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  1. TLMcode revised this gist Nov 18, 2020. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Change Display Brightness.ahk
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    ; Variables
    Increments := 10 ; < lower for a more granular change, higher for larger jump in brightness
    Increments := 10 ; < lower for a more granular change, higher for larger jump in brightness
    CurrentBrightness := GetCurrentBrightNess()

    ; Hot Keys
  2. TLMcode created this gist Nov 18, 2020.
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    ; Variables
    Increments := 10 ; < lower for a more granular change, higher for larger jump in brightness
    CurrentBrightness := GetCurrentBrightNess()

    ; Hot Keys
    F6::ChangeBrightness( CurrentBrightness -= Increments ) ; decrease brightness
    F7::ChangeBrightness( CurrentBrightness += Increments ) ; increase brightness

    ; Functions
    ChangeBrightness( ByRef brightness, timeout = 1 )
    {
    if ( brightness > 0 && brightness < 100 )
    {
    For property in ComObjGet( "winmgmts:\\.\root\WMI" ).ExecQuery( "SELECT * FROM WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods" )
    property.WmiSetBrightness( timeout, brightness )
    }
    else if ( brightness >= 100 )
    {
    brightness := 100
    }
    else if ( brightness <= 0 )
    {
    brightness := 0
    }
    }

    GetCurrentBrightNess()
    {
    For property in ComObjGet( "winmgmts:\\.\root\WMI" ).ExecQuery( "SELECT * FROM WmiMonitorBrightness" )
    currentBrightness := property.CurrentBrightness

    return currentBrightness
    }