Is this helping you Linux users?
Is it helping anyone? Has it solved your problem yet? Of not being able to see your RGB keyboard in its full glory?
I made this app, because I was having a problem once. And I couldn't find a simple solution for it. Which seemed to be the pattern. You need to go through complicated hoops. Just to be able to do something pretty crucial.
You can't really use scroll lock on linux. But more importantly, you can't use any RGB keyboard that you might've bought. Which is a bummer.
We all like to have our rgb keyboards be lit all the time. Even in daylight. That's what we paid for. RGB lights. How else are we going to look cooler.
But if you're a Linux user, you cannot have rgb on your keyboard on. You can only use it as a keyboard. And the solutions are fiddling with some commands in the terminal. Every single time.
I cannot imagine myself having to run a command every single time I want my rgb keyboard to be lit. And I cannot sit comfortably, knowing that this is the only solution to a problem so common.
Basically every single person that has ever used an RGB keyboard and Linux has had this problem. And they just had to live with this.
How it does it
Granted, that all it does is run a basic terminal command. But still, It does that automatically.
Periodically, it runs the command every couple of seconds, to ensure that even if your rgb of your keyboard turns off for some reason. (Which can happen due to physical reasons like loose wires, or software reasons.) It makes sure to turn it on by itself.
On the contrary, if it doesn't often happen, then you should just turn it off after launching it on start.
Why is it needed?
This question might be lingering in your head.
After all, why do you need it? Can't you just run a simple command? It's not that hard.
Let me tell you why you can't just run a command.
- If you are someone who doesn't run terminal commands that often. Then you are going to have problems both getting into the habit of doing that, and remembering to do that.
- If you are someone who is very used to using terminal commands. Then you might be thinking about just pressing up arrow key and enter.
Which brings up your last used command and runs it. But if you are a heavy terminal user, then you will most likely be also using a ton of other commands.
So most of the time, you will be left just searching for that one RGB keyboard command to run it.
Spread the word.
So really guys, spread the word. You might not want this app. You might not even have an RGB keyboard.
But someone out there does, someone out there needs it. That someone out there is frustrated. And is either thinking about quitting Linux or leaving out the RGB idea.
So please, be the informer you would want to have seen, when you needed something so crucial and basic. But just couldn't.
Give me some feedback. Tell me what to improve on.
I know that it is very basic and simple, But I can improve it. Tell me what you need and what is good.
I only knew about this problem. But there might be more, relating to patterns and such.
Please tell me about that. Give me feedback. Tell me what you think about it all.
And in the end Just thank you for being so awesome and helpful.
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Iamst.KGB
Toggle the RGB lighting of your keyboard on Linux, easily and simply.
Status | Released |
Category | Tool |
Author | IAMST |
Tags | Graphical User Interface (GUI), keyboard, Minimalist, rgb, Simple |
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