where is the backlight dimmer?

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Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - Mike - 05-15-2016

If you go into your keyboard settings in the Application Shortcuts tab, add a new shortcut with the command

Code:
xbacklight -10

and assign it to whichever keybinding you like. Do that again except change the minus symbol to a plus (+) and assign it to another keybinding. You can change the 10 to a lower/higher number if you want to change the speed at which it changes.

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - dansar - 05-15-2016

Thank you Mike but that would be beyond my knowledge. I can follow step by step directions but I also can get lost very easily. Sad

I am looking for a end user friendly distro and I really like Lite except for this issue. Lite Tweaks is really nice. Dan

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - Mike - 05-15-2016

No worries, I made a little screencast for you. Smile

http://i.imgur.com/IO1XwPo.gif

Please let me know if you have any questions. Toward the end, I simply pressed the key combination that I wanted to use. For you, just press the Fn+ F7. I'm using a Chromebook so I don't have a Fn button which is why I used my super key.

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - dansar - 05-15-2016

Mike...Would not accept the fn key or any f key. Maybe my function keys are disabled. I learn something new everyday Smile

Thank you Dan

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - Mike - 05-15-2016

Very strange. While this is not optimal, you can open Terminal and enter the following:

Code:
xbacklight -set 50

This will set your screen brightness to 50%. You can of course use any percentage that you like.

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - dansar - 05-15-2016

Like I said in an earlier reply the setting I want carries over from Mint. The reason I 'd like it to work here is in case I decide Lite is the OS I'll use and get rid of the rest. I'll try that but I'd have to experiment with the%'s. I found this on a search but didn't know how to create that file. http://itsfoss.com/fix-brightness-ubuntu-1310/ Thank you...Dan

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - Mike - 05-16-2016

What version of LL did you download? Was it the new beta?

You'll want to be sure that the 'Show system tray icon' is checked in the Power Manager. If it's visible in your tray then you should be able to click on it and decrease the brightness with the slider.

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Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - dansar - 05-16-2016

I have 2.8 and there is no setting like that in power manager. The audio icon wasn't on the task tray either but I found how to put it there. No such luck with the brightness. Dan

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - Mike - 05-16-2016

Don't worry, we'll figure this out.

Do you have xfce4-power-manager-plugins installed?

Re: where is the backlight dimmer? - dansar - 05-16-2016

I have Xfce Power Manager....Doesn't say anything about plug-ins..just " settings"