RE: Some way to blank laptop display
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 09:43:34 -0400
I've found that you usually can't brighten it too much, so just make it
very bright (ask a sighted person once how much brightness levels there
appear to be).
Chip
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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Epley
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:54 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Some way to blank laptop display
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> The only problem with the keyboard brightness/contrast=20
> method, is there's no way to memorize and return to the exact=20
> settings I have now when I need a sighted person to look at=20
> the screen. There is either a more elegant way of doing it=20
> than pressing Fn + down arrow a memorized five or six times, then
> Fn+up arrow that memorized five or six times to try to get the screen=20
> Fn+back
> to normal. I have written a Dell forum but due to some=20
> technical glitch on their forum am unable to get to the two=20
> responses I received, so am having to try the post again to=20
> hopefully start some resolution on this problem.
> If I could programmatically address the brightness/contrast=20
> settings or simply blank the display off, I could solve this=20
> problem on the Dell laptop.
> -Greg Epley
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:07 PM
> Subject: RE: Some way to blank laptop display
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> > On some laptops, and it's different for each brand, there's=20
> a keystroke
> > combination to brighten/dim the display (to save battery life); you
> > could possibly dim it so much that it's unreadable.
> >
> > Hth,
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > =3D20
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean McMahon
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:15 PM
> > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: Some way to blank laptop display
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> > > set the turn off display to something really short. Close=3D20
> > > the laptop usually turns off the monitorand use a lock to=3D20
> > > secure it to a table? Tilt the display towards you facing=3D20
> > > down when in use.No better ideas then that because there's=3D20
> > > 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
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> > > > Hi,
> > > > I know that if a person has a desktop PC, one can simply=3D20
> > > disconnect the
> > > > monitor or turn it off in order to prevent prying eyes from=3D20
> > > seeing on'e work
> > > > on the screen.
> > > >
> > > > I want to be able to do this on a Dell Inspiron 4000=3D20
> > > laptop, but Fn+F8 to
> > > > switch the display from LCD to CRT is apparently detecting=3D20
> > > there is no
> > > > external monitor attached, so it just flickers and returns=3D20
> > > to the LCD
> > > > display.
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible maybe JAWS is somehow interfering with this=3D20
> > > 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=3D20
> > > panel on a laptop
> > > > that I might try? I'd really like some privacy, and I'd=3D20
> > > like something that
> > > > doesn't require me to set the display palette to all black=3D20
> > > 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=3D20
> > > me off list.
> > > > -Greg Epley
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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