Description of problem: SSIA. I've certainly never configured it otherwise, and it seems somewhat odd - AC should default to highest brightness. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-power-manager-0.2.8-1 There are other issues with this interface as it's implemented: - it's done as a gradual fade - the BIOS *already* handles this on my laptop, so you have two different entities changing it The combination of this means that when you unplug the AC, you get: - immediate shift downwards about 50% - a half second later, a fade even more Not sure how you'd fix it, but it looks odd.
Have you tried 0.3.0? The spec file was improved in early in 0.3.0 development to actually install the schema (rather than install it, and then immediatly uninstall it...) -- that should fix the default values. About the gradual fade -- what laptop make and model do you have (IBM thinkpad?) because I can blacklist these based on the smbios properties -- that's easy to do.
0.3.0 hasn't been packaged up yet. Yes, this is a thinkpad. I'm assuming you're using /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness. Looking at that file, I see it supports: $ cat brightness level: 7 commands: up, down commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-7) The fade would imply that you're using up/down instead of just 'level X' - is that the case?
No, I'm actually fading up and down by setting the level to a new value after I think 150ms steps. This makes non-fading laptops fade quite nicely, and it's much better than a suddern brightness change. I can blacklist thinkpads from the gradual change algorithm, so worry not.
Created attachment 121202 [details] Patch against CVS This should fix the double dim problem -- I'm pretty sure it should patch against 0.2.8.1 as I don't think the source has changed. Please could you test, and if okay I'll commit into HEAD.
Seems to work for me. Closing as UPSTREAM, we'll get it then.