[GH-ISSUE #555] More detailed info under Displays on why hardware control is not enabled #419

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opened 2026-05-05 05:58:10 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @waydabber on GitHub (Sep 2, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/555

Originally assigned to: @waydabber on GitHub.

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It is not obvious why a display cannot be controlled (for example control is disabled due to the HDMI port situation on the 2018 and M1 mini or blacklisted display).

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be good to have a description for when ddc is disabled with a reason like:

Control is disabled because connection is HDMI

So users who just dowloaded MC (and may not have read the readme) know it's expected behavior

Describe alternatives you've considered

We could add more detailed info under Displays or maybe a link to a wiki page explaining a situation via a question mark icon next to Control Method.

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Originally created by @waydabber on GitHub (Sep 2, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/555 Originally assigned to: @waydabber on GitHub. ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [X] Searched for existing issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe It is not obvious why a display cannot be controlled (for example control is disabled due to the HDMI port situation on the 2018 and M1 mini or blacklisted display). ### Describe the solution you'd like It would be good to have a description for when ddc is disabled with a reason like: `Control is disabled because connection is HDMI` So users who just dowloaded MC (and may not have read the readme) know it's expected behavior ### Describe alternatives you've considered We could add more detailed info under Displays or maybe a link to a wiki page explaining a situation via a question mark icon next to Control Method. ### Anything else? Feature recommended by @the0neyouseek _No response_

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2026-05-05 05:58:16 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2021):

This might be a little too subtle but I added a yellow triangle indicating that there might be a problem and a tooltip explaining the situation. Also there is a triangle in the corner of the display icon as well.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2021): This might be a little too subtle but I added a yellow triangle indicating that there might be a problem and a tooltip explaining the situation. Also there is a triangle in the corner of the display icon as well. <img width="645" alt="Screen Shot 2021-09-08 at 23 26 25" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37590873/132587927-16048780-a402-470d-985e-01bfe99e9f7a.png">

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2026-05-05 07:04:33 -06:00

[PR #419] [CLOSED] Add a indicator of zh-cn localization #1097