I wasn't trying to be a punk. *lol*

I was simply pointing out that
/usr/bin/set-backlight `gconftool-2 --get /apps/adv-backlight/brightness`
and not
/FULL/PATH/set-brightness `gconftool-2 --get /apps/adv-backlight/brightness`
the way you wrote it was correct.

Anyway, I'll look over your post one more time and see if I can't get your other junk to work as well.

Cheers buddy.