Yes, but I think he meant to just have it off altogether, while still working on the computer. When you close the lid it is a battery saving power setting, you can set it to come back by pressing the power button again. But unfortunately that only works as long as you are not using it. I too, would be interested in a program which really does disable the screen while working on the laptop.
-----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:57 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] display I used a Sony laptop that had a dead, black screen for over a year. Since most of the time I use an USB keyboard and powered external speakers I just kept the lid closed. It worked great and my daughters stopped asking to borrow my computer! Now that I have a working laptop, I often close the lid and use my external speakers and USB keyboard. The screen turns off when closed. I can not remember if this was something I had to change a setting in the Power Management Control Panel to make it work this way. However, I may need to buy a few Netbooks to stop my daughters requests. Don Marang -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ch.B." <chr1...@gmx.de> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:06 PM To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] display > Lol It just dawned on me. Are you talking about desktop or laptop > computers? > In laptops most will only have the opportunity to turn the screen way low, > but not entirely off. The programs that you can install to turn them off > will only stay off until you press a key again, then the screen comes back > on. > On mine I just have the screen light turned to the lowest possible, saves > some energy probably in the process as well. > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
