On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Mike Blumenkrantz <m...@zentific.com> wrote: > On Fri, 13 May 2011 22:23:57 +0200 (CEST) > Vincent Torri <vto...@univ-evry.fr> wrote: >> On Fri, 13 May 2011, Mike Blumenkrantz wrote: >> > On Fri, 13 May 2011 17:41:29 +0200 >> > Mathieu Taillefumier <mathieu.taillefum...@free.fr> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >>> actually i see the backlight controls in: >> >>> >> >>> /proc/acpi/video/NGFX/LCD/brightness >> >>> /proc/acpi/video/NGFX/CRT/brightness >> >>> /proc/acpi/video/NGFX/HDMI/brightness >> >>> /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness >> >>> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:02:00.0/leds/ath9k-phy0::radio/brightness >> >>> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:02:00.0/leds/ath9k-phy0::assoc/brightness >> >>> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:02:00.0/leds/ath9k-phy0::tx/brightness >> >>> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:02:00.0/leds/ath9k-phy0::rx/brightness >> >>> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:03:00.0/leds/mmc0::/brightness >> >>> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:03:00.4/leds/mmc1::/brightness >> >>> >> >>> for example. some of these are led's for network and sd card slots, not >> >>> the screen.brightness controls also floating about in /proc >> >>> >> >>> on another laptop with a radeon it's: >> >>> /proc/acpi/video/VGA/DFP1/brightness >> >>> /proc/acpi/video/VGA/TV/brightness >> >>> /proc/acpi/video/VGA/CRT/brightness >> >>> /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightness >> >>> >> >>> as well as more in /sys... pick the one thats used :) (probably LCD). >> >>> i've >> >>> found others in other weird places. but whenever xrandr doesn't work - >> >>> the >> >>> fallback is to go to /proc or /sys - also dont assume users will have the >> >>> latest and greatest of drivers and kernels so even if a newer driver does >> >>> work, an older may not, so need to go to /proc or /sys >> >> >> >> Thanks ;). It is just that setting up backlight level on laptop with >> >> nvidia card does not necessary works with acpi methods. Lot of people >> >> have trouble with it (even me with my sony laptop on nvidia card) that >> >> is why is not as simple as it seems. Anyway, I agree that I should not >> >> assume that everyone will have the latest kernels+xorg+nvidia (amd) >> >> stack on their computer. For now, I want to finish the xrandr part and >> >> the dialog box and then I will tackle the acpi method. >> >> >> >>>>>> - 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. >> >>> >> >>> use a poller, not timer. :) see other modules like above :) >> >>> >> >> Ok. I will check the battery modules to see how to use them. >> >> >> >> Mathieu >> >> eeze is linux only. There are other Unix OS out there that are running e17 >> and its modules > > true, but for linux support it should be using eeze to ensure that it gets the > correct path and supports all possible controls. >
Isn't it possible to make eeze an abstraction for all this stuff for more OS than Linux ? That would simplify the work to port of apps on other system. Note I never looked at eeze API, nor at how it work exactly, so this could be completly silly. -- Cedric BAIL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
