It doesn't on the macbook pro 2011 either. I wish it would save my preference to have screen brightness at 0. Ah well.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 1:58 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IMPORTANT: To MacBook Pro Lion Users Really? Oh. It certainly doesn't on the Macbook pro mid 2010. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Kristyn Leigh wrote: > That's not true on my Macbook air running Lion. If I set the screen > brightness to 0, it stays there when I reboot. > On Aug 12, 2011, at 3:17 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Right, >> >> Its not possible to turn off the display as it were, without locking the >> device. I guess they figured, why would anyone want such a feature. You would have a lot of paniced sighted folks. lol. On the Mac, restarting your macbook will turn back up screen brightness. But there's no intuitive way to restart an iPhone without sight unless your a voiceover user. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> rwalker...@gmail.com >> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >> www.mobileaccess.org >> >> On Aug 12, 2011, at 3:12 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >> >>> If only we could turn the screen brightness down to complete zero on the >>> iPhone too (it is still visible with the brightness way down). >>> On 12 Aug 2011, at 08:06, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Just like to add to this, If using a macbook, turning on screen curtain is >>>> not a substitute for turning down screen brightness in regards to battery conservation. If all you do is turn on screen curtain, your display is still blazing away just with well, a black curtain over it. lol. >>>> >>>> hth >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>> >>>> On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:09 AM, M. Taylor wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Johnny, >>>>> >>>>> You can enable/disable the screen curtain on the MacBook Pro by >>>>> triple-finger, triple-tapping the track pad. >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> On Aug 11, 2011, at 3:39 PM, John Chilelli wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi! >>>>>> >>>>>> How does one enable and disable the screen curtain? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Johnny >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 24, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi! Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I've already confirmed >>>>>>> more than once that my keyboard's backlight is >>>>>>> completely turned off. I have light perception, and am about 95 percent >>>>>>> definite that the backlight is not glowing at all. >>>>>>> Same with the screen. I keep brightness at 0 and also enable the screen >>>>>>> curtain. >>>>>>> It's an excellent suggestion, though, and I hope it helps someone. >>>>>>> Missy >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:49 PM >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Subject: IMPORTANT: To MacBook Pro Lion Users >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After posting my last message to the list regarding the increase in heat >>>>>>> generated on my MBP since installing Lion and the definite lessening of >>>>>>> battery life, I took a closer look at my MBP and discovered what I hope >>>>>>> will >>>>>>> prove to be useful to you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> F Y I: Until yesterday, I was running Lion on an external FireWire >>>>>>> drive >>>>>>> and did not notice the increase in heat since the computer is always >>>>>>> sitting >>>>>>> on my desk when running Lion. Additionally, when I have the FireWire >>>>>>> connected, I also have the power cable connected. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyway, and I have confirmed this twice on my MBP and I called a friend >>>>>>> who >>>>>>> installed Lion this morning and she confirmed the same, said same being: >>>>>>> The backlight on the MBP keyboard is set to on when Lion is first >>>>>>> installed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now I want to be clear, I keep my keyboard backlight off and so it was >>>>>>> when >>>>>>> I upgraded to Lion. However, when I looked closely at my keyboard, >>>>>>> today, I >>>>>>> discovered that while it was dimmed, it was not set as it had been >>>>>>> before >>>>>>> the upgrade. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After I turn the backlight off/or to its lowest setting, the increase in >>>>>>> heat went away. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, I recommend that those of you noticing a change in heat/battery >>>>>>> drain >>>>>>> confirm that your MBP keyboard backlights are set as they were before >>>>>>> upgrading/installing Lion. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> F5 and F6 decrease and increase keyboard backlight, respectively. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > Kristyn Leigh > Sent from my mini Mac > krist...@gmail.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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