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waybar-backlight(5)
# NAME
waybar - backlight module
# DESCRIPTION
The *backlight* module displays the current backlight level.
# CONFIGURATION
*interval*: ++
typeof: integer ++
default: 2 ++
The interval in which information gets polled.
*device*: ++
typeof: string ++
The name of the preferred backlight device to display. If left empty, a device will be chosen automatically.
*format*: ++
typeof: string ++
default: {percent}% ++
The format, how information should be displayed. On {} data gets inserted.
*max-length*: ++
typeof: integer ++
The maximum length in characters the module should display.
*min-length*: ++
typeof: integer ++
The minimum length in characters the module should accept.
*align*: ++
typeof: float ++
The alignment of the label within the module, where 0 is left-aligned and 1 is right-aligned. If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text.
*justify*: ++
typeof: string ++
The alignment of the text within the module's label, allowing options 'left', 'right', or 'center' to define the positioning.
*rotate*: ++
typeof: integer ++
Positive value to rotate the text label (in 90 degree increments).
*states*: ++
typeof: object ++
A number of backlight states which get activated on certain brightness levels. See *waybar-states(5)*.
*on-click*: ++
typeof: string ++
Command to execute when the module is clicked.
*on-click-middle*: ++
typeof: string ++
Command to execute when middle-clicked on the module using mouse scroll wheel.
*on-click-right*: ++
typeof: string ++
Command to execute when the module is right-clicked.
*on-update*: ++
typeof: string ++
Command to execute when the module is updated.
*on-scroll-up*: ++
typeof: string ++
Command to execute when performing a scroll up on the module. This replaces the default behaviour of brightness control.
*on-scroll-down*: ++
typeof: string
Command to execute when performing a scroll down on the module. This replaces the default behaviour of brightness control.
*smooth-scrolling-threshold*: ++
typeof: double
Threshold to be used when scrolling.
*reverse-scrolling*: ++
typeof: bool ++
default: false ++
Option to reverse the scroll direction for devices other than a mouse (touchpad, trackpad, etc).
*reverse-mouse-scrolling*: ++
typeof: bool ++
default: false ++
Option to reverse the scroll direction for mice.
*scroll-step*: ++
typeof: float ++
default: 1.0 ++
The speed at which to change the brightness when scrolling.
*min-brightness*: ++
typeof: double ++
default: 0.0 ++
The minimum brightness of the backlight.
*tooltip*: ++
typeof: bool ++
default: true ++
Option to disable tooltip on hover.
*tooltip-format*: ++
typeof: string ++
Text to be displayed in the tooltip.
*menu*: ++
typeof: string ++
Action that popups the menu.
*menu-file*: ++
typeof: string ++
Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type
GtkMenu with id *menu*
*menu-actions*: ++
typeof: array ++
The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu.
*expand*: ++
typeof: bool ++
default: false ++
Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.
# FORMAT REPLACEMENTS
*{percent}*: The current brightness in percent.
*{percent_exp}*: The current brightness in percent, adjusted with a power curve to better match perceived brightness.
*{icon}*: The icon from *format-icons* chosen according to *{percent}*.
*{icon_exp}*: The icon from *format-icons* chosen according to *{percent_exp}*.
# EXAMPLE:
```
"backlight": {
"device": "intel_backlight",
"format": "{percent}% {icon}",
"format-icons": ["", ""]
}
```
# STYLE
- *#backlight*