[access-uk] Re: Turning of laptop screens
- From: "Griffiths, Steve" <Steve.Griffiths@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 05:20:43 +0100
Techno-Vision sells a gizmo for this for £25. Here's the blurb:
http://www.techno-vision.co.uk/battery-saver.htm
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Chris Hallsworth
Sent: 26 May 2009 01:07
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Turning of laptop screens
That's right, I'm only turning down the brightness. I don't know how to turn
off the screen here.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James & Nash" <james.austin1984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 11:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Turning of laptop screens
> Ah i see. But then you are not actually turning off the screen if I
> understand you correctly. Turning down the brightness should not affect
> the graphical info that JAWS receives.
>
> Take care
>
> James, Lyn, Nash and Twinny
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> From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 11:09 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Turning of laptop screens
>
>
>> Not really as I don't have such a problem on this Vista laptop. Even if I
>> set the screen to 0% JAWS works fine.
>>
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>> Chris Hallsworth
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James & Nash" <james.austin1984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:43 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Turning of laptop screens
>>
>>
>>> Cool that makes sense considering that JFW gets its info from video
>>> Intercept drivers and hooks. Any idea of if there is a work around?
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:32 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Turning of laptop screens
>>>
>>>
>>>> Interesting. Most likely turning off the screen disables the video card
>>>> for some reason.
>>>>
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>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "James & Nash" <james.austin1984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:05 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Turning of laptop screens
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> Here's the problem:
>>>>
>>>> I know that on a Desktop PC if you turn off the monitor, JAWS still
>>>> works as if nothing has happened. However, on my laptop it doesn't.
>>>> This is how I know the screen is turned off because JAWS does not tell
>>>> me which messages are read and tells me that the system tray is blank
>>>> for example.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know why this is, and if turning off the laptop is
>>>> achievible with JFW without it screwing up?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Take care all
>>>>
>>>> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny
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