Comments on: Blanking the laptop screen http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/ Linux, Open Source, and Tech Journalism Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: vince http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-6450 vince Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:49:35 +0000 http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/#comment-6450 This is really helpful because I've also been wondering how to shut off the lcd from time to time that I navigate away from my laptop. I hope that it also shuts off the backlight of the screen. Does it? This is really helpful because I've also been wondering how to shut off the lcd from time to time that I navigate away from my laptop. I hope that it also shuts off the backlight of the screen. Does it?

]]> By: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier Mon, 03 Jul 2006 03:26:18 +0000 http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/#comment-3205 Enthem, It turns the backlight off on my Thinkpad, but maybe it differs for other types of LCDs. Enthem,

It turns the backlight off on my Thinkpad, but maybe it differs for other types of LCDs.

]]> By: Ethem ERSOZ http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 Ethem ERSOZ Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:10:09 +0000 http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/#comment-3202 this is useful but, it just blanks the screen. the backlight is still on. I am looking for a real power saving solution. example: when acpi is disabled, pressing on the lid shuts down the backlight of the screen. this is useful but, it just blanks the screen. the backlight is still on. I am looking for a real power saving solution. example: when acpi is disabled, pressing on the lid shuts down the backlight of the screen.

]]> By: Kavros http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-3123 Kavros Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:34:12 +0000 http://www.dissociatedpress.net/2006/06/04/blanking-the-laptop-screen/#comment-3123 hi, how do you set that up as a launcher button? i pressume you mean a .exe thing right? but anyway i have a vaio laptop, so i could use something like that! any chance of you posting how to set it up as a launcher thingy? cheers hi, how do you set that up as a launcher button? i pressume you mean a .exe thing right? but anyway i have a vaio laptop, so i could use something like that! any chance of you posting how to set it up as a launcher thingy?
cheers

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