[Pommed-devel] macbook 3

[Rob Terhaar]

On 6/17/07, Julien BLACHE <jb at jblache.org> wrote:
> "Rob Terhaar" <robbyt at robbyt.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > The keyboard backlight buttons are working now! The light sensor is
> > being read, but when i turn the lights on and off and my office,
> > nothing seems to actually happen-  the amb. light readings are
> > changing wildly, but shouldn't the keyboard backlight be flipping on
> > and off?
>
> The light from the screen might be enough to keep the light level
> above the threshold. Try covering the speakers with your hands, and be
> sure that you haven't inhibited the keyboard backlight (either in the
> config or using the backlight off key - F8).

you were right! keyboard light works when i cover the speakers with my
hands. I'm guessing that since the super-bright LED-backlit screen is
cranked on full all of the tim, it's too bright for the light sensors
to detect a darkened room