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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| vdu_controls-2.0.3.tar.gz | 0003241827 3.09 MB | |
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| vdu_controls.spec | 0000004837 4.72 KB |
Revision 30 (latest revision is 31)
Michael Hamilton (mchnz)
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request 1172826
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Michael Hamilton (mchnz)
(revision 30)
- Version 2.0.3
* Reduce the number of writes to VDU NVRAM by sliders, spinners, and ambient brightness adjustments.
* Slider and spin-box controls now only update the VDU when adjustments become slow or stop (when
the control value remains constant for 0.5 seconds).
* Spin-Boxes now select the entire text on focus in (enables easier overtyping and decreases VDU updates).
* Ambient lighting initiated changes in brightness of up to 20% are applied without any transitional
steps (plus the existing code ignores updates of less than 10%).
* Set the default ambient-light brightness adjustment-interval to 5 minutes.
* React to DPMS awake signal from ddcutil-service by re-assessing ambient brightness.
* Simplified locking and conformed to a locking hierarchy/protocol to avoid potential deadlocks.
Comments 5
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).
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.
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
@mchnz great news :)
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.