hi all
it is really frustrant to change back light luminosity from the ordinary menu
on the other side aebutton does not work with 33 number
I am desperate
sorry,
Don't understand what you are wanting,Or asking? Sorry,, Quig
well thank you for the attention. it is a big problem for me to go every time I have to set the luminosity of the screen I have a program called aebutton but I do not know how to set to activate the luminosity with an hardware burton
backlite
Well, I don't know anything about that app, sorry, someone should come along. Good luck,,Quig
Search for mylostblog mylight. I am using that. not the best but its the closest thing too controlling the back light easier.
thank you very much
Lumos for me, automatic backlight control, never needed to adjust anymore ever since
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can it be done?
the problem starts when trying to use "destinator" (a navigationg software) at night, and having it nightblind you into an accident...heh
the screen is just to bright at night and i am too lasy to dim it ....lol
besides, it would be so much cooler that the time based auto dimmers ....
if someone cares to take it as a project, PLEASE!, here are some notes in no particular order ...
1. several dimming levels to select (both for day time and night time, maybe sliders)
2. taskbar icon for easy on/off switching
3. screen "undimming" on key press option (only as an option, not a must)
4. auto load with windows, and resident in memory (obviously)
5. program's definitions must override the windows' brightness definitions ! (only if the program isn't turned off )
thanks !
p.s.
if something like this already exists, please ho pretty please let me know !
Look for Phone Alarm. It has options on dimming the backlight depending on which setting you have it. You can confugure what time the settings take effect. So basically, the items you were requesting can all be done using Phone Alarm: http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.html
I think he wants it to do it depending on the light levels, using the universal's keyboard's light sensor, NOT on timing...
Midget_1990 said:
I think he wants it to do it depending on the light levels, using the universal's keyboard's light sensor, NOT on timing...
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If this is the case, then this would even be better. Hope someone can figure it out.
I just want to request all developers if you can make a program that dims the backlight set by the user. Like Nokia phones, its backlight changes when ur not hitting the keypad for several seconds and then back again when you press a button. It (I think) saves more battery. But if your using a program, like watching movies, the backlight don't dim.
Thanks for reading anyway!
hehe!
Not sure, but I think that's already the case natively in WM6... At least, on my PPC the backlight dims after a few seconds when not touching it...
if i could have a little starting-pushup..maybe i could..but it can be done using Mortscript
wait, doesn't windows mobile natively do that, as Mollusk said? Just go into Settings>System>Backlight
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Settings>System>Power
Set the Backlight timout to be lower than the "Turn off Device if not used for:" timer in the Power settings.
Applications will have to have inbuilt functionality to keep the backlight alive while the application is active; one such example I know of is TCPMP/Coreplayer. Somewhere in the settings for those two apps, there's a "Backlight keepalive" setting. You'll have to look for a similar setting in other applications.
I think what you're saying, though, is to develop a program that essentially acts as if every single application had a "Backlight Keepalive" setting... That'd be pretty handy. +1 to that idea
No thats not what he mented to say..If you have ever used a NOKIA handset you will notice that when you lock the keypad or leave the phone like this (when not locked )..the light DIMS off slightly...just like in N 6630
ather90 said:
No thats not what he mented to say..If you have ever used a NOKIA handset you will notice that when you lock the keypad or leave the phone like this (when not locked )..the light DIMS off slightly...just like in N 6630
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yes... That's what I meant.
I really just don't know if other PPC do that natively, but in Hima, there's no settings for dimming backlight.
nesty24 said:
yes... That's what I meant.
I really just don't know if other PPC do that natively, but in Hima, there's no settings for dimming backlight.
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I made a similar program that fades the screen out when you press the power button, and fades back in when your resume your PPC.
It's in a very unstable testing phase for now, tho ... and I don't know how to bind it to the power button!
find it at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=384543
Basic premise: use the light sensor to auto adjust the screen brightness depending on the environment (outside=full, inside=not full or something else)
It could be a simple program that only checks the light sensor on wake up like how "ilock.exe" checks to see if S2U2 is running. I find it really annoying that i set the screen to dim to conserve battery life but cant see anything when i walk outside on a sunny day.
Now i dont know much about the light sensor, but im assuming it can be put to this use, if not... it was worth a shot
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I think you'll find that it already does: settings/system/power/backlight....auto adjust backlight. That is what mine does anyway.
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Basic premise: use the light sensor to auto adjust the screen brightness depending on the environment (outside=full, inside=not full or something else)
It could be a simple program that only checks the light sensor on wake up like how "ilock.exe" checks to see if S2U2 is running. I find it really annoying that i set the screen to dim to conserve battery life but cant see anything when i walk outside on a sunny day.
Now i dont know much about the light sensor, but im assuming it can be put to this use, if not... it was worth a shot
edit: sorry, forgot to name the title [REQ]
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On my o2 ignito in the power settings under the backlight tab, there is a check box 'auto adjust backlight' which does as you request.
Mike Wilson said:
On my o2 ignito in the power settings under the backlight tab, there is a check box 'auto adjust backlight' which does as you request.
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Ha, beat you to it!
Hi All,
Xperia's hardware keyboard is very good, and the backlight is really of help when the ambient goes dark or even darker.
The HW keyboard is also quite cool in the daylight, the buttons' surface letters are very clear and crisp.
But here we have, an especial feature: needless automatic backlight, in spite of bright (or not so) day light? The letters become blurry not to say hardly visible. Not to mention this is wasting battery, too.
Is there a way to turn off the HW keyboard backlight, when it's not needed?
XDA gurus, help our batteries live longer and us users type faster! Please...
I hear you!
Yeah i've noticed the same problem, so ive started making a program to set the brightness etc, ive interrogated the registry for the backlight and have a small app working now whare all the brighness levels and timmings etc can be modified.
I was going to add a menu on the progam to changes the settings based on time of day / profile used on the phone, the rogram would need to be ran in the backgroud all the time but im sure it would not drain the battery much to do this as its a lightweight process that will wait for the profile to change.
I can put up what ive done, its very simple and you can suggest improvments / whatever.
Main functions would be:
allow user to change settings based on their currently selected sound profile (on, vibrate, off) and they have individual settings.
Allow the user to change all backlight related values (I have 11 of them editable in my program currently.
I would like this to have the keyboard light off during the day really as the keyboard light coming on makes it hard to see keys during the day.
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Yeah i've noticed the same problem, so ive started making a program to set the brightness etc, ive interrogated the registry for the backlight and have a small app working now whare all the brighness levels and timmings etc can be modified.
I was going to add a menu on the progam to changes the settings based on time of day / profile used on the phone, the rogram would need to be ran in the backgroud all the time but im sure it would not drain the battery much to do this as its a lightweight process that will wait for the profile to change.
I can put up what ive done, its very simple and you can suggest improvments / whatever.
Main functions would be:
allow user to change settings based on their currently selected sound profile (on, vibrate, off) and they have individual settings.
Allow the user to change all backlight related values (I have 11 of them editable in my program currently.
I would like this to have the keyboard light off during the day really as the keyboard light coming on makes it hard to see keys during the day.
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Sounds promising! Can you post your app? I would like to try it out.
Here you go...
It just modifies timers and sensors on/off at the minute, but its a start. I made it to give better control over the backlight for myself, happy to help others!
Thanks Andrew! Longlive Ireland!
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It just modifies timers and sensors on/off at the minute, but its a start. I made it to give better control over the backlight for myself, happy to help others!
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Thanks, bud!
So Features
What do you want it to do?
look better? YES , lol!
i was going to use tab screen to seperate out the info, there are some more values to add that can be changed, i need to group them together (eg ac and battery ones) and have a proper explanation on them (input value limit etc.)
So let me know what are the features you would like (in order of priority) and i will get cracking, lets see if we can make a good little app here.
By now I only wanted the app to turn off keyboard completely. Hope the author will succeed in that. Though I'm afraid the HW keyboard backlight settings are hardware related issue solely, nothing to do with registry/driver routine.
All the other settings are quite handy to play with the backlight of the device. Perhaps a bit more detailed instructions and explanations will be just fine.
Yet the 'About' and 'Copyright' options, maybe some easter eggs - without it the prog is a no-go
Have you tried adding the key HKCU\Software\SonyEricsson\Illumination\QWERTYBrightness ? I found this one when digging into the illumination application.
This will override the automatic brightness values for the keyboard, setting it to a fixed brightness when the light sensor turns it on.
I've set mine to 50, which works fine even if the light goes on at daylight.
Thanks bro, this is very useful hint!
I noticed also, that with '50' (it's not 'key' actually, but a 'value', I input this as a REG_SZ value), light sensor works with HW keyboard much better, more adequate - no backlight when in sunlight or electric lamps at home or in office, slightly dimmer backlight when in the dark. That must save battery life too!
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Have you tried adding the key HKCU\Software\SonyEricsson\Illumination\QWERTYBrightness ? I found this one when digging into the illumination application.
This will override the automatic brightness values for the keyboard, setting it to a fixed brightness when the light sensor turns it on.
I've set mine to 50, which works fine even if the light goes on at daylight.
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Odeon said:
Thanks bro, this is very useful hint!
I noticed also, that with '50' (it's not 'key' actually, but a 'value', I input this as a REG_SZ value), light sensor works with HW keyboard much better, more adequate - no backlight when in sunlight or electric lamps at home or in office, slightly dimmer backlight when in the dark. That must save battery life too!
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That's may seems silly but i cant find "HKCU\Software\SonyEricsson\Illumination\QWERTYBrightness"
I found only patters and default....
Could please help?
you shall create this parameter if it isn't available.
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you shall create this parameter if it isn't available.
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I did and it worked! thanks
But still, isnt there anyway to turn it off?
One minor niggle about the HD2 is that, while the auto backlight control is fairly good, instead of going from 10% to 100% depending on conditions, it won't go above 80% (I don't think) and certainly won't go below 30%, which is a bit too bright for artificial light, and much too bright for use in darkness.
So, as a quick work-around, I've added a start-menu short-cut to Windows\powerexe.exe - this lets me switch between auto and manual backlight fairly quickly. But it's still one more click than I think should be necessary: you launch powerexe, then have to click the "backlight" button. There must be a way of jumping straight into the backlight screen, because if you go manila settings/sound and display/backlight it jumps you straight there. Can I do that from a short-cut?
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Anyone?
I think the idea if flawed from the start, as a crucial aspect to battery life like backlight optimization cannot be so hard to adjust, and so "blind" as to limit the variation span between two values so far from the extremes.
In my experience the minimum is 40%, as putting my finger in front of the light sensor (which should be the one near the proximity sensor), I notice no decrease in light intensity when compared to manually setting value to 40%.
Also, the fact that we are forced to change the backlight in steps of 10% is simply silly. On my Ipaq I could fine-tune it as much as I needed, and actually my current manual setting of 20% is brighter than I'd like, but 10% is really too dark.
Also, what's the matter with the fact of being unable to completely set the light almost to off? If reading an ebook with white text on black background, a 5% value could be virtually enough.
Just found this during my crawling sessions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450318
I was thinking of trying g-light, but haven't got round to it yet
http://www.ageye.de/index.php?s=glight/about
I've been using Lumos, Theemed has posted the link.
It's good and very configurable.
Apparently G-Light desn't work (well it does, but the interface is extremely slow, it will only respond to a click every 5 seconds or so, making it a nightmare to configure). Let's try Lumos.
While I appreciate all the alternative suggestions, I would still quite like an answer to my original question.
Well, it seems nobody has the answer to whether powerexe can be launched directly to the backlight page...
However in your first post you were complaining about how auto backlight was operating, and it turns out that Lumos does exactly what you'd want. You can set the min and max backlight level, and even tweak the light sensor reading vs BL level curve if you want to.
So isn't that even better?
Personally I was happy with the default auto backlight, but was also looking for a way to easily force it to full power for watching photos or videos. I was also launching powerexe with a shortcut to do it, hence my interest in the thread... Lumos lets you set "exceptions", so I simply set that Coreplayer, Resco photo viewer and HTC album force baclkight to 10. I don't even have to do anything anymore now, all automatic
@shasarak
I know how you feel That's how I felt when I needed to somehow obtain cut/copy/paste functions using the standard htc keyboard, and everyone insisted I chose another keyboard, and at last someone pointed me to the "text edit" function on startbutton-hold found in Quickmenu. Maybe inelegant workaround, but now I can do what I need without changing keyboard, a satisfying compromise.
So well, I discovered Lumos during the same session I noticed your thread, and now that I've been using it since last time, I can say it's definitely effective!
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I've been using Lumos, Theemed has posted the link.
It's good and very configurable.
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My experience with Lumos was it will cause problem to the G-Sensor. Try play Teeter or Resco Bubble, in Resco Bubble the G-Sensor will stop response every few seconds. Anyone having the same error? Haven't try this on the 1.66 ROM though.
Teeter works fine here, on 1.66.
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Teeter works fine here, on 1.66.
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Hi kilrah, can you try out Caver ageye.de/index.php?s=download, I tested on 1.66 ROM problem persist. Teeter playable, but not very responsive to the action. Many Thanks.
Yep, confirmed that caver will lock about 500ms at every sensor read from Lumos. I've reported it in the Lumos thread.
OK, seems a solution is to add the programs that cause trouble as exceptions in Lumos, as it then stops reading the light sensor. Works fine indeed.
Has anyone tried this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582059
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Yep, confirmed that caver will lock about 500ms at every sensor read from Lumos. I've reported it in the Lumos thread.
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I have the same problem also with g-invaders.
Sometimes tho, g-invaders hiccups at the beginning and after some time it works smooth
No problem with teeter as well, even if it seemed for a while that the gsensor woud lean towards the left side. Recalibrated and apparently no more problems.
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Has anyone tried this?
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That's one of the first I found, but then I went straight to Lumos as it was so completely better
Shasarak said:
One minor niggle about the HD2 is that, while the auto backlight control is fairly good, instead of going from 10% to 100% depending on conditions, it won't go above 80% (I don't think) and certainly won't go below 30%, which is a bit too bright for artificial light, and much too bright for use in darkness.
So, as a quick work-around, I've added a start-menu short-cut to Windows\powerexe.exe - this lets me switch between auto and manual backlight fairly quickly. But it's still one more click than I think should be necessary: you launch powerexe, then have to click the "backlight" button. There must be a way of jumping straight into the backlight screen, because if you go manila settings/sound and display/backlight it jumps you straight there. Can I do that from a short-cut?
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Its simple: make shortcut on ["\Windows\powerexe.exe" 2]
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Its simple: make shortcut on ["\Windows\powerexe.exe" 2]
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Hooray!!! Finally someone actually answers my question! Thanks!