Backlight Meta Tag

PocketBrowser 3.x API

The Backlight Meta Tag controls the display backlight and its intensity.

Backlight (META Tag) Syntax
<META HTTP-Equiv="backlight" content="[parameter>

Items listed in this section indicate methods or, in some cases, indicate parameters which will be retrieved.

Name Description
Default Value
On Turn on the screen backlight N/A
Off Turn off the screen backlight N/A
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Items listed in this section indicate parameters, or attributes which can be set.

Name Possible Values Description
Default Value
Intensity:[Value] Positive Number, see remarks for range Sets the screen backlgith to the specified intensity. Device Dependant
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The following turns on the screen backlight and sets the intensity to level 2

<META HTTP-Equiv="Backlight-On" Content="Intensity:2">
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General
The intensity tag will only have an observable effect if the screen backlight is turned on, setting the intensity by its self is insufficient to illuminate the backlight. Windows Mobile 6.5 offers an 'auto' backlight feature, this must be set to 'manual' to have full control over the backlight intensity.

Device Limits
The levels of supported screen backlight intensity is device dependant. When the Backlight module is first loaded it writes the supported levels to the log file as INFORMATION so you can determine the maximum setting from the log file.


Supported Platforms Windows CE, Windows Mobile
Persistence This tag is persistent.
Min. Requirements None