Programatically control glowing Apple logo

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flarn2006 Author

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Programatically control glowing Apple logo

Does anybody know how to write programs to control the glowing Apple logo on the back of my MacBook Pro's lid? It doesn't matter what framework it uses (i.e. Cocoa, Carbon, or just plain C.) It would be best if I could just type some command in the Terminal to do it. You know, like something in /dev or something. Any ideas?

15" MacBook Pro (2.8GHz), Mac OS X (10.5.7), June 2009 Model

Posted on Aug 25, 2009 7:18 PM

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Answer 1

eww

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Aug 25, 2009 7:21 PM in response to flarn2006

You don't need a program and can't use one. The logo is illuminated by the display backlight, so adjusting the backlight brightness also adjusts the logo brightness. They can't be made independent of each other.

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Answer 2

Aug 25, 2009 7:21 PM in response to flarn2006

The logo on the back of the display is lit by the backlight of the display itself. To control the logo illumination, you'd need to adjust the light intensity of the display.

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