Change minimum brightness setting to 1% permanently?

macd · 04-10-2023, 02:44 PM

Hi all. I like to use my Kobo with the backlight set at 1% brightness when reading in the dark. I never use the Kobo with the light off. Is it possible to change the Kobo's brightness settings so that it is impossible to set the brightness at 0%?

The problem with 0% is that when using the menu or side-swipe to change the brightness, it's much too easy to accidentally turn the backlight off completely. If the Kobo is set to 0% accidentally while I'm reading in the dark, it is almost impossible to turn it back on again without turning on the room lights or with a flashlight. It would be much quicker and less frustrating to drag the brightness all the way down without it turning off completely.

Any advice is appreciated.

Quoth · 04-10-2023, 04:13 PM

Not as bad as some desktops or laptops where the +* and -* brightness keys don't work and you accidentality set it to 0. Many OS even remember the setting at boot time

If the keyboard shortcut isn't working you are in bigger trouble than the Kobo. A torch won't help.

Aleron Ives · 04-10-2023, 04:37 PM

Can you just disable the "swipe to change brightness" option so you never accidentally turn the light off? If you want to read at exactly 1%, I doubt the swiping feature is very useful to you anyway, since you can't set precise illumination levels that way. I leave my Kobo at 5% and have swiping disabled.

JSWolf · 04-10-2023, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Can you just disable the "swipe to change brightness" option so you never accidentally turn the light off? If you want to read at exactly 1%, I doubt the swiping feature is very useful to you anyway, since you can't set precise illumination levels that way. I leave my Kobo at 5% and have swiping disabled.

Yes you can. Settings > Reading settings, uncheck Swipe left to adjust brightness. Then the only way to change the brightness is with the light setting.

Quoth · 04-10-2023, 06:54 PM

The OP specifically also asked about the menu.

However I found the side swipe annoying on models with no buttons so I turn that off.

JSWolf · 04-10-2023, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macd

Hi all. I like to use my Kobo with the backlight set at 1% brightness when reading in the dark. I never use the Kobo with the light off. Is it possible to change the Kobo's brightness settings so that it is impossible to set the brightness at 0%?

The problem with 0% is that when using the menu or side-swipe to change the brightness, it's much too easy to accidentally turn the backlight off completely. If the Kobo is set to 0% accidentally while I'm reading in the dark, it is almost impossible to turn it back on again without turning on the room lights or with a flashlight. It would be much quicker and less frustrating to drag the brightness all the way down without it turning off completely.

Any advice is appreciated.

My reply to Aleron also applies to yourself.

macd · 04-14-2023, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Can you just disable the "swipe to change brightness" option so you never accidentally turn the light off? If you want to read at exactly 1%, I doubt the swiping feature is very useful to you anyway, since you can't set precise illumination levels that way. I leave my Kobo at 5% and have swiping disabled.

I don't want to disable the swipe to change brightness option. I just want the lowest value to be 1% instead of 0%.

macd · 04-14-2023, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Yes you can. Settings > Reading settings, uncheck Swipe left to adjust brightness. Then the only way to change the brightness is with the light setting.

That's not what I'm asking about though. I want to continue using swiping to change brightness. I just want the lowest value to be 1% instead of 0%.

04-10-2023, 02:44 PM	#1
macd Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Change minimum brightness setting to 1% permanently? Hi all. I like to use my Kobo with the backlight set at 1% brightness when reading in the dark. I never use the Kobo with the light off. Is it possible to change the Kobo's brightness settings so that it is impossible to set the brightness at 0%? The problem with 0% is that when using the menu or side-swipe to change the brightness, it's much too easy to accidentally turn the backlight off completely. If the Kobo is set to 0% accidentally while I'm reading in the dark, it is almost impossible to turn it back on again without turning on the room lights or with a flashlight. It would be much quicker and less frustrating to drag the brightness all the way down without it turning off completely. Any advice is appreciated.

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04-10-2023, 04:13 PM	#2
Quoth Reading till the spring Posts: 12,597 Karma: 96386975 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Not as bad as some desktops or laptops where the +* and -* brightness keys don't work and you accidentality set it to 0. Many OS even remember the setting at boot time If the keyboard shortcut isn't working you are in bigger trouble than the Kobo. A torch won't help.

04-10-2023, 04:37 PM	#3
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,501 Karma: 16300090 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Can you just disable the "swipe to change brightness" option so you never accidentally turn the light off? If you want to read at exactly 1%, I doubt the swiping feature is very useful to you anyway, since you can't set precise illumination levels that way. I leave my Kobo at 5% and have swiping disabled.

04-10-2023, 06:54 PM	#5
Quoth Reading till the spring Posts: 12,597 Karma: 96386975 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	The OP specifically also asked about the menu. However I found the side swipe annoying on models with no buttons so I turn that off.

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