Re: Some way to blank laptop display
- From: Pranav Lal <nomad42@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:05:05 +0530
Hi Greg,
I too am looking for such software. One strategy I used is to reduce the
brightness of the display. It does not make the text invisible but no
casual user can easily read what you are doing. The reduction of the
brightness does not interfere with jfw either.
At 07:13 AM 4/20/2004, you wrote:
>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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