RE: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-12 Thread Portia
I believe there is a VoiceOver command to do this, but I don't have the
command on hand.  If I find the command, I'll email yawl back.

 

Hth,

 

Portia.

 

From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Jurgensen
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 9:23 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

 

Hi,

James,

 

Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I should
write a CLI script for this.

 

Regards,

Alex,

 

 

On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:





Hi folks,

 

This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the  screen I was
wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know that you can turn the
screen brightness right down and use the Screen Curtain which effectively
does this which was what I used to do. But I was wondering if there was a
solution via the Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something
like dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on our
restart the pc.

 

I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW doesn't like
it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i assume it doesn't use
video intercept but instead gets its access info direct from the Mac OS X
kernel?

 

Thanks for any help that you can provide

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

 

Take care

 

James





 



 


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-07 Thread Chris Blouch
Right. The lighting won't be dimmed, it will actually be off. The LCD 
panel will merrily map its bits and flip its pixels but with no light 
coming through the display may as well be blank.

CB

James & Nash wrote:
> Thanks Chris
>  
> So turning the screen down to zero brightness will turn off the 
> backlight yes?
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Chris Blouch <mailto:cblo...@aol.com>
> *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:03 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>
> As has been mentioned, the video card is still driving the LCD
> display with the backlight off, but the bulk of the energy cost is
> the backlight, not the LCD. This is why LCD displays such as
> clocks or thermometers can run for months off a little battery. So
> while you're not going to hit 0% energy use, it's going to be a
> lot less than having some backlight on.
>
> CB
>
> Justin Harford wrote:
>> Yes it turns off the backlighth completely, but the pixels are
>> still showing your desktop, making it discernable if for example
>> you are sitting out in the sun.
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 7:40 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> No I don't think you are Scott. However, I did read someone that
>>> turning down the screen brightness to zero actually turns off
>>> the backlight on the screen - effectively turning it off. I just
>>> wondered if this was possible as I have no need for a screen bu
>>> from waht I remember turning down the screen brightness
>>> increased batery life dramatically.
>>>  
>>> Thanks
>>>  
>>> James
>>>
>>> - Original Message -----
>>>     *From:* Scott Howell <mailto:s.how...@verizon.net>
>>> *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 2:04 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>
>>> James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that
>>> turning off the screen would generally not make a lot of
>>> sense. These aren't machines designed exclusively for the
>>> blind, so turning off the screen would only benefit those of
>>> us who would not typically use the screen. It just isn't one
>>> of those features Apple or any other computer manufacturer
>>> would really consider. You have the option to turn the
>>> screen brightness down to the point where no one could read
>>> it and that alone would help conserve battery life. However,
>>> to say it is a shame seems a little odd when you consider
>>> the larger scope here. I am not sure what purpose this
>>> feature would serve even on a lInux machine, but maybe there
>>> is something I'm missing here beyond the possible extension
>>> of battery life.
>>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>
>>>>     Thanks Scott,
>>>>  
>>>> That is a real shame I think.
>>>>  
>>>> Take care
>>>>  
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>> - Original Message -
>>>> *From:* Scott Howell <mailto:s.how...@verizon.net>
>>>> *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>>
>>>> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you
>>>> turn the brightness down as far as it will go, that
>>>> will help save your battery, but I do not believe you
>>>> can turn the screen off entirely-in other words cut
>>>> power to it.
>>>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>  
>>>>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline
>>>>> options will work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could
>>>>> find out how to write shell scri

Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-07 Thread James & Nash
Thanks Chris

So turning the screen down to zero brightness will turn off the backlight yes?
  - Original Message - 
  From: Chris Blouch 
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:03 PM
  Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  As has been mentioned, the video card is still driving the LCD display with 
the backlight off, but the bulk of the energy cost is the backlight, not the 
LCD. This is why LCD displays such as clocks or thermometers can run for months 
off a little battery. So while you're not going to hit 0% energy use, it's 
going to be a lot less than having some backlight on.

  CB

  Justin Harford wrote: 
Yes it turns off the backlighth completely, but the pixels are still 
showing your desktop, making it discernable if for example you are sitting out 
in the sun.

On Jul 6, 2009, at 7:40 AM, James & Nash wrote:


  No I don't think you are Scott. However, I did read someone that turning 
down the screen brightness to zero actually turns off the backlight on the 
screen - effectively turning it off. I just wondered if this was possible as I 
have no need for a screen bu from waht I remember turning down the screen 
brightness increased batery life dramatically.

  Thanks

  James
- Original Message -
From: Scott Howell
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:04 PM
    Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off the 
screen would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't machines designed 
exclusively for the blind, so turning off the screen would only benefit those 
of us who would not typically use the screen. It just isn't one of those 
features Apple or any other computer manufacturer would really consider. You 
have the option to turn the screen brightness down to the point where no one 
could read it and that alone would help conserve battery life. However, to say 
it is a shame seems a little odd when you consider the larger scope here. I am 
not sure what purpose this feature would serve even on a lInux machine, but 
maybe there is something I'm missing here beyond the possible extension of 
battery life.

On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:


  Thanks Scott,

  That is a real shame I think.

  Take care

  James
- Original Message -
From: Scott Howell
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
    Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the 
brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your battery, but I 
do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely-in other words cut power to 
it.

On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:


  Hi,

  Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will 
work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell scripts or 
whatever they are called do you think they would work under Mac OS X? Also, do 
the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain options actually turn the screen off?

  Take care

  james
- Original Message -
From: Alex Jurgensen
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
        Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


Hi, 
James,


Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain 
together. I should write a CLI script for this.


Regards,
Alex,




On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:


  Hi folks,

  This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see 
the  screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know that you 
can turn the screen brightness right down and use the Screen Curtain which 
effectively does this which was what I used to do. But I was wondering if there 
was a solution via the Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by 
something like dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on 
our restart the pc.

  I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW 
doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i assume it 
doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its access info direct from the 
Mac OS X kernel?

  Thanks for any help that you can provide

  Thank you for taking the time to read this.

  Take care

  James




























  

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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-07 Thread Chris Blouch
As has been mentioned, the video card is still driving the LCD display 
with the backlight off, but the bulk of the energy cost is the 
backlight, not the LCD. This is why LCD displays such as clocks or 
thermometers can run for months off a little battery. So while you're 
not going to hit 0% energy use, it's going to be a lot less than having 
some backlight on.

CB

Justin Harford wrote:
> Yes it turns off the backlighth completely, but the pixels are still 
> showing your desktop, making it discernable if for example you are 
> sitting out in the sun.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 7:40 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> No I don't think you are Scott. However, I did read someone that 
>> turning down the screen brightness to zero actually turns off the 
>> backlight on the screen - effectively turning it off. I just wondered 
>> if this was possible as I have no need for a screen bu from waht I 
>> remember turning down the screen brightness increased batery life 
>> dramatically.
>>  
>> Thanks
>>  
>> James
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> *From:* Scott Howell <mailto:s.how...@verizon.net>
>> *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>     <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 2:04 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>
>> James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off
>> the screen would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't
>> machines designed exclusively for the blind, so turning off the
>> screen would only benefit those of us who would not typically use
>> the screen. It just isn't one of those features Apple or any
>> other computer manufacturer would really consider. You have the
>> option to turn the screen brightness down to the point where no
>> one could read it and that alone would help conserve battery
>> life. However, to say it is a shame seems a little odd when you
>> consider the larger scope here. I am not sure what purpose this
>> feature would serve even on a lInux machine, but maybe there is
>> something I'm missing here beyond the possible extension of
>> battery life.
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Scott,
>>>  
>>> That is a real shame I think.
>>>  
>>> Take care
>>>      
>>> James
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> *From:* Scott Howell <mailto:s.how...@verizon.net>
>>> *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
>>> *Subject:* Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>
>>> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the
>>> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save
>>> your battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen
>>> off entirely-in other words cut power to it.
>>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>  
>>>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options
>>>> will work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to
>>>> write shell scripts or whatever they are called do you
>>>> think they would work under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen
>>>> Brightness and Screen Curtain options actually turn the
>>>> screen off?
>>>>  
>>>> Take care
>>>>  
>>>> james
>>>>
>>>> - Original Message -
>>>> *From:* Alex Jurgensen <mailto:asquare...@gmail.com>
>>>> *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> James,
>>>>
>>>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain
>>>> together. I should write a CLI script for this.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Alex,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James

Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Justin Harford
Not to mention these options are wonderful if you are a partial with  
light sensative eyes.  Before I got my Macbook Pro, if I had a  
headache, I couldn't do homework because all my homework was on my  
gateway, and the bright screen of my gateway would make my headaches  
worse.  When I got my macbook pro, I could work even when I had a  
headache.  I even had instances where I shook off my head pains after  
a couple hours of writing up estronomy problem sets etc.

Justin
On Jul 6, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Scott Howell wrote:

> Of course don't forget you can turn off the backlight for the  
> keyboard on the MacBook Pro as well. There is an option in System  
> Preferences under Keyboard for this and it is to disable keyboard  
> backlight. Illuminate keyboard in low light conditions and  
> unchecking as far as I know will disable this feature.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Justin Harford wrote:
>
>> Dimming the screen down will at least completely turn off the  
>> illumination, a far cry fromm what most computers will let you do.
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Scott,
>>>
>>> That is a real shame I think.
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> James
>>> - Original Message -----
>>> From: Scott Howell
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>
>>> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
>>> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
>>> battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely- 
>>> in other words cut power to it.
>>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will  
>>>> work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write  
>>>> shell scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would  
>>>> work under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen  
>>>> Curtain options actually turn the screen off?
>>>>
>>>> Take care
>>>>
>>>> james
>>>> - Original Message -
>>>> From: Alex Jurgensen
>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> James,
>>>>
>>>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together.  
>>>> I should write a CLI script for this.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Alex,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>>>>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>>>>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>>>>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used  
>>>>> to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the  
>>>>> Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like  
>>>>> dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on  
>>>>> our restart the pc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>>>>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the  
>>>>> system i assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets  
>>>>> its access info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care
>>>>>
>>>>> James
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> >


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Scott Howell
Of course don't forget you can turn off the backlight for the keyboard  
on the MacBook Pro as well. There is an option in System Preferences  
under Keyboard for this and it is to disable keyboard backlight.  
Illuminate keyboard in low light conditions and unchecking as far as I  
know will disable this feature.
On Jul 6, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Justin Harford wrote:

> Dimming the screen down will at least completely turn off the  
> illumination, a far cry fromm what most computers will let you do.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> Thanks Scott,
>>
>> That is a real shame I think.
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> James
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Scott Howell
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>
>> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
>> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
>> battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely- 
>> in other words cut power to it.
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will  
>>> work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell  
>>> scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would work  
>>> under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain  
>>> options actually turn the screen off?
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> james
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Alex Jurgensen
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> James,
>>>
>>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together.  
>>> I should write a CLI script for this.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alex,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>>>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>>>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>>>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used  
>>>> to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the  
>>>> Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like  
>>>> dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on  
>>>> our restart the pc.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>>>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system  
>>>> i assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its  
>>>> access info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>>
>>>> Take care
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> >


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Scott Howell
Well that may be true and maybe something I'll have to experiment with  
now that I have a MB Pro. If that is the case, well it would actually  
make sense on two fronts. First if it does indeed save on the battery,  
that's great and of course for security. In that regard if you can  
turn it clear down to 0 and effectively shut it off or substantially  
reduce power consumption, that would be a good deal.
On Jul 6, 2009, at 10:40 AM, James & Nash wrote:

> No I don't think you are Scott. However, I did read someone that  
> turning down the screen brightness to zero actually turns off the  
> backlight on the screen - effectively turning it off. I just  
> wondered if this was possible as I have no need for a screen bu from  
> waht I remember turning down the screen brightness increased batery  
> life dramatically.
>
> Thanks
>
> James
> - Original Message -
> From: Scott Howell
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>
> James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off  
> the screen would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't  
> machines designed exclusively for the blind, so turning off the  
> screen would only benefit those of us who would not typically use  
> the screen. It just isn't one of those features Apple or any other  
> computer manufacturer would really consider. You have the option to  
> turn the screen brightness down to the point where no one could read  
> it and that alone would help conserve battery life. However, to say  
> it is a shame seems a little odd when you consider the larger scope  
> here. I am not sure what purpose this feature would serve even on a  
> lInux machine, but maybe there is something I'm missing here beyond  
> the possible extension of battery life.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> Thanks Scott,
>>
>> That is a real shame I think.
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> James
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Scott Howell
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>
>> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
>> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
>> battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely- 
>> in other words cut power to it.
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will  
>>> work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell  
>>> scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would work  
>>> under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain  
>>> options actually turn the screen off?
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> james
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Alex Jurgensen
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> James,
>>>
>>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together.  
>>> I should write a CLI script for this.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alex,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>>>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>>>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>>>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used  
>>>> to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the  
>>>> Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like  
>>>> dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on  
>>>> our restart the pc.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>>>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system  
>>>> i assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its  
>>>> access info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>>
>>>> Take care
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> >


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Justin Harford
Yes it turns off the backlighth completely, but the pixels are still  
showing your desktop, making it discernable if for example you are  
sitting out in the sun.
On Jul 6, 2009, at 7:40 AM, James & Nash wrote:

> No I don't think you are Scott. However, I did read someone that  
> turning down the screen brightness to zero actually turns off the  
> backlight on the screen - effectively turning it off. I just  
> wondered if this was possible as I have no need for a screen bu from  
> waht I remember turning down the screen brightness increased batery  
> life dramatically.
>
> Thanks
>
> James
> - Original Message -
> From: Scott Howell
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>
> James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off  
> the screen would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't  
> machines designed exclusively for the blind, so turning off the  
> screen would only benefit those of us who would not typically use  
> the screen. It just isn't one of those features Apple or any other  
> computer manufacturer would really consider. You have the option to  
> turn the screen brightness down to the point where no one could read  
> it and that alone would help conserve battery life. However, to say  
> it is a shame seems a little odd when you consider the larger scope  
> here. I am not sure what purpose this feature would serve even on a  
> lInux machine, but maybe there is something I'm missing here beyond  
> the possible extension of battery life.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> Thanks Scott,
>>
>> That is a real shame I think.
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> James
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Scott Howell
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>
>> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
>> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
>> battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely- 
>> in other words cut power to it.
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will  
>>> work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell  
>>> scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would work  
>>> under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain  
>>> options actually turn the screen off?
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> james
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Alex Jurgensen
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> James,
>>>
>>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together.  
>>> I should write a CLI script for this.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alex,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>>>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>>>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>>>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used  
>>>> to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the  
>>>> Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like  
>>>> dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on  
>>>> our restart the pc.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>>>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system  
>>>> i assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its  
>>>> access info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>>
>>>> Take care
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> >


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Justin Harford
Dimming the screen down will at least completely turn off the  
illumination, a far cry fromm what most computers will let you do.
On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:

> Thanks Scott,
>
> That is a real shame I think.
>
> Take care
>
> James
> - Original Message -
> From: Scott Howell
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>
> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
> battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely- 
> in other words cut power to it.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will  
>> work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell  
>> scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would work  
>> under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain  
>> options actually turn the screen off?
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> james
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Alex Jurgensen
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>
>> Hi,
>> James,
>>
>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I  
>> should write a CLI script for this.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Alex,
>>
>>
>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used  
>>> to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the Command  
>>> Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like dpms off.  
>>> This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on our restart  
>>> the pc.
>>>
>>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system  
>>> i assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its  
>>> access info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>>
>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread James & Nash
Cool thanks Alex 
James 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Alex Jurgensen 
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 3:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  Hi,


  0% is off completely.


  Regards,
  Alex,




  On 6-Jul-09, at 6:04 AM, Scott Howell wrote:


James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off the 
screen would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't machines designed 
exclusively for the blind, so turning off the screen would only benefit those 
of us who would not typically use the screen. It just isn't one of those 
features Apple or any other computer manufacturer would really consider. You 
have the option to turn the screen brightness down to the point where no one 
could read it and that alone would help conserve battery life. However, to say 
it is a shame seems a little odd when you consider the larger scope here. I am 
not sure what purpose this feature would serve even on a lInux machine, but 
maybe there is something I'm missing here beyond the possible extension of 
battery life.

On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:


  Thanks Scott,

  That is a real shame I think.

  Take care

  James
- Original Message -
From: Scott Howell
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
    Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the brightness 
down as far as it will go, that will help save your battery, but I do not 
believe you can turn the screen off entirely-in other words cut power to it.

On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:


  Hi,

  Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will work 
under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell scripts or 
whatever they are called do you think they would work under Mac OS X? Also, do 
the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain options actually turn the screen off?

  Take care

  james
- Original Message -
From: Alex Jurgensen
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
        Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


Hi,
James,


Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I 
should write a CLI script for this.


Regards,
Alex,




On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:


  Hi folks,

  This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the  
screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know that you can 
turn the screen brightness right down and use the Screen Curtain which 
effectively does this which was what I used to do. But I was wondering if there 
was a solution via the Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by 
something like dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on 
our restart the pc.

  I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW 
doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i assume it 
doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its access info direct from the 
Mac OS X kernel?

  Thanks for any help that you can provide

  Thank you for taking the time to read this.

  Take care

  James


























  

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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi,

0% is off completely.

Regards,
Alex,


On 6-Jul-09, at 6:04 AM, Scott Howell wrote:

> James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off  
> the screen would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't  
> machines designed exclusively for the blind, so turning off the  
> screen would only benefit those of us who would not typically use  
> the screen. It just isn't one of those features Apple or any other  
> computer manufacturer would really consider. You have the option to  
> turn the screen brightness down to the point where no one could read  
> it and that alone would help conserve battery life. However, to say  
> it is a shame seems a little odd when you consider the larger scope  
> here. I am not sure what purpose this feature would serve even on a  
> lInux machine, but maybe there is something I'm missing here beyond  
> the possible extension of battery life.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> Thanks Scott,
>>
>> That is a real shame I think.
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> James
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Scott Howell
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>
>> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
>> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
>> battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely- 
>> in other words cut power to it.
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will  
>>> work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell  
>>> scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would work  
>>> under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain  
>>> options actually turn the screen off?
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> james
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Alex Jurgensen
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> James,
>>>
>>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together.  
>>> I should write a CLI script for this.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alex,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>>>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>>>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>>>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used  
>>>> to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the  
>>>> Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like  
>>>> dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on  
>>>> our restart the pc.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>>>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system  
>>>> i assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its  
>>>> access info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>>
>>>> Take care
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> >


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread James & Nash
No I don't think you are Scott. However, I did read someone that turning down 
the screen brightness to zero actually turns off the backlight on the screen - 
effectively turning it off. I just wondered if this was possible as I have no 
need for a screen bu from waht I remember turning down the screen brightness 
increased batery life dramatically. 

Thanks 

James 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Scott Howell 
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:04 PM
  Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off the screen 
would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't machines designed 
exclusively for the blind, so turning off the screen would only benefit those 
of us who would not typically use the screen. It just isn't one of those 
features Apple or any other computer manufacturer would really consider. You 
have the option to turn the screen brightness down to the point where no one 
could read it and that alone would help conserve battery life. However, to say 
it is a shame seems a little odd when you consider the larger scope here. I am 
not sure what purpose this feature would serve even on a lInux machine, but 
maybe there is something I'm missing here beyond the possible extension of 
battery life.

  On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:


Thanks Scott,

That is a real shame I think.

Take care

James
  - Original Message -
  From: Scott Howell
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
      Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the brightness 
down as far as it will go, that will help save your battery, but I do not 
believe you can turn the screen off entirely-in other words cut power to it.

  On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:


Hi,

Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will work 
under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell scripts or 
whatever they are called do you think they would work under Mac OS X? Also, do 
the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain options actually turn the screen off?

Take care

james
  - Original Message -
  From: Alex Jurgensen
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
          Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  Hi,
  James,


  Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I 
should write a CLI script for this.


  Regards,
  Alex,




  On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:


Hi folks,

This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the  
screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know that you can 
turn the screen brightness right down and use the Screen Curtain which 
effectively does this which was what I used to do. But I was wondering if there 
was a solution via the Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by 
something like dpms off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on 
our restart the pc.

I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW 
doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i assume it 
doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its access info direct from the 
Mac OS X kernel?

Thanks for any help that you can provide

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Take care

James



















  

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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Scott Howell
James, why is that a shame? Surely you recognize that turning off the  
screen would generally not make a lot of sense. These aren't machines  
designed exclusively for the blind, so turning off the screen would  
only benefit those of us who would not typically use the screen. It  
just isn't one of those features Apple or any other computer  
manufacturer would really consider. You have the option to turn the  
screen brightness down to the point where no one could read it and  
that alone would help conserve battery life. However, to say it is a  
shame seems a little odd when you consider the larger scope here. I am  
not sure what purpose this feature would serve even on a lInux  
machine, but maybe there is something I'm missing here beyond the  
possible extension of battery life.
On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:

> Thanks Scott,
>
> That is a real shame I think.
>
> Take care
>
> James
> - Original Message -
> From: Scott Howell
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>
> Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
> brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
> battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely- 
> in other words cut power to it.
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will  
>> work under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell  
>> scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would work  
>> under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain  
>> options actually turn the screen off?
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> james
>> ----- Original Message -
>> From: Alex Jurgensen
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>>
>> Hi,
>> James,
>>
>> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I  
>> should write a CLI script for this.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Alex,
>>
>>
>> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used  
>>> to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the Command  
>>> Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like dpms off.  
>>> This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on our restart  
>>> the pc.
>>>
>>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system  
>>> i assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its  
>>> access info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>>
>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> >


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread James & Nash
Thanks Scott, 

That is a real shame I think. 

Take care 

James 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Scott Howell 
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:46 AM
  Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the brightness down 
as far as it will go, that will help save your battery, but I do not believe 
you can turn the screen off entirely-in other words cut power to it.

  On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:


Hi,

Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will work under 
Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell scripts or whatever 
they are called do you think they would work under Mac OS X? Also, do the 
Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain options actually turn the screen off?

Take care

james
  - Original Message -
  From: Alex Jurgensen
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
  Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  Hi,
  James,


  Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I 
should write a CLI script for this.


  Regards,
  Alex,




  On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:


Hi folks,

This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the  screen 
I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know that you can turn the 
screen brightness right down and use the Screen Curtain which effectively does 
this which was what I used to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution 
via the Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like dpms 
off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on our restart the pc.

I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW doesn't 
like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i assume it doesn't 
use video intercept but instead gets its access info direct from the Mac OS X 
kernel?

Thanks for any help that you can provide

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Take care

James













  

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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread Scott Howell
Screen curtain does not turn the screen off. If you turn the  
brightness down as far as it will go, that will help save your  
battery, but I do not believe you can turn the screen off entirely-in  
other words cut power to it.
On Jul 6, 2009, at 5:38 AM, James & Nash wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will work  
> under Mac OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell  
> scripts or whatever they are called do you think they would work  
> under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain  
> options actually turn the screen off?
>
> Take care
>
> james
> - Original Message -
> From: Alex Jurgensen
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?
>
> Hi,
> James,
>
> Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I  
> should write a CLI script for this.
>
> Regards,
> Alex,
>
>
> On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
>> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
>> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
>> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used to  
>> do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the Command  
>> Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like dpms off.  
>> This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on our restart  
>> the pc.
>>
>> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
>> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i  
>> assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its access  
>> info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>>
>> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>>
>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> >


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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-06 Thread James & Nash
Hi, 

Am I corect in thinking that the Linux commandline options will work under Mac 
OS X? If so, if I could find out how to write shell scripts or whatever they 
are called do you think they would work under Mac OS X? Also, do the Screen 
Brightness and Screen Curtain options actually turn the screen off?

Take care 

james 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Alex Jurgensen 
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:22 AM
  Subject: Re: Turning off MacBook screens?


  Hi,
  James,


  Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I should 
write a CLI script for this.


  Regards,
  Alex,




  On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:


Hi folks,

This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the  screen I 
was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know that you can turn the 
screen brightness right down and use the Screen Curtain which effectively does 
this which was what I used to do. But I was wondering if there was a solution 
via the Command Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like dpms 
off. This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on our restart the pc.

I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW doesn't like 
it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i assume it doesn't use 
video intercept but instead gets its access info direct from the Mac OS X 
kernel?

Thanks for any help that you can provide

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Take care

James







  

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Re: Turning off MacBook screens?

2009-07-05 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi,
James,

Just continue with Screen Brightness and Screen Curtain together. I  
should write a CLI script for this.

Regards,
Alex,


On 5-Jul-09, at 2:39 PM, James & Nash wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> This might sound like an odd question, but as i cannot see the   
> screen I was wondering if there was a way to turn it off? I know  
> that you can turn the screen brightness right down and use the  
> Screen Curtain which effectively does this which was what I used to  
> do. But I was wondering if there was a solution via the Command  
> Line. In Linux, this can be achieved by something like dpms off.  
> This keeps the screen off until you either use dpms on our restart  
> the pc.
>
> I have tried turning off my laptop screen in Windows, and JFW  
> doesn't like it too much. As VO is built directly into the system i  
> assume it doesn't use video intercept but instead gets its access  
> info direct from the Mac OS X kernel?
>
> Thanks for any help that you can provide
>
> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>
> Take care
>
> James
>
> >


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