[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2012-09-23 Thread Sam Bull
Ah, sorry, done a little more testing. It stays off indefinitely (without input) if the lid is open. But, if I run it after closing the lid, it still wakes randomly. This means that it must be receiving some imaginary input when the lid is closed to wake it. My biggest problem is that some imagina

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2012-09-23 Thread Sam Bull
I can blank the screen using the command "xset dpms force off", and it doesn't turn back on. Can't it just run that when the lid is closed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to x11-xserver-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2012-05-18 Thread Sam Bull
I have found a gnome-shell extension which adds a menu item to blank the screen. This seems to work perfectly, perhaps the code used in there can be used when the laptop lid is closed? I don't see why a quick extension can do this better than the main system. https://extensions.gnome.org/extensio