Updated brightness to use a custom bash script instead of brightnessctl

.config/i3/brightness.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ $# != 1 ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <brightness percentage>"
+    echo "Example: $0 5 # Increase brighness by 5%"
+    echo "Example: $0 -5 # Decrease brighness by 5%"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+file_root="/sys/class/backlight/$(ls /sys/class/backlight | head -n 1)"
+max=$(cat "$file_root/max_brightness")
+current=$(cat "$file_root/actual_brightness")
+new=$(($current + ($max / 100 * $1)))
+
+
+if [ "$new" -ge "$max" ]; then
+    echo "$max" > $file_root/brightness
+elif [ "$new" -le "0" ]; then
+    echo "0" > $file_root/brightness
+else
+    echo "$new" > $file_root/brightness
+fi

.config/i3/config

@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ bindsym l resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
 bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 
 # Brightness keys setup
-bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id "brightnessctl set 5%-"
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id "sudo $HOME/.config/i3/brightness.sh -5"
-bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec --no-startup-id "brightnessctl set +5%"
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec --no-startup-id "sudo $HOME/.config/i3/brightness.sh 5"
 
 # Window Cosmetic Changes
 gaps inner 10

.config/polybar/config.ini

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ separator-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
 font-0 = monospace;2
 
 modules-left = xworkspaces xwindow
-modules-right = filesystem brightness pulseaudio memory cpu battery network date
+modules-right = filesystem brightness alsa memory cpu battery network date
 
 cursor-click = pointer
 cursor-scroll = ns-resize
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ label-mounted = %{F#0000FF}%mountpoint%%{F-} %percentage_used%%
 label-unmounted = %mountpoint% not mounted
 label-unmounted-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
 
-[module/pulseaudio]
+[module/alsa]
-type = internal/pulseaudio
+type = internal/alsa
 
 format-volume-prefix = "VOL "
 format-volume-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}