elementary/quick-settings

Show an indicator when sleep is prevented

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#114 opened on May 1, 2025

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Description

Problem

It's easy to toggle off sleep but then forget about it and wonder why the computer isn't going to sleep

Proposal

We should probably add a panel icon when sleep is being prevented

Prior Art (Optional)

Previous iterations of the prevent sleep quick control like Caffeine provided their own indicator

Contributor guide

Research direction
Explore the quick settings codebase to locate the sleep prevention toggle implementation. Look for existing panel indicators and understand how they are added. Then implement a new indicator that appears when sleep prevention is active.
Tech stack
None
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
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Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70