Bug 499160

Summary: KDE sometimes not displaying Monitor Brightness Control
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Jyothish Atheendran <athi.jyothish>
Component: Brightness and Color widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: minor CC: athi.jyothish, natalie_clarius, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.2.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Missing Controls for Controlling Brightness

Description Jyothish Atheendran 2025-01-26 16:49:26 UTC
Created attachment 177696 [details]
Missing Controls for Controlling Brightness

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Login to KDE
2. Click on Screen Brightness icon in the taskbar


OBSERVED RESULT
Controls to adjust brighntess is missing sometimes

EXPECTED RESULT
Controls to adjust brighntess should be available always

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 41 (KDE Plasma) x86_64
KDE Plasma Version: KDE Plasma 6.2.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Verion: 6.12.10-200.fc41.x86_64 (64-bit)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I use KDE on Fedora 41 workstation. I run it on my laptop where I have an external monitor attached. Normally I can control the brightness of my monitor from the taskbar. But sometimes, this control goes missing.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-01-27 20:08:26 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 482713 ***