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Author Topic: UNFINISHED: Change screen brightness w/ hotkey  (Read 14392 times)

kli6891

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UNFINISHED: Change screen brightness w/ hotkey
« on: August 23, 2010, 09:19 PM »
Hi,

is it possible to change a laptop's LCD brightness using F2 and F3?

I tried using autohotkey (see http://www.autohotke...orum/topic42443.html), but the code given is complex.

Can someone give some clarification?

Thanks.

P.S. Checked out DimScreen, but that doesn't actually change screen brightness, so battery life doesn't change.

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Re: Change screen brightness w/ hotkey
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2010, 12:42 AM »
what sort of laptop is it (mine has that functionality built in)

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Re: Change screen brightness w/ hotkey
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2010, 06:18 PM »
It does that have built in, but the software that it requires brings on too much baggage :(

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Re: Change screen brightness w/ hotkey
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2010, 01:48 PM »
What OS are you running?

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Re: Change screen brightness w/ hotkey
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2011, 12:16 PM »
have you tried using the built in function without installing the software? On my laptop(dell) I don't have the software installed when I was using windows, and the function still worked, and it also works in ubuntu which is what I use now. My mom's laptop (toshiba) also works in windows without any special software.
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