ov-file#installing links to https://software.opensuse.org/package/vdu_controls but it's not available in Factory according to https://software.opensuse.org/package/vdu_controls (despite https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=utilities&package=vdu_controls mentioning it).

Michael Hamilton (mchnz) - 8 months ago

maintainer

No, it's only an experimental package - which basically means it's been accepted as experimental, I had to apply for that. But builds is not curated/vetted by anyone official, they just have to pass through the automated build process.

I need to submit it to factory if it's going to be official, then there's some kind of lengthy approval/legal process that kicks in.

Michael Hamilton (mchnz) - 5 months ago

maintainer

There is now an official package in factory: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/vdu_controls

The factory package is available as a Tumbleweed official package: https://software.opensuse.org/package/vdu_controls

Malcolm Lewis (malcolmlewis) - 5 months ago

@mchnz great news :)

Michael Hamilton (mchnz) - 5 months ago

maintainer

Thanks for all the help with this. I'm now wondering whether I should also submit ddcutil-service, my D-Bus front end to libddcutil - https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:mchnz/ddcutil-service

When the new/pending vdu_controls 2.0 is configured to use ddcutil-service, DDC access is up to 10 times faster, the UI feels much snappier. (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:mchnz/vdu_controls).

It's possible Sanford Rockowitz, the author of ddcutil, will pick up and distribute the service, but it may take some time to sort out the details.

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