On Monday 22 January 2007 02:38, Stefan Seyfried wrote:

> This is correct. You can also add your custom event script as described
> here (exact path depends on your installation):
>
>     file:///usr/share/doc/packages/powersave/powersave_manual.html#Events
>     file:///usr/share/doc/packages/powersave/powersave_manual.html#Scripts

Thanks.  Too bad I don't actually have that on Ubuntu...
>
> You can also, although this is a bit hacky, execute scripts as your user by
> (ab-)using the knotify service from within kpowersave: In the "extended"
> configuration in "configure notifications", you can also configure "run
> custom program" for the various suspend events and there enter the path
> to a script that kills these applications. This is an evil hack but has
> the advantage that it does not run as root which makes it easier to use
> some stuff that needs knowledge about your session or access to the X
> Server. I do not know for sure if these event scripts are processed
> synchronously or asynchronously, though.

Thanks again - I don't have your definition of "evil" and really don't see a 
problem with that. :-)  If he could run the remove/eject script (I really 
have to figure out how this is done) for the camera from there, suspend 
should proceed normally, I would think.
-- 
derek
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