Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
In latest gutsy with all updates gnome-power manager is extremely
annoying with the automatic brightness control. The brightness setting
osd appears after a minute or so even when the option to change
brightness when idle has been disabled (though it thankfully does not
alter brightness then). It appears again on keyboard/mouse input,
obscuring part of the screen for a second. Also, there is no way to
configure the idle time, as the screensaver setting is not respected,
making the period far too short and annoying. Finally, I believe it wold
be useful if the ac brightness and battery brightness could be synced
with an option, as to me at least the screen brightness is more of a
comfort issue than a power issue, in a way similar to volume.
The gui seems to go far with this volume analogy, with a similar applet
and OSD, however I don't think this makes so much sense when the
brightness is set automatically, as the osd obscures a part of the
screen with no user action. Also, the screen dimming is not affected by
inhibiting automatic sleep, and I think considering the use cases of
inhibit, it might be a good idea.
** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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brightness control usability issues
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128452
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