1waybar-backlight(5)           File Formats Manual          waybar-backlight(5)
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NAME

6       waybar - backlight module
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DESCRIPTION

9       The backlight module displays the current backlight level.
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CONFIGURATION

12       interval:
13            typeof: integer
14            default: 2
15            The interval in which information gets polled.
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17       format:
18            typeof: string
19            default: {percent}%
20            The format, how information should be displayed. On {} data gets
21       inserted.
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23       max-length:
24            typeof: integer
25            The maximum length in characters the module should display.
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27       min-length:
28           typeof: integer
29           The minimum length in characters the module should take up.
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31       align:
32           typeof: float
33           The alignment of the text, where 0 is left-aligned and 1 is right-
34       aligned. If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text.
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36       rotate:
37            typeof: integer
38            Positive value to rotate the text label.
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40       states:
41            typeof: array
42            A number of backlight states which get activated on certain
43       brightness levels.
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45       on-click:
46            typeof: string
47            Command to execute when the module is clicked.
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49       on-click-middle:
50            typeof: string
51            Command to execute when middle-clicked on the module using mouse‐
52       wheel.
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54       on-click-right:
55            typeof: string
56            Command to execute when the module is right clicked.
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58       on-update:
59            typeof: string
60            Command to execute when the module is updated.
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62       on-scroll-up:
63            typeof: string
64            Command to execute when performing a scroll up on the module.
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66       on-scroll-down:
67            typeof: string
68           Command to execute when performing a scroll down on the module.
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70       smooth-scrolling-threshold:
71            typeof: double
72           Threshold to be used when scrolling.
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EXAMPLE:

75           "backlight": {
76               "device": "intel_backlight",
77               "format": "{percent}% {icon}",
78               "format-icons": ["", ""]
79           }
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STYLE

82       •   #backlight
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86                                  2022-05-23               waybar-backlight(5)