KWin: Toggle grayscale KDE destop effect with script
I'm very new to KDE (running Kubuntu 18.10) and want to be able to quickly toggle grayscale through the terminal. I can make the script to do this but I don't know what to call to toggle the Desktop Effect.
Currently I'm using the extension described in this answer from this Github reop. Everything works great, the only problem is that I want to quickly switch to grayscale instead of going into System Settings > Desktop Behavior >Desktop Effects and click Apply. This is way to many steps for me to use more than once or twice a day.
My question is what command do I call to toggle this from the command line so I can write a script to do this?
I'm looking at the qdbus and trying something like:
qdbus org.kde.KWwin /Effects toggleEffect Grayscale
But nothing happens.
kubuntu kde kwin
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
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I'm very new to KDE (running Kubuntu 18.10) and want to be able to quickly toggle grayscale through the terminal. I can make the script to do this but I don't know what to call to toggle the Desktop Effect.
Currently I'm using the extension described in this answer from this Github reop. Everything works great, the only problem is that I want to quickly switch to grayscale instead of going into System Settings > Desktop Behavior >Desktop Effects and click Apply. This is way to many steps for me to use more than once or twice a day.
My question is what command do I call to toggle this from the command line so I can write a script to do this?
I'm looking at the qdbus and trying something like:
qdbus org.kde.KWwin /Effects toggleEffect Grayscale
But nothing happens.
kubuntu kde kwin
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
1011
Thanks, yes, that quirk was present but everything works fine once I applied the Desktop Effects with Grayscale off and on. I'm reading up on how KWin extension work so might get somewhere.
– fizzyh2o
Mar 19 at 6:23
When you toggle the Grayscale effect, changes are written to ~/.config/kwinrc in the [Plugins] section. Specifically, toggling changes kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=false to kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true or vice versa. If you don't use the default GUI, but use the command line (or a script) usingkwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group Plugins --key kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled "false"(or "true"), you need to reload KWin to effect the change.kwin_x11 --replace & disownreloads KWin but may make the system unstable! There maybe a better way of which I'm not aware.
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:20
In short, my experience of not using the default GUI isn't a happy one!
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:21
There's alsoqdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigurewhich I found here but haven't tried. zren is a KDE developer.
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:27
add a comment |
I'm very new to KDE (running Kubuntu 18.10) and want to be able to quickly toggle grayscale through the terminal. I can make the script to do this but I don't know what to call to toggle the Desktop Effect.
Currently I'm using the extension described in this answer from this Github reop. Everything works great, the only problem is that I want to quickly switch to grayscale instead of going into System Settings > Desktop Behavior >Desktop Effects and click Apply. This is way to many steps for me to use more than once or twice a day.
My question is what command do I call to toggle this from the command line so I can write a script to do this?
I'm looking at the qdbus and trying something like:
qdbus org.kde.KWwin /Effects toggleEffect Grayscale
But nothing happens.
kubuntu kde kwin
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
1011
I'm very new to KDE (running Kubuntu 18.10) and want to be able to quickly toggle grayscale through the terminal. I can make the script to do this but I don't know what to call to toggle the Desktop Effect.
Currently I'm using the extension described in this answer from this Github reop. Everything works great, the only problem is that I want to quickly switch to grayscale instead of going into System Settings > Desktop Behavior >Desktop Effects and click Apply. This is way to many steps for me to use more than once or twice a day.
My question is what command do I call to toggle this from the command line so I can write a script to do this?
I'm looking at the qdbus and trying something like:
qdbus org.kde.KWwin /Effects toggleEffect Grayscale
But nothing happens.
kubuntu kde kwin
kubuntu kde kwin
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
1011
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
1011
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
1011
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
1011
asked Mar 19 at 1:31
fizzyh2ofizzyh2o
1011
1011
Thanks, yes, that quirk was present but everything works fine once I applied the Desktop Effects with Grayscale off and on. I'm reading up on how KWin extension work so might get somewhere.
– fizzyh2o
Mar 19 at 6:23
When you toggle the Grayscale effect, changes are written to ~/.config/kwinrc in the [Plugins] section. Specifically, toggling changes kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=false to kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true or vice versa. If you don't use the default GUI, but use the command line (or a script) usingkwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group Plugins --key kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled "false"(or "true"), you need to reload KWin to effect the change.kwin_x11 --replace & disownreloads KWin but may make the system unstable! There maybe a better way of which I'm not aware.
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:20
In short, my experience of not using the default GUI isn't a happy one!
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:21
There's alsoqdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigurewhich I found here but haven't tried. zren is a KDE developer.
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:27
add a comment |
Thanks, yes, that quirk was present but everything works fine once I applied the Desktop Effects with Grayscale off and on. I'm reading up on how KWin extension work so might get somewhere.
– fizzyh2o
Mar 19 at 6:23
When you toggle the Grayscale effect, changes are written to ~/.config/kwinrc in the [Plugins] section. Specifically, toggling changes kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=false to kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true or vice versa. If you don't use the default GUI, but use the command line (or a script) usingkwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group Plugins --key kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled "false"(or "true"), you need to reload KWin to effect the change.kwin_x11 --replace & disownreloads KWin but may make the system unstable! There maybe a better way of which I'm not aware.
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:20
In short, my experience of not using the default GUI isn't a happy one!
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:21
There's alsoqdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigurewhich I found here but haven't tried. zren is a KDE developer.
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:27
Thanks, yes, that quirk was present but everything works fine once I applied the Desktop Effects with Grayscale off and on. I'm reading up on how KWin extension work so might get somewhere.
– fizzyh2o
Mar 19 at 6:23
Thanks, yes, that quirk was present but everything works fine once I applied the Desktop Effects with Grayscale off and on. I'm reading up on how KWin extension work so might get somewhere.
– fizzyh2o
Mar 19 at 6:23
When you toggle the Grayscale effect, changes are written to ~/.config/kwinrc in the [Plugins] section. Specifically, toggling changes kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=false to kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true or vice versa. If you don't use the default GUI, but use the command line (or a script) using
kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group Plugins --key kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled "false" (or "true"), you need to reload KWin to effect the change. kwin_x11 --replace & disown reloads KWin but may make the system unstable! There maybe a better way of which I'm not aware.– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:20
When you toggle the Grayscale effect, changes are written to ~/.config/kwinrc in the [Plugins] section. Specifically, toggling changes kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=false to kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true or vice versa. If you don't use the default GUI, but use the command line (or a script) using
kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group Plugins --key kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled "false" (or "true"), you need to reload KWin to effect the change. kwin_x11 --replace & disown reloads KWin but may make the system unstable! There maybe a better way of which I'm not aware.– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:20
In short, my experience of not using the default GUI isn't a happy one!
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:21
In short, my experience of not using the default GUI isn't a happy one!
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:21
There's also
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure which I found here but haven't tried. zren is a KDE developer.– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:27
There's also
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure which I found here but haven't tried. zren is a KDE developer.– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:27
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Thanks, yes, that quirk was present but everything works fine once I applied the Desktop Effects with Grayscale off and on. I'm reading up on how KWin extension work so might get somewhere.
– fizzyh2o
Mar 19 at 6:23
When you toggle the Grayscale effect, changes are written to ~/.config/kwinrc in the [Plugins] section. Specifically, toggling changes kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=false to kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true or vice versa. If you don't use the default GUI, but use the command line (or a script) using
kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group Plugins --key kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled "false"(or "true"), you need to reload KWin to effect the change.kwin_x11 --replace & disownreloads KWin but may make the system unstable! There maybe a better way of which I'm not aware.– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:20
In short, my experience of not using the default GUI isn't a happy one!
– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:21
There's also
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigurewhich I found here but haven't tried. zren is a KDE developer.– DK Bose
Mar 19 at 10:27