[GH-ISSUE #47] Feature Request: Show brightness slide when light is off #46

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opened 2026-03-03 16:43:08 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @rosinscj on GitHub (Feb 19, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsyhome-macos/issues/47

I'd like to have the brightness slider accessible while a light is off. This way I can click on the slider, turing a light on without if going to full brightness. I have this ability within home assistant.

Currently, when you turn a light on from this tool, it goes to full brightness, even if the slider isn't set to full. Clicking the slider again sets the brightness correctly (this seems like a bug?)

Originally created by @rosinscj on GitHub (Feb 19, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsyhome-macos/issues/47 I'd like to have the brightness slider accessible while a light is off. This way I can click on the slider, turing a light on without if going to full brightness. I have this ability within home assistant. Currently, when you turn a light on from this tool, it goes to full brightness, even if the slider isn't set to full. Clicking the slider again sets the brightness correctly (this seems like a bug?) <img width="282" height="88" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b64f7282-e7fd-4920-86ff-9ebc3ec96e23" /> <img width="268" height="79" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/35f5d416-3fb1-4003-9728-ed0fccf13f14" />

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@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026):

Thanks for the feature request! I'd like to understand the brightness behavior better before addressing it.

I haven't been able to reproduce the "turning on sets to full brightness" issue – when I turn a light off at 50% (or any other level) and turn it back on, it returns to the same brightness and color it had before.

Could you help debug this? Here's how:

Open Itsyhome settings and enable the web server
Run this in Terminal to get the debug info for the affected light:
```
curl http://localhost:8423/debug/<Light Name>
```
(replace <Light Name> with the device name, URL-encoding spaces with %20)
Share the output here (with any sensitive info redacted)

This will show the device's characteristics, current values, and limits, which should help figure out what's happening when it turns on.

@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026): Thanks for the feature request! I'd like to understand the brightness behavior better before addressing it. I haven't been able to reproduce the "turning on sets to full brightness" issue – when I turn a light off at 50% (or any other level) and turn it back on, it returns to the same brightness and color it had before. Could you help debug this? Here's how: 1. Open Itsyhome settings and enable the **web server** 2. Run this in Terminal to get the debug info for the affected light: ``` curl http://localhost:8423/debug/<Light Name> ``` (replace `<Light Name>` with the device name, URL-encoding spaces with `%20`) 3. Share the output here (with any sensitive info redacted) This will show the device's characteristics, current values, and limits, which should help figure out what's happening when it turns on.

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@rosinscj commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026):

Looks like you need Pro to enable the webserver? Any other way I can help debug?

@rosinscj commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026): Looks like you need Pro to enable the webserver? Any other way I can help debug? <img width="556" height="299" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b2e15d9e-4f63-4903-9f91-66f3a45e6362" />

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@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026):

You can install this build, it should work – https://testflight.apple.com/join/aMweYMF5

@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026): You can install this build, it should work – https://testflight.apple.com/join/aMweYMF5