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Brightness keys do not work when the taskbar menu is open
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Description
Distribution
Fedora Linux 41 Cinnamon (x86-64)
Package version
6.2.9
Graphics hardware in use
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series]
Frequency
Always
Bug description
When I open the taskbar menu and press the brightness buttons on my laptop, nothing changes. This also applies to any other taskbar applet. The brightness buttons work fine otherwise. The volume buttons always work.
Steps to reproduce
- Press the "Menu" button on the Cinnamon taskbar.
- If you have brightness buttons on your keyboard, press either one.
Expected behavior
The brightness buttons should always work, even if the taskbar menu is open.
Additional information
I opened a previous ticket here. Some others have the same issue: https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/issues/11955
However, I wasn't able to add the bug label.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on Fedora Linux 41 with Cinnamon 6.2.9, following the listed steps and comparing brightness keys with volume keys. Trace how the open taskbar menu and its applets handle keyboard input; done means brightness keys work while the menu or any taskbar applet is open, without changing the existing volume-key behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fedora, javascript, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100