{"id":7921,"date":"2018-11-16T10:23:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T18:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/?p=7921"},"modified":"2020-12-08T20:11:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T04:11:07","slug":"super-useful-app-clickmonitorddc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/super-useful-app-clickmonitorddc\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Useful App: ClickmonitorDDC"},"content":{"rendered":"

ClickmonitorDDC lets you set up keyboard macros to change the brightness and volume on your computer. I initially got this freeware it to set the brightness on my new portable monitor that had no buttons, the AOC I1659FWUX 15.6″ USB-Powered Portable Monitor<\/a>. I’m very happy with having this extra monitor too!<\/p>\n

My favorite thing about using ClickmonitorDDC is that now my work computer and home computer now have the same controls for changing brightness and volume. It’s a little thing, but it makes me happy enough to send a donation to the author!<\/p>\n

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I set my hotkeys like so:<\/p>\n

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Update 11-19-18: I told the author about this blog post and he pointed out a typo I had made on my hotkey choice above. I have since fixed the typo. Thanks Martin!<\/p>\n

He also pointed out “…monitorname should not contain spaces or use ” “. Theoretically you do not need to write full monitorname, normally a few chars will do, for instance B156X would work too. \u00a0 There is a new version 5.5 on my homepage: https:\/\/clickmonitorddc.bplaced.net<\/a>”<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 12-2-20: The author’s site isn’t maintained any more :-(. You can get the software from various freeware sites online. Here is a local archive: ClickMonitorDDC_6_0<\/a><\/p>\n

Update 12-8-20: To get my second monitor to work well, I used to run the Displaylink<\/a> drivers but with a recent update to… something… I don’t know… they weren’t working well but the Intel drivers started working. I used the Intel Driver & Support Assistant<\/a> to automagically install and update the right drivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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