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[GH-ISSUE #770] Add an option to change the amount of steps for a keyboard press #496

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opened 2026-05-05 06:08:33 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

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2026-05-05 06:08:33 -06:00

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Originally created by @danielneubert on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/770

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First things first — I love the new release of MonitorControl. Great work!

My problem is as little as it can get — I prefer fixed values for my contrast on my external display and regularly have to fiddle around a bit to find exactly 50% (where colors are accurate).

Describe the solution you'd like

An alternative software solution I used while MonitorControl wasn't ready for the M1, gave the option to control the brightness / contrast in fixed steps (in my case: 10%, 30%, 50%, 70% and 90% — So limit 10%/90% and 20% steps).

Something equivalent would be a perfect solution for my problem.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Actually I have thought of two different solutions:

Adding a Icon for the contrast-layover which shows an indicator for the 50% mark:

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Adding a keyboard shortcut to set the contrast "back" to 50% with the accurate colors.

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Originally created by @danielneubert on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/770 ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [X] Searched for existing issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe First things first — I love the new release of MonitorControl. Great work! My problem is as little as it can get — I prefer fixed values for my contrast on my external display and regularly have to fiddle around a bit to find exactly 50% (where colors are accurate). ### Describe the solution you'd like An alternative software solution I used while MonitorControl wasn't ready for the M1, gave the option to control the brightness / contrast in fixed steps (in my case: 10%, 30%, 50%, 70% and 90% — So limit 10%/90% and 20% steps). Something equivalent would be a perfect solution for my problem. ### Describe alternatives you've considered Actually I have thought of two different solutions: 1. Adding a Icon for the contrast-layover which shows an indicator for the 50% mark: ```txt (Contrast Icon) ↓ [███████░░░░░░░░] ``` 2. Adding a keyboard shortcut to set the contrast "back" to 50% with the accurate colors. ### Anything else? _No response_

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2026-05-05 06:08:38 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021):

Do you want to increase contrast beyond 50% where colors are not accurate or just want to decrease the contrast?

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021): Do you want to increase contrast beyond 50% where colors are not accurate or just want to decrease the contrast?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:08:40 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021):

I see you want. Well, you can limit contrast between 10 and 90 already like this:

50% is quite easy to hit with the keyboard (the click should be beneath the bottom-most "ray" of the sun OSD. If you enable Slider snapping, Show slider tick marks and maybe Show percentages, you can get even easier navigation with the slider as well.

If you limit the contrast between 10 and 90 then in case of slider snapping 0% should be 10, 25% should be 35, 50% should be 50, 75% snap should be 66 and 100% should be 90.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021): I see you want. Well, you can limit contrast between 10 and 90 already like this: <img width="544" alt="Screen Shot 2021-11-04 at 19 32 58" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37590873/140399201-cdd1603e-ed4d-4e24-a061-5facb5b9dd33.png"> 50% is quite easy to hit with the keyboard (the click should be beneath the bottom-most "ray" of the sun OSD. If you enable `Slider snapping`, `Show slider tick marks` and maybe `Show percentages`, you can get even easier navigation with the slider as well. If you limit the contrast between 10 and 90 then in case of slider snapping 0% should be 10, 25% should be 35, 50% should be 50, 75% snap should be 66 and 100% should be 90.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:08:42 -06:00

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@danielneubert commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021):

Hey there, I already found the limit (min/max) which is already a nice start.

I do want to use both, below 50% (in dark rooms at night) and above 50% for playing dark games.

I already found the slider, which I sometimes use. But I'm more of a keyboard-shortcut guy.

Maybay I have a bug here, but my layover for the contrast doesn't show the sun, just the one for the brightness does.

Is this as expected?

@danielneubert commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021): Hey there, I already found the limit (min/max) which is already a nice start. I do want to use both, below 50% (in dark rooms at night) and above 50% for playing dark games. I already found the slider, which I sometimes use. But I'm more of a keyboard-shortcut guy. Maybay I have a bug here, but my layover for the contrast doesn't show the sun, just the one for the brightness does. <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18072841/140406854-6939e92b-e4d1-4d7a-9e87-6efbaeb75f64.png" width="500" style="max-width:536px"/> Is this as expected?

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2026-05-05 06:08:42 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021):

ohh you are right, the you cant use the sun shape to orient. It is intentional, the mac OSD framework does not have an icon for contrast so we decided not to have an icon is better then not having OSD at all.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021): ohh you are right, the you cant use the sun shape to orient. It is intentional, the mac OSD framework does not have an icon for contrast so we decided not to have an icon is better then not having OSD at all.

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2026-05-05 06:08:44 -06:00

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@stale[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2022):

Hey there, it looks like there has been no activity on this issue recently. Has the issue been fixed, or does it still require attention? This issue may be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

@stale[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2022): Hey there, it looks like there has been no activity on this issue recently. Has the issue been fixed, or does it still require attention? This issue may be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.