toggle-dimming

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# start of a ruby script to toggle screen dimming in Ubuntu

dim_status = IO.popen("gsettings get org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power idle-dim-battery").readline

if dim_status == "true\n"
  puts "set to false"
  if system "gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power idle-dim-battery false"
    system "notify-send --icon=/usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/devices/computer.png --urgency=critical 'disabled screen dimming'"
  end
else
  puts "set to true"
  if system "gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power idle-dim-battery true"
    system "notify-send --icon=/usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/devices/computer.png --urgency=critical 'enabled screen dimming'"
  end
end