Brightness Control for Awesome WM

This is a tiny Lua library to interface the Awesome window manager with light, a program that can control the backlight of your laptop screen and keyboard.

Install

First, you need to install [list][].

Second, in your awesome configuration directory:

    cd ~/.config/awesome/
    git clone git://github.com/troglobit/awesome-light.git light

In your rc.lua:

    local light = require("light")
    light.exec     = "light"          -- optional, set to abs path
    light.kbd      = ""               -- optional, default: thinkpad ctrl
    light.kbd_step = 1                -- optional, default: 1
    light.dpy_cap  = 2                -- optional, default: 2
    light.dpy_step = 10               -- optional, default: 10

    light.init()                      -- sets diplay min cap

Usage

Done! Now you have these functions at your disposal:

• light.dpy_inc()
• light.dpy_dec()
• light.kbd_toggle()

They're pretty self-explanatory ... but here's an example for your rc.lua:

-- Brightness
    globalkeys = gears.table.join(globalkeys,
	    awful.key({}, "XF86MonBrightnessUp",   function () light.dpy_inc() end),
	    awful.key({}, "XF86MonBrightnessDown", function () light.dpy_dec() end)
    )
    root.keys(globalkeys)