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[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] arpruss:
For amateur astronomy use, I needed to be able to bring down my A43's LCD brightness to a very low level. After a bit of experimenting, here is a very simple app that lets you have a darker screen than the OS normally allows:

http://code.google.com/p/superdim

It requires root.

This is my first independent Android app, so no doubt I screwed up in some way.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] msticninja:
Nice, if you need it, make it. ;) Personally, I find using Night Mode in Chainfire better than simply turning down brightness. It turns the brightness down, and renders everything in red, or whatever color you choose, but red is the correct choice to retain night sensitivity.

Obviously, I probably wouldn't watch a movie like that, but it's great for when I'm bow-fishing by full moon and want to change songs or something without wrecking my night vision.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] arpruss:
For astronomy purposes, ChainFire3D's night mode won't be enough. At the lowest normal system backlight setting, if one is fully dark adapted under a dark sky, the amount of light leaking through the black pixels will be enormous--the screen will look grey rather than black (well, I haven't tried it, but I have experience with other devices). What one needs to do for serious night vision protection is to BOTH turn the view to red with ChainFire3D AND dim the backlight to a very low level with this app. And I am not even sure this will be fully satisfactory, because on my A43 the amount of light leakage is really big.

By the way, I posted a new version and source, and renamed the project to SuperDim. I also added a toggle for the power LED, since they made it green rather than red.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] msticninja:
Hmm. That's good to know for the A43. I'd like to know what you think of the night mode in chainfire, just because there aren't many other people who worry about this topic. :) I live in St. Louis, a big city, so you probably have less ambient light, but I also wonder if my A101 gets darker than the A43. Even at night, I can turn it down to the point that I really can't read a damn thing. :)

Great idea with the Power LED. Once again, I don't think light levels drop low enough in St. Louis for it to bother me, but I hadn't even thought of disabling it.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] arpruss:
To really be dark adapted, you need to be away from white light for about 45 minutes. (Though I find that after 15 minutes the payoff diminishes.) It's not going to happen outdoors in a big city.

I added profiles (three night, two day), and integrated SuperDim with ChainFire3D, so if you have ChainFire3D installed, you can control its night mode directly from SuperDim, and even include its night mode setting in a profile.

For my own use, I wanted a red screen dim profile for astronomy, a green screen dim profile for reading books in the dark, a dim full color profile for other night use, a bright green profile sometimes for reading books in the day, and a full color bright profile. But you can save whatever you want in the five profile slots.

I've been using figuring out the light control stuff for SuperDim as an opportunity for learning how to program for Android in preparation for writing (not from scratch--I got a donation of the AstroTools source code under the GPL to start with, and I may port some code from open2sky and AstroInfo for PalmOS) a high-end astronomy app. (I'm an experienced PalmOS developer, but quite new to Android.) I'm actually quite pleased. I was dreading java (I've usually developed in C), but I am finding Android development, especially with Eclipse, surprisingly pleasant.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] msticninja:
Yeah, my point exactly. I'm about 15 miles away from the city when out on the river, but that's not really far enough to get out of the city's light pollution.

Great work integrating with Chainfire. I'll give it a try next time I'm out. It should be nice having everything in one place.

I'll be looking forward to the astronomy app. It's been a looong time since I've worked on one, but I still have the DOS version of CyberSky I helped develop, so I guess I still have a fondness for them. ;)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] arpruss:
I posted 0.23, fixing a bug that made day2 = day1.

And I posted 0.30, adding support for toggling keyboard and button backlight on devices that have them.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] akmalhisyam:
I use screen filter to make my screen dimmer..

its in the market..
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] arpruss:
1. As far as I can tell, Screen Filter doesn't adjust the backlight--it only lowers the LCD pixel intensity. As a result, even if you turn Screen Filter to something really low like 2%, if you take your device to a dark area, you'll see a grey glow coming from the screen, because the backlight leaks through the black pixels.

To remedy the grey glow issue, you need to turn the backlight down, but the OS only lets you turn it so far down (10/255 on my A43; some phones only allow 20/255) without directly writing to /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness (which needs root, and is what SuperDim does).

I also suspect that in a dark area, with brightness set to a low value, lowering backlight will produce a more visually attractive image than Screen Filter, because lowering the backlight will make a black background be fairly black.

That's all for backlit LCD screens. OLED screens are a completely different kettle of fish, and SuperDim won't help you much there (though it'll still let you set themes controlling LEDs and ChainFire3D nightmode).

2. I generalized the code a little so it should let you control whatever LEDs your device has, as long as they have a /sys/class/leds/*/brightness interface.

3. By the way, ChainFire3D's nightmode is a touch imperfect: if you set it to red, I think it just turns off the green and blue channels. That means that green and blue visual elements cease to be visible. A somewhat better nightmode would convert the image from RGB to grayscale, and then turn off the green and blue channels. I don't know how easy to implement that would be--I don't know enough about GL blending (I tried to google but couldn't find an answer simple enough for me to understand).
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] msticninja:
I assumed it did convert to greyscale first before tinting, but you may be right. I'll have to think how to test that.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] arpruss:
Quick test: If you set CF3D to blue, anything that's pure yellow goes black. For example, if you go to SuperDim, the left half of the brightness adjustment bar is yellow and disappears completely.

Another test: go with the browser to http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.asp in red mode. Notice that the blue 0000FF and green 00FF00 samples can't be distinguished from 000000 black, while the red FF0000 can't be distinguished from white FFFFFF.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] msticninja:
Seems like pretty clear results to me. I wonder if converting to greyscale first would even be feasible, from a coding, and from a processor cycle standpoint. It would have to use extra power, but I wonder how much. It doesn't really matter for me, everything I need to do is doable, but interesting nonetheless.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] arpruss:
There may be a way of hardware accelerating this.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] capo31:
Those of you having problems rooting GB through Heimdall. Just google powerarchiver it will turn the GB zimage into a flashable that you can use in Odin.

I just done it and it WORKS!!! used root checker after reboot to verify I have root.Just thought I would share the info.

BIG thanx 2: dsexton702 for getting us rooted

Use dsexton702 zImage-root.tar first this will put you in the bootloop. Powerdown and go back in download mode. Then flash Zimage.tar file next using Odin and you should be all set :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
Thanks for posting this :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] capo31:
Thanx anything 2 help out. I meant 2 say without Heimmdall lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] capo31:
Here is the Zimage.tar for Odin if anyone needs it or you can make your own
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dtowngs4g:
ok so I just want to clarify do we use this one and dsexton's zimage-root.tar? Urs is 5mb and the one saying root is a lil over 6mb. Thanks. I am ready to flash. My tab already running gingerbread & loving it. Thanks to all you smart people making our phones rock!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beefvvl:
Run dsexton's first. Then run this one after and your all set.

capo31 you should update your OP and put the file attachment there. It'll be easier for people.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] recepo1:
anybody has a link to a free download for powerachiver i cant seem 2 find one thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] wizardslovak:
works like charm ........ rooted ginger wohooo
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Kinghat:
Worked like a charm rooted with no problems
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bruceleroyjr:
Can't get ADB permissions working

After I performed the flash with Odin, it appears I am rooted with SuperUser installed, however, when I try to do an adb shell and then su command, i get "Permission Denied". Has anyone seen this issue? If so, how did you resolve it?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jigglynuts:
Awesome information. Thanks a lot! Saved a lot of time ha.
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
My new favorite show, and no, haven't read the books yet, so please keep spoilers to what we've seen over 9 episodes, with the finale this Sunday.

Anyway, thought I'd start off with a bang. If you know who died in the last episode, witness the greatest fanboy rage display of all time and the coining of one or more new memes/catchprases.

Warning! Foul, racial language, and also IMO painfully funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owf6D2vfZqM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

XD

Who's looking forward to Sunday?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I usually watch the latest episode on Monday night, along with Treme. It's my second favourite night of the week after Friday!

Game of Thrones didn't really grab me at first but i'm certainly hooked now. I'm sure as good as it is that it loses a lot in translation from the books though.
[Off-topic] fleurdelisxliv:
Game of thrones +1 :)
[Off-topic] sephhi:
Hell yeah luv that show
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Ok, I have downloaded almost every single episode, but I was too stuck at studying to watch it. After seeing all these reviews, I definitely have to watch.

And for the benefits of out-dated people like me, no spoilers please.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Spoiler content hidden.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
YOU RUINED THE SHOW!!! NOW WHEN I WATCH IT IT'LL NEVER BE THE fRKN SAME!!!! FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
Doesn't sound like the brutal GoT to me ;-)
[Off-topic] orb3000:
I like it as well
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
Great Series. HBO kills the networks. True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm............
[Off-topic] Freka:
By far my favorite show of all time. After the season finale tonight I will be picking up the books and hopefully finish them before the second season starts.
[Off-topic] nfs3freak:
Noooooo. No spoilers here, but all I'ma say is, they do a good job of gainin' hate for the Lannisters. Grrr, go Stark!
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
THE KING IN THE NORTH!

Wow. What a finale. Can we time travel to 2012 Spring already please? I am tempted to say much more but for now I'll leave it at this: must. read. books. now.
[Off-topic] digital0verdose:
I haven't been this amped for a new season since 24.

Best death of the season was definitely the golden crown.
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
My stepdad just bought me the 4-book paperback box set for a present. He's so cool. Now I'm racing people to be ready for book 5 which gets released in a few weeks. Damn, I hope it doesn't ruin watching the series..."you die, and you, and you.." ;-)
[Off-topic] 80s Baby Ryan:
Love this show!! so sad the season just ended, cant believe we have to wait a year for season 2
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Chin up. Breaking Bad starts again soon! :)

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[Off-topic] primo6150:
Ya I can't wait for breaking bad. That show it right up there on my favorites list right next to game of thrones and sons of anarchy.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
We have similar tastes :)
[Off-topic] jerry28:
Was just given a copy of the entire first season.

Guess I've got my weekend planned :)
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
The chance to binge on the whole thing at once is a fun time for sure. I think this show will make a very nice blu-ray...it's audio/visually top notch.
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
Top notch, yes.
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
XD

the books are awesome. Close to finishing 1 of 5, and decided I will read ahead. Hopefully that is the right move.
[Off-topic] motoes400:
Got caught up on GoT just in time for the season 1 finale.

Awesome series so far.
[Off-topic] DanBroChill:
I lol'd so hard.

When I found out the show was coming out, I decided I should probably start reading...I've put off this series for so long. But I just recently finished book four...so let me say this

If you watched the entire first season, it is COMPLETELY acceptable to start your reading with the second book. The show isn't an exact replica of the books, to be expected, but I've never watched a book to tv/movie as accurate as this show. Some people can't stand the idea of skipping the first book of a series and fill that hole with the show, but if you can stand the idea, just know you are not missing anything, and you will be able to follow along with the books as if you'd read the first one.

Lastly...you HAVE to read to at least book three. A Storm of Swords is the best one so far, although it will break your effing heart and ruin your day at one specific part. The end kind of makes up for it.
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
I am truly impressed with how well the first book was adapted. Almost without exception, what was cut wasn't missed, what was kept was worth keeping (and that's the vast majority of what was in the book). And the real sign of quality...there were actually scenes that I think worked *better* as film than they did as just writing. Credit also of course to the production, photography, art and costumers, and the great cast.

However book 2 is much bigger, and so a lot more may get changed and edited in the adaptation process. As the blind man said, we shall see.
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
Warning, spoiler;

Just streamed the last aired episode from my DVR.

Thus far I have been extremely impressed with this series, but I must say that seeing the Dragon Queen emerge from the fire with little animated baby dragons perched on her naked body was a little over the top/far fetched. It was nice having the supernatural element in the background, to the extent that you could believe the story could have happened. But now they've moved into Lord Of the Rings fantasy land.
[Off-topic] DroidApprentice:
But that was always where the story was headed. I mean, scene 1 of ep. 1 was the White Walkers, and they're supernatural. I think they have done and will do a superb job of sustaining believability and internal logic. You know the old drama rule, you see dragon eggs in act 1, there be dragons in act 3. ;-)
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
Regardless of my nit-picking, I still really like this series, and have my DVR programmed to record all upcoming episodes.

Cinematography and acting are as good as anything you could expect to see in theaters. (if not better)
[Off-topic] Charuto:
It's on my list of things to watch. But even without watching it yet...

Emelia Clarke <3
[Off-topic] pitastrudl:
anyone fancy a link to the paid version of adw theme GOT but pirated

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[Off-topic] SaintCity86:
Can anyone tell me.

If Jamie liked the mad King.

How did the throne pass to Robert?

This is the only thing I don't understand. Shouldn't Jamie have claimed the throne?

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[Off-topic] jamorOO7:
Jamie killed the mad king when he had an opportunity.

Robert because...hhhmmm..good question. Because he is the next maybe high in ranks.
[Off-topic] SaintCity86:
I guess he's actually got some targarian in him. I didn't know his rebellion was over ed Starks sister. I thought it was due to his Kings madness

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[Off-topic] VonSohn:
I liked the tv series, but felt that some things that were happening did so behind curtains, so got to read the books and, I tell you, every gap is filled and then some. I love them, the tv series feels tiny compared to that.
[Off-topic] SaintCity86:
That's the only reason I haven't started reading it.

I don't know if I want to start on about chapter 42 "tyrion" when I believe that lord oberman arrives( I'm forgetting his name, but he's introduced this coming season) ... Or start from the first book.

I'm so anxious to know what's going on with the white walkers and the Lord of light, I don't think I want to wait the length of time it'll take to get through the first two books.

I might comprise and just start at the beginning of the third book... Since this is pretty much when that sort of thing starts happening in the series. Idk if it's the same in the books though...

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[Off-topic] leomd333:
I don't watch it but it's filmed where i live :D
[Off-topic] Apexpredator12:
One of the best shows by far in my opinion, its one the of the only shows that can get me on the edge of my seat. Only a few shows that do that for me like Supernatural, The Mentalist and The Walking Dead.
[Off-topic] SaintCity86:
You should check out

The Americans

The wire

Monday mornings (canceled, but really good)

Spartacus

Prison break is a good one to start from season 1 if you've never seen it before.

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[Off-topic] Apexpredator12:
Prison break is great watched it a few times not seen the others though
[Off-topic] SaintCity86:
Oh man.

The wire is like law n order, but if it was on hbo, and they could swear and do drugs and kill people. It takes place in Baltimore. Its really good. It's more about the gangs in baltimote during the crack and heroin era in the 80s, but it also shows you the point of view of the cops. The wire is probably the best law show ever

The Americans season two episode 1 just aired last night.

It's about the 80s and the secret war with Russia, Russian spies living over here in the states, and the fbi hunting them down. They are Russian spies living in America.

Monday mornings is a hospital show, but it revolves around neurosurgery, and only lasted 1 season, but was amazing.

Spartacus is - The Gladiator meets 300. Accurate description. Awesome show. Prison break is probably the worst show on the list

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[Off-topic] Apexpredator12:
Love Spartacus its an amazing show its a shame about the first Spartacus dying though but still an amazing show
[Off-topic] Sfuma:
I have s1 on 5 dvd and Im watching the first dvd right now :)

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[Off-topic] Stuart Little:
Yeah i'm fan of game of thrones i just started this month xd
[Off-topic] iSanechek:
I'm a fan, watch this TV show since the first season, but last season I look only for the mother dragon. I wonder what the outcome of this story dragons.
[Off-topic] urgo2x:
How many seasons are planned to be produced?
[Off-topic] d12unk13astard:
Just guessing here, I know there are 5 books.. I haven't read them so I can't say the fifth is the final chapter. However I do know each season follows each book made so far, so I'm guessing 5 seasons unless the fifth book doesn't conclude the story and book 6 is being written atm?
[Off-topic] SaintCity86:
There will be 7 books. They're aiming for seven seasons.
[Off-topic] PlayFeast:
Three more seasons sounds great! The next one will be released in about 10 months, right?
[Off-topic] hyoga1979:
New fan here , hello everyone . I hope new queen is daeneeris of the storm [emoji73] or as they say mahahahaha

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[Off-topic] Stuart Little:
I am a fan !!!

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[Off-topic] timu01:
Hi :D:o
[Off-topic] Stuart Little:
Hi , how are you today?

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[Off-topic] timu01:
fine thanks and you :)

really miss to Game of thrones :)
[Off-topic] Stuart Little:
[MENTION=5748918]timu01[/MENTION] I'm glad to hear you're doing fine.

I am good but really tired now.

I will sleep about a hour...

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[Off-topic] SaintCity86:
I'm pretty sure bran will be warging into either a specific Dragon, or any Dragon....

Jon snows mother is of some important blood line, say baratheon or targarian. And is Azor Ahai.
[Off-topic] shree_tejas:
Jon Snow's mother is of Dragon blood IMO.

and Bran with dragons? Holy! That would be something!
[Off-topic] jacknats:
No.
[Off-topic] teamgeny:
+1 :)
[Off-topic] Rickyzx:
I am waiting for the sixth season.

I think Khalisi will rule the seven Kingdoms.
[Off-topic] Tuga67:
:good: Already waiting for the next season.
[Off-topic] Technicalforce:
yeahhh, cant wait for the new season. The rumors say that Jon Snow will be coming back in the new season:cool:
[Off-topic] Nsouls Games:
Excited about the Next Season coming up! Fate of Jon Snow is my prime curiosity.
[Off-topic] d12unk13astard:
Jon snow is dead, kit Harrington said it himself in an interview he did, however I'm thinking he'll return as a whitewalker to exact revenge on his murderers.
[Off-topic] Planterz:
Yeah, Jon Snow is dead. And then the Red Priestess shows up. Kit said Jon Snow is dead. He didn't say anything about him coming back or not. Who the hell knows? Some do, but they're not saying S#IT. They can't.

Myself, I'm reading the books, and I'm a bit more than halfway through "Storm of Swords". Lots of differences, but the main plots stay the same. The Sansa and Catlyn chapters are kinda boring, but I know they're necessary.

Only a few more months for the new episodes. Thankfully, in the meantime, there's "Black Sails" to tide me over.
[Off-topic] escorte:
Best TV Series

I like this tv series, too. Looking forward to Season 6. :)
[Off-topic] Art Vanderlay:
The king in the north!
[Off-topic] WHOARETHROLL:
Not impressed :( but I will try to start again.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] alfiemenace:
which do you prefer? :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ViTAMiNCHEG:
I prefer andy's gingerbread rom. It's really fast, smooth and stable with a awesome battery life. Everything works great, no important bugs for me at all. I'm really satisfied.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] thachtunganh:
I Prefer Noejn GB Rom. It's Fast , but it don't have SOME SYSTEM file
[Optimus One, P500, V General] naturist:
Everything has been said above. Just go for Andy's rom by clicking my signature.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] DJBhardwaj:
I agree :)

I prefer andy's rom too ;)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] dislplin01:
Miks ROM i like personally
[Optimus One, P500, V General] DigitalAnalog:
Is Andy's ROM feature-complete relative to the stock LG ROM?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] valent|n0:
andy's rom is not cwm compatible
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ViTAMiNCHEG:
No, you are wrong, it is compatible with clockworkmod, that's why I flashed his rom.

Read the first post in andy's thread. It says that he has added support to ClockworkMod and removed support for AmonRA.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] yasingedik:
IMHO mik's rom is more stable, but Andy's rom have better battery life and feels a bit faster. I am yet to try Noejn's version.

Btw thanks to all three of them for great community work. We couldn't enjoy our phones as much without their support