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 > l

Keyboard Backlight Support

2010-09-30 Thread Alex Murray
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 wondering what would be the best way to go about reimplementing support