you could choose a screensaver option that is just a black screen. then set one of the corners (or one of the function keys) to be the screen saver and then either drag the mouse to that corner and TADA or push the function key and TADA
you could choose a screensaver option that is just a black screen. then set one of the corners (or one of the function keys) to be the screen saver and then either drag the mouse to that corner and TADA or push the function key and TADA
That would leave the backlight on. On top of logging more hours of use and consuming more electricity, it traps all of the light (heat) inside the computer.
Some of you guys must be looking at pron and want to be able to hit a button when the wife walks into the room, eh?
I use a Cinema Display which has an on/off button. I've rarely ever used it, unless I need to disconnect the display from the computer for some reason. Energy Saver turns it off automatically for me. I don't understand the problem.
The problem is if the computer is in your bedroom and you want to leave it on when you go to bed - not let it sleep - like to keep yourself on a messenger service etc.
The problem is if the computer is in your bedroom and you want to leave it on when you go to bed - not let it sleep - like to keep yourself on a messenger service etc.
Then set your Energy Saver so that the computer never sleeps but the display sleeps pretty soon. Would that not work for what you have in mind?
Yep. This script works fine with some keystroke launcher like Butler or QuicKeys. The Darwin "pmset" command can set the display sleep to the same values that the Energy Saver preference pane does, so using "pmset" is much cleaner. Replace the "45" with "0" if you want the display to "never sleep" once you set it back from "0".
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you could choose a screensaver option that is just a black screen. then set one of the corners (or one of the function keys) to be the screen saver and then either drag the mouse to that corner and TADA or push the function key and TADA
That would leave the backlight on. On top of logging more hours of use and consuming more electricity, it traps all of the light (heat) inside the computer.
I use a Cinema Display which has an on/off button. I've rarely ever used it, unless I need to disconnect the display from the computer for some reason. Energy Saver turns it off automatically for me. I don't understand the problem.
The problem is if the computer is in your bedroom and you want to leave it on when you go to bed - not let it sleep - like to keep yourself on a messenger service etc.
Then set your Energy Saver so that the computer never sleeps but the display sleeps pretty soon. Would that not work for what you have in mind?
Yep. This script works fine with some keystroke launcher like Butler or QuicKeys. The Darwin "pmset" command can set the display sleep to the same values that the Energy Saver preference pane does, so using "pmset" is much cleaner. Replace the "45" with "0" if you want the display to "never sleep" once you set it back from "0".
I also needed to do this when loading B&W film while listening to music. Turning the brightness down is not enough.
Just go system preferences > screen saver and hit the "hot corners" button on the bottom left.
Select "put display to sleep" for one of the corners, and when you want to switch it off, drag the mouse down to that corner.
Push the mouse or hit any key to turn the screen back on.
Viola!
Just hit: ctrl-shift-eject all together.