> do we really need that? I do not think so but others might want to have lower backlight when browsing etc... Personnaly I do not find that practical, but it is matter of taste.
> >> - dialog box for setting the backlight extensions (maybe go as an >> advanced setting of the screen dialog box). > > you can just have a new dialog box for this - thats easy enough - copy and > paste a simple one from somewhere and modify as needed. as such i can only > think of a few things config needs: > > 1. if there is no randr backlight, and there is more than 1 /sys or acpi > backlight control, be able to choose which one to control. > 2. set some "enumerated" backlight levels. "default" (eg 100%), "idle" (eg > 50%), "sleep" (eg 0%), and then power management will set the backlight TO the > "default", "idle" or "sleep" states > 3. idle timeout between default and idle > > eg idle timeout could be 10 secs, and sleep be 5 mins (screensaver set to kick > in at 6mins to go completely blank). I will add the sleep mode. For now, I have default and idle modes. It is nothing to add. > >> - acpi code for setting the backlight property (Is it useful nowadays ?) > > yes. nvidia drivers dont support randr backlight for example. you have to go > direct to the backlight controls - well not just acpi /sys/... stuff. there's > several places you'll find backlight controls. use randr IF its there, if not, > find a /sys or /acpi backlight control and modify that. Thanks. I Forgot that nvidia is ways behind with the xrandr extension. The backlight controls for the nvidia driver are a real mess (they change the brightness not the actual backlight) and accessing the backlight registers needs a specific driver (that is not in the kernel by default). I will have to search for that. >> - a nice little box indicating the backlight level when it is changed >> (edje kind of thing, related to themes). > > steal all the code from mixer gadget - for its gadget and popup. thats what u > need there. :) > >> - find a way to update backlight when modified by an other program >> (xbacklight for instance). > > for now i'd say use a poller like battery and temperature and make it poll by > default every 32ticks (4seconds). allow setting poll interval. should also GET > the backlight value first every time you try and modify it. It was more or lest my intention, i.e. I will use a timer and check that backlight property did not change outside e17. it is simple to do that. I will code that today if I have time. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
