[Patch] Add Brightness Control to Top Bar Device Menu

Jason Robitaille · 11/01/2009, 03:10 PM

Here ya go. Hopefully this is what you guys were expecting

maxima2k53 · 11/01/2009, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

Here ya go. Hopefully this is what you guys were expecting

r all these patches going on preware...bc i notice they do take a long time to get there

Update: wow this patch is amazing!!!

Jason Robitaille · 11/01/2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by maxima2k53

r all these patches going on preware...bc i notice they do take a long time to get there

Update: wow this patch is amazing!!!

I've submitted ever single one of my patches. WebOS-Internals hand reviews each patch. Bug them, not me

maxima2k53 · 11/01/2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

I've submitted ever single one of my patches. WebOS-Internals hand reviews each patch. Bug them, not me

ahhhhh pppttthhhh...ight man thanks lol

maxima2k53 · 11/01/2009, 03:30 PM

u know wut would be sick...if u could also add the same kind of patch but one for the display and one for the keyboard...just like brightness unlinked....ive been waiting for a stable release anyways but its been way too long...maybe a patch could fix that?

**mamouton** · 11/01/2009, 05:57 PM

Jason you are the man!! I didn't realize I needed a brightness tweak until I installed this. Thanks!

Mikecp421 · 11/01/2009, 06:34 PM

awesome, thanks, how do you guys take screenshots and get them on here?

Jason Robitaille · 11/01/2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikecp421

awesome, thanks, how do you guys take screenshots and get them on here?

http://www.precentral.net/how-take-screenshots-pre

housetube · 11/01/2009, 07:09 PM

You are a rock star. Thank you for all of your hard work.

milominderbinder · 11/01/2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

Here ya go. Hopefully this is what you guys were expecting

It is better than I could have imagined. I am using it all of the time.

[EDIT] OK, that is as simple to remove as it was to install!

- Craig

maxima2k53 · 11/01/2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by milominderbinder

It is better than I could have imagined. I am using it all of the time.

OK, tell me again how I remove a patch I installed directly as a patch file using WOQI?

- Craig

tools device management and go to patches and look for the patch put a check mark and hit uninstall and w8 for luna restart

grndslm · 11/07/2009, 06:55 PM

Copied from another thread...

Anybody feel like making a keyboard combo to toggle the keyboard backlight, like KB Lights Off did in PalmOS?!? Option + Ringer switch, perhaps?

I would've preferred a keyboard combo for the backlight, but Jason's slider is prolly a bit better since the keyboard isn't always exposed. Personally, I don't even move it from the lowest setting anyway. But I definitely need some kinda hardware key combination to control the keyboard backlight. Gotta have that!

Jason Robitaille · 11/07/2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grndslm

Copied from another thread...

Anybody feel like making a keyboard combo to toggle the keyboard backlight, like KB Lights Off did in PalmOS?!? Option + Ringer switch, perhaps?

I would've preferred a keyboard combo for the backlight, but Jason's slider is prolly a bit better since the keyboard isn't always exposed. Personally, I don't even move it from the lowest setting anyway. But I definitely need some kinda hardware key combination to control the keyboard backlight. Gotta have that!

I recommend you check out this thread. It's not as easy control the keyboard backlight independantly as you'd think.

WildSioux · 11/08/2009, 04:06 PM

Jason,

Thanks for this patch! I have a few suggestions for you to improve on the usability of this patch. I originally posted it in the GPS thread since I couldn't find one for this brightness patch. But here they are:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Would it be possible to add a way to easily move in 5 to 10 increments? Like 5, 10,15, 20, etc... I normally keep mine at 10 or 15. But after installing this it was at 13. It took me forever to get 10...sliding it back and forth. I keep it low to save battery.

Further, add a tap zone on the left at 0 and a tap zone on the right at 100. Just a simple tap to make it go to 0 or 100 without sliding.

Edit: you could tap on a + on the right to make it go up in 5% increments. And tap/hold to increase to 100%. Same for the left, a - tap to decrease in 5% increments. Or tap/hold to set to 0.

Hopefully you are able to add those or something like it that you find better.

And I am sending you a PM with another request...

Thanks

un_designer · 11/24/2009, 12:34 AM

i'm getting an error while trying to install this patch both on preware and on webOSQuickInstall v2.9. the error dialog box is attached.

un_designer · 11/24/2009, 12:51 AM

UPDATE: this is strange, but after a couple of failed install attempts using webOSQuickInstall, i tried installing it using preware and it suddenly works. i don't understand how or why, but it worked.

th80 · 11/24/2009, 02:30 PM

This Patch is very useful. But unfortunately it is only working if I set my german Pre to "english" language. Could you make this patch work on german localisation too?

mikeydcomment · 11/25/2009, 06:40 AM

I installed this patch yesterday (via Preware) and got a very strange effect -- everytime the screen would auto-sleep or if I put it to sleep by hitting the power button, it would DISSOLVE rather than shutting off quickly. At first I thought it might be a hardware problem, but when I uninstalled the patch, the dissolve effect went away.

Has anyone else noticed this?

rjanders · 01/20/2010, 07:36 AM

First off, I use this feature multiple times a day. Love it.

Second, just a suggestion. Can you shorten the slider so that it doesn't get so close to the edge of the touchscreen. I like to put my brightness to 100% during the day, and it's hard to get it all the way there. Sometimes it stops @ 95%. Maybe, this is just because I have big fingers, but either way it would be a nicety.

Actually, I really just move it to Max during the day and Min at night. I really don't use anything in the middle. Maybe a patch to do that instead of a slider bar is in the works.

Thanks again for all the great patches.

chrislo · 01/20/2010, 08:50 AM

actually would be great if this is in 1 line instead of 2 lines. i use the megamix patch. i feel if it's just the slider with a small brightness: xx% text is good enough.
or best so just an brightness icon to replace the word brightness

(Icon)% ( slider )

=0= 45% -----o--------------

all in one line. icon can be sun shape.

what do you think jayson?

11/01/2009, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
maxima2k53 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 3,596 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1,084 Thanked 247 Times in 206 Posts	u know wut would be sick...if u could also add the same kind of patch but one for the display and one for the keyboard...just like brightness unlinked....ive been waiting for a stable release anyways but its been way too long...maybe a patch could fix that? __________________ Juan 2010-2011 Champions!
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11/01/2009, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mikecp421 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 157 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 58 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	awesome, thanks, how do you guys take screenshots and get them on here?
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11/01/2009, 07:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
housetube Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 133 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 31 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	You are a rock star. Thank you for all of your hard work.
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11/07/2009, 06:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
grndslm Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,874 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 162 Thanked 217 Times in 143 Posts	Copied from another thread... Anybody feel like making a keyboard combo to toggle the keyboard backlight, like KB Lights Off did in PalmOS?!? Option + Ringer switch, perhaps? I would've preferred a keyboard combo for the backlight, but Jason's slider is prolly a bit better since the keyboard isn't always exposed. Personally, I don't even move it from the lowest setting anyway. But I definitely need some kinda hardware key combination to control the keyboard backlight. Gotta have that!
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11/08/2009, 04:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
WildSioux Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 125 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Jason, Thanks for this patch! I have a few suggestions for you to improve on the usability of this patch. I originally posted it in the GPS thread since I couldn't find one for this brightness patch. But here they are: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Would it be possible to add a way to easily move in 5 to 10 increments? Like 5, 10,15, 20, etc... I normally keep mine at 10 or 15. But after installing this it was at 13. It took me forever to get 10...sliding it back and forth. I keep it low to save battery. Further, add a tap zone on the left at 0 and a tap zone on the right at 100. Just a simple tap to make it go to 0 or 100 without sliding. Edit: you could tap on a + on the right to make it go up in 5% increments. And tap/hold to increase to 100%. Same for the left, a - tap to decrease in 5% increments. Or tap/hold to set to 0. Hopefully you are able to add those or something like it that you find better. And I am sending you a PM with another request... Thanks
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11/24/2009, 12:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
un_designer Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,142 Likes Received: 49 Thanks: 151 Thanked 286 Times in 147 Posts	UPDATE: this is strange, but after a couple of failed install attempts using webOSQuickInstall, i tried installing it using preware and it suddenly works. i don't understand how or why, but it worked. __________________ -- Get your virtual onscreen keyboard themes & installation instructions here Free 2GB of online storage, with automatic synching between multiple devices, on Dropbox
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11/24/2009, 02:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
th80 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This Patch is very useful. But unfortunately it is only working if I set my german Pre to "english" language. Could you make this patch work on german localisation too?
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11/25/2009, 06:40 AM	#18 (permalink)
mikeydcomment Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 33 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I installed this patch yesterday (via Preware) and got a very strange effect -- everytime the screen would auto-sleep or if I put it to sleep by hitting the power button, it would DISSOLVE rather than shutting off quickly. At first I thought it might be a hardware problem, but when I uninstalled the patch, the dissolve effect went away. Has anyone else noticed this?
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01/20/2010, 07:36 AM	#19 (permalink)
rjanders Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	First off, I use this feature multiple times a day. Love it. Second, just a suggestion. Can you shorten the slider so that it doesn't get so close to the edge of the touchscreen. I like to put my brightness to 100% during the day, and it's hard to get it all the way there. Sometimes it stops @ 95%. Maybe, this is just because I have big fingers, but either way it would be a nicety. Actually, I really just move it to Max during the day and Min at night. I really don't use anything in the middle. Maybe a patch to do that instead of a slider bar is in the works. Thanks again for all the great patches.
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01/20/2010, 08:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
chrislo Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 430 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 4 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts	actually would be great if this is in 1 line instead of 2 lines. i use the megamix patch. i feel if it's just the slider with a small brightness: xx% text is good enough. or best so just an brightness icon to replace the word brightness (Icon)% ( slider ) =0= 45% -----o-------------- all in one line. icon can be sun shape. what do you think jayson?
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