Does anybody know of a way of extending the Universal's keyboard backlight duration longer than the highest option of 10 secs? My eyes are hurting trying to see the keyboard at night. :shock:
Don't want it a lot. Maybe 20 or 30 seconds? Perhaps this is a registry setting?
TIA
Dont even need to change a registry setting mate
Go to Start > Settings > Buttons
Then click on the Backlight tab, it brings up the options here to either have the light sensor enabled or disabled, and also how long you want your keyboard backlight on for
Sorry
read ur post wrong
Only realised myself the highest option is 10 secs!
Doh!
Yes, there is a registry setting...
HKCU\ControlPanel\Backlight\QKeyLedTimeout
Change it from 10 to whatever you want. I originally set it to 60, but found that was way too long. I've got it set at 30 right now and that seems to be working well for me.
You need to soft reset after making the change before it will go into effect. Remember to turn the device off before you soft reset to make sure the cache is flushed and your change is saved.
HTH,
Brett
What about a way to change the sensitivity of the keyboard light sensor? We all I think find it not sensitive enough, and when it's too dark to see the keys, it still doesn't come on.
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Yes, there is a registry setting...
HKCU\ControlPanel\Backlight\QKeyLedTimeout
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Perfect! Thanks a bunch.
My light sensor does not work, I thought it was a firmware glitch !! does your keyboard light sensor work ??????????
O2 XDA Exec UK
also at full brightnes does your screen dim slightly when the keyboard lights up !!!
ice_coffee said:
My light sensor does not work, I thought it was a firmware glitch !! does your keyboard light sensor work ??????????
also at full brightnes does your screen dim slightly when the keyboard lights up !!!
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In what way doesn't it work? Are the keyboard lights always on or always off? At night, in the dark, do the keyboard lights come on when you press a key? Have you got the ambient light sensor enabled in the Control Panel?
I thought my light sensor wasn't working either when I first got it, not realising that you had to tap a key before it would light up.
I was also one of those that didn't know where the stylus from the box went (it was the spare)
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ice_coffee said:
My light sensor does not work, I thought it was a firmware glitch !! does your keyboard light sensor work ??????????
also at full brightnes does your screen dim slightly when the keyboard lights up !!!
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In what way doesn't it work? Are the keyboard lights always on or always off? At night, in the dark, do the keyboard lights come on when you press a key? Have you got the ambient light sensor enabled in the Control Panel?
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Thanks for your reply, I have since hard reset and gone for corporate mode, and it has started working originaly in a pitch black room no matter what key I pressed, it refused to light up.
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Is there a registry hack to enable the keyboard backlight to remain on whilst external power is present?
Looking for this for use in-car with my Brodit Cradle.
No need for a registry hack. You can change it in the GUI
Go Start -> Settings -> System Tab -> Backlight.
The second tab allows you to set it so that the backlight doesn't go off.
Or doesn't that work for you?
snorbaard said:
No need for a registry hack. You can change it in the GUI
Go Start -> Settings -> System Tab -> Backlight.
The second tab allows you to set it so that the backlight doesn't go off.
Or doesn't that work for you?
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Doesn't work for me.
Doesn't work for me, only ranges up to 10 seconds. I too would like to leave the kb backlight on because it's better whilst in laptop mode in the cradle.
Cheers
Ant
Anyone know where the light sensor is as my keyboard backlight ver rarely comes on (even when in total darkness), I think the sensor has been bunged up or moved.
Any ideas?
griffog said:
Is there a registry hack to enable the keyboard backlight to remain on whilst external power is present?
Looking for this for use in-car with my Brodit Cradle.
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Take a look at the HKCU\ControlPanel\BackLight\QKeyLedTimeout setting - it's not battery/external power sensitive, but you can switch off the backlight by closing the clamshell, and re-opening. The value is the timeout in seconds, and can be set to a maximum of 10 seconds via the "Buttons" control panel applet, but I've got mine set to an hour, and it seems to work.
Cheers,
Steve.
the_ape said:
Anyone know where the light sensor is as my keyboard backlight ver rarely comes on (even when in total darkness), I think the sensor has been bunged up or moved.
Any ideas?
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Sensor is small white dot above the left, green (answer) button on keyboard
Worked great
That worked great, thanks. I set mine at 1,000 seconds for now. It's goimg to come in handy, since it always went off too soon. I also found out if you cover the sensor with the flat black end of the stylus it shuts out the light perfectly (My finger couldn't cover it since it's really close to the edge).
How???
How what?
If you are referring to my HKCU\... stuff, then I'm talking about altering your registry settings, which should be done with care. You will need a registry editor, a number of which are freely available, and then you just need to make the change to the registry setting.
Cheers,
Steve.
I know how to edit the registry, I'm on about how to change it to 1000 seconds. Is there a string value giving the entries in the delay dropdown?
Ant
EDIT - oops I should've read what you actually put. Sorry
you can paint over the sensor window with a black permanent marker - this will get the keyboard light going earlier , and makes the sensor less vulnerable to the screen backlight.
hi guys, still getting to grips with my new universal device, just wondered,
the little dot above the green phone answer key, is that a sensor for keyboard as the backlight only works in the dark, its very clever idea from HTC if it is!!! 8)
Yes, that is a light sensor.
i thought it was, but when i put my finger over it, when its light and press a button, it does not turn the backlight on, so i thought, hmmm, maybe not then. :?
You can change how long the keyboard backlight will shine using this registry hack from the WIKI pages:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Backlight\QKeyLedTimeout
I set mine to shine for a minute, and for my device to shut off after 2 minutes.
i also used a perenant marker on my sensor, as it had to be pitchback before it worked, now its just has to be dusk like.
Hi Guys,
I have been playing with a Hermes for a day now in order to decide on using it or the Wizard. I am aware of the alignment and stylus grip issue, but is the keyboard backlight sensor iffy?
Until I turned off the sensor, I found that the keyboard backlight wouldn't always turn on at all, even with the phone in a completely dark room.
Apart from that, seems a nice phone (other historic issues nothwithstanding) and certainly faster and easier to use than the Wizard.
For info, my serial number starts HT640, which is much later than the others on the wiki (I have added it to the list) so maybe it's 'new an improved'?? We can but hope.
even in a dark room and you pull the keyboard out you still need to press a key on the keyboard before the backlight comes on...
johnk1973 said:
even in a dark room and you pull the keyboard out you still need to press a key on the keyboard before the backlight comes on...
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Yep, I know that - it doesn't work.
lighting issues
I've taken to holding my thumb completely over the sensor for a second or 2 and beginning to type, this usually activates it when it will not automatically light the pad (even in virtual darkness). Mine does seem a but sporadic, sometimes it works automatically, other times not.
Why not just disable the light sensor?
Settings > Personal > Buttons > Backlight
V
vijay555;1036692 said:
Why not just disable the light sensor?
Settings > Personal > Buttons > Backlight
V
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umm..if you have to disable features, doesn't that defeat the purpose of having them?
I don't really consider the light sensor a feature, more an option. I think the blue backlight is cool, so like to keep it on all the time when I'm using the keyboard, daylight or no.
However, for the purposes of this thread, removing the potentially buggy sensor from the equation will help narrow down any problems, is it the lights, the phone, or the sensor that causes erratic behaviour.
Works fine for me though.
V
Hello
I have a problem with my 8525 hardware keyboard.
I have the backlight auto sensor enabled and the light doesnt turn on when i slide my phone open.
But... when its on the charger it works
Whats the problem??
Im using joshes m2d light 3g rom
Thanks in advance!
Does it turn on after you start typing or does it stay dark?
it does turn on after i start typing,
but i would like to get the sensor to start working
so it will turn on when i slide the phone open
Backlight issue
I've discovered from just using my 8525 that the backlight to the keyboard goes on when I first press a key on the keyboard but only if the light in the room is very low. Sometimes it seems like the light level in the room is low enough but the backlight still doesn't go on. Too bad there isn't a low-light level adjustment for the backlight feature.
Just so folk know - it is possible to set it up so when you open the keyboard it lights up regardless of the light level and key presses. Right now I can't remember how!! but I set mine up that way ages ago. Does use more battery power however so it is not necessarily a good thing - but looks pretty.
Mike
Hi all,
I was wondering if there was a way to force the keyboard keys to stay lit up until you close it. It seems to be cutting out mid type.
Thanks.
It turns off when you it's bright enough in the surrounding area. You can flash cyanogenmod and set all the brightness settings.
Thanks,
I guess I was hoping to be able to control this manually without having to flash a different rom.
At this time its not possible to control it manually from stock froyo. Maybe in gingerbread?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
do you have it set to automatic brightness? I noticed my keyboard turning on and off while typing and the screen dimmed and brightened with it. Turned off the auto brightness and hasn't done it since.
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do you have it set to automatic brightness? I noticed my keyboard turning on and off while typing and the screen dimmed and brightened with it. Turned off the auto brightness and hasn't done it since.
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Turning off the auto brightness hasn't made any difference to me on my DZ. The backlight for the keyboard and capacative buttons seems to turn off and on quite often for no apparent reason (badly calibrated light sensor ?).
has anyone tried covering up the light sensor with a sticker or something? lol idk
daaango said:
has anyone tried covering up the light sensor with a sticker or something? lol idk
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That would certainly work, you can put your finger over it and show how it's the light sensor doing it. Probably not the best long term solution though