LCD hardware fading

[David Zeuthen]

On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 14:23 +0000, Richard Hughes wrote:
> To stop an un-maintainable list of laptops growing in g-p-m, and for
> easy debugging, I propose a laptop_panel.hardware_fade (bool) key that
> would signify if the LCD panel hardware has a hardware dimmer.

How about just fixing the kernel drivers to not fade for these bastards
instead? If that is possible (at least my powerbook under OS X can do
this without fading), that's what we ought to be doing.

    David