waybar-backlight(5) File Formats Manual 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. 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. 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 Option to reverse the scroll direction. scroll-step: typeof: float default: 1.0 The speed at which to change the brightness when scrolling. EXAMPLE: "backlight": { "device": "intel_backlight", "format": "{percent}% {icon}", "format-icons": ["", ""] } STYLE o #backlight 2024-05-06 waybar-backlight(5)