Jerry you do have it set to illuminate in low light conditions. There is a check box in the Keyboard & Mouse section of System preferences.
On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:31 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > 15" MBP 2.4 GHz (late 2007) OS X 10.5.2 (current) > > 1. the keyboard ambient light sensor appears to have stopped > working. i reset the SMC, but the keyboard sensor still does not > work, even in a completely dark room with the screen dimmed off. (me > and my MBP in the dark, wife says what you doing in the dark fool? > testing :) > > could the sensor be covered with dust, grime, or debris? > > i installed [1] labtick which allows manual control of the keyboard > backlight, including brightness adjustment. possibly labtick makes > more sense for battery usage. > > tia. best...jf > > [1] http://labtick.proculo.de/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be April 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be April 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
