[GH-ISSUE #181] Add option to not listen for any keys #133

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opened 2026-05-05 05:14:07 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 3 comments

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2026-05-05 05:14:07 -06:00

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Originally created by @kevingrabher on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/181

First off - absolutely great tool!

A bug I found:
When not using the tool you can use option/alt + volume/brightness keys to open the corresponding system preferences dialog. This no longer works when the tool is used.

Another nice option to work around this would be to be able to set to listen to neither brightness nor volume keys. That way they behave native but I'd still have the option to control the monitor with the menubar item.

Originally created by @kevingrabher on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/181 First off - absolutely great tool! A bug I found: When not using the tool you can use option/alt + volume/brightness keys to open the corresponding system preferences dialog. This no longer works when the tool is used. Another nice option to work around this would be to be able to set to listen to neither brightness nor volume keys. That way they behave native but I'd still have the option to control the monitor with the menubar item.

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2026-05-05 05:14:11 -06:00

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@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020):

A bug I found:
When not using the tool you can use option/alt + volume/brightness keys to open the corresponding system preferences dialog. This no longer works when the tool is used.

This is not really a bug, just that when we listen for the mediakeys, we consume the key, so it's not passed on to the OS itself. This is however being worked on in #168, so once me or someone else gets to reviewing that it'll be fixed.

Another nice option to work around this would be to be able to set to listen to neither brightness nor volume keys. That way they behave native but I'd still have the option to control the monitor with the menubar item.

Good suggestion, shouldn't be too hard to implement I think.

@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020): > A bug I found: When not using the tool you can use option/alt + volume/brightness keys to open the corresponding system preferences dialog. This no longer works when the tool is used. This is not really a bug, just that when we listen for the mediakeys, we consume the key, so it's not passed on to the OS itself. This is however being worked on in #168, so once me or someone else gets to reviewing that it'll be fixed. > Another nice option to work around this would be to be able to set to listen to neither brightness nor volume keys. That way they behave native but I'd still have the option to control the monitor with the menubar item. Good suggestion, shouldn't be too hard to implement I think.

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2026-05-05 05:14:13 -06:00

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@chavlji commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2020):

Would love to be able to disable listening to brightness key (so they still controll builtin screen).
What about adding possibility to remap brightness up/down keys? So we can have both...

@chavlji commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2020): Would love to be able to disable listening to brightness key (so they still controll builtin screen). What about adding possibility to remap brightness up/down keys? So we can have both...

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2026-05-05 05:14:15 -06:00

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@anbroid commented on GitHub (May 1, 2020):

Would also like to see this (avoid using any keys). Moreover whenever I start MonitorControl I have to click around 2 dialogs, first one that says "Shortcuts not available" and then another one that asks me to give access to Accessibility features (which I Deny). The app should have a way to be happy without keys so that these dialogs don't pop up at every start. Great app otherwise, love it!

@anbroid commented on GitHub (May 1, 2020): Would also like to see this (avoid using any keys). Moreover whenever I start MonitorControl I have to click around 2 dialogs, first one that says "Shortcuts not available" and then another one that asks me to give access to Accessibility features (which I Deny). The app should have a way to be happy without keys so that these dialogs don't pop up at every start. Great app otherwise, love it!

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2026-05-05 07:03:30 -06:00

[PR #134] [MERGED] Performance enhancements for media key shortcuts, repeated keys #1055

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2026-05-05 07:03:30 -06:00

[PR #133] [MERGED] Fixed contrast slider not being set with brightness (#132) #1056