gnome-backlight 0.1

data/backlight.rb

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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# All backlight.rb code is Copyright 2011 by Pascal Ryckmans <firestarter87@users.sf.net>.
+# 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, version 2 of the License.
+# 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 can find a copy of the GNU General Public License on <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>.
+
+# I wanted to change my screen brightness on Debian Wheezy with Gnome3, trough the normal menu.
+# This didn't seem to work after some searching I found the file I needed to change in order to change the brightness.
+# This script gives me easy access to the file to change my backlight fast and easy.
+# This script is tested on a Acer Aspire 7750 with Debian GNU/Linux 'Wheezy'.
+
+# Make this script executable to make it it work!
+# Also add a line to your .bashrc file for easy access: alias backlight="sudo /DESTINATION_OF_RUBY_SCRIPT.rb"
+
+def is_numeric?(s)
+    !!Float(s) rescue false
+end
+
+$info = ARGV[0]
+
+if (($info != nil) && (is_numeric?($info)))
+	puts "Your backlight value is now set to #{$info}."
+	$path = File.expand_path("/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness")
+	open( $path, "w" ) do |brightness|
+	brightness.puts "#{$info}"
+	end
+	
+else
+	puts "Your backlight value is"
+	exec ('cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness')
+	end

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: gnome-backlight
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: '0.1'
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Pascal R.
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-12-31 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: Change the backlight in Gnome3.
+email: firestarter87@users.sf.net
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- backlight.rb
+homepage: https://rubygems.org/profiles/firestarter87
+licenses:
+- GNU GPL v2
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: 1.8.7
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.23
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: I had problems changing my brightness/backlight, this script makes it easy
+  for me.
+test_files: []