https://github.com/nh2/thinkpad-backlight-scaler
Increase/decrease Linux laptop brightness at convenient steps
https://github.com/nh2/thinkpad-backlight-scaler
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Increase/decrease Linux laptop brightness at convenient steps
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nh2/thinkpad-backlight-scaler
- Owner: nh2
- Created: 2019-06-22T01:38:23.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-06-24T10:21:07.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-13T00:26:03.651Z (5 months ago)
- Language: Python
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- Size: 1.95 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# thinkpad-backlight-scaler
Wraps `xbacklight`, scaling to a few convenient brightness steps.
Useful to bind to laptop keys to get a more pleasant darker/brighter experience.
## Similar software and resources
* The logarithmic controller in [acpilight](https://gitlab.com/wavexx/acpilight/commit/9945247b4aa7ae66464b0711e17520dbcb14bf10)
* Would be interesting to check if its log10 covers the 4 very-low-light steps that I've [hardcoded](https://github.com/nh2/thinkpad-backlight-scaler/blob/f99db1c0cfe6e1edd992927ec19a96d2f4058c38/thinkpad-backlight-scaler.py#L14-L17) to ensure they are available.
* https://konradstrack.ninja/blog/changing-screen-brightness-in-accordance-with-human-perception/