GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 612399
[PATCH] Indicator-applet for monitor brightness not working
Last modified: 2011-02-28 16:42:52 UTC
ubuntu 10.04 lucid alpha 3 package: "Power Manager Brightness Applet 2.29.91" (in Gnome-Power-Manager) The Applet may be added properly to the dock. Upon click, the slider opens but (a) does not show the correct current brightness (always on max) and (b) is not always showing up below the applets icon but on the upper left corner of the screen. Pressing anywhere on the slider or buttons does not change anything but makes the slider disappear. Unfortunately, the screenshot-shortcut seems to be disabled while the slider is opened, so I can't provide a screenshot. Setting the brightness with the keyboard commands works fine, though, the notifications on the changes are also correct.
This bug was reported downstream on ubuntu as well. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/548529
Created attachment 157141 [details] [review] Proposed patch Original bug reporter downstream included this patch.
patch can't be applied automatically. Upon manual application, the compiling doesn't work: make[3]: Betrete Verzeichnis '/home/lars/Desktop/gnome-power-manager-2.29.91/applets/brightness' CC brightness-applet.o brightness-applet.c: In function ‘gpm_applet_create_popup’: brightness-applet.c:598: error: ‘GtkObject’ has no member named ‘flags’
I asked the maker of the patch to comment here directly but he did not do so. This was posted on the launchpad bug report. To compile this package successfully, should disable -DGSEAL_ENABLE in Makefile or configure.ac as well. In gnome-power-manager_2.29.91-0ubuntu5 or newer, the line “GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS (applet->popup, GTK_TOPLEVEL);” disappeared and result in the behavior is abnormal. GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS (applet->popup, GTK_TOPLEVEL) can turns off GTK_TOPLEVEL widget flags.
What's the status of this patch now?
any news on this ticket?
Lars, any news on this issue? Richard, can the patch be assumed to be rejected in its current form?
(In reply to comment #7) > Richard, can the patch be assumed to be rejected in its current form? Yup, in GNOME3, the brightness is controlled in the Screen system settings panel.
Comment on attachment 157141 [details] [review] Proposed patch patch rejected as per last comment
Closing as OBSOLETE as well.