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  • save pad brightness setting

    I am definitely onboard with the need for saving the brightness setting between power cycles. And as Edi suggests, I feel it seems natural to store it as a value in the defaults menu.

    Extending the low-brightness range, would also be nice, since it doesn't seem to go quite dark enough for some people, myself included. I believe the range should be extended all the way down to a symbolic 1% of the current lowest setting (basically removing the lower limit).

    I wonder if the decision to limit the user with regards to the low brightness range was made because of hardware limitations. For example: If pulse width modulation is the method used for controlling the brightness, then a very low setting might introduce noticeable flicker, which some users might find disturbing. IF that is the case, then a possible fix could be to give the current lowest setting a value of zero, and then extend the range into negative integers. Then it would be easy for the user to avoid flicker by only using positive integer settings - any setting below zero would be darker, but potentially produce noticeable flicker. The user would at least be able to weigh their options and choose the setting that suits them best.