Re: Some way to blank laptop display
- From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:15:06 -0700
set the turn off display to something really short. Close the laptop usually
turns off the monitorand use a lock to secure it to a table? Tilt the display
towards you facing down when in use.No better ideas then that because there's
not a button on those things.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Epley" <gregepley@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 6:43 PM
Subject: Some way to blank laptop display
> Hi,
> I know that if a person has a desktop PC, one can simply disconnect the
> monitor or turn it off in order to prevent prying eyes from seeing on'e work
> on the screen.
>
> I want to be able to do this on a Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop, but Fn+F8 to
> switch the display from LCD to CRT is apparently detecting there is no
> external monitor attached, so it just flickers and returns to the LCD
> display.
>
> Is it possible maybe JAWS is somehow interfering with this or is it more
> likely just detecting no external display like I'm thinking?
>
> Does anyone know of a software that will blank the LCD panel on a laptop
> that I might try? I'd really like some privacy, and I'd like something that
> doesn't require me to set the display palette to all black or something like
> that, and it has to play nicely with JAWS 5.00.844.
>
> I think this is on topic, but if not then please respond to me off list.
> -Greg Epley
>
>
>
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