Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:20:14 +0000 From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Screen off/Keyboard keys on for GPS?
>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:51:15 +0800 >From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >At 01:47 AM 20/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:41:31 +0000 > >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Screen off/Keyboard keys on for GPS? > > > >... > > > >I found the Ins key was great to get an updated voice prompt on what the >next turn was. And I thought it'd be really nice if I could hit a key and >get the screen to blank out, and another to wake it up. Is this anything >that has been done, or may be at all possible? I can always flip the lid >closed, and then flip it up again when I want to hit the Ins key... but >it'd be nice if I could get the screen to blank out by hitting a key. > >If you were brave you could wire the panel sensor switch to a push- >on/push-off switch I was wondering if I could rig up something that I could physically tickle that lid switch with somehow. >... why would you bother though? With the car running you're not going off >battery anyway. Well... guess I lean towards the habit of trying to turn the LCD off as much as I can when I don't need it, with the thought that it might increase its life expectancy. Guess this isn't as controversal as argument as the "computer always on" vs "turn computer on and off" debate on which way the system's life expectany will be longer. Matt _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
