Backlight level based off time?

divxrippimp · #1 (**permalink**) 07-18-2008, 08:36 PM

Im looking for an app that will allow me to have the backlight brightness change based off time... It would be even more awesome if the app got data from a weather site to get the sunrise and sunset times and advance the scale to that... It would just be nice cause it would save a good amount of batter and be really convenient...

If i had any sort of coding skills id totaly make it, but yea... i dont even know where to start... it would be awesome to code tho, lol... the sun integration would be sweet

**shaggylive** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-18-2008, 09:26 PM

I use mortscript to control my backlight with a button, but it does have time commands that you could use.. also there are weather scripts designed for s2u2, but s2u2 is not required to use these scripts.

that actually sounds like a great idea, I've been meaning to revamp the weather script i've been using anyway.

this is the script I have assigned to my vc button.

Code:

SetBacklight( 10,10 )
Sleep( 60000 )
SetBacklight( 5,10 )

**DHarvey** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-18-2008, 09:27 PM

The idea is really awesome but you say it would save a great deal of battery life. I tend to disagree because if the data connection is active then you are eating away at the battery life you would have been saving from having the backlight dimmed.

**shaggylive** · #4 (**permalink**) 07-18-2008, 09:38 PM

well, it would only need to connect once @ say 1am to get that day's sunrise/set

The Doctor · #5 (**permalink**) 07-18-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by divxrippimp

Im looking for an app that will allow me to have the backlight brightness change based off time... It would be even more awesome if the app got data from a weather site to get the sunrise and sunset times and advance the scale to that... It would just be nice cause it would save a good amount of batter and be really convenient...

If i had any sort of coding skills id totaly make it, but yea... i dont even know where to start... it would be awesome to code tho, lol... the sun integration would be sweet

Phone Alarm will do this and more...

divxrippimp · #6 (**permalink**) 07-21-2008, 11:33 AM

Phone alarm doesnt do this that i can tell, i got the newest version and it has almost no backlight settings features that i can find, especially time based ones...