Keyboard Light works differently..

[retrospek]

Not sure if I'm going mad - but the keyboard light seems to work different on these new Macbook Pro's..

On the old model I thought the light came on when you pressed a key on the keyboard. But on the new model the light only comes on when you press a key AND you are in a dark room..

Looks like they have changed the way it works (unless I really am going mad ! )

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Did they remove the checkbox to illuminate in low light in the Keyboard pref pane?

 

[mstrze]

It would surely save battery power if it was only turned on only when light level was low.

 

[VaderMonkey]

Did they remove the checkbox to illuminate in low light in the Keyboard pref pane?

Nope. Still there.

 

[rouse2]

Every Macbook Pro with lighted keyboard that I've ever seen has had one or more light sensors so that the keyboard is only lit when it's dark. It auto-adjusts to ambient light. Would be odd to light it when not needed.

 

[Bill Gates]

Now if only they would make it so that the light comes up only through each key (like in the original models from '06-'08) instead of being thrown everywhere around the keys too.