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diff --git a/adjbacklight.texinfo b/adjbacklight.texinfo deleted file mode 100644 index be30c2d..0000000 --- a/adjbacklight.texinfo +++ /dev/null @@ -1,198 +0,0 @@ -\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*- - -@c %**start of header -@setfilename adjbacklight.info -@settitle adjbacklight -@afourpaper -@documentencoding UTF-8 -@documentlanguage en -@finalout -@c %**end of header - - -@c @defindex op -@c @synindex op vr -@c @synindex cp pg - - -@copying -This manual is for @command{adjbacklight}. - -Copyright @copyright{} 2013 Mattias Andrée (maandree@@member.fsf.org) - -@quotation -Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document -under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or -any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no -Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover -Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled -``GNU Free Documentation License''. -@end quotation -@end copying - - -@ifnottex -@node Top -@top adjbacklight -@insertcopying -@end ifnottex - -@titlepage -@title adjbacklight 4 -@subtitle Convient method for adjusting the backlight on your portable computer. -@author Mattias Andrée, maandree@@member.fsf.org -@page -@vskip 0pt plus 1filll -@insertcopying -@page -@*@* -@center And sometimes the portable computers' adjustment keys arn't even wired to the hardware… -@end titlepage - -@contents - - -@menu -* Overview:: Overview of @command{adjbacklight} -* Invoking:: How to start @command{adjbacklight} -* Using:: How to use @command{adjbacklight} -* Behind the scenes:: How @command{adjbacklight} works -* License of adjbacklight:: Summary of the license of the program -* GNU General Public License:: The license of the program -* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license of this manual -* Concept index:: Concept index -@end menu - - - -@node Overview -@chapter Overview -@cindex overview -@cindex description - -@command{adjbacklight} is convient method for adjusting the backlight on your -portable computer. Depending on your computer, the details of @command{adjbacklight} -differs. - -For some computers program will adjust the same parameters as the keys on your -keyboard, one other computers this program will adjust an independent parameter -allowing more detailed adjustment and may not be affected by the battery status -change. One some computers the keys for the suns does not do anything and is -expected to be binded by the OS, for thoses computers this may be the best choice -if you are in the TTY. - -@command{adjbacklight} allows 0.5 % precision, assuming that the firmware allows -at least that. If you want higher precision, it is simple to modify the source -code. Just @code{sed -i s/200/400/g Adjbacklight.java}, if you want 0.25 % precision. - - -@node Invoking -@chapter Invoking -@cindex invoking -@cindex starting -@cindex options -@cindex arguments -@cindex @command{adjbacklight} -@cindex @option{-c} -@cindex @option{--copying} -@cindex @option{--copyright} -@cindex @option{-w} -@cindex @option{--warranty} - -@command{adjbacklight} can be started with @option{-c}, @option{--copying} or -@option{--copyright} for displaying copyright information, @option{-w} or -@option{--warranty} for displaying a warranty disclaimer. If any other options -is used, help information is displayed. - -To actually use the program, just execute @command{adjbacklight} without any -arguments. - - -@node Using -@chapter Using -@cindex usage -@cindex keyboard -@cindex darken screen -@cindex brighten screen -@cindex quit -@cindex exit -@cindex close -@cindex next screen -@cindex password -@cindex @command{sudo} - -These key commands work when you start @command{adjbacklight} without -arguments and can see a bar. Due to restricted write permissions in -@file{/sys} you are required to enter your password and need to be a -sudoer; if you do not want this you could make your init sequence -give you write permissions to @file{/sys/class/backlight/*/brightness}, -and just remove the @command{sudo} in the bash script @file{adjbacklight}. - -The @kbd{left} and @kbd{down} arrow keys are used to darken the screen. -The @kbd{right} and @kbd{up} arrow keys are used to brighten the screen. - -@kbd{q}, @kbd{enter} and @kbd{<control>d} continues to the next backlight -controller, or if you are at the last one, quits the program. - - -@node Behind the scenes -@chapter Behind the scenes -@cindex behind the scenes -@cindex inner workings - -On normally configured Linux systems, the kernel mounts a virtual -partition on @file{/sys}. If you have screens using backlight, -you should find backlight device in @file{/sys/class/backlight}. -These devices are directories containing control files which you -can read the current values from or write to (perhaps using @command{echo}) -to modify the value. In a directory in @file{/sys/class/backlight} -you will find @file{brightness} and @file{max_brightness}. -Just read from @file{max_brightness} to get the maximum allowed integer -value in @file{brightness}, the minimum value is 0. - - - -@node License of adjbacklight -@appendix License of adjbacklight -@flushleft -adjbacklight – Convient method for adjusting the backlight on your portable computer - -Copyright © 2012, 2013 Mattias Andrée (maandree@@member.fsf.org) - -This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or -(at your option) any later version. - -This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, -but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -GNU General Public License for more details. - -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. -@end flushleft - -@node GNU General Public License -@appendix GNU General Public License -@include gpl.texinfo - -@node GNU Free Documentation License -@appendix GNU Free Documentation License -@include fdl.texinfo - -@node Concept index -@appendix Concept index -@printindex cp - -@c @node Concept and program index -@c @appendix Concept and program index -@c @printindex pg - -@c @node Variable and option index -@c @appendix Variable and option index -@c @printindex vr - - -@bye - |