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> Still lets you turn off Bluetooth with a single click, even when all you have is a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Is there any system that wouldn't act the s
by capableweb 4y ago
> Still lets you turn off Bluetooth with a single click, even when all you have is a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
Is there any system that wouldn't act the same way?
It is a UX issue though for sure, I don't disagree. While GNOME might or might not ever fix it, you could hack together a solution yourself with udev rules and a USB stick.
Something like this: (freeform, you have to adjust for your own usage)
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="vendor_id_stick", ATTRS{idProduct}=="product_id_stick", RUN+="/bin/systemctl start bluetooth"
I think something like that should work. Put that in `/etc/udev/rules.d/99-bluetooth-usb-activation.rules` and do `sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger`, then after that, when you plug in the USB stick into the computer, it should start bluetooth automatically again.
You could purchase some random USB stick from your local hardware/"everything" store and use that as a bluetooth activator.
- rcarmo 4y agoThat doesn't work in practice because the machine in question is under my desk, and reaching back into the USB ports entails moving it (and sometimes unplugging other things).
- capableweb 4y agoMaybe leave a USB extender always connected that extends to above the table, then plug the USB stick there?
- rcarmo 4y agoWell, think of it this way - why would I add a cable at all, when my intent is to have a clutter-free desk?
- capableweb 4y agoOr in another way - what's the value behind having a clutter-free desk if you randomly disconnect bluetooth and need to stop everything in order to reconnect it again?
- rcarmo 4y agoWell, I didn’t have that problem until I started using GNOME. Never happened on the Mac, or Windows.
- capableweb 4y agoThat's strange. I don't have a macOS machine in front of my right now, but on Windows 10 and 11 it seems to work the same way, it allows me to turn of Bluetooth with just one click, no confirmation or anything. Is there something particular with the GNOME Bluetooth toggle that makes you wanna click it compared to the Windows toggle?
- rcarmo 4y agoFitt's Law: It is a much bigger target, close to the power management/suspend options.