Hei Carsten, I was unable to find anything in the code for changing the backlight automatically after some inactivity (Normal -> idle (free to set it in the dialog box) -> sleep (after 3 min)).
I am already preparing a patch for it which is using your interface (I already wrote it actually but it needs more testing) Mathieu > On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:00:43 -0300 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri > <barbi...@profusion.mobi> said: > >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Carsten Haitzler<ras...@rasterman.com> >> wrote: >>> i added backlight control support in e17 now. load the backlight module and >>> add the backlight control gadget, bind some keys to changing backlight etc. >>> as you see fit. the actual backlight control and config is in e17 proper, >>> with module just offering the popup slider gadget >> >> Great, but problems and questions: >> >> - Problems: >> - Shelf gadget -> right click -> Remove -> Crash. Removal works >> from Shelf contents dialog. > > found it. fixed. > >> - ACPI (hardware switches) -> every time I choose "Backlight Min", >> "Backlight Max", "Backlight Set" + parameters or similar I end with >> "Backlight Set" and empty parameters. Doesn't matter if I switch >> immediately to another list item or if I click "Apply" or even close >> the dialog, it always fail. > > works fine in keybindings dialog - acpi bindings seems to have some bug. > nothing to do with backlight though - you'll probably find it a general bug in > the acpi bindings dialog. > >> - using "Backlight set" with empty parameter seems to crash. I >> couldn't reproduce this lots of time, but happened once when i tried >> the above problem... so maybe it was the empty parameter, maybe it was >> some corrupted memory from the dialog itself. > > hmm. it does require a param. i can protect against null params.. > >> - Questions: >> - How do I refer to the "Dim backlight" and "Normal backlight" >> selection from Power Management? Are they the "Dim" and "Undim" >> actions? > > yes. dim backlight == backlight level in dim mode. dim action == go into dim > mode. undim == go back to normal mode. > >> - why is the slider soooooooo tall (large in height)? Usually >> backlights have so few levels it's weird to see such a big range to >> choose... that changes so few times (16 levels here, 0-15). > > just happened to make it that big. didnt look bad to me. > >> - Plans to support leds (keyboard backlight)? It's basically the >> same sysfs interface, but under /sys/class/leds (here it's >> /sys/class/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/) > > zero plans to support those. just addressing the important issue of screen > brightness. keyboard backlights i'll have to leave to another adventurous > soul. > it wasnt on the todo list for e17 release. > >> -- >> Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri >> http://profusion.mobi embedded systems >> -------------------------------------- >> MSN: barbi...@gmail.com >> Skype: gsbarbieri >> Mobile: +55 (19) 9225-2202 >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
