[GH-ISSUE #270] Keys are working only when the monitor's desktop is active #211

New issue

Closed

opened 2026-05-05 05:25:20 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:25:20 -06:00

Owner

Originally created by @vanikin on GitHub (Jul 28, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/270

Checklist

I have searched for existing issues
I have looked through the wiki
I have updated MonitorControl to the latest version

Describe the bug
I can control the external monitor's volume with keyboard only when the main desktop of the external monitor is active. When there are any fullscreen app active I can't control the volume, and the brightness is changing only on the built-in monitor of my notebook.
I can also change both volume and brightness in menu and when the MonitorControl window is active on top of the fullscreen app.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Go to fullscreen
Press volume control button on the keyboard
See the volume OSD with the stop sign on the built-in monitor (not the monitor I want to control)

Expected behavior
Keyboard keys will change brightness and volume on both monitors

Additional context
I can control all settings of the same monitor when it's the only one connected (from my desktop computer running macOS Mojave)

Environment Information (please complete the following information):

macOS version: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
MonitorControl version: 2.0.0 (build 640)
Monitor(s): LG 27UD58-B connected via HDMI
Macbook pro 13 late 2011

Originally created by @vanikin on GitHub (Jul 28, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/270 **Checklist**  - [x] I have searched for existing issues - [x] I have looked through [the wiki](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/wiki) - [x] I have updated MonitorControl to the latest version **Describe the bug** I can control the external monitor's volume with keyboard only when the main desktop of the external monitor is active. When there are any fullscreen app active I can't control the volume, and the brightness is changing only on the built-in monitor of my notebook. I can also change both volume and brightness in menu and when the MonitorControl window is active on top of the fullscreen app. **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Go to fullscreen 2. Press volume control button on the keyboard 3. See the volume OSD with the stop sign on the built-in monitor (not the monitor I want to control) ![Скриншот 2020-07-28 09 27 13](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17569143/88630232-f919d100-d0b8-11ea-9caf-c1869c563d54.png) **Expected behavior** Keyboard keys will change brightness and volume on both monitors **Additional context** I can control all settings of the same monitor when it's the only one connected (from my desktop computer running macOS Mojave) **Environment Information (please complete the following information):** - macOS version: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 - MonitorControl version: 2.0.0 (build 640) - Monitor(s): LG 27UD58-B connected via HDMI - Macbook pro 13 late 2011

gitea-mirror

2026-05-05 05:25:20 -06:00

closed this issue
added the
bug
label

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:25:24 -06:00

Author

Owner

@vanikin commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2020):

During describing this bug I found that I can just leave MonitorControl window open and keyboard controls will work fine

@vanikin commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2020): During describing this bug I found that I can just leave MonitorControl window open and keyboard controls will work fine

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:25:26 -06:00

Author

Owner

@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2020):

Already fixed, just not released yet. see #237 🙂

@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2020): Already fixed, just not released yet. see #237 🙂