Bug#456935: Usability issues with configuration dialog: brightness vs. dimming

[Erich Schubert]

Package: gnome-power-manager
Version: 2.20.2-1
Severity: normal

gnome-power-preferences has:

on AC-power tab:
"Set display brightness to"
on Battery-power tab in the same place:
"Dim display brightness by"

Notice that while being in the same place, they're the exact opposite setting.
And I was wondering why I couldn't get might display to be brighter
while being on battery, while I had the slider at 100%...

Both settings should be the same: brightness or dimming.
I'd suggest to use brightness instead of dim-by.

--- System information. ---
Architecture: i386
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.23.9

Debian Release: lenny/sid
  500 unstable        www.debian-multimedia.org 
  500 unstable        ftp.de.debian.org 
    1 experimental    ftp.de.debian.org 

--- Package information. ---
Depends                                  (Version) | Installed
==================================================-+-======================
gconf2                               (>= 2.10.1-2) | 2.20.1-2
hal                                  (>= 0.5.10-1) | 0.5.10-4
libart-2.0-2                           (>= 2.3.18) | 2.3.19-3
libatk1.0-0                            (>= 1.20.0) | 1.20.0-1
libbonobo2-0                           (>= 2.15.0) | 2.20.2-1
libbonoboui2-0                         (>= 2.15.1) | 2.20.0-1
libc6                                   (>= 2.7-1) | 2.7-4
libcairo2                               (>= 1.4.0) | 1.4.12-1
libdbus-1-3                             (>= 1.1.1) | 1.1.2-1
libdbus-glib-1-2                         (>= 0.74) | 0.74-1
libfontconfig1                          (>= 2.4.0) | 2.5.0-2
libfreetype6                            (>= 2.3.5) | 2.3.5-1+b1
libgconf2-4                            (>= 2.13.5) | 2.20.1-2
libglade2-0                           (>= 1:2.6.1) | 1:2.6.2-1
libglib2.0-0                           (>= 2.14.0) | 2.14.4-2
libgnome-keyring0                      (>= 2.20.1) | 2.20.2-1
libgnome2-0                            (>= 2.17.3) | 2.20.1.1-1
libgnomecanvas2-0                      (>= 2.11.1) | 2.20.1.1-1
libgnomeui-0                           (>= 2.17.1) | 2.20.1.1-1
libgnomevfs2-0                      (>= 1:2.17.90) | 1:2.20.1-1
libgstreamer0.10-0                    (>= 0.10.15) | 0.10.15-3
libgtk2.0-0                            (>= 2.12.0) | 2.12.3-2
libhal1                                (>= 0.5.10) | 0.5.10-4
libice6                               (>= 1:1.0.0) | 2:1.0.4-1
libnotify1                              (>= 0.4.4) | 0.4.4-3
libnotify1-gtk2.10                                 | 
liborbit2                            (>= 1:2.14.1) | 1:2.14.7-0.1
libpanel-applet2-0                     (>= 2.19.3) | 2.20.2-2
libpango1.0-0                          (>= 1.18.3) | 1.19.1-1
libpng12-0                           (>= 1.2.13-4) | 1.2.15~beta5-3
libpopt0                                 (>= 1.10) | 1.10-3
libsm6                                             | 2:1.0.3-1+b1
libstartup-notification0                (>= 0.8-1) | 0.9-1
libwnck22                              (>= 2.19.5) | 2.20.2-1
libx11-6                                           | 2:1.0.3-7
libxcursor1                             (>> 1.1.2) | 1:1.1.9-1
libxext6                                           | 1:1.0.3-2
libxfixes3                            (>= 1:4.0.1) | 1:4.0.3-2
libxi6                                             | 2:1.1.3-1
libxinerama1                                       | 1:1.0.2-1
libxml2                                            | 2.6.30.dfsg-3
libxrandr2                            (>= 2:1.2.0) | 2:1.2.2-1
libxrender1                                        | 1:0.9.4-1
notification-daemon                                | 0.3.7-1+b1
zlib1g                       (>= 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-1) | 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-8

best regards,
Erich Schubert
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