Adjust screen brightness via hardware button

err404 · 10-05-05, 12:44 AM

I'm looking for an app that will allow me to adjust the screen brightness via a hardware button while my X30 is attached to a charger. SPB Pocket Plus 3 allows me to do this while on battery power only. I need this so I can turn down the screen brightness while driving using TomTom 5 with my pda is chrged with the in car mount. I cant safely goto the the setting screen once i'm on the road, but as it gets dark out it's handy to reduce glare on my windshield. Mapping this to a hardware button only while TT5 is active whould be ideal, but not required. thanks in advance.

ERR404

10-05-05, 08:54 AM

I don't know of a program that does this, but I am looking for the exact same thing

10-05-05, 02:48 PM

On the X5 you would click the jog dial and push up and down on the dpad to adjust the brightness...
On the X50v... So far all I see is left+record to turn off the backlight or hold power to turn on/off.
On the X3/x30 I dont know..

err404 · 10-05-05, 06:14 PM

The X30 is the same as the X5 (depress the jog wheel and press up or down). Unfortunatly, I'm looking for something I can do while driving. Using this method requires two hands and is VERY awkward while the PDA is docked. If i undock it, it's running from battery power, and once I dock it again the brightness returns to the privous docked level.

RobMan · 10-05-05, 09:17 PM

If you have switcher bar running, you can change the brightness with just 3-4 quick screen taps. I know this is not the solution you were looking for, but it might me your best alternative.