Hi, Yes, this is what I meant. Thanks for correcting me on this. I assume since this is the behavior of the MBP and plastic macbook, that the air would be the same.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Kristyn Leigh wrote: > The message I replied to does not refer to turning off screen curtain. He > wrote "On the Mac, restarting your macbook will turn back up screen > brightness. ." > > > On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:24 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> Ricardo did not say that, he said if you turn the screen curtain on it will >> turn itself off after a reboot, this behaves the same way on iOS devices too. >> On 12 Aug 2011, at 18:19, Kristyn Leigh wrote: >> >>> That's not true on my Macbook air running Lion. If I set the screen >>> brightness to 0, it stays there when I reboot. >>> On Aug 12, 2011, at 3:17 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>> >>>> Right, >>>> >>>> Its not possible to turn off the display as it were, without locking the >>>> device. I guess they figured, why would anyone want such a feature. You >>>> would have a lot of paniced sighted folks. lol. On the Mac, restarting >>>> your macbook will turn back up screen brightness. But there's no >>>> intuitive way to restart an iPhone without sight unless your a voiceover >>>> user. >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> [email protected] >>>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>> >>>> On Aug 12, 2011, at 3:12 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> If only we could turn the screen brightness down to complete zero on the >>>>> iPhone too (it is still visible with the brightness way down). >>>>> On 12 Aug 2011, at 08:06, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Just like to add to this, If using a macbook, turning on screen curtain >>>>>> is not a substitute for turning down screen brightness in regards to >>>>>> battery conservation. If all you do is turn on screen curtain, your >>>>>> display is still blazing away just with well, a black curtain over it. >>>>>> lol. >>>>>> >>>>>> hth >>>>>> >>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>>>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:09 AM, M. Taylor wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Johnny, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can enable/disable the screen curtain on the MacBook Pro by >>>>>>> triple-finger, triple-tapping the track pad. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> On Aug 11, 2011, at 3:39 PM, John Chilelli wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How does one enable and disable the screen curtain? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Johnny >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jul 24, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi! Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I've already confirmed >>>>>>>>> more than once that my keyboard's backlight is >>>>>>>>> completely turned off. I have light perception, and am about 95 >>>>>>>>> percent definite that the backlight is not glowing at all. >>>>>>>>> Same with the screen. I keep brightness at 0 and also enable the >>>>>>>>> screen curtain. >>>>>>>>> It's an excellent suggestion, though, and I hope it helps someone. >>>>>>>>> Missy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor >>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:49 PM >>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> Subject: IMPORTANT: To MacBook Pro Lion Users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> After posting my last message to the list regarding the increase in >>>>>>>>> heat >>>>>>>>> generated on my MBP since installing Lion and the definite lessening >>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>> battery life, I took a closer look at my MBP and discovered what I >>>>>>>>> hope will >>>>>>>>> prove to be useful to you. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> F Y I: Until yesterday, I was running Lion on an external FireWire >>>>>>>>> drive >>>>>>>>> and did not notice the increase in heat since the computer is always >>>>>>>>> sitting >>>>>>>>> on my desk when running Lion. Additionally, when I have the FireWire >>>>>>>>> connected, I also have the power cable connected. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Anyway, and I have confirmed this twice on my MBP and I called a >>>>>>>>> friend who >>>>>>>>> installed Lion this morning and she confirmed the same, said same >>>>>>>>> being: >>>>>>>>> The backlight on the MBP keyboard is set to on when Lion is first >>>>>>>>> installed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now I want to be clear, I keep my keyboard backlight off and so it >>>>>>>>> was when >>>>>>>>> I upgraded to Lion. However, when I looked closely at my keyboard, >>>>>>>>> today, I >>>>>>>>> discovered that while it was dimmed, it was not set as it had been >>>>>>>>> before >>>>>>>>> the upgrade. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> After I turn the backlight off/or to its lowest setting, the increase >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> heat went away. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, I recommend that those of you noticing a change in heat/battery >>>>>>>>> drain >>>>>>>>> confirm that your MBP keyboard backlights are set as they were before >>>>>>>>> upgrading/installing Lion. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> F5 and F6 decrease and increase keyboard backlight, respectively. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> Kristyn Leigh >>> Sent from my mini Mac >>> [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > Kristyn Leigh > Sent from my mini Mac > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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