I have the 2010 Macbook Air running Lion. I did not mean to imply that you are wrong about the Macbook Pro. I was just adding that it is quite the opposite with the Air.
Kristyn On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:58 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Really? > > Oh. It certainly doesn't on the Macbook pro mid 2010. > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:19 PM, 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 >>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>> 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 >>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>> 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: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:49 PM >>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> Kristyn Leigh >> Sent from my mini Mac >> krist...@gmail.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Kristyn Leigh Sent from my mini Mac krist...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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