b/w reflective mode for monitor

[James Cameron]

On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 04:31:46PM +0900, Trent Lloyd wrote:
> You might be able to see it in moonlight (might try that tonight...
> kindof doubt the usability) but I'd certainly recommend using the
> backlight in that situation.

I've tried it by the near full moon, and I don't find the text readable.
I can just make out the brightest stars on the display with the nightsky
program running.  A child may do better.  I might do better with longer
dark adaption.  I think a more experienced astronomer should have a go.
;-)

The F6 lowest brightness backlight is level 5 out of 15, reducing it to
1 out of 15 with "echo 1 > /sys/class/backlight/dcon-bl/brightness" ...
it is still too bright for night viewing.

Turning the keyboard LEDs on and the DCON backlight to full, the
B-Test-1 unit makes a passable diffuse lightsource for seeing what not
to tread on in the dark.

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