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> unprivileged X11 programs that use the Scroll Lock light as an indicator I didn't know such apps existed! What do they use it for?
by teo_zero 4mo ago
> unprivileged X11 programs that use the Scroll Lock light as an indicator
I didn't know such apps existed! What do they use it for?
- foresto 4mo agoOne use case is a new message indicator. Unlike icons on the desktop, keyboard lights are visible even when a full-screen application is running, or when we're to the side of or across the room from the computer, or when the display is asleep. I depend on this for my daily communications. Another use case is for keyboard macro utilities to indicate the state of layers, modifier modes, or multi-keystroke input sequences. Others surely exist, since hardware lights can indicate just about anything, and are especially valuable where visibility is important. Even shell scripts can use them on X11, via the xset command.
- JCattheATM 4mo agoWhich programs can be configured in this way? Something custom you wrote?