Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-10-11 Thread Alex Murray
On 11 October 2010 19:34, Richard Hughes wrote: > On 9 October 2010 08:43, Alex Murray wrote: >> How about something like the attached patch - provides a new interface >> org.freedesktop.UPower.KbdBacklight which Get/SetBrightness and >> GetMaxBrightness methods, plus a BrightnessChanged signal.

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-10-11 Thread Richard Hughes
On 9 October 2010 08:43, Alex Murray wrote: > How about something like the attached patch - provides a new interface > org.freedesktop.UPower.KbdBacklight which Get/SetBrightness and > GetMaxBrightness methods, plus a BrightnessChanged signal. I plan to > start work on g-p-m next to support using

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-10-09 Thread Alex Murray
On 8 October 2010 19:03, Richard Hughes wrote: > On 7 October 2010 13:14, Alex Murray wrote: >> Thanks Richard will see what I can come up with - also what is the >> best way to post patches for review once I've got something together? > > Email either me or the mailing list. If you need help, gr

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-10-08 Thread Richard Hughes
On 7 October 2010 13:14, Alex Murray wrote: > Thanks Richard will see what I can come up with - also what is the > best way to post patches for review once I've got something together? Email either me or the mailing list. If you need help, grab me on IRC -- I'm "hughsie". Thanks, Richard. _

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-10-07 Thread Alex Murray
On 7 October 2010 02:53, Richard Hughes wrote: > On 30 September 2010 12:19, Alex Murray wrote: >> Would you be keen on such an extension to UPower? How exactly would >> you see this fitting in with the existing stuff - would it be a new >> device kind?? > > No, it would have to be a new interfac

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-10-06 Thread Richard Hughes
On 30 September 2010 12:19, Alex Murray wrote: > Would you be keen on such an extension to UPower? How exactly would > you see this fitting in with the existing stuff - would it be a new > device kind?? No, it would have to be a new interface. > Any more of an idea you could provide on what you

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-09-30 Thread Alex Murray
On 30 September 2010 20:39, Richard Hughes wrote: > On 30 September 2010 12:07, Bastien Nocera wrote: >> I already mailed the list with the same question some time ago. See: >> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.devicekit.devel/468 > > Right. I'm still not sure keyboard backlight dese

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-09-30 Thread Richard Hughes
On 30 September 2010 12:07, Bastien Nocera wrote: > I already mailed the list with the same question some time ago. See: > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.devicekit.devel/468 Right. I'm still not sure keyboard backlight deserves it's own project, and system process. Adding an inter

Re: Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-09-30 Thread Bastien Nocera
On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 20:30 +0930, Alex Murray wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently sent an email to the g-p-m list inquiring about keyboard > backlight support in g-p-m / UPower / udev - I know this used to be > supported but in the deprecation of HAL it seems to have gotten > lost... > > So was wond