nfrastack/dms-nightModeControl

About

Night Mode Control is a DankMaterialShell (DMS) plugin that surfaces the gamma / night-mode stack on a configurable bar pill and Control Center tile. The pill shows the live gamma temperature in Kelvin, scrolls to step the target, right-clicks to toggle night mode, and clicks for a popout with target / day sliders, automation toggle, time-vs-location mode picker, schedule readout, and quick presets. This is intended as a drop in replacement for the stock nightMode CC widget.

Features

• Bar pill with dynamic icon
• Three pill format options: temp only, label + temp (Night 3000K), icon only
• Scroll wheel on the pill bumps the target temperature in configurable Kelvin steps
• Right-click the pill toggles night mode
• Left-click the pill opens the popout
• Detail panel surface:
  • Status line: active state, current K, target K, period (day/night), sunrise / sunset / next transition
  • On / off button
  • Target night temperature slider
  • Day temperature slider
  • Quick-preset chips (3000K - 6000K in 500K steps)
  • Automation on/off + segmented time / location mode picker

Maintainer

• Nfrastack

Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Maintainer
• Requirements
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage
• Permissions
• Support & Maintenance
• License

Requirements

• DankMaterialShell 1.5-beta or later (DMS API version ≥ 6 for the wayland.gamma capability)
• A Wayland compositor with wlr-gamma-control-unstable-v1 (Hyprland, niri, Sway, river)
• DMS daemon reporting gamma in its capabilities (DisplayService.gammaControlAvailable === true)

Screenshots

• Overview

• Settings

Installation

mkdir -p ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/
git clone https://github.com/nfrastack/dms-nightModeControl ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/nightModeControl

• Visit Settings -> Plugins, refresh your plugin directory, enable Night Mode Control
• Add the pill to your bar layout in Settings -> Top Bar.
• To replace the stock CC tile, disable the built-in Night Mode widget in Settings -> Control Center and enable this plugin's widget in the same place.

Configuration

Key	Type	Description	Default
stepK	int	Per scroll-tick adjustment of the target night temperature, in Kelvin. DMS rounds target to 500K so 500 is natural.	500
minK	int	Lower bound for scroll / slider on the target night temperature, in Kelvin.	3000
maxK	int	Upper bound for scroll / slider on the target night temperature. DMS IPC clamps to 6000K — values above won't apply.	6000
pillFormat	string	Bar pill display mode. One of: tempOnly (e.g. 4000K), labelTemp (Night 4000K / Day 4000K), iconOnly.	tempOnly
presetTempsK	array of ints	Quick-preset chips shown in the detail panel. Each click persists that target temperature. Editable in the settings page.	[3000..6000]
hideWhenInactive	bool	Hide the bar pill when night mode is off. CC widget is unaffected.	false
debugLog	bool	Print toggle / temp-set actions to journalctl --user -t dms.	false

The settings page exposes all keys above. Use Reset to defaults under the preset chip editor to restore the canonical 3000–6000K list.

Usage

• Bar pill - shows current Kelvin while night mode is on, target Kelvin while it's off. Scroll up raises the target by stepK (cooler), scroll down lowers it (warmer). Right-click toggles night mode. Left-click opens the detail popout.
• Control Center -> Night Mode - clicking the tile toggles night mode without expanding (matches built-in behaviour). The expander chevron opens the same detail panel as the popout.
• Sliders / quick presets - write through dms ipc call night setTargetTemp / setDayTemp. DMS rounds to the nearest 500K and re-applies immediately if night mode is on.
• Automation - toggling on starts time-based or location-based scheduling depending on nightModeAutoMode. Time-of-day and lat/long config still live in DMS Settings -> Display -> Gamma.

Permissions

The plugin requests:

• settings_read — read step / range / pill format / preset list / hide-when-inactive / debugLog
• settings_write — save edits from the settings page
• process — invoke dms ipc call night … for target / day temperature changes

All gamma state goes through the DMS daemon's existing wayland.gamma.* request handlers.

Support & Maintenance

• For community help, tips, and community discussions, visit the Discussions board.
• For personalized support or a support agreement, see Nfrastack Support.
• To report bugs, submit a Bug Report. Usage questions may be closed as not-a-bug.
• Feature requests are welcome, but not guaranteed. For prioritized development, consider a support agreement.
• Updates are best-effort, with priority given to active production use and support agreements.

License

MIT. See the LICENSE file.