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is there anyway to manually set the app to dim the screen? like a button/command/setting?

pretty sure I'm going to realize its under my nose.

thanks

I just lower the brightness in the iOS settings before running iRule.

considered that, but because my iPad is used for more than just iRule that isn't a great solution for me..

i just wondered if iRule had built in the option to manually set it to dim, or maybe reducing the delay before it does

Under Settings in iRule try setting "Dim on idle" On.

If your iPad is jailbroken then get ScreenDimmer. It will completely turn off the back-light and leave the iPad running. When you touch the screen again the back-light comes back on. It can be left like this for days and it will not drain the battery one bit. Pretty cool mod.

No, nothing currently that allows you manually engage the screen dimming, and the delay before it does dim isn't adjustable. The adjustable dim time would be a very nice feature. It's too long, IMHO.

Cheers,
SC

 

This little gem of an app is actually the (only) reason why I jailbroke my iPads.

It is beyond me why such basic feature is not already included in the iOS.

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Axel

The thing is, the way we use these devices just isn't the typical use case. iRule happens to have a very low CPU utilizationMost people if they had that feature, they'd be leaving an app like Angry Birds or some 3D game running, the screen would dim, they'd walk away, and the device would be dead in two hours. They'd then take it into the Apple Store or bitch to Apple support that the battery life is pathetic.

Cheers,
SC